Pie Recipes Kids Can Help Make

Homemade Pie Crust Recipe

This easy homemade pie crust recipe creates flaky crusts for fruit pies, cream pies, mini pies, and holiday desserts.

Prep Time: About 15 minutes plus chilling
Yield: 2 pie crusts

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups vegetable shortening
• 7–12 tablespoons ice-cold water

Directions

1. Add flour, salt, and shortening to a large mixing bowl.
2. Mix until the shortening forms small crumb pieces.
3. Gradually add ice-cold water until dough holds together.
4. Form dough into a ball and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. Divide dough into 2 sections and roll into 10–11 inch circles.
6. Transfer crust to pie pans and prepare desired pie filling.

Classic Apple Pie Recipe

This homemade apple pie combines cinnamon apples and buttery crust for a classic family dessert kids can help make.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: About 45–50 minutes
Yield: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 6 cups peeled and sliced apples
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 prepared pie crusts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Toss apples, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl.
3. Line a pie pan with crust and add apple filling.
4. Dot with butter pieces.
5. Place top crust over pie and crimp edges.
6. Cut vents in the top crust.
7. Bake 10 minutes at 450 degrees.
8. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking 35–40 minutes until apples are tender and crust is golden.

Serving Idea: Serve warm with ice cream for pie à la mode.

Classic Pumpkin Pie

Pumpkin pie is a favorite fall and holiday dessert. Kids can help mix the filling, measure spices, and carefully pour the filling into the crust with adult help.

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• Dash of salt

Directions

1. Mix flour and salt in a small bowl.
2. Cut in butter until mixture is the size of small peas.
3. Slowly add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the mixture holds together with a fork.
4. Press dough into a circle, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 20 minutes.
5. Beat 2 eggs in a medium bowl. Stir in pumpkin, sugar, and evaporated milk.
6. In another bowl, beat remaining egg. Stir in maple syrup, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt.
7. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
8. Roll dough into a 12-inch circle and place in a 9 or 10-inch pie plate.
9. Pour filling into crust.
10. Bake 25 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake about 20 more minutes, until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
11. Cool before slicing.

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Mini Pie Instructions

Mini pies are easy individual desserts children can help shape and decorate.

Directions

1. Prepare pie crust dough.
2. Roll dough and cut circles about 5–6 inches wide.
3. Press dough into greased muffin tins.
4. Add desired pie filling.
5. Top with decorative crust pieces or another dough circle.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 15–20 minutes until golden brown.

Banana Pie with Chocolate Pie Crust

This banana pie uses a chocolate pie crust, creamy custard filling, banana slices, and whipped topping.

Ingredients

• 1 partially baked prepared chocolate pie crust or chocolate Oreo crust
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons banana extract, optional
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 banana
• Whipped topping
• Optional banana slices, chopped Oreos, or chocolate curls

Directions

1. Add sugar, flour, and salt to a saucepan and stir together.
2. Stir in egg yolks and milk.
3. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes or until thickened and beginning to boil.
4. Remove from heat and stir in banana extract and vanilla.
5. Cool to lukewarm, stirring occasionally.
6. Slice banana into the prepared chocolate pie crust.
7. Spread custard mixture over banana slices.
8. Cover and chill at least 2 hours.
9. Before serving, add whipped topping and garnish with banana slices, chopped Oreos, or chocolate curls.

Chocolate Pie

This chocolate pie is an easy no-bake chocolate pie kids can help layer and decorate.

Ingredients

• 1/2 packet chocolate cream icing, enough to spread over the crust
• 1 chocolate pie crust
• 4 cups sugar-free prepared dark chocolate mousse or pudding
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate morsels or candies

Directions

1. Spread icing evenly over the bottom of the crust.
2. Add a layer of mousse or pudding.
3. Sprinkle with candies or mini chocolate morsels.
4. Chill pie for 20 minutes before serving.

Double Chocolate Pudding Pie

This layered pudding pie uses chocolate pudding, white chocolate pudding, whipped topping, and a graham cracker crust.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups cold milk, divided
• 1 package chocolate pudding and pie filling, 4-serving size
• 1 package white chocolate pudding and pie filling, 4-serving size
• 8 ounces whipped topping, thawed
• 1 graham cracker crust

Directions

1. Pour 3/4 cup cold milk into a medium bowl.
2. Add chocolate pudding mix and beat 1 minute. Mixture will be thick.
3. Gently stir in half of the whipped topping.
4. Spoon chocolate mixture evenly into crust.
5. Pour remaining 3/4 cup cold milk into a different bowl and add white chocolate pudding mix.
6. Whisk 1 minute.
7. Stir in remaining whipped topping.
8. Spread white chocolate layer over the chocolate layer.
9. Chill 4 hours before serving.

Yogurt Pie

Yogurt pie is an easy chilled pie kids can help stir together. Change the gelatin and fruit flavor to create different color and fruit combinations.

Ingredients

• 1 graham cracker crust
• 2 containers yogurt, 8 ounces each
• 1 small package gelatin, 3 ounces
• 1 container whipped topping, 8 ounces
• Optional fresh fruit

Directions

1. Dissolve gelatin in 1/2 cup water.
2. Add yogurt and whipped topping.
3. Stir until combined.
4. Add fresh fruit if desired.
5. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
6. Chill until firm.

Flavor Ideas: Strawberry gelatin with fresh berries, blue gelatin with blueberries, lime gelatin with kiwi, or orange gelatin with oranges.

Lemonade Pie

Lemonade pie is a cool summer dessert with a sweet-tart filling and graham cracker crust.

Yield: 2 pies

Ingredients

• 2 graham cracker crusts
• 1 small can frozen lemonade
• 16 ounces light whipped topping
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• Yellow food coloring, optional
• Lemon slices or berries for garnish

Directions

1. Mix lemonade, whipped topping, sweetened condensed milk, and food coloring until well blended.
2. Pour evenly into 2 crusts.
3. Garnish with thin lemon slices or sliced berries.
4. Chill until firm.

Berry Cream Pie

This creamy berry pie uses fresh berries, cream cheese, whipped topping, and a graham cracker crust.

Ingredients

• 1 block cream cheese, softened, 8 ounces
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3–4 cups assorted berries
• Dash of salt
• 1 container whipped topping, 8–12 ounces
• 1 prepared graham cracker crust

Directions

1. Whip cream cheese until no lumps remain.
2. Add powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla. Blend well on low speed.
3. Add about 1/3 of the whipped topping and blend well.
4. Fold in remaining whipped topping.
5. Gently fold in berries. Slice strawberries into smaller pieces if using.
6. Pour mixture into crust.
7. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.

Peanut Butter Pie

This no-bake peanut butter pie is creamy, rich, and simple enough for kids to help mix and spread into the crust.

Ingredients

• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 container whipped topping, 8 ounces
• 1 graham cracker crust
• Optional chocolate syrup and chopped peanuts

Directions

1. Cream peanut butter and cream cheese together.
2. Mix in powdered sugar until blended.
3. Add whipped topping and stir until creamy.
4. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
5. Refrigerate until firm.
6. Serve with chocolate syrup and chopped peanuts if desired.

Ice Cream Pumpkin Pie

This frozen pumpkin pie blends vanilla ice cream with pumpkin and spices for an easy fall dessert.

Ingredients

• 1 prepared graham cracker crust
• 1 container vanilla ice cream, 1.5 quarts, softened but not runny
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• Whipped cream

Directions

1. Mix softened ice cream, pumpkin, nutmeg, and cinnamon together well.
2. Fold mixture into graham cracker crust.
3. Freeze for 3 hours or overnight.
4. Top with whipped cream before serving.

Easy Ice Cream Pie

This frozen pie dessert is simple enough for kids to help assemble using ice cream, cookie crusts, and toppings.

Prep Time: 15 minutes plus freezing
Yield: 1 pie

Ingredients

• 1 prepared cookie crust
• 1 quart softened ice cream
• Chocolate syrup
• Whipped topping
• Candy or cookie toppings

Directions

1. Spread softened ice cream into cookie crust.
2. Freeze until firm.
3. Top with whipped topping and chocolate syrup.
4. Decorate with candies or crushed cookies.
5. Freeze until ready to serve.

Make it into a sundae kids cooking party.