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15 Non-Traditional Pie Recipes to Try This Year

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Radford chapter.

These non-traditional pies each have the potential to change your life. As an American foodie, we can all agree that there is no better dessert than a slice of pie. As a millennial, we can all agree that we are moving away from the traditional in every possible aspect. Why not continue that trend into pies? Each of these pies are far from traditional – pick one to try and make!

1. Mint Cookies N’ Cream Brown Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes chocolate cake
Wendy Zhou

Is there anything truly better than mint, brownies, or cookie and cream? The answer is yes. It is a pie that combines all three. #Winning. 

2. Strawberry Ice Cream Pie

This Strawberry Ice Cream pie is the best frozen treat for your stomach’s delight. It is simple and it is sweet. Give it a try.

3. Cranberry Lime Pie

Pie Recipes cheesecake raspberry
Jenna Hively

Are you tired of plain ole Key Lime Pie and wanna mix it up? Try this recipe for Cranberry Lime Pie

4. Nutella Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes pie chocolate
Kristen Altmeyer

There is only one thing better than straight Nutella has to be Nutella in a pie. If you don’t believe me, then you must go make it – now.

5. Purple Sweet Potato Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes sweet cream
Arden Sarner

Purple Sweet Potato Pie will actually change your life. I am serious. This pie needs to be the next thing you make. 

6. No-Bake Peanut Butter and Oreo Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes chocolate cake
Xinwei Zeng

Don’t have time to preheat your oven to make a pie? No sweat, try this no-bake Peanut Butter and Oreo Pie. It’s a show stopper. 

7. Cherry Berry Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes crust blackberry
Kristin Brennan

Are you not entirely ready to let go of classic American desserts? Try this, kind-of-sort-of traditional, non-traditional Cherry Berry pie; it will be your gateway drug into new desserts. 

8. Vegan Cranberry Apple Cider Pie 

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes cookie chocolate
Grace Nguyen

As a vegan, you are one of the pioneers of the non-traditional American foods. This vegan Cranberry Apple Cider Pie is going to be your new favorite dessert to make for all of your friends.

9. Eggnog Pumpkin Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes cake crust
Eva Reynolds

Do you want to know what makes Pumpkin Pie better? Did you guess Eggnog? If you did, then you are absolutely correct. Eggnog Pumpkin Pie is what all of your dreams are going to be made of after you try a bite. 

10. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes pie rhubarb
Pavindra Maheswaren

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie is the perfect pie to introduce you to exactly what Rhubarb is. And then you will make all your friends try it too. 

11. Blueberry Chia Seed Pudding Pie 

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes pastry chocolate
Kristine Mahan

This pie is perfect for your next fourth of July celebration. Red, white, and better than your Aunt Sally’s classic strawberry and blueberry cake. This pie is delicious. 

12. Silky Green Matcha Pie

Matcha is all the rage. It is taking over our coffees, our teas, and now our pies. This recipe for a matcha pie is going to be the new craze that will take your Instagram feed by storm. 

13. Thin Mint Pie

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes chocolate cream
Jocelyn Hsu

Thin Mints are every person’s favorite girl scout cookie – it is a fact. So why not turn it into a pie

14. Pear Galette (yes people, galettes are pies)

Non-Traditional Pie Recipes pastry sweet
Jamie Medina

Are you parents coming to visit soon? Do you need something to impress them with? Make them this Pear Galette the elegance of this type of pie will blow them out of the water and may even win you the slot as the favorite for a while. 

15. Vegan Chocolate Silk Pie with Speculoos Crust

This vegan Chocolate Silk Pie will be the reason everyone goes vegan in 2017. It is incredibly delicious. And it uses clean ingredients. That is what I call a win!

Your mouth is likely watering by now, so grab your mixer, find your oven mitts and treat yo’self after a long week with one of these incredible pies. Seriously, pick a pie, stop staring at the screen, grab your best friend, head to the store and get bakin’.