Easy Slab Pies For a Crowd

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Jelly roll pan, sheet pan, baking sheet–no matter what you call it, we consider it the most versatile tool in the kitchen. From easy one-dish dinners to classic Texas Sheet Cake to a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies, you can break out those thin pans to bake almost anything. The good news is that we found your favorite new use for your sheet pan just in time for the holiday: slab pie recipes. With holiday classics like pumpkin, pecan, chocolate cream, and apple, you can make sheet pan pie recipes for every Thanksgiving and Christmas gathering you attend. These delicious ideas were created to feed crowds, whether for the casual church Christmas potluck or an elegant Thanksgiving dinner at Mama's. Both chocolate and fruit pie lovers will dig into these easy sweet treats.

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Apple Slab Pie

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Apple Slab Pie

This apple pie recipe is brimming with fall flavor that’s perfect for your most crowded Thanksgiving table.

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Pecan Slab Pie

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Recipe: Pecan Slab Pie

Pecan pie is practically required to be served at Southern Thanksgiving dinners, and this recipe has a short ingredient list and high yield for your biggest gathering.

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Snickers Slab Pie

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Recipe: Snickers Slab Pie

If Snickers bars are your favorite candy, just wait until you try this Snickers dessert.

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Pumpkin Slab Pie

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Recipe: Pumpkin Slab Pie

The classic pumpkin pie you crave but with plenty of servings for your biggest Thanksgiving dinner party.

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French Silk Slab Pie

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Recipe: French Silk Slab Pie

Chocolate-lovers, this soft, airy pie was made just for you.

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Cranberry Cherry Slab Pie

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Recipe: Cranberry Cherry Slab Pie

Seasonal for Thanksgiving and festive for Christmas, this cranberry cherry slab pie is a shoe-in holiday dessert recipe.

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Chocolate-Espresso Slab Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate-Espresso Slab Pie

This decadent pie is the ideal after-dinner treat with a cup of coffee.

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Caramel Apple Slab Pie

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Recipe: Caramel Apple Slab Pie

The flavor combination of caramel and apples was made for fall desserts. Cozy up to the season with this big-batch recipe that you’ll want to serve at every holiday.

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Southern Buttermilk Slab Pie

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Recipe: Southern Buttermilk Slab Pie

Classic Southern Buttermilk Pie is one of our favorite old-fashioned recipes that we think deserves a bigger spotlight.

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Mixed Berry Slab Pie

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Recipe: Mixed Berry Slab Pie

This recipe has a fresh, simple ingredient list and beautiful presentation. There’s even a gluten-free crust option included.

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Chocolate Chip Toffee Slab Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Toffee Slab Pie

This slab pie is like a giant chocolate chip cookie with toffee as a bonus. It’s the perfect amount of sweet and salty, and all it’s missing is a glass of milk and a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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Peach Slab Pie

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Recipe: Peach Slab Pie

This gorgeous peach slab pie has us wishing for long summer nights, but there’s always frozen peaches we can use until then.

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German Chocolate Slab Pie

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Recipe: German Chocolate Slab Pie

Aside the pumpkin, apple, and pecan pies, every holiday needs a chocolate dessert. We don’t think a German Chocolate dessert has ever been turned away for that job.

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Strawberry Cream Slab Pie

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Recipe: Strawberry Cream Slab Pie

This pie looks beautiful, but with a no-bake filling and store-bought pie crusts, it’s a perfect recipe for new cooks who want to impress with presentation.

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Chocolate Turtle Slab Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Turtle Slab Pie

If you didn’t already want to make this recipe because of its name, just wait until you find out that the filling is no-bake, so only the piecrust needs a little oven time. Talk about a time-crunching win.

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Banana Cream Slab Pie

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Recipe: Banana Cream Slab Pie

This oh-so-soft pie is the easiest way to get classic banana pudding taste to a crowd.

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S’mores Slab Pie

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Recipe: S’mores Slab Pie

Although making s’mores with the family by a campfire is fun, we’d rather cozy up with a slice of this by a fireplace (with a Christmas movie on TV). Maybe that’s just us.

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Lemon and Coconut Meringue Slab Pie

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Recipe: Lemon and Coconut Meringue Slab Pie

This slab pie combines the best parts of two of our favorite desserts—lemon bars and coconut meringue pie—so of course it’s amazing.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Slab Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Slab Pie

This cookie-inspired pie features a layer of chocolate ganache, a no-bake cheesecake filling, and a crumbled-cookie topping.

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Sweet Potato Slab Pie

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Recipe: Sweet Potato Slab Pie

This slab pie is a big-batch version of the Southern sweet potato pie Mama has been serving for years.

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Cinnamon Blueberry Slab Pie

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Recipe: Cinnamon Blueberry Slab Pie

With a five-ingredient filling, this blueberry pie recipe lets the natural flavors shine, but the cinnamon adds a perfect sweetness and punch.

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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Slab Pie

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Recipe: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Slab Pie

This five-layer pie, which includes chocolate ganache and peanut butter mousse levels, is a must-try for the peanut butter-obsessed (like us).

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Key Lime Slab Pie

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Recipe: Key Lime Slab Pie

No list of pies (in the South at least) would be complete without a key lime pie recipe. This classic gets a crowd-ready makeover with this easy recipe.

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Chocolate Cream Slab Pie

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Recipe: Chocolate Cream Slab Pie

This six-ingredient recipe has a chocolate-cookie crust and a soft, airy filling. The best part, though, is that the entire pie is no-bake.

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Nectarine and Honey Slab Pie

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Recipe: Nectarine and Honey Slab Pie

You won’t even miss peach pie once you try this sweet pie recipe that’s filled with white and yellow nectarines.

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