Better yet, they’re usually easier to make to boot, because you don’t have to prepare a crust to go on the top.
And if you have decided to use a store-bought, ready-made pie crust, then it’s often very quick and easy to make because all you really have to do is make the yummy filling.
I have been checking out some of the best open-faced pie recipes on the internet, and now I want to share my favorites with you.
I’ll also be providing the links to each recipe, so you can have a go at making one or two yourself.
You start with a ready-made pastry shell, which you fill with apple slices. Then you combine granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to sprinkle on top before making a crumbly topping made with flour, brown sugar, and butter. You can also throw in some chopped nuts.
The recipe yields 8 servings, each coming in at just 334 calories each, and it’s ready to eat in under an hour.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
It features a ready-made flaky pie crust and plenty of fresh blueberries.
You use some of the berries to form a syrup, while the remaining berries are heated in the syrup just enough to turn the blueberries a midnight blue with overtones of purple.
It requires very few ingredients and is super simple to make, and tastes great served with whipped cream!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
Now, this dish is just delicious! Not to mention simple to make.
You start with a ready-made unbaked pie shell, and then make the main filling which features butter, sugar, cornstarch, egg, vanilla extract, and pour it into the pie shell over slices of juicy ripe peaches.
Then you make a brown sugar crumble to go over the top to give the pie a nice crunch.
The recipe yields 8 servings, at just 335 calories each, and is ready to eat just over an hour.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
I just love the pairing of apple and caramel, juicy, fruity and sweet.
It’s super easy to make. Just pour some apple pie filling into a prepared pie crust, sprinkle in some chopped pecan nuts for crunch, and fold the sides in before baking.
Then just melt some caramels and milk in the microwave, and the mixture over the pie to serve – yum!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
For those of you who don’t already know, a crostata is an Italian baked tart or pie, where the dough is folded up around the filling to hold the dish together, producing a rustic crust.
You only need 7 ingredients to make this recipe, namely store bought pie crust, mixed berries, sugar, cornstarch, egg, lemon juice, and Turbinado sugar.
The recipe yields 8 servings, and can be ready to eat in under an hour.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
In this awesome recipe, the pie crust on top gets omitted and is replaced with a heavenly crumble topping instead to give a wonderfully velvety smooth apple pie experience with crunchy texture to each bite.
You only need 8 ingredients in total, namely apples, pie dough, salted pecan crumble, cornstarch, lemon zest, ground nutmeg, and a drizzle of caramel sauce for a delicious final garnish!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
Now, this open-faced pie is deliciously creamy and fruity, and incredibly easy to make.
First you take a prepared pie crust and line it with slices of fresh peaches and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon and nutmeg, before making a creamy mixture made with butter, sugar, egg, and flour, and pour this over the peach mixture to bake.
It tastes great – highly recommended.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
I’m so glad I came across this recipe – it’s so unique!
It does require a lot of ingredients, but they are all pretty easy to source. They include blueberries, cream cheese, chopped pecan nuts, egg, instant coffee, powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, fresh rosemary and more.
It comes out golden brown and the filling has a wonderfully jammy consistency. It’s best served warm with a pouring of double cream.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
Now, this is an apple pie with a difference – it’s a boozy open-faced apple pie that features an apple brandy called Calvados which tastes amazing and goes perfectly in this recipe.
The filling also includes slices of crisp eating apples, unsalted butter, caster sugar, and lemon juice. And if you don’t already have a ready-made pie crust, this recipe will show you how to make one.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
This is quite the showstopper of a dessert, and it’s certain to impress your dinner guests.
It features roasted peaches arranged into a butter pastry, with a lovely brown sugar crunch on the top.
It’s loaded with flavorful ingredients, including peaches, powdered sugar, ground almonds, vanilla extract, peach jam, and more. I love it served with a dollop of vanilla ice cream!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
This is such a fruity dish – it’s certain to go down a treat if you decide to make it!
You can either use plums or pluots, or a combination of the two. For those of you who don’t already know, pluots are a hybrid of plums and apricots.
The recipe is split into two, one for the filling and one for the pie crust base. The filling is particularly flavorful, with the likes of ground cinnamon, lemon juice and orange zest.
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
Now, this recipe is quite the treat! And it looks amazing too, topped with lots of glazed strawberries.
It’s easy to make and is made up of 3 layers. For the bottom layer, mix melted white chocolate with cream cheese and sour cream until fluffy, and pour this into a pie crust.
Then the cooked layer features a crushed strawberry mixture, which then gets topped with the more strawberries painted with an elder flower liqueur. It’s just dreamy!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
Well, I’m pleased to report that this pie tastes just as good as it looks!
The recipe features 3 separate elements. There’s the pie crust featuring gold tequila as a secret ingredient.
Then there’s a filling made up of blackberries, and slices of nectarines in rose shapes, together with such flavorful additions as orange juice, more gold tequila, and cinnamon. And finally we have a cinnamon brown sugar crumb for crunch!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
This is a simple, rustic recipe to make, but it tastes incredibly indulgent, and full of rich flavors.
It features fresh pitted cherries, and chocolate chips in the filling and is topped with a drizzle of chocolate sauce and a dollop of vanilla ice cream – yum!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
You’ll be pleased to hear that you can make this twist on s’mores in the comfort of your own home!
It’s the perfect recipe for using up leftover pumpkin pie, and it features such flavorful ingredients as marshmallows, chocolate, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, and more!
It’s absolutely amazing!
To see the recipe in full, simply click on this link.
Wrap Up
I hope you’ve enjoyed browsing through these recipes as much as I’ve enjoyed putting it together. More so, I hope you ‘ve picked one or two that you’d like to try out – enjoy!
Have you ever made something so delicious that you wished you could savor it forever?
Only to find that the recipe has now mysteriously vanished from your phone and the entirety of the internet. Yep, there’s not much more painful than that.
Hi, my name is Mark Williams and I have been infatuated with cooking since I was young. I would beg my mother to pull a chair up to the counter so I could watch what she was doing.
