Healthy Pie Recipes and Cooking Tips

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Oatmeal-Nut Crunch Apple Pie

This decadent pie is loaded with juicy apples and adorned with a streusel-lover's crunchy topping. The pie is best served the day it's made. If you're short on time, look for a ready-made whole-wheat pie crust in the freezer section of the store.

» Oatmeal-Nut Crunch Apple Pie

Squash Pie

Try this custard pie with buttercup squash, a sweet, orange-fleshed variety that bakes up luscious, light and surprisingly creamy. Roasted fresh squash has a vibrant color and full flavor, but to save time you can use frozen or canned squash. The pie is best the day it is baked, but much of the preparation can be done in advance. Serve with Ginger Cream.

» Squash Pie

Deep-Dish Apple Pie

With all that delicious fruit an apple pie should be healthy, but the truth is a slice can have as much as 750 calories and 30 grams of fat. For the most part, the culprit is the crust. We use whole-wheat pastry flour to add fiber and lower the saturated fat by replacing some of the butter with canola oil. The brown sugar-sweetened filling in this pie is made with two kinds of apples for the perfect balance. A slice has half the calories of a typical version and only 10 grams of fat—sweet!

» Deep-Dish Apple Pie

Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Pie

While pumpkin pie deserves respect as a Thanksgiving icon, it's fun to shake up tradition. Surprise your family and friends with a frozen pie this year—it just might become one of their holiday favorites. No need to let them know how easy it is.

» Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Pie

Classic Pumpkin Pie

Canned evaporated milk—not to be confused with sweetened condensed milk—is a standard ingredient in many pumpkin pie recipes. Making the simple switch from evaporated whole milk to evaporated skim milk lowers the saturated fat in your pie, while maintaining its rich texture.

» Classic Pumpkin Pie

Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Shortbread Crust

A sublime silky chocolate custard fills this simple hazelnut shortbread crust. Serve garnished with whipped cream and toasted hazelnuts for a special touch.

» Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Shortbread Crust

Pumpkin Coconut Tart

Dark rum, coconut milk, cinnamon, ginger and cloves give this pumpkin tart a complex flavor that matches perfectly with a cup of chai laced with milk.

» Pumpkin Coconut Tart


Slice into these delicious, healthy homemade pies.

Few desserts complete a meal like a slice of homemade pie. Whether you love creamy pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving or you spent summers baking fresh-picked-fruit pies with Grandma, we all have a favorite pie.

Although many pie crusts are full of shortening, butter or even lard, these healthy pie recipes replace much (if not all) of those saturated and trans fats with heart-healthy monounsaturated fats. And we use a judicious hand with sweeteners to let the inherently healthy ingredients in the fillings shine. This healthy pie collection spans the seasons so you can feel good about satisfying your sweet tooth all year without worrying about your waistline.

Healthy Pie Recipes

Two of summer's favorite fruits come together in this almond-scented pie.
A crunchy, lemony topping crowns this appealing summer dessert.
For this tart a few tablespoons of maple syrup sweeten the blueberry topping and...
A Southern favorite, buttermilk custard pie is smooth, tangy and delicious.
What says summer more than cherry pie?
A decadent chocolate filling topped with sliced bananas and homemade meringue is a...
Canned evaporated milk—not to be confused with sweetened condensed milk—is a...
With all that delicious fruit an apple pie should be healthy, but the truth is a...
With a traditional high-fat pie dough, it's easy to go wrong because the dough...
What better way to showcase this beautiful fruit than to have a strawberry pie......
Bittersweet chocolate and Dutch-process cocoa meld with a shot of fresh brewed...
While pumpkin pie deserves respect as a Thanksgiving icon, it's fun to shake up...
Use a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip to pipe decorative swirls on top of...
This creamy, luscious pie is made by combining a fluffy cooked meringue with a...
We tested this healthy Key lime pie quite a few times and no one got tired of it. We...
A light and lively lemon mousse paired with a crisp gingersnap crust makes a...
Eating this pie is almost like eating frozen lemonade in graham-cracker crust.
This decadent pie is loaded with juicy apples and adorned with a streusel-lover...
A lightened pie crust plus the tart-sweet combination of peaches and raspberries is...
Phyllo ruffles give an airy look to this plum pie.
A creamy custard is the perfect foil for tangy rhubarb in this wonderful spring pie.
The season's best apples - plus a pear for its delicate flavor - fill this...
Try this custard pie with buttercup squash, a sweet, orange-fleshed variety that...
Rhubarb and strawberries go hand in hand, and what better way to honor the...

Healthy Toppings and Pie Crust Recipes

Try this tender crust for any single-crust pie recipe. It will keep, tightly wrapped...
Whole-wheat pastry flour contributes a pleasant nutty flavor to an all-purpose pie...
Let's face it: it's tough to make a great pie pastry without butter....
This delicious, versatile crust can also be made with hazelnuts, almonds or pecans.
Chopped candied ginger adds a sweet and spicy note to lightened-up whipped cream.
This versatile creamy topping blends the nutritional virtues and creamy texture of...

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