pie

Creamy Peppermint Bark Tart

by Lindsey December 8, 2011

For days I’ve been dreaming of turning my favorite Christmas candy into a creamy tart. Oh…I love peppermint bark. I finished up the breakfast dishes, put a movie on for the kids, and got to work. My kids ran back and forth checking on the tart’s progress; sampling a spoonful of pudding or eating a [...]

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Mini Pumpkin Pies in a Muffin Tin

by Marie November 3, 2010

I love to bake in muffin tins. They are cute, bite-sized, and cook up so much faster. I’ve shared Muffin Tin Meatloaves and Pop Up Pancakes in Muffin Tins. Today, I’ve baked cute little pumpkin pies in a muffin tin. They make for perfect individual portions. These would be a great way to prepare your [...]

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Satisfy Your Craving for Pie with this 6 Layer CherPumPle

by Marie August 11, 2010

Maybe you’ve got a craving for some cherry pie, or is it apple, maybe it’s pumpkin! Well, you can satisfy all these cravings with this one MONSTER dessert by Charles Phoenix called the CherPumPle! I know. It’s crazy. Crazy enough that I can’t wait to try it!! I don’t know if I’ll go as far [...]

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Dreamy Watermelon Dessert

by Marie July 22, 2010

While we’re talking watermelons today, remember this fun post for Watermelon Pie we shared last year? It’s so dreamy and just the thing for a summer party.

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Key Lime Pie, That’s All I Have to Say

by Marie May 12, 2010

This Key Lime Pie looks almost too pretty to eat. But Two Peas and Their Pod have given us a recipe that is almost too easy to make. If you’re a fan of pie, then this one should be on your list!

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Valentine Pudding Pie with a Homemade Graham Cracker Crust

by Marie February 5, 2010

I’m contributing over at Alpha Mom’s – Once Upon a Holiday again. Come see how I’m making a yummy Valentine Vanilla Pudding Pie for dessert!

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Caramel Pumpkin Pie with Pecan Streusel

by Lindsey November 25, 2009

It’s Wednesday and the day before Thanksgiving.  I know.  You probably already have your menus planned.  Have you baked your pumpkin pie yet? I’ll let you in on a little secret–I don’t like pumpkin pie….unless it’s the one pictured below.  This pie changed my mind about pumpkin pie forever. Last year as I was casually [...]

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One of My Favorite Desserts, Banoffee Pie

by Lindsey August 5, 2009
Banofee Pie

In 1972, Ian Dowding and Nigel Mackenzie of The Hungry Monk Restaurant in East Sussex, England, created one of my favorite desserts–Banoffee Pie.  (You can find their original recipe here on their website.) Most recipes from the UK use Digestive Biscuits or even better–Hobnobs, neither of which I have on hand.  Instead, I opt for [...]

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Fun Summer Dessert: Watermelon Pie

by Jane July 15, 2009
watermelon pie

One of my summertime childhood memories is eating the yummy watermelon sherbet dessert at Friendly’s restaurant. I loved it, so I decided to try to replicate this dessert for my own kids’ summertime memories! I made some “watermelon pie” for our 4th of July feast this year…to great success! My 4-year-old daughter loved it – [...]

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Fresh Cherry Pie

by Lindsey July 8, 2009

I live in a rural community not too far from some lovely fruit orchards.  A few weeks ago I took my kids for a drive to look at the cherry trees.  We’ve been watching them since the early spring when buds first started forming.  We marveled at the lovely blossoms in late April.  Now the [...]

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