Best Pies for Mother’s Day

By Grace Haynes

Bake a treat as sweet as Mom on her special day. Southerners share affection through food, and what better way to express your love by taking the reigns on the Mother’s Day meal and treating the whole family to a crowd-pleasing dessert. And you can’t go wrong with a tradition yet delicious pie. It wouldn’t be spring in the South without everyone’s favorite fruit: strawberries. Incorporate these juicy gems into a variety of recipes—from icebox to single-serve pies. You can’t go wrong with classics like blueberry and Key lime, but we’ve included a few recipes with unexpected ingredients that elevated the original, like our Honey Balsamic Blueberry Pie. Still hungry for more? Check out our list of the prettiest pies we’ve ever seen.

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Mile-High Mini Strawberry Pies

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Mile-High Mini Strawberry Pies

You don’t have to go easy on the homemade whipped cream topping.

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Strawberry-Pretzel Icebox Pie

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Strawberry-Pretzel Icebox Pie

Take this chilled dessert to a Mother’s Day celebration by the pool.

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Mixed Stone-Fruit Pie

Photo: Alison Miksch

Recipe: Mixed Stone Fruit Pie

Top a creamy, no-bake filling with the season’s freshest stone fruits.

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Key Lime-Buttermilk Icebox Pie

Photo: Hector Sanchez; Food Styling: Erin Merhar; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Recipe: Key Lime-Buttermilk Icebox Pie

Two classic Southern flavors combine to create a mouthwatering, refreshing dessert.

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Pecan Chewy Pie

Iain Bagwell

Recipe: Pecan Chewy Pie

Pecan pie is a perennial crowd-pleaser. And this quick-and-easy recipe won’t keep you in the kitchen for hours.

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Honey-Balsamic Blueberry Pie

Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Honey-Balsamic Blueberry Pie

Tangy balsamic vinegar mixed with sweet blueberries kick this traditional Southern pie up a notch.

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Peanut Butter-Banana Icebox Pie

JENNIFER DAVICK

Recipe: Peanut Butter-Banana Icebox Pie

Peanut butter, banana, and chocolate—what more could you want? Each bite of this chilled pie delivers an explosion of sweet flavor.

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Icebox Cheesecake

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey

Recipe: Icebox Cheesecake

Warmer spring afternoons call for a colder dessert. Elevate a traditional chilled cheesecake with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries.

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Mexican Chocolate Ice-Cream Pie

Photo: Jennifer Davick

Recipe: Mexican Chocolate Ice-Cream Pie

For the chocolate-loving mothers, this pie is for you. A dash of red pepper incorporated into the homemade graham cracker crust adds a spicy kick. Make and freeze this pie for up to one month before serving.

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Blueberry-Cheesecake Ice-Cream Pie

Photo: Hector Sanchez

Recipe: Blueberry-Cheesecake Ice-Cream Pie

Serve a classic Southern combo of blueberry and cheesecake. Lemon twist toppings add a note of refreshing summer flavor.

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