45 Of The Prettiest Easter Pies We've Ever Seen

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Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Top off your Easter spread with an easy and show-stopping pie that highlights the best spring has to offer. Start with a classic—Southern Buttermilk Pie. It's creamy, cool, and ready for a topping of homemade whipped cream and fresh berries. If you're looking for a pie that will appeal to your chocolate fans, look no further than our Fudge Pie. It's gooey, indulgent, and exactly what your chocolate-filled dreams have been craving.

Of course, it wouldn't be spring without strawberries, strawberries, and more strawberries. We have a few options to choose from that feature these fan-favorite berries. Personal-sized options like Mini Strawberry Tarts and Mile-High Mini Strawberry Pies are ideal for smaller gatherings. If you're serving a crowd, bake up a couple of our Strawberry Cream Pies. Now, of course, we can't neglect our banana pudding fanatics, who will adore our Banana Cream Pie. No matter which pie you bake (or don't bake, if you land on an oven-free recipe), you're sure to tempt guests to a second slice.

This collection of easy Easter pie recipes has something for everyone.

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Lemon Icebox Pie

Southern Living Lemon Icebox Pie

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Though this pie requires only 10 minutes of hands-on time, it will still impress you Easter guests. It's also a great make-ahead option since it needs at least 7 hours to chill in the fridge.

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Coconut Cream Pie

Southern Living Coconut Cream Pie in the dish to serve with a slice cut out

Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless

A shortcut refrigerated pie crust saves you time and effort in this creamy, dreamy pie recipe.

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Lemon Chess Pie

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Antonis Achilleos; Prop Stylist: Christine Kelly; Food Stylist: Ali Ramee

Lemon juice and zest at a fresh taste to classic chess pie. While you can make your own pie crust for this recipe, you can also use the refrigerated version if you're short on time.

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Millionaire Pie

Southern Living Millionaire Pie in a pie plate to serve

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

This pie gets its fruity yet creamy flavor from crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, gelatin, sweet condensed milk and more. Best of all, it comes together without the need to turn on your oven.

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Peanut Butter Pie

Southern Living Peanut Butter Pie in a pie plate with a slice cut out to serve

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Instead of being served in a regular pie crust, this peanut butter pie starts with a crust that's made with chocolate cookies. You can use the recipe included to make homemade chocolate wafers or us chocolate graham crackers for shorter prep time.

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Banana Pudding Pie

Banana Pudding Pie
Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

After just one bite of this pie, your guests may decide that they never want to eat banana pudding again any other way. It's guaranteed to be unlike any pie you've made before.

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Chocolate Silk Pie

Southern Living Chocolate Silk Pie in a pie pan ready to serve

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Every family has a few chocolate fanatics, and this mousse-like pie will fulfill all their holiday dessert dreams.

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Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies

Mini Strawberry Chiffon Pies
Cedric Angeles; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox

None of your Easter guests will believe these adorable little pies started with a box of Jell-O. Mini pies make portioning easier for the host.

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Banana Cream Pie

Banana Cream Pie

Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

This sinfully sweet dessert is a blend of two crowd-pleasers: classic cream pie and banana pudding.

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Heavenly Key Lime Pie

Heavenly Key Lime Pie

Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Torie Cox

A little bit of sugar never did anyone harm—and this Southern dessert favorite hits the spot. Heavenly Key Lime Pie is wonderful with fresh or bottled Key lime juice.

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Big Mama's Egg Pie

Jocelyn Delk Adams Big Mama's Egg Pie
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Lydia Pursell; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall

Jocelyn Delk Adams, cookbook author and blogger behind Grandbaby Cakes, shared her grandmother's beloved pie recipe with us. "It doesn't have the grandeur of a towering coconut or caramel cake, but the magic is in its humbleness," Adams wrote.

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Blueberry Chiffon Mini Pies

Blueberry Chiffon Mini Pies
Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

These sweet mini desserts start with refrigerated piecrusts to save you time. A hint of lemon beautifully complements fresh blueberries.

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Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie

Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie - Southern Living

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

This classic pie is topped with our Mile-High Meringue for a presentation that's holiday-worthy.

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No-Bake Strawberry Pie

No-Bake Strawberry Pie
Joy Howard

We immediately love any recipe that has "no-bake" in the title, and this one happens to taste as incredible as it is easy to make!

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Chocolate-Banana Custard Pie

Chocolate-Banana Custard Pie
Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Rishon Hanners; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

Don't make an expensive store run to get Easter dessert on the table—you just might already have everything you need to whip up this indulgent pie.

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Atlantic Beach Pie

Atlantic Beach Pie
Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Chelsea Zimmer; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

If you're a novice baker, this recipe has been dubbed the easiest pie ever by many. Plus, you can tell Chef Bill Smith's story behind the recipe when you serve it.

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South Carolina Coconut Cream Pie

South Carolina Coconut Cream Pie
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The phrase "a slice of heaven" must have been coined with silky cream pies like this one in mind.

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Strawberry-Rhubarb Pretzel Pie

Strawberry-Rhubarb Pretzel Pie
Iain Bagwell; Prop Styling: Mindi Shapiro Levine; Food Styling: Hadas Smirnoff

This old-school flavor combination shines in a cool icebox pie. Just think of it as a pie version of strawberry-pretzel salad.

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Classic Southern Buttermilk Pie

Southern Buttermilk Pie on a table with fruit and whipped cream
Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Props Stylist: Christina Brockman

Each bite of this nostalgic pie will take you back in time. Pile high with homemade whipped cream and fresh berries.

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Florida Orange Grove Pie

Florida Orange Grove Pie
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke; Food Styling: Ana Kelly

Some of our favorite recipes are from the pages of Junior League cookbooks, including this old-timey angel pie with a baked meringue crust.

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Fudge Pie

Fudge Pie
Iain Bagwell

You can never go wrong serving homemade fudge pie, no matter the time of year. We recommend topping each slice with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

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No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie

No-Bake Lemon Icebox Pie
Photography: Caitlin Bensel, Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Styling: Heather Chadduck Hilegas

No need to turn on the oven. This cool and creamy, no-bake pie will be a bright spot on your Easter table.

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Mini Coconut-Key Lime Pies

Mini Coconut-Key Lime Pies
Jennifer Causey; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox

With individual servings, you won't waste time slicing and portioning out a single pie to be sure everyone gets the same size.

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Strawberry Cream Pie

Strawberry Cream Pie
Iain Bagwell

The chocolate-wafer-cookie crust is not to be missed. With fresh strawberries piled high on tip, it's almost too pretty to eat.

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Lemon Chiffon Pie

Southern Living Lemon Chiffon Pie whole ready to serve with plates and forks beside

Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Rebecca Cummins

Light and airy, this chiffon pie is a delicate replacement for your classic lemon meringue pie.

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Peanut Butter-Banana Icebox Pie

No-Bake Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice-Cream Pie
Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

This decadent pie is a fun riff (and major upgrade) on your classic peanut butter and banana sandwich.

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Coconut Custard Pie

Coconut Custard Pie
Micah Leal

This rich custard pie includes sweetened shreds of coconut for added texture and taste.

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Lemon Meringue Ice-Cream Pie

Lemon Meringue Ice-Cream Pie
Jennifer Davick

A homemade lemon curd filling sits atop a delicious crust of vanilla wafers. The meringue topping is worth the effort.

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Lemon-Buttermilk Icebox Pie

Key Lime-Buttermilk Icebox Pie
Hector Sanchez; Food Styling: Erin Merhar; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

The Lemon-Blueberry Topping is optional, but we certainly don't recommend skipping it.

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Strawberry Lemonade Pie

Strawberry Lemonade Pie
Micah A. Leal

With such an impressive presentation, no one will know this refreshing pie was made with store-bought shortcuts.

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Praline Key Lime Pie

Praline Key Lime Pie
Jennifer Davick

This chilled and refreshing pie is just the finishing touch your Easter menu needs.

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Pineapple Pie

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Add a slice of vacation to your Easter gathering with this simple pie recipe inspired by Mexican baked pineapple pie.

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Classic Chess Pie

slices of Classic Chess Pie on multi-color plates
Photographer: Jen Causey, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley, Food Stylist: Ana Kelly

This buttery pie has been making appearances on Southern sideboards for hundreds of years, and it's always a welcome addition to a holiday lineup.

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The Ultimate Chocolate Pie

The Ultimate Chocolate Pie

Photo: Hector Sanchez

It doesn't get more decadent than this layered chocolate treasure. You'll find chocolate incorporated into each and every layer.

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Lemon-Lime Meringue Pie

Lemon-Lime Meringue Pie
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling; Tina Bell Stamos

Can't decide between lemon meringue and Key lime pie for Easter? Serve this beautiful recipe that marries the two.

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Mile-High Mini Strawberry Pies

Mile-High Mini Strawberry Pies
Hector M. Sanchez

Use a mini pie pan to create these little pies. Alternatively, you can bake one big pie—see Step 9.

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Piña Colada Icebox Pie

Piña Colada Icebox Pie
Jennifer Davick

If you can't resist the tropical sweetness of a piña colada, meet your new favorite pie.

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Zesty Lemon Pie

Zesty Lemon Pie
Jennifer Davick

If you're stressed about hosting this Easter, you can make this vibrant lemon pie up to two days in advance.

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Rebecca's Black Bottom Icebox Pie

Rebecca's Black Bottom Icebox Pie
Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas

Make this chocolate pie the day before Easter and let it chill to perfection overnight.

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Mini Strawberry Tarts

Mini Strawberry Tarts
Greg Dupree

These petite tarts are pretty as can be. You can top them with other in-season berries like blueberries or blackberries.

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Strawberry-Pretzel Ice-Cream Pie

Strawberry-Pretzel Icebox Pie
Jennifer Davick

Your Easter guests won't be able to resist this sweet and salty chilled treat. And neither will you.

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Mixed Berry Slab Pie

Mixed Berry Slab Pie
Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen

If you're feeding a crowd this Easter, this pretty, big-batch pie is just the trick to have up your sleeve.

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Key Lime Slab Pie with Strawberry Whipped Cream

Key Lime Slab Pie with Strawberry Whipped Cream
Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen

Not only is this slab pie an easy option for feeding dessert to a big crew, but the Key lime and strawberry flavors are absolutely dreamy.

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Fresh Mint Chocolate Pie

Fresh Mint-Chocolate Pie
Greg DuPree; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Christine Keely

Cool, creamy, and oh-so-refreshing, this pie uses only fresh mint for flavoring—no extract needed.

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Blueberry-Orange Blossom Honey Slab Pie

Blueberry-Orange Blossom Honey Slab Pie
Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen

Flower-shaped cookie cutters make a springy pie topping that's perfect for Easter lunch.

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