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13 Pie-Inspired Recipes to Make for Thanksgiving If You’re Tired of Actual Pie

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

Pie is the classic ending to a Thanksgiving meal, but year after year of your Grandmother’s “famous” pie can get a little (dare I say) boring. Spice up your Thanksgiving meal – and seriously impress your relatives – by making one of these pie-inspired recipes instead. 

1. Apple Pie Dip

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This apple pie dip is perfectly complimented with cinnamon sugar pie crust chips. Dip, dip hooray!

2. Pumpkin Pie Crescent Rolls

Pie bread sweet
Dylan Barth

Use extra dough from dinner to whip up these super easy pumpkin pie crescent rolls. Or try roll up apple slices for an apple pie variation

3. Apple Pie in an Apple

Pie cake apple pie
Courtney Carter

Save the hassle of rolling out a pie crust. With this dessert, you can use the apple itself instead to make single-serve cups. 

4. Spiced Sweet Potato Bread

Thanksgiving Recipes that Remind Me of Home
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Sweet potato pie has met its match. Pair a warm slice of this spiced sweet potato bread with a drizzle of honey for the perfect Thanksgiving day snack.

5. Caramel Apple Pie Pizza

Pie syrup apple
Gracey Wallace

Imagine apple pie, but with an added layer of warm gooey caramel and turned into a pizza. That’s what you get with this caramel apple pie pizza. Plus, look how pretty it is.

6. Pumpkin Pie Cookie Butter Pull Apart Bread

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Pumpkin pie. Cookie butter. Pull apart bread. It doesn’t get much better than these three foods combined into one decadent dessert. Oh, and remember to top it with ice cream.

7. Apple Pie Tacos

Pie cream pie
Paige Marie Rodgers

Score major style points with your family by making these apple pie tacos. With a puff pastry shell and classic apple filling, no one will miss boring old pie.

8. Pumpkin and Pecan Pie Bars

Pie
Arden Sarner

Can’t decide if you want a slice of pumpkin pie or a slice or pecan pie? Make these bars to get the best of both worlds.

9. Pumpkin Pie Cake

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Caroline Grew

This is perfect for a person who loves pumpkin but hates pie (yes, that is possible). Well, let them eat cake – specifically, this pumpkin pie cake.

10. Graham Cracker Pecan Chocolate Bars

Pie
Elizabeth Philip

This dessert really raises the bar (pun intended). Dusted with snowy powdered sugar, these graham cracker pecan chocolate bars really ring in the winter season.

11. Apple Pie Cups

Pie yogurt pudding
Susanna Tuan

These cups are as simple as they are aesthetically pleasing. With crunchy walnuts, sweet apples, and thick whipped cream, you won’t even miss plain pie.

12. Pumpkin Spice Overnight Oats

Pie pumpkin cereal
Mollie White

This pumpkin pie-inspired breakfast is perfect for the morning after Thanksgiving. Fuel yourself for a day of Black Friday shopping with these overnight oats.

13. Pumpkin Cheesecake-Stuffed French Toast

Pie waffle whipped cream
Jaime Wilson

This breakfast is so decadent it could be for dessert. I’d eat this pumpkin cheesecake-stuffed French toast for any meal of the day.

Foodies never like to be bored, so why endure another Thanksgiving with plain old pie? Whether your go-to is flavor is apple, pumpkin, sweet potato, or pecan, there is an inspired dessert out there for you. Try them all this Thanksgiving! 

Emily Chin

Georgetown '19

I'm a second year nursing major. I love making Pinterest projects, being with friends, and going for runs (to Trader Joes).