Best Thanksgiving Pie Recipes (2024)

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What is the most popular pie at Thanksgiving? ›

While pumpkin pie reigns supreme in the majority of American households, sweet potato pie is still the quintessential Thanksgiving dessert in the South. According to one theory, it was Henry VIII's love of sweet potato desserts that kicked off the popularity of yams in a pie.

Pumpkin pie is a great make-ahead dessert to cross off your Thanksgiving to-do list. You can prepare and bake the pie up to two days in advance, and it will still taste great on the big day. Just make sure you store the pie in the refrigerator—not on the kitchen counter—until you are ready to serve it.

In her cookbook, Dolly's Dixie Fixin's, the country music legend shared one of her favorite recipes for walnut pie that's very similar to a classic southern pecan pie. It couldn't be any easier to make, and her holiday table is rarely complete without it. Find the recipe for her delicious walnut-studded pie below.

The clear winner for the United States as a whole was (not surprisingly) apple pie with more than 27% of sales going to the traditional flavor.

In general, pie reigns supreme as a Thanksgiving dessert. While some families have their nice selections of pie servings, tradition says apple, pumpkin pie, and a southern pecan pie are the go-tos, typically made with a buttery pastry pie crust.

Chosen by the experts from the Baking Association of Australia, who are widely considered to be the experts on all things flaky, the winner of the best pie in the country for 2023 was from Victoria's Country Cob Bakery with their fish amok pie, a tasty Cambodian-style creation made with barramundi and curry sauce.

If made ahead without baking, the pastry crust can become too wet and end up soggy after baking. The best way to make your apple pie in advance? Bake the pie completely, then chill it overnight, allowing the pie to sit at room temperature for at least an hour before serving.

Loosely covered with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, you can store your pie in the fridge for up to four days. According to FoodSafety.gov, homemade pies such as pumpkin or pecan can be safely stored in the refrigerator for three to four days.

For better pumpkin pie, refrigerate the filling overnight

Any “sharp edges” disappear, and you're left with a smooth meld of complementary flavors.

Who is Dolly Parton's BFF? ›

Dolly Parton and her best friend, Judy Ogle, have known each other for most of their lives. Parton sees Ogle as family and is protective over her. Because of this, she found it difficult to watch as Ogle became involved with a possessive partner.

Dolly Parton has "always had a crush" on Sir Mick Jagger. The 77-year-old singer is a long-time fan of the Rolling Stones frontman, and she's disappointed that he doesn't appear on her new album.

You may have heard of something called the Dolly Parton Diet — which consists of eating cabbage soup (yes, cabbage soup!) as your main meals along with fruit and vegetables. It's also known as the TWA Stewardess Diet and, well, the Cabbage Soup Diet.

Traditionally it would be a pie topped with whipped cream (like banana cream) but a good substitute for a prank like that would be a fake pie ( or the cheapest one you can get in a supermarket) then put shaving cream on top. A fake pie consisting of a light aluminum pie plate filled with a lot of whipped cream.

Pumpkin Pie

Both the Pilgrims and members of the Wampanoag tribe ate pumpkins and other squashes indigenous to New England—possibly even during the harvest festival—but the fledgling colony lacked the butter and wheat flour necessary for making pie crust.

Northeastern Native American tribes grew squash and pumpkins. The Native Americans brought pumpkins as gifts to the first settlers, and taught them the many uses for pumpkin. This led to serving pumpkin pie at the first Thanksgiving in America about 50 years later.