20 Comfy Pie Dessert Recipes When The Cold Hits

OK, who put summer on pause because I’ve literally been pinning pie dessert recipes every day. Yes, fall-inspired comfort food has me wrapped around its sweet little finger.

If you’re like me and looking for warm, fall-spiced comfort food recipes, boy, do I have some treasures waiting for you.


Pie Dessert Recipes You’ll Snuggle Up To

These pie dessert recipes won’t let you down, no matter how frosty it gets outside. They have the classic fillings your grandma would approve, along with some surprises, because, well, you know.

Grab your fuzzy socks, fire up your oven, turn on Tay Tay, and get ready to bake pies worth snuggling up with.

1. Sweet Potato Pie

Sweet Potato Pie
Recipe by I Heart Eating

Sweet potato pie takes average taters and transforms them into a creamy masterpiece.

It’s got just the right amount of spice and sugar to make each bite sweetly balanced, while the richness and heartwarming scent supply all the comfort feels as the temperature begins to plummet.

RECIPE: Sweet Potato Pie

2. Gluten-Free Cherry Pie

Recipe by Well Fed Baker

Fresh cherries snuggled in a homemade gluten-free crust? Yes, please. It’s everything sweet-and-tart dreams are made of, and yes, there’s a polite slice (ish) just for you.

Counter or fridge, it holds up beautifully and freezes like a pro (hello future cravings), so you’re basically set.

RECIPE: Gluten Free Cherry Pie

3. Frozen Chocolate Mudslide Pie

Recipe by The Cookin Chicks

If you haven’t achieved a dinner party miracle in a while, make this. Chocolate torte,15 minutes.

Rich melted chocolate, creamy sour cream, whipped top that I could eat by the spoonful. You slap it in a pre-made crust, then it chills for hours. This is your new cool-weather best friend.

RECIPE: Frozen Chocolate Mudslide Pie

4. Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Pie

Recipe by Mary’s Whole Life

PB literally meets crunch in this chocolate-crusted, dreamy dessert dream. Oh, and it’s made entirely from pantry items. Oh, and it’s dairy-free. Dairy-free!

Make it for company or just yourself, and dream. Because dreams are important.

RECIPE: Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Pie

5. Vegan Lemon Pie Recipe

Recipe by Sunglow Kitchen

Citrus fan? Vegan? You’ll want to make this creamy coconut lemon tart heaven.

And can we talk about the oat crust keeping things interesting?! It’s sweet, tangy, and easy to put together. Just chill overnight, and every slice will be as refreshing as the one before.

RECIPE: Vegan Lemon Pie Recipe

6. Pumpkin Pie

Recipe by Barefoot In The Pines

Graham cracker crust = dessert MVP. It brings the crunch without hogging the spotlight.

Pumpkin filling’s a fall must, and those spices? Straight-up soul warmers, texture made of dreams.

Bottom line? This is one cozy masterpiece, made for chilly nights in. Pass the spoon.

RECIPE: Pumpkin Pie

7. No-Bake Snickers Pie

Recipe by Semi Homemade Kitchen

Effortlessly prep this no-bake dessert, for real.

Layered with creamy peanut butter and caramel plus gooey Snickers, this bar is the sweetest thing ever, but also freezes well, which means you can live your best dessert life at a moment’s notice.

RECIPE: No Bake Snickers Pie

8. Lemon Pie

Recipe by I Heart Eating

Citrus perfection is a sweet, tart lemon cuddle in pie form on a crunchy graham cracker crust. A top hat of ethereal whipped cream offers sweetness to complement the zing.

Enter any room carrying this, and it’s Game Over gloom. Who needs therapy when you’ve got pie therapy?

RECIPE: Lemon Pie

9. Best Blueberry Pie

Recipe by Chew Out Loud

Blueberries star in this dessert, bursting with sweetness and blanketed by a flaky butter crust. The best supporting actor goes to apples, though. They thicken the filling without stealing the show.

This dish is excellent warm or cold, but OMG, it is insane with vanilla ice cream.

RECIPE: Best Blueberry Pie

10. Carrot Pie

Recipe by The Feathered Nester

This dessert’s creamy filling flirts between sweet & savory. Spices bring the warmth, carrots sneak in like stealthy food ninjas, and bring sweetness.

This pie-changer shatters holiday pie boredom and is prep’s new BFF. Why haven’t you made it yet? Your fall pie game needs this ASAP.

RECIPE: Carrot Pie

11. Banana Cream Pie With Pudding Mix

Recipe by Basics With Bails

This sassy no-bake banana pudding pie with its crackery butter crust and fresh banana goddesses layers the creamy to infinity and beyond.

I could write a whole book about how easy it comes together, but that glistening layer of pudding is taunting me to faceplant right into it.

RECIPE: Banana Cream Pie With Pudding Mix

12. No-Bake Grasshopper Pie

Recipe by Budget Delicious

The ‘world’s easiest pie’ award goes to this beauty! Mint fluff filling, Oreo crust. It’s a classic.

Like the little black dress of pies. Cool yet classy. Crunchy and creamy and utterly timeless. Standards change, but this mint pie? It outlasts them all. No bake, just make!

RECIPE: No Bake Grasshopper Pie

13. Homemade Apple Pie

Recipe by Little Sunny Kitchen

Nothing says “I love you” like a crispy, buttery crust caressing caramel-coated apples. This timeless treat isn’t just delicious, it’s basically America’s sweetheart.

Fresh as heck apples, a splash of cinnamon and that golden crust make every slice irresistible. A classic oven-baked cuddle for any cold day.

RECIPE: Homemade Apple Pie

14. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Recipe by Cinnamon & Sage Co.


Rhubarb and strawberries unite in this double-crust masterpiece of YUM that’s ready in an hour, OMG. Pairs well with shortcuts (ahem, store-bought crust). Top this with a melty scoop of vanilla ice cream and you’ve got yourself a slice of pie heaven.

RECIPE: Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

15. Pina Colada Pie

Recipe by Love From The Oven

This. Dessert. Screams. Vacation. The creamy, pineapple rum filling makes this no-bake wonder come together in just 15 minutes, so you can spend your time eating it, rather than making it.

Whipped cream and maraschino cherries on top? Retro goodness.

RECIPE: Pina Colada Pie

16. Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie

Recipe by Mary’s Whole Life

Get your comfies on and grab a slab of this fall-tastic yum. Loaded with pumpkin puree, it brings the sweet-spice fire.

With a few tweaks, it can easily go gluten-free and dairy-free. Chill it for a couple of hours, and you’re ready for face pie.

RECIPE: Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie

17. Maple Pecan Pie

Recipe by Cinnamon & Sage Co.

Cold weather is code for “stuff your face with warm desserts.” Sweet nutty filling, buttery crust, and maple syrup (not corn syrup, a healthier sub) make this pecan pie magic.

Toss it on the holiday table or demolish it alone under a pile of blankets. Either way, it feels so right.

RECIPE: Maple Pecan Pie

18. Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

Recipe by Boulder Locavore

This dessert is a straight-up legend, ideal for any occasion. It’s creamy, tangy, cherry-topped, and it fired memories in my soul of family gatherings past.

Bonus? It’s quick and no-bake, which means more time for Netflix and snacks. Who doesn’t love a cold-weather treat like this?

RECIPE: Cherry Cream Cheese Pie

19. Apple Blueberry Pie

Recipe by The Littlest Crumb

Fall’s rustic charm turns delicious with this irresistible apple and blueberry combo. Everything is “pumpkin spiced” (without the pumpkins but with the spice) and then gets topped with an oatmeal brown sugar streusel.

Premade pie crust makes this whole thing non-complicated, and a good idea when leaves be turnin’.

RECIPE: Apple Blueberry Pie

20. Chocolate Pudding Pie

Recipe by Cucina by Elena

Homemade chocolate pudding pie hits every single crowd-pleaser note. With an easy homemade graham cracker crust, this becomes a dessert cheat.

The rich, smooth filling topped with whipped cream tastes like cosy perfection on a frosty night.

RECIPE: Chocolate Pudding Pie


Pie Desserts & Beyond

The second I feel that autumnal chill, I know I’m pulling out my rolling pin and getting my oven prepped for these pie dessert recipes. How about you?

Pie season is unbeatable, but don’t stop there, cause there are plenty of other fall desserts and recipes waiting to win you over, too.

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