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31 Thanksgiving Pies You’ll Want Again for Breakfast

Cream, fruit, golden brown pastry…you’d be having that in the morning anyway, right?
Side view of a slice of banoffee pie with a peanut caramel shingled banana slices and a mound of cream balanced on a pie...
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Judy Kim, Prop Styling by Beth Pakradooni

Some people will fully eat a slice of cheesecake after Thanksgiving dinner. Others know pie is the way to go. This list of Thanksgiving pie recipes is for the Others—and for any of you who want to come to the Correct Side. (Cheesecake, we love you, but now is not the time.)

We’ve got all the hits: pumpkin pie, pecan pie, coconut cream pie, lemon meringue, double-crust apple pie and Dutch apple pie…. But we also have an invigorating custard pie that tastes like cappuccino, a throwback mincemeat pie with a splash of bourbon, and plenty more pies you may not have considered yet.

If you don’t find a dessert among these Thanksgiving pies to satisfy your specific craving (impossible), head over to our collection of the very best pie recipes (for any occasion) for more inspiration.

  • A single slice of peanut butter pie with a chocolate base and chopped peanut topping on pink lace surface.
    Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Taneka Morris, Prop Styling by Maya Rossi
    1/31

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie

    Perhaps this is an unexpected Thanksgiving pie—it’s not the traditional pumpkin or bourbon pecan pie—but put this dark chocolate and peanut butter chilled mousse pie on the Thanksgiving table, and we bet you’ll get requests for it next year. If you prefer a fully frozen ice cream pie, try this PB&J version.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Beth Pakradooni
    2/31

    BA’s Best Pumpkin Pie

    Probably the most classic way to end a Thanksgiving meal, pumpkin pie must have a perfectly spiced creamy filling. This recipe delivers; it almost has an undertone of gingersnaps.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi
    5/31

    Shoofly Pie

    This chewy molasses pie gets a streusel-like dusting on top just before baking that results in its striking marbled look.

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  • Photo by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski
    6/31

    Banana Cream Pie

    We learn something from our readers every day. One of you commented that you put “a little bit of sour cream into the whipping cream so that it holds better and for longer.” We are trying that trick ASAP.

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  • Photograph by Guang Xu
    7/31

    Chocolate Pecan Pie

    This Thanksgiving pie’s dating app profile would read: “All the gooey goodness that pecan pie lovers crave, but with a cocoa crust, bittersweet chocolate chips baked right into the custard, and fluffy chocolate cream on top.” Are you swiping right?

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Judy Kim, Prop Styling by Beth Pakradooni
    8/31

    Simply Brilliant Banoffee Pie

    What makes this version of the classic British dessert so brilliant, you ask? Well, we use homemade caramel sauce instead of canned dulce de leche, and we toss a layer of salted nuts into the toffee.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi
    9/31

    Chocolate Pie With Press-In Crust

    The cocoa nib and pecan brittle that tops this pie is totally optional, but it’ll sure make your chocolate pie stand out from Aunt Kathy’s.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Styling by Samantha Seneviratne, Rebecca Bartoshesky
    10/31

    Mincemeat Pie

    Before you ask: Yes, this is a dessert. No, it doesn’t contain meat—more like raisins and other dried fruits—but it does have a meaty history dating back to the Middle Ages.

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  • Photograph by Emma Fishman, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Aneta Florczyk
    11/31

    Blackberry and Dried Apricot Slab Pie

    Maybe you have a Thanksgiving dessert tradition of heading outside for some fresh air (and to help you forget about all the dishes there are to clean inside). That’s when a well-traveling slab pie can be key.

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  • Photo by Noah Fecks. ©The Twisted Soul Cookbook: Modern Soul Food with Global Flavors by Deborah VanTrece, Rizzoli New York, 2021. 
    12/31

    Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

    Although this pie’s roots are in the United Kingdom, it is considered a traditional pie of the American South. Buttermilk brings tang to the mildly sweet, chocolaty flavor.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Spencer Richards
    13/31

    Cinnamon Apple Crumb Pie

    A crumble is a baked dessert usually consisting of a fruit filling topped with a mixture of flour, butter, sugar, and sometimes oats. A crumble pie has that, plus a flaky crust.

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  • Photograph by Laura Murray, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Sophie Strangio
    14/31

    Milk and Honey Pie

    Mounding the meringue onto the pudding while it’s still hot helps it set better so you don’t end up with a weepy-looking pie. You simply can’t have a slip-slide-y meringue on Thanksgiving!

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by Paola Andrea
    15/31

    Sweet Potato Pie With Marshmallow Whip

    Level up the standard Thanksgiving sweet potato pie recipe with fresh ginger, a trio of spices, and the coup de grâce: marshmallow-spiked whipped cream.

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  • Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua
    16/31

    Salted Coffee Custard Pie

    Like the best cappuccino you’ve ever tasted, but make it pie. The buttery oatmeal cookie crust is a study in textural contrast to the silky custard.

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  • Photo by Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski
    17/31

    Lemon Meringue Pie

    The lemon curd filling is bold: It gets the zest of four whole lemons. The other good news about this Thanksgiving pie recipe is that you can easily break up the work over a few days.

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  • Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua
    18/31

    Cinnamon Crunch Crinkle Pie

    Inspired by Greek bougatsa, this phyllo and custard pie embraces imperfection: You don’t need to worry if the thin sheets​​ ​of dough tear as you work with them; it looks beautiful once the dessert is fully assembled.

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  • Photograph by Alex Lau, food styling by Sue Li, prop styling by Sophie Strangio
    19/31

    Flaky Cranberry Hand Pies

    Tart and sweet individual cranberry pies for the road? Not one of your guests will say no to that—and neither will you the following day, when you realize you have one left to eat with your coffee.

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  • Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua
    20/31

    Triple Citrus Creamsicle Pie

    With just enough dairy to tame, not drown, the bracing acidity of winter citrus—lemon, lime, and orange are all teaming up here—this no-bake beauty can be assembled in less than 30 minutes.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Judy Kim, Prop Styling by Beth Pakradooni
    21/31

    Hot Buttered Rum Pie

    Picture a slice of tangy, creamy buttermilk pie sitting pretty next to a mug of hot buttered rum. Now picture them joining forces and morphing into a whole new dessert.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Emilie Fosnocht, prop styling by Christina Allen
    22/31

    Sweet Potato Pecan Pie

    Two things make this recipe easier than many other sweet potato-pecan pies out there. One: frozen deep-dish pie shell all the way. Two: Use a food processor to make the sweet potato pie filling.

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  • Photograph by William Crooks
    23/31

    Frozen Cookie Dough Pie

    People really throw around the words showstopping and iconic these days, but have you looked at this dessert? Yeah, we think a triple-layered pie with chunks of cookie dough, chocolate ganache, and vanilla semifreddo warrants their use.

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  • Alex Lau
    24/31

    BA’s Best Key Lime Pie

    Some people’s Key lime pie recipes involve cream cheese. We prefer a mixture of heavy cream and full-fat Greek yogurt, which we dollop onto the cooled pie, creating dramatic peaks and valleys.

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  • Photograph by Isa Zapata, food styling by Judy Kim, prop styling by Beth Pakradooni
    25/31

    Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pie

    This double-decker pie stacks two forever favorites—chocolate and coconut cream—in a homemade salted graham cracker crust. In other words, this Thanksgiving dessert is a best-of-all-worlds situation.

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  • Photograph by Rana Duzyol, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Marina Bevilacqua
    26/31

    Hazelnut Butter Cup Tart

    Okay, we know that tarts are not pies, but hazelnuts are so festive and this is basically a giant nut butter cup and.… Just consider it a bonus recipe in this Thanksgiving pie gallery.

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    Butterscotch Pie With Curry Crust

    Molasses and dark brown sugar bring some gravity to the filling in this tasty dessert recipe, and Madras curry powder brings a certain kind of magic to the crust.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, food styling by Susie Theodorou, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski
    30/31

    Pecan-Rye Pumpkin Pie

    Imagine a pumpkin pie with pecan pie’s best feature—obviously, the candied nut topping. Now spike the custard with rye whiskey, intensify the crust’s flavor with rye flour, and voilà: pecan-rye pumpkin pie.

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    31/31

    Sour Cherry Pie

    Can one make a Thanksgiving pie with cherries, which are very much summer fruits? When you’re using frozen cherries, like we do in this recipe, then heck yes.

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