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Rice Krispie Treats

The BEST recipe for thick, chewy, gooey, rice krispie treats that put the old "box" recipe to shame! Make them the traditional way or try fun mix-ins like M&M's, chocolate and sprinkles. Rice Krispie Treats check off every box you could hope for: they're quick and easy to make, they're inexpensive, there's no baking required, and they beloved by just about everyone because, c'mon, they're DELICIOUS. If you've ever followed the recipe from the box of rice krispies cereal you View the Recipe

Tomato Pie

A savory summertime Tomato Pie made by layering tomatoes slices, basil onion and a cheese spread into a pie crust and baking it until golden and bubbly. This is the perfect recipe for using up your excess fresh garden tomatoes! I don't have my own garden to care for (it's still on my bucket list), but every summer I like to go to Farmer's markets and buy a big box of fresh tomatoes. I'll make a big batch of our favorite homemade salsa and I usually end up canning tomatoes and making this View the Recipe

Lemon Sour Cream Pie

Creamy, dreamy lemon sour cream pie could be my favorite pie recipe of all time!    I've mentioned before that my beautiful sister-in-law, Jessica, blogs over at Pretty Providence. Several years ago I noticed that she posted "The Best lemon sour cream pie ever!" and when I saw it, I was totally intrigued. You see, she is married to my brother, Bryce, who is the biggest pie snob on the planet. And he's especially particular about lemon pie--his favorite! So if Jessica posted a lemon pie View the Recipe

Banana Cream Pie

Homemade Banana Cream Pie with no box-pudding mix. A delicious homemade custard filling that holds together perfectly, layered inside a nilla wafer crust. This banana cream pie recipe has been a long time coming. Over the years, I've tried so many recipes for it, trying to adapt them to my liking, but do you know what drives me nuts? When the pudding/custard part of the pie falls apart as you serve it. The pie looks beautiful , until you start cutting and serving it, and you end up with a View the Recipe

Spaghetti Pie

This baked spaghetti pie recipe is easy enough for a busy weeknight meal and sure to be loved by the entire family. It's also a great take-and-bake meal for a family or friend in need. My family never grows tired of this spaghetti pie. Think classic spaghetti, reinvented into a family-pleasing baked casserole. Full credit for this family-pleasing dish goes to my mom. She made this all the time. It's still one of her go-to meals whenever she is bringing a family dinner because you can count View the Recipe

Key Lime Pie

 The easiest and BEST Key Lime pie! Creamy, luscious and perfectly tart Key Lime Pie with either an easy homemade graham cracker crust or a gingersnap cookie crust. There are so many classic recipes like this one that I really can't believe I haven't shared yet. Key Lime Pie! It's one of the greats, and it's a tradgedy that it has taken me this long to share it with you. There are a few things that make this key lime pie recipe the BEST, some of which I share below. But one thing I View the Recipe

Cherry Pie

Homemade cherry pie is such an easy pie recipe and works great with fresh or canned cherries, so you can enjoy cherry pie all year round!   For how much I LOVE pie, I'm completely ashamed that I'm missing a few classic recipes here on this blog. Cherry Pie--HELLO--is one of the easiest and most traditional pie recipes around. So, it's about time I got a recipe up here for you guys! I have ambitions to get my favorite peach and apple pie recipes up soon too. I seriously can't believe I View the Recipe

Pumpkin Pie Bites

These mini Pumpkin Pie Bites are the perfect bite-size dessert for a crowd! Turn a pumpkin sheet pie into a fun and festive dessert using just a round cookie cutter!  There is one problem I encounter every Thanksgiving: we have a dozen different types of pie to choose from and I want a bite of every single one! I'm usually too stuffed to have more than 2 slices (usually my favorite triple berry pie and one of my favorite lemon pies), but THIS little genius trick will help View the Recipe

Chocolate Cream Pie

This amazing Chocolate Cream Pie has an easy homemade chocolate pudding layered inside an Oreo pie crust and topped with sweetened whipped cream and chocolate curls. Homemade pies are kinda like my favorite thing ever. My mom and grandma taught me how to make homemade pie crust when I was really, really young, and every Thanksgiving since I can remember they would assign several pies to me to make. I LOVED it, and they loved the extra help. This Chocolate Cream Pie is PERFECT in so View the Recipe

Oreo Cheesecake Pie

Oreo cheesecake pie with an Oreo crust, cheesecake filling, and chocolate ganache topping. A simple recipe that anyone can make and everyone will enjoy! My husband was officially the happiest man in the world after trying this Oreo Cheesecake Pie. He's completely Oreo obsessed--he even prides himself on his "very special" method for dunking them: gently sticking the prongs of a fork into the creamy center before dunking them in milk. That way his fingers stay dry :-).  He obviously View the Recipe

Triple Berry Pie

You just can't beat this simple and delicious homemade triple berry pie! It holds together perfectly every single time, and you can use fresh or frozen blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. If you've tried any of my other favorite pie recipes, you may have learned that I'm a Pie FREAK. It's my NUMER ONE at Thanksgiving. I take great care not to over-stuff myself during dinner so that I have plenty of room for pie. And no, I don't just pick one favorite and enjoy a slice. I request View the Recipe

Pumpkin Pie with Caramel Pecan Topping

Perfect pumpkin pie with a homemade caramel pecan topping that takes this traditional pie to a whole new level! Pie, glorious pie. There are few desserts I love more on this whole planet (other than a good chocolate cake of course ;-) ) I'm pretty proud of the classic pie recipes I've shared already here on my blog. But c'mon, how am I missing the most beloved pie of the holiday season?! You just can't mess with Libby's famous pumpkin pie. I daresay no recipe is View the Recipe

Fresh Peach Pie

Fresh Peach Pie is a simple and delicious no-bake dessert and a yummy way to use your fresh peaches! In case you've missed it, I've been celebrating peach season all week with yummy recipes like Peach, Basil, Mozzarella Flatbread, and Homemade Peach Chutney. And if you haven't already, this amazing Peach Crisp is a must make! Here's the wonderful thing about this peach pie: it's not baked.  Sometimes  traditional peach pies with a lattice crust top can loose their sweet peach flavor View the Recipe

Garden Vegetable Pie

Garden Vegetable Pie is packed with tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and onion, and layered with a delicious cheese spread. Growing up my grandma and grandpa had the most amazing garden. Every vegetable you can imagine, and most fruits too. It wasn't until my grandpa passed away that I realized how much I took it for granted. I enjoyed fresh garden tomatoes all summer long and we had an endless supply of raspberries to make homemade raspberry jam. And we had enough zucchini and yellow View the Recipe

Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Treats

Chocolate Caramel Rice Krispie Treats are a delicious no bake treat! Soft and chewy rice krispie squares with caramel and melted chocolate smoothed on top.  I've come to the realization that I'm a little obsessed with the chocolate and caramel combination. Whenever I'm brainstorming treats to make for the blog, something that includes that combination is always the first to come to mind. Like these amazing Homemade Twix Bars, or these Chocolate and Caramel Dipped Pretzels. But these View the Recipe

Key Lime Pie Bars

These simple Key Lime Pie Bars have a simple, three ingredient graham cracker crust with a homemade key lime pie filling on top.  You know how most people love Thanksgiving food because of the Turkey, stuffing mashed potatoes etc?  I love Thanksgiving because of the PIE. It's all I care about.We'd have 30 different kind of pies at our Thanksgiving feast. I'd get to try a sliver of how ever many kinds I wanted. Talk about complete BLISS!  Key lime pie has always been a favorite. I just View the Recipe

Grasshopper Pie

Grasshopper Pie is a homemade Oreo crust, filled with mint chocolate chip ice cream with a caramel sauce drizzled on top and whipped cream piped around the edge. Have you ever had Asphalt Pie from Wingers? Well, this is a total copycat recipe! I may have changed the name to "Grasshopper Pie" to make it more recognizable, but that homemade caramel sauce on top of the pie takes this recipe above and beyond a traditional Grasshopper Pie. I could honestly eat this whole pie by myself. View the Recipe

Lemon Meringue Pie

Fool-Proof Lemon Meringue Pie recipe, with tips to keep your pie from weeping and how to make the perfect meringue! Whenever my mom made Lemon Meringue Pie our home turned into a mini hunger games. You literally had to get a piece and hide it or you'd be out of luck. It's one of my brother's all time favorite desserts..it's even what he requested on his birthday. And the rest of us had no problem inhaling it. The tart, creamy pie filling mixed with a billowing meringue is just View the Recipe

Raspberry Pie Bars

Raspberry Pie Bars with a soft and chewy shortbread crust, a whipped cream cheese layer, and a raspberry pie layer topped with fresh raspberries. My inspiration for this dessert came from one my mom made growing up that I loved. Her recipe used Danish Dessert (a box gelatin mix that can really only be found in Utah), and it used Dream Whip. I wanted to make the dessert completely from scratch, and what started as a total experiment, turned into a complete success! I combined an easy View the Recipe

Coconut Cream Pie

Coconut cream pie is creamy and sweet and has a tasty whipped cream topping.  This is always a crowd favorite. I grew up in a big family. With a HUGE extended family. We're talking like 60 cousins, just on my mom's side. Needless to say, our Thanksgiving feast includes just about every pie option under the sun! I was so spoiled in such pie bliss that I thought all families had dozens of pie choices at their Thanksgiving party.  I feel like no matter how many people there are at the View the Recipe