What number of digits of Pi are you able to recite? I can do a whopping three: 3.14. Fortunately, that’s all we have to have a good time Pi Day each March 14th. I’m clearly not a math whiz, however I do welcome any excuse to have a good time and eat one thing scrumptious.
Full disclosure, I’m additionally not naturally gifted in relation to baking. Thank goodness for gifted individuals who put their wonderful recipes on the market for the remainder of us. Particularly Jenn at As soon as Upon a Chef and Amy from A Pink Spatula. Due to them, I discovered three completely doable and completely tasty pie recipes. I promise with each non-culinary bone in my physique you could make these. My largest downside was not accounting for time that the pies wanted to “set” within the fridge (such a rookie). Whenever you take a look at the recipes utilizing the hyperlinks under, make sure to word such particulars and issues needs to be easy crusing.
Coconut and Chocolate No-Bake Pie
This pie completely will get me — there’s chocolate, a store-bought crust (elective), and no baking. However don’t let it idiot you. It’s scrumptious! One other wonderful thing about this pie is that it truly units a little bit higher for those who go away it within the fridge in a single day. The right make-ahead dessert! If you wish to impress individuals with as little work doable, that is your pie.
Key Lime Pie
Key Lime is my husband’s favourite! So I did go the additional mile and make my very own graham cracker crust (all of us do loopy issues for love). To make issues simpler and sooner, nonetheless, I like to recommend making it the evening earlier than you need to add the filling. If you wish to do one thing utterly selfmade however not utterly unattainable, this pie is a good possibility.
Peach and Plumb Crumb Slab Pie
That is what my pie goals are fabricated from–an enormous previous slab of peaches and brown sugar. The crumb topping is ridiculously straightforward, which is nice information for these of us nonetheless intimidated by the lattice pie crust method. Additionally, don’t inform anybody, however I completely used frozen peach slices. This pie will feed a village however fortunately it doesn’t take one to throw it collectively.
Keep in mind, your pie doesn’t should be good. Lord is aware of my pie crusts received’t be successful any awards. However I’m satisfied that with sufficient Cool Whip and good firm, any pie tastes nice. That’s what Pi Day is all about for me — the possibility to pause the each day routine and make some reminiscences.
And chocolate. It’s all the time about chocolate.
For those who’re quick on time however need to take pleasure in pie on Pi Day, take a look at this record of nice pie retailers across the Alamo Metropolis.
