Today’s post is a follow up to last week’s 6 Make Ahead Summer Cakes and I’m excited to bring you 6 cool summer pies just in time for the Fourth of July Weekend! These are tried and true, honest to goodness, old fashioned recipes that will pluck at your heartstrings and make your stomach smile.
Just click on the name of each pie to go to the recipe post!
Gratefully, Christy
Old Fashioned Coconut Meringue Pie
You can’t go to the grocery store and buy this pie. Sure, they have coconut pies for sale in the freezer section but the only resemblance they bear to a true old fashioned coconut pie is their name. This is one of those pies that, if you find yourself craving it, you’re just gonna have to make it yourself.
But don’t worry, it’s easy to do and you probably have everything you need on hand already except for the coconut.
Lemon Meringue Pie with Cookie Crumb Crust
Y’all, don’t tell anyone I told ya this but my friends at Southern Living bragged on this pie and said it was the best they’d ever tasted!
You have no idea what a red letter day that was for me!
Fresh Strawberry Pie
I have one bit of advice when it comes to this pie : Always make two! One is just never enough. 🙂
Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Pie
And a story about my Grandaddy 🙂
Cherry Cream Cheese Pie
My Grandmama always made this especially for me growing up, and it is still a favorite today.
Lemon Chess Pie
And old fashioned pie for those of us who can appreciate the simple, delicious, and lemony things in life!
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Hey, Christy! These all look scrumptious! Think I’ll have to make that strawberry pie real soon; ok, 2 strawberry pies! Have a great week! Mary
Now Christy I’m sure these are all low in calories, right? I’m loading up on strawberries and just might make 4 pies for the shindig this weekend. You have a great holiday and let’s just not worry about the scales!
OMG all these pies look good. I will be busy this Sunday baking. Thank you
Hi C! I so appreciate your post today, just before the summer’s hottest holiday, July 4th (and it always involves food 😛 ). However, I am now in a pickle because of you….. since you listed 6, count them, SIX pies to choose from. How am I supposed to choose? Shall I flip a coin, do a random survey, have hubby pick an alphabet letter and hope it falls on a certain pie name? Hmmm ~scratches head~ since I just had a big # birthday and am now “old”….I’ll choose one of the pies w/ “old” in the name. Whew….now see? I just freed you up for your big weekend for Big Idea. Have a great 4th!!!!! Love ya! T.
Gotta, just gotta make the Lemon Chess first ~ it’s a delicious memory for me. I ate it for dessert on Sundays when my Daddy wanted to go to this little restaurant called the Toddler House…way back in the 60’s! Heading in to grate those lemons now. Sounds like a great dessert to go w/ the White Chicken Chili that’s in the crockpot right now.
Wow, I don’t know which one to make first. They all look so wonderful. What a great post.
Hello Christy! How are you? Feeling blessed I hope. Christy, I love you recipes. The best things I like about them are how you show step by step instructions and the ingredents are not expenses in other words cheap, cheap, cheap genertic brands. Thank you so very much, I have used serveral of your recipes and I like them. Again thank you.
Thank you so much Ronda, you are so kind. I try my best to make sure that most of my recipes are friendly on the budget and easy on time. I am feeling very blessed, thank you for asking. I hope you are feeling blessed yourself and have a wonderful day!