Florida Key Lime Pie Recipe with Real Whipped Cream

Photo source:  Life Love and Good Food

"This authentic recipe for Florida Key Lime Pie is incredibly delicious! It’s easy to make and features a rich and creamy sweet-tart filling made with real key lime juice, topped with fresh whipped cream, all held in a buttery graham cracker crust. It’s absolutely divine!"  Comment from Life Love and Good Food

Key Lime Pie is a favorite and I'd love to have as many versions of it as possible!

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Coconut Cream Pie - Two Versions

 

Photo source:  Mom on Timeout

Coconut Cream Pie is one of my favorite pies and I used to make it all the time.  My recipe is somewhere in my files and I will post when I find it.  In the meantime I will be listing more than one recipe so I can have a variety to choose from.

VERSION 1

"Truly the best Coconut Cream Pie ever! This is my Dad’s favorite pie and it is truly amazing! Made with coconut milk for extra creamy, coconut flavor! Best part? The custard. And I totally made it in the microwave."  Comment from Mom on Timeout

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VERSION 2

Photo source:  The Food Network

"This old-fashioned pie is filled with rich, creamy custard, then capped with a cloud of toasted meringue and a generous sprinkling of sweet coconut flakes. It tastes as if you pulled it straight from the dessert case of your favorite diner, only better."  Comment from Food Network

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Mini Apple Pies

 

Recipe source:  Crazy For Crust

"These Mini Apple Pies are bite sized apple pies with crumb topping – they’re so easy to make from scratch and so good. With a buttery crust, perfectly cooked apples, and crumble topping, they’re the perfect apple pie recipe."  Comment from Crazy For Crust

Love this recipe since I love apple pie and appreciate the option to make it semi-homemade.

Click here to go to the Crazy For Crust recipe page.

Turtle Pie

 

Photo source:  Crazy For Crust

"Turtle Pie doesn’t get any better than this: It has an Oreo crust, salted caramel pecan layer, and a thick chocolate ganache layer covering it all! This pie will remind you of those Turtle candies – the ones with pecans and caramel and chocolate – it’s an EPIC pie recipe!"  Comment from Crazy For Crust

Sounds like a delicious winner!!!

Click here to go to the Crazy For Crust recipe page.

Banana Cream Pie

 

Photo Source:  The Recipe Girl

"End your day with a slice of this silky smooth Banana Cream Pie! With a flaky crust, sweet cream filling, and sliced bananas, you’ll be in heaven!"  Comment from The Recipe Girl.

It has been way too long since I have had Banana Cream Pie!  Would love to make this.

Click here to go to The Recipe Girl recipe page.

Banana Coconut Cream Dessert

 

Photo source:  Betty Crocker

The Betty Crocker recipe page says this dessert is very similar to a Banana Cream Pie.  Looks like it is an easy semi-homemade dessert including Bisquick and instant pudding.  Bisquick is something I always have an extra box of because it makes almost everything you make with it seem like you spent hours on it.

Click here to go to the Betty Crocker recipe page.

Apple Hand Pies

 

Photo source:  House of Nash Eats

"These Glazed Apple Hand Pies are like a cross between cookie and a slice of apple pie with a perfectly spiced homemade apple pie filling and buttery, flaky crust coated in a sweet glaze. They are perfect for packing in school lunches for a sweet treat or for sharing with family and friends!"  Comment from House of Nash Eats

These cute little apple pies sound delicious.  Love this recipe!

Click here to go to the House of Nash Eats recipe page.

Boston Cream Pie

 

Photo source:  Glorious Treats

"Boston Cream Pie is an all-American classic that boasts two layers of moist vanilla sponge cake with a silky smooth pastry cream filling sandwiched in between, and it’s all topped with a decadent chocolate ganache. Contrary to it’s name, it’s actually not a pie, but a cake that dates back to the 1800s! It’s one sweet treat that’s both elegant and bursting with flavor!"  Comment from Glorious Treats

Love this cake, but have not had it in years.  Would love to make this!

Click here to go to the Glorious Treats recipe page.

No Bake Oreo Pie

 

Photo source:  Southern Living

"This no-bake Oreo pie recipe is an absolute dream for cookies and cream lovers—rich, decadent, and intense. Plus, it’s super easy to make using just seven readily available ingredients. The crust holds up well despite not being baked, and the filling is creamy, light, and packed with bits of cookies for an irresistible texture."  Comment from Southern Living

This pie is made from scratch, not a instant pudding recipe.  It gets my attention when the filling contains whipping cream and cream cheese and the whole recipe calls for a family size pack of Oreos.  Delicious and sounds easy too!

Click here to go to the Southern Living recipe page.

Deep-Dish Apple Pie

 

Photo source: Taste of Home

"If your favorite part of a classic apple pie is the filling, where all those soft apples are covered in a cinnamon-sugar sauce, then you need to make our very best deep-dish apple pie recipe. A deep-dish apple pie is baked in, well, a deep dish, like a 13×9-inch pan. This means there’s a lot more room to pile in a mountain of apples, so there’s even more filling. Of course, the quintessential flaky pie crust is baked right on top until it’s golden brown and the filling becomes bubbly and thick" - description of this recipe by Taste of Home.

Anything with a good apple pie filling is good for me . . . but this pie looks extra special.  Does it get any better than this?

Click here to go to the recipe.

The Ultimate Snickers Pie

Photo source: Serious Eats

 

It doesn't get better than this!  An ice cream pie for anyone that would love a frozen Snickers Bar.  Yes, I want some.

This recipe comes from Serious Eats with a very impressive recipe page with lots of information in addition to the recipe.  Click here to go to the recipe page.

Chocolate Cream Pie

 

Photo Source: Easy Dessert Recipes

Chocolate is one of those things I can't resist.  This cream pie will make you and all your people happy since everyone loves chocolate.  

This delicious recipe is from Becky at Easy Dessert Recipes.  Click here to go to the recipe page.  While you are there check out all those delicious desserts on her page.

Coconut-Pecan German Chocolate Pie

     Photo source:  Taste of Home

Going through recipes in my collection from old cookbooks and magazines.  My files are full of these recipes. Here is a recipe for a pie that could be a contender for your holiday dessert table from Taste of Home.  I love Taste of Home!  Check out their website for lots of awesome recipes.

Doesn't it look delicious?

NOTE:  I'm not a fan of lard, so I would substitute with shortening or butter.

Originally published as Coconut-Pecan German Chocolate Pie in Taste of Home, December 2013

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/coconut-pecan-german-chocolate-pie/


Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cold lard
• 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water

FILLING:

• 4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup chopped pecans

TOPPING:

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup butter, cubed
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

Mix flour and salt in a small bowl . . . blend lard in until crumbly.  Add ice water gradually, toss until dough holds together.  Shape into a disk and refrigerate 30 minutes or overnight wrapped in plastic wrap.

Preheat oven to 400°. 

Roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle on a lightly floured surface.  Transfer dough to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate and flute edge. Line unpricked pastry with a double thickness of foil and fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice.

Bake 11-13 minutes or until bottom is lightly browned. Remove foil and weights . . . bake 6-8 minutes longer or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack. 

Reduce oven setting to 350°.

Melt chocolates in a large bowl in the microwave and stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Whisk in milk, egg yolks and vanilla until well blended.  Stir in pecans. Pour into crust. 

Bake 16-19 minutes or until set. 

Cool 1 hour on a wire rack.

Meanwhile . . . combine brown sugar, cream and butter in a small heavy saucepan.  On medium heat, bring to a boil, while stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat.

Whisk a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks in a small bowl.  Return all to pan and whisk constantly, cook 2-3 minutes or until mixture thickens and a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and vanilla; cool 10 minutes.

Pour over filling; sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate 4 hours or until cold. 


Yield: 8 servings.

Raspberry Pie Squares

This is one of those recipes that can be used as a guide.  Instead of making the crust yourself, you could use frozen pastry sheets, use pre-made pie filling, frozen fruit or substitute the type of filling.

Taste of Home is the photo and recipe source, link follows recipe.

Ingredients


3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 cups cold butter
1/2 to 1 cup cold water

FILLING:
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened raspberries
1 tablespoon lemon juice
5 teaspoons heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon coarse sugar



Directions

Combine flour, sugar and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.

Divide dough in half so that one portion is slightly larger than the other; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1-1/4 hours or until easy to handle.

Preheat oven to 375°. 

Roll out larger portion of dough between two large sheets of waxed paper into a 17x12-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan and press pastry onto the bottom and up the sides of pan. Trim pastry even with edges.

Filling: in a large bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt . . . add raspberries and lemon juice . . . toss to coat. Spoon over pastry.

Roll out remaining pastry and place over filling. Trim and seal edges, cut slits in pastry. Brush top with cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar. 

Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. 

Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into squares.Yield: 24 servings.

Editor's Note: If using frozen raspberries, use without thawing to avoid discoloring the batter.


Recipe and Photo Source
Originally published as Raspberry Pie Squares in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2011, p218

White Chocolate-Banana Cream Pie

Some of the best recipes are completely semi-homemade and so easy.  This recipe from Kraft Foods is one of those quick, easy and delicious recipes.

Imagine a luscious banana cream pie made super special with the addition of white chocolate!

A very quick and convenient dessert for a special holiday meal or a week night dinner.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S White Chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1 ready-to-use graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
• 2 large bananas, sliced
• 1 pkg. (3.3 oz.) JELL-O White Chocolate Flavor Instant Pudding
• 1-3/4 cups cold milk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 cup thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Directions

Microwave chocolate and butter for one minute or until butter is melted. 

Stir until chocolate is well blended into mixture and completely melted. 

Drizzle over bottom of crust and top with bananas.

Beat pudding mix, milk and vanilla with whisk about two minutes and pour over bananas in crust.

Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. 

Top with COOL WHIP just before serving.

SOURCE:  Kraft Foods

Delicious Lemon Cheesecake Pie

If you love cheesecake and lemons, you will love this pie!

For The Captain and I, it is a keeper.  The filling was slightly tart, slightly sweet with a creamy texture and so delicious.  Topping with whipped cream before serving is like icing on a cake.  I would not have it any other way!

The recipe is adapted from the website Real Simple . . . the photo is from Real Simple.  It shows a pre-made crust, but I wanted a graham cracker crust to make it more like a cheesecake.  Great choice!

Ingredients:

• Graham Cracker Crust
• 2-8 oz bars cream cheese (softened)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 large eggs
• 1/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• whipped cream

Directions:

Combine all ingredients until smooth and pour into crust.

Bake at 325 degrees 40 to 50 minutes (filling will be set, but a bit wobbly).

Before serving, top with a layer of whipped cream.

No-Bake Key Lime Yogurt Pie

Low fat or no fat can taste awesome too . . . less than 200 calories per serving!

Source of recipe and photo:  BettyCrocker.com

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1 1/2teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) fat-free cream cheese, softened
• 3 containers (6 oz each) Yoplait® Light Thick & Creamy Key lime pie yogurt
• 1/2 cup frozen (thawed) reduced-fat whipped topping
• 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
• 1 reduced-fat graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz)

Directions

In 1-quart saucepan, mix water and lime juice. Sprinkle gelatin on lime juice mixture; let stand 1 minute. Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin is dissolved. Cool slightly, about 2 minutes.

In medium bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add yogurt and lime juice mixture; beat on low speed until well blended.

Fold in whipped topping and lime peel. Pour into crust. Refrigerate until set, about 2 hours.


Expert Tips

Research shows that eating 3 daily servings of low-fat calcium-rich dairy foods like yogurt can play an important role in weight loss plans.


Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories 

160

 (

Calories from Fat 

35),

 

Total Fat 

4 g

 

(Saturated Fat 

1 1/2 g,

 

Trans Fat 

1 g

 ), 

Cholesterol 

0 mg 

Sodium 

210 mg

 

Total Carbohydrate 

26 g

 

(Dietary Fiber

0 g

 

  Sugars 

16 g 

 ), 

Protein 

5 g

 ; 

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 

8%;

 

Vitamin C 

0%; 

Calcium 

10%;

 

Iron 

2%;

 

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat; 

Carbohydrate Choices: 

2 

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Peanut Butter Pie

I'm always inspired by Sandra Lee's recipes . . . so practical and inexpensive!

Check out her show if you haven't discovered it yet :)

Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee
The Food Network
Recipe copyright Sandra Lee, 2011
SHOW: Sandra's Money Saving Meals
EPISODE: More Than Meat And Potatoes



Ingredients

• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• One 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• One 9-inch graham cracker crust
• 1/4 cup salted peanuts, roughly chopped

Directions

Heat the milk in a small pot over low heat until warm. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly; mixture should be thick but have a pourable consistency.

In a large bowl using an electric mixer on high, beat together the cream cheese with the peanut butter and powdered sugar. In a separate bowl, beat together the heavy cream with the vanilla until doubled in volume and soft peaks form.

Stir one-third of the whipped cream into the peanut butter mixture to lighten it. Fold in the remaining whipped cream until combined.

Spread into the graham cracker crust. Pour the melted chocolate over the top of the pie and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts. Place the pie in the freezer to set up, about 1 hour.

Kentucky Chocolate and Walnut Pie

Yes, please!!  I want some now :)

It is amazing how easy prepared pie crusts make it possible to create gorgeous and delicious pies.  The recipe is easy, the ingredients readily available . . . the only problem I would have is waiting three hours for it to cool . . .

This awesome recipe and photo is courtesy of Pillsbury.com, one of my favorite recipe websites!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons bourbon, if desired
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup broken walnuts
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 Pillsbury® Pet-Ritz® frozen deep dish pie crust (from 12-oz package)
• 1cup sweetened whipped cream, if desired

Directions

Place cookie sheet on oven rack. Heat oven to 375°F. 

In large bowl, beat sugar, corn syrup, butter, bourbon, salt and eggs with whisk or electric mixer until well blended. 

Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips. 

Pour into frozen pie crust.

Bake on cookie sheet 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set. 

Cool completely, about 3 hours.

Just before serving, top with whipped cream.

Photo and Recipe Source:

Some notes from Pillsbury:

Pecans are also very popular in the South. You can substitute broken pecans for the walnuts in this recipe.

If you don't care for bourbon, omit it and use 1 teaspoon vanilla instead.