Old Fashioned Pie Recipes

Grandma's old fashioned pie recipes make traditional pies bursting with the flavor of fresh ingredients encased in a light, flaky pastry. This is the way pie was meant to be made and enjoyed.

Favorite Old Fashioned Pie Recipes

Homemade Rhubarb PieMake an Old Fashioned Pie for Your Family Tonight
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Select an old fashioned pie recipe and make a delicious dessert pie for your family tonight that's sure to taste delicious!

Apple Pie in a Glass Pie PlateApple
Slice of Pumpkin Pie with a Whipped Cream ToppingPumpkin
Vintage Lemon Chiffon PieLemon
Classic Lemon Meringue PieLemon Meringue
Slice of Old Fashioned Cherry PieCherry
Sliced Rhubarb PieRhubarb
Mixing a Homemade Sweet Potato Pie FillingSweet Potato
Strawberry Pie with Top CrustStrawberry
Slice of Gooseberry PieGooseberry
Slice of Banana Cream Pie with Whipped Cream ToppingBanana Cream
Slice of Old Fashioned Blueberry PieBlueberry
Coconut Cream Pie with a Meringue ToppingCoconut Cream
Slice of Peach Pie with a Lattice Crust TopPeach
Jar of Elderberry Jam Preserves for Pie MakingElderberry
Impossible Lemon PieImpossible Pies
Mock Apple Pie Made with Soda CrackersSoda Cracker Pies
Homemade Cranberry PieCranberry
Homemade Butterscotch Meringue PieForgotten Pies
Homemade Southern Pecan PieSouthern Pecan
Delicious Chocolate Fried PiesChocolate Fried Pies

Tarts & Tartlets

Butter Tart with RaisinsButter Tarts
Baked Lemon TartletsLemon Tartlets
Homemade Raspberry TartletsFruit Tartlets
Homemade Pie Pops on SticksPie Pops

Pie Making

Homemade Lattice Pie Crust Ready for the OvenHow to Make Pies
Meringue Topping for PieMake Meringue Topping
Preparing an Old Fashioned Pie CrustMake Pie Crusts
Making a Lard Pie CrustMake Lard Pie Crusts

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A Brief History of Pies

Pies have been a beloved dessert for centuries, with roots dating from the ancient Greeks. As early as 200 B.C., the Greeks baked pies in a thick, bread-like crust. After the Romans conquered Greece, they introduced this recipe to Roman citizens and much of Europe.

At first, pies were mostly filled with meat. However, it wasn't until after the Crusaders returned to Europe in the 12th century with a taste for Arab confections that honey, sugar, and fruits began to be incorporated into these delicious treats.

The first all-fruit pies became popularized in England during the 1500s when Queen Elizabeth I grew quite fond of them. Elizabeth also loved her tarts highly sweetened with sugar, and chefs employed by nobility developed numerous recipes for fruit-filled pastries.

Nowadays, we continue to love pies just as much as our ancestors did centuries ago. In fact, many of us consider pie one of the most traditional and best-tasting desserts around.

And with our modern ovens, finer flours, refined sugars, and a greater variety of fruits, they now taste better than ever. I don't know about you, but I have yet to taste a pie that I didn't like!

About the Old Fashioned Pie Recipes

Color Illustration of a Homemade Pie Warm from the Oven

In our old farmhouse kitchen while growing up, there was nothing more inviting than several freshly baked pies cooling on the window sill filling the room with their sweet fragrances. That's why I am so excited to share my grandma's favorite old fashioned pie recipes with you.

These are some of the best old fashioned pie recipes ever published! Generations of cooks have treasured them, and now you can add them to your own collection too!

But wait — there's more! No good pie is complete without a flaky crust. Homemade crusts are extra special and Grandma's flaky pie crust recipes will make your pie deliciously different from store-bought ones.

So go ahead — indulge yourself by following these mouthwatering recipes for homemade pies and experience those wonderful nostalgic times right in your own kitchen!

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