Pies to Bake Every Month of 2020

March 27, 2020
Photo: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower; Food Styling: Mary-Claire Britton
In need of a fun baking project? We've pulled a collection of our most-loved pies to bake every month to put your baking skills to the test. Each month, we challenge you to create a sliceable work of art from in-season market selections. Need a refreshing, silky pie to bake this summer? Try your hand at our Peaches and Cream Pie. Want to bake a show-stopping dessert that’ll impress any guest? Whip up our Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie. If you love the art of baking, give our cakes to bake every month a go as well. If you’re in need of a fun baking project for the kids, recruit their help with our cookies to bake every month—although, we can’t promise that the cooking sheet won’t have a few missing cookies. You’ll be an expert baker in no time with these tasty pie recipes.
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January: Classic Chess Pie

Alison Miksch

Recipe: Classic Chess Pie

Start the year off right with this classic Southern pie. Pantry staples like butter, sugar, and eggs come together to create a sinfully delicious dessert.

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February: Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies

Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies

Love is in the air! Show your loved ones how much they mean to you by baking them these Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies.

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March: Old-Fashioned Shoofly Pie

Micah A. Leal

Recipe: Old-Fashioned Shoofly Pie

Celebrate the month of March by baking this church potluck staple. This delicious and buttery treat can be made with on-hand pantry staples.

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April: Egg Custard Pie

Antonis Achilleos

Recipe: Egg Custard Pie

This egg-cellent pie is worthy of the Easter dessert spread. Its silky and creamy filling will have guests begging for seconds.

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May: Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie

Southern Living

Recipe: Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie

It’s called best-ever for a reason. Fluffy, mile-high meringue and silky lemon filling come together to create an irresistibly refreshing pie.

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June: Blueberry-Thyme Pie Recipe

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Lindsey Lower; Food Styling: Mary-Claire Britton

Recipe: Blueberry-Thyme Pie Recipe

Summertime calls for fresh in-season fruit. Stop by your local farmer’s market and grab a carton of blueberries to make this juicy blueberry pie.

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July: Cherry Flag Pie Recipe

Photo: Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Cherry Flag Pie Recipe

Raise your flags high and celebrate the Fourth of July by baking this sweet and tart Cherry Flag Pie. Guests will be impressed not only by the intricate flag design, but by the lush cherry filling.

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August: Peaches and Cream Pie

Micah Leal

Recipe: Peaches and Cream Pie

In the dog days of summer, nothing sounds quite as refreshing as a juicy Peaches and Cream Pie. Top the pie off with some creamy vanilla or peach ice cream for a cool treat.

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September: Fig Pie

Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer

Recipe: Fig Pie

Fig season is upon us and we put our luscious and juicy figs to good use in this heavenly Fig Pie.

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October: Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

Antonis Achilleos

Recipe: Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie

Ooey-gooey cinnamon rolls and baked apple pie come together to create the hybrid pie of our dreams. Serve this treat for dessert or even for breakfast—we won’t judge.

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November: Dairy-Free Coconut-Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Greg DuPree; Prop Styling: Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns

Recipe: Dairy-Free Coconut-Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Our favorite take on the classic pumpkin pie is this allergy-friendly Dairy-Free Coconut-Pumpkin Pie. This stunning silky pie deserves to be front and center on the Thanksgiving dessert spread.

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December: Double-Chocolate Pecan Pie

Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Mary Clayton Carl; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Recipe: Double-Chocolate Pecan Pie

December is the month to indulge in sweets and nothing's quite as indulgent as this Double-Chocolate Pecan Pie. Chocolate lovers and pie enthusiasts alike will fall head over heels for this rich, chocolate pie.

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