Pecan Pie (TWD)

I was already planning on making a pecan pie the week before Thanksgiving, but hadn’t decided on which recipe to use.  I looked at a few possibilities, but then I saw that pecan pie was on the TWD schedule for December, so the decision was made for me!  Dorie says this is her favorite pecan [...]

German Chocolate Pie

My family loves German Chocolate anything.  It’s pretty common to see German Chocolate Cake at family celebrations, on both my mom’s side and my dad’s side.  In addition to cake, this German Chocolate Pie is family favorite.  It’s hard to think of a year where we haven’t had it at either Thanksgiving or Christmas.  Usually [...]

Peanut Butter Pie

So many people love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, so I knew this would go over quite well.  I’ve had my eye on it ever since I got Baked and was excited to make it.  It has three major steps to it- the crust, the filling, and the fudge topping, but they were [...]

Snickers Pie

We found ourselves with some leftover candy from Halloween, and I wanted to find some way to use it in a dessert.  Most of the candy will end up going to my classroom (I reward/bribe with candy ), but I’ve heard of people making Snickers Pie before and I wanted to try it out [...]

Pumpkin Pie

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and I’m sure pumpkin pie is high up on the list of desserts to make.  Many people use the recipe on the can of Libby’s pumpkin, but I wanted to try something different.  This version sounded promising, so I decided to give it a try.  After reading through the recipe, I [...]

Chocolate-Crunched Caramel Tart (TWD)

I have had my eye on this forever.  Every time I flip through Dorie’s book, I want to make it, but then I get too busy with other things.  I was so glad to get the excuse to make it!  I halved the recipe and make it into two 4.5-inch mini tarts using my springform [...]

Apple Turnovers (TWD)

I’ve always liked apple turnovers, but I’ve never made them.  It’s hard to beat a warm apple dessert, so I was hoping these would be really good.  The dough was pretty easy to make and work with.  It was very similar to the Strawberry Hand Pies I made over the summer.  Once you chill the [...]

Creamiest Lime Meringue Pie (TWD)

*Sorry about the dark pictures*
Forget the apples!  It’s still summer!  This lime pie was a great way to hold on to the last bit of summer we have.  School starts for me tomorrow, and the kids are coming in full force next Tuesday.  This was very similar to the lemon tart we made in April [...]

Strawberry Hand Pies

I had never really seen hand pies until last summer when I started to see them on blogs.  I thought it sounded like such a fun idea.  Cutting into a whole pie can be a pain (and very messy), but hand pies are easy to transport and easy to serve.  I knew I wanted to [...]

Chocolate Cream Tart (TWD)

We rounded out our month of decadent desserts with this Chocolate Cream Tart.  I love anything chocolate, so I knew I would love this.  I have gotten to be quite a fan of pastry cream since I have made it so often as a part of the TWD group, but I had never tried chocolate [...]