easy pie recipes for Thanksgiving

Just as there are Christmas cookies and birthday cakes, pie is the signature Thanksgiving dessert. What pies are easy to make and add to your Thanksgiving prep checklist? Pumpkin icebox pie is a fun and easy take on the traditional pumpkin dessert. Try these easy Thanksgiving pie recipes for a stress-free end to your holiday dinner.

Dessert Solutions: Easy Thanksgiving Pie Recipes Anyone Can Make

What makes easy Thanksgiving pie recipes simple to prepare? Just like these turkey recipes, basic ingredients and a few shortcuts minimize time and toil. From no-bake fillings to quick cookie crusts, these Thanksgiving pies make for effortless making and baking.

Pumpkin Icebox Pie With Snickerdoodle Crust

easy pie recipes for Thanksgiving
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While some say pumpkin makes the best Thanksgiving pies, homemade dough and custard filling isn’t every baker’s forte. For a quicker alternative, this recipe uses a snickerdoodle cookie dough crust that’s pressed into the bottom of a pie pan and baked. Instead of a custard, the filling gets its creamy texture from a little gelatin, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and spices. After pouring the mixture into the crust and chilling in the fridge, this easy pie has all the flavor of its classic cousin with a fraction of the effort.

Ingredients:

  • Cream cheese
  • Pumpkin puree
  • Cinnamon
  • Nutmeg
  • Gelatin

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Apple Pie With Phyllo Crust

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Wondering what to make for Thanksgiving dessert? Apple pie is almost always the answer but rolling out pie crust doesn’t have to be. Instead of traditional pie dough, layers of buttery, flaky phyllo, cinnamon, and sugar make for a crisp and flavorful alternative. Meanwhile, thin slices of apple mirror the layers of phyllo for the perfect blend of filling and crust, no rolling pin required.

Ingredients:

  • 1 package frozen phyllo dough
  • Granny smith apples
  • Cinnamon
  • Sugar
  • Butter

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Nutella Pie

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With its nutty chocolate flavor and creamy texture, Nutella is made for easy Thanksgiving pie recipes. This one is enhanced with a rich chocolate cookie crust that’s baked while the Nutella and mascarpone cheese filling is assembled. After an hour in the fridge, it’s ready for the Thanksgiving table. Better yet, it can be made and chilled up to one week in advance of the big day.

Ingredients:

  • Nutella
  • Chocolate cookie crumbs
  • Mascarpone cheese
  • Salt 
  • Butter

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Karo Classic Pecan Pie

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Easy pie recipes for Thanksgiving have long included this classic for good reason: its 7 simple ingredients pack tons of effortless flavor. Simply mix Karo corn syrup with eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla before adding chopped pecans and baking for an hour. No one will ever guess how easy this recipe is until you pass it along to the next generation.

Ingredients:

  • Karo corn syrup
  • Pecans
  • Eggs
  • Butter
  • Sugar

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