7 Delicious Pie Recipes (That Are Totally Doable)

By Jenn Segal

Homemade pie isn’t just for experienced bakers. Whether you go classic pumpkin or creamy chocolate, all of these delicious pie recipes are within your reach — even if it’s your first time trying.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Through the years, I’ve tested over a dozen pumpkin pie recipes and each one was plagued with either a filling that wouldn’t set properly, a massive crack down the center, or an under-cooked crust. But this one comes out perfectly every time.
Perfect Apple Pie

What’s the secret to a perfect apple pie? Blind baking the crust and boiling down the juices in the filling before baking. These steps add a bit of extra time but ensure a crisp, flaky crust and a thick, cider-flavored filling.
Lemon Meringue Pie

Unlike most lemon meringue pie recipes, which can be rife with issues — a soggy crust, a soupy filling, or a meringue that weeps — this one is foolproof. A graham cracker crust makes it quick and easy, too.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Tart

Just mention a chocolate and peanut butter dessert and people get giddy. This pretty pie — with a chocolate crust, creamy peanut butter filling, and chocolate ganache topping — lives up to the hype.
Coconut Cream Pie

A coconut-scented cookie crust filled with creamy coconut custard, all covered in a pillow of whipped cream and heaps of toasted coconut — this pie is downright dreamy.
Chocolate Cream Pie

Calling all chocolate lovers! With a dark chocolate cookie crust, silky chocolate pudding center and generous whipped cream topping, this one’s for you.
Brown Butter and Bourbon Pecan Pie

Made with brown butter and a shot of bourbon, this pie is richer with a more complex praline flavor — and also less cloyingly sweet — than your typical pecan pie. And the good news is that it barely requires any more effort.