Food and Recipes Desserts Pies 20 Of Grandma's Most Popular Fall Pies It's time to break out your favorite pie plate. By Jenna Sims Jenna Sims Jenna is a Senior Digital Editor for Southern Living and joined the team in 2014. She writes, produces, and assigns content with a focus on email growth and commerce content. She covers a range of topics in the lifestyle space from holiday gift guides to new product launches to tips for cooking with your air fryer. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Published on September 8, 2024 Close Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox When the leaves begin to change colors and the air becomes crisp, it means fall baking season has officially arrived. If you're looking for inspiration for the next pie to bake this fall, look no further. Not only is each of the pie recipes on this list guaranteed to be delicious, but they're also Grandma-approved.Whether you're just looking for a Saturday afternoon baking project or need a dessert to bring to a fall potluck, you can't go wrong with any of these classic pie recipes. Vintage Southern Pie Recipes We Still Love 01 of 20 Old-Fashioned Apple Pie Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox Welcome fall with this classic pie that features an old-fashioned double crust. When selecting apples for your pie, you can use the type of your choice but we recommend a tart variety such as Granny Smith or McIntosh. Get The Recipe 02 of 20 Pumpkin Pie Greg Dupree; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas Perhaps the easiest fall pie, this recipe for pumpkin pie is hard to mess up even if you're a beginner. In fact, it calls for refrigerated pie crust instead of homemade. Get The Recipe 03 of 20 Pecan Pie Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox If you're looking for a classic recipe for Pecan Pie, look no further. You'll know it's ready to come out of the oven when the filling is fully set and doesn't move when jiggled. Get The Recipe 04 of 20 Classic Chess Pie Jen Causey, Prop Stylist: Christina Daley, Food Stylist: Ana Kelly Grandma knows the not-so-secret ingredient in this classic pie is vinegar. The recipe calls for refrigerated pie crust, but you can use homemade like Grandma does if you prefer. Get The Recipe 05 of 20 Pear Pie Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless Move over, apples. This recipe is here to prove that pears can be just as delicious in a pie filling. Get The Recipe 06 of 20 Wilma Tidwell's Chocolate Chip Pie Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely Serve up the flavors of chocolate chip cookies in pie form with this recipe from reader Cassie Tidwell Tramel's grandmother, Wilma Tidwell. It's delicious on its own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. Get The Recipe 07 of 20 Old-Fashioned Shoofly Pie Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Rishon Hanners; Prop Stylist: Shell Royster This old-fashioned recipe turns simple ingredients into one sweet pie. In fact, you probably already have more of the ingredients on hand in your kitchen. Get The Recipe 08 of 20 Fudge Pie Iain Bagwell If you're looking for an over-the-top sweet pie with a chocolate base, this Fudge Pie should be your next baking project. You'll find a whole cup of sugar on the ingredient list. Get The Recipe 09 of 20 Egg Custard Pie Monica Farber / Southern Living Even novice bakers will be able to whip up this pie recipe with ease. It requires just a little bit of stirring and pouring to pull together. A sprinkling of nutmeg on top gives it a nice hint of fall flavor. Get The Recipe 10 of 20 Sour Cream Apple Pie Greg DuPree, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely A streusel topping that crisps as it cooks turns the humble apple pie into a show-stopping dessert. Parbake the crust before adding the apple filling to avoid a soggy bottom. Get the Recipe 11 of 20 Possum Pie Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Christine Keely No matter what you may think when you see the name for this classic pie made popular in Arkansas, we can assure there's no meat on the ingredient list. It starts with a Pecan Shortbread crust that's filled with a cream cheese layer followed by a layer of chocolate pudding and topped off with a whipped cream layer. Get The Recipe 12 of 20 Fried Apple Pies Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Karen Ranking; Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless Fried Apple Pies are the perfect fall treat, and this recipe will help you make them from scratch just like Grandma does. Get The Recipe 13 of 20 Southern Buttermilk Pie Fred Hardy II; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Props Stylist: Christina Brockman The creamy, smooth texture of a classic buttermilk pie can be compared to that of crème brûlée. Make sure to shield the edges of the pie with aluminum foil during the last 30 minutes of baking so it doesn't burn. Get The Recipe 14 of 20 Kentucky Bourbon Pie Katie Burdett/Southern Living Grandma knows chocolate and pecans are a winning duo, and this pie recipe proves just that. Plus, a little bit of bourbon gives it a boozy twist. Get The Recipe 15 of 20 Classic Sweet Potato Pie Rob Culpepper; Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer; Assistant Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle Sweet potatoes aren't just for casseroles. They star in this classic pie that just may be even sweeter than pumpkin. Get The Recipe 16 of 20 Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless Sweet as can be: Two of our favorite things, rolled into one impressive cinnamon roll apple pie. get the recipe 17 of 20 Atlantic Beach Pie CREDIT: GREG DUPREE; FOOD STYLING: CHELSEA ZIMMER; PROP STYLING: AUDREY DAVIS You might think this is a summer pie, but Grandma believes this classic lemon-lime showstopper is perfect any time of year. get the recipe 18 of 20 Chocolate Mousse Pie Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless When the Test Kitchen gives a recipe a 10 out of 10, then you know it's a slice of heaven. get the recipe 19 of 20 Banana Pudding Pie Abby Mercer / The Spruce Banana pudding fans, you're in for a real decadent treat. This five-star recipe has all the flavors of the traditional Southern dessert in a sliceable form. get the recipe 20 of 20 Cherry Nut Pie Caitlin Bensel, Food Stylist: Torie Cox Perhaps it's the graham cracker crust that wins our hearts? Or it could be the airy, lemony cream cheese filling that's studded with pecans and dark cherries and pecans. get the recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit