Vintage Southern Pie Recipes We Still Love

Recipe: Classic Chess Pie

For a couple hundred years, the chess pie has been a staple on Southern dessert tables. Refrigerated pie crust helps cut prep time for this sweet dish.

Recipe: Classic Southern Buttermilk Pie

With roots in the depression era and World War II, this pie was created to be budget-friendly by Southern women who were “making-do” with what they had on hand.
 

Recipe: Heavenly Key Lime Pie

Although it just became the official pie of the state of Florida in 2006, the key lime pie has been enjoyed by locals in Key West for over 100 years.

Recipe: Sliced Sweet Potato Pie with Molasses Whipped Cream

George Washington Carver featured a recipe for this pie in an agricultural bulletin about sweet potatoes in the early 20th century. Trust us, it's worth the prep time. 

Recipe: Pecan Pie

Pecan pie gained popularity when the recipe was printed on Karo syrup bottles, but dates back to the early 1800s.  

Recipe: Coconut Cream Pie

Just like grandma used to make.

Recipe: Ultimate Apple Pie from Buxton Hall

Use a mix of Winesap, Mutsu, Granny Smith, and Honeycrisp apples to bake the ultimate apple pie. 

Recipe: Persimmon Pie with Pecan Streusel

Rooted in North Carolina, persimmons are ripe right around the time the trees lose their leaves in the fall.

Recipe: Cushaw Pie with Vanilla Bean Custard Sauce

If you're lucky enough to get your hands on a cushaw, a winter squash found in the Louisiana area, this pie is a must-have. If not, you can use pumpkin puree for the filling. 

Recipe: Maw Maw's No-Fuss Blueberry Pie Recipe

Easy to make and even more fun to eat, this pie will bring back memories of Sothern summers with every bite. 

Recipe: Shaker Lemon Pie

The Charleston, West Virginia, Junior League included this Shaker Lemon Pie in its 1974 Mountain Measures cookbook—it's been a favorite of bakers ever since.

Recipe: Heavenly Fudge Pie

This decadent pie gets its rich flavor from semi-sweet chocolate morsels. 

Recipe: Our Easiest Pumpkin Pie Ever

Pumpkin pie is easy, classic, and should never be left off the Thanksgiving menu. 

Recipe: Caramel Tart with Brandy Whipped Cream

Chef Edna Lewis of Virginia shared her Caramel Pie recipe in her memoir, The Taste of Country Cooking. Since the dessert is so rich, she suggests serving in a tart or very slender wedges.