The Best Gluten Free Pie Recipes

It’s always the season for pie! Who doesn’t love their favorite fruits, flavors, and more inside a rich and flaky or buttery and crumbly crust?

Many think of pie around the holiday season, when a fresh pumpkin pie or apple pie graces the dessert table. Or maybe you prefer sweet potato or pecan for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Pie recipes are also popular in the summer as a delicious way to enjoy your favorite summer fruit. Coconut and lemon seem to come into favor in the spring around Easter. And then there’s the timeless cream pies that are amazing at any time of the year.

And all of these can be made gluten free! Here are some recipes to try!

Fruit Pies

Flaky crust brimming with sweet, thick, fruit fillings. It’s your decision whether you add a top crust, lattice, crumb topping, or nothing more than whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream!

Gluten Free Dutch Apple Pie

This mouthwatering pie has a homemade crust and tart Granny Smith filling. But the star is the buttery, crumbly crisp topping.

Gluten Free Dutch Apple Pie Recipe

Gluten Free Cream Pies

The most heavenly of pies with a creamy pudding filling in a flaky or crumb crust, and topped with clouds of pillowy whipped cream.

Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie

Fill up a graham cracker crust with bananas and creamy custard, then top it with fluffy whipped cream. THis is a classic that works for so many occasions.

Gluten Free Banana Cream Pie Recipe

Gluten Free S’Mores Pudding Pie

You don't need a campfire to make this easy treat. Made with decadent Hershey's Milk Chocolate pudding in a gluten-free graham cracker crust, topped with fluffy toasted marshmallow meringue.

Gluten Free S’Mores Pudding Pie Recipe

What are the four kinds of pie?

Traditionally, there are four kinds of pie:

• Fruit pies – fruit is combined with sugar and a thickener, then baked in a crust. They can be topped with a second crust, a crumb topping, or left open.
• Custard pies – these have a custard base is made from eggs and usually a form of dairy and then baked in the crust. This includes not only a traditional creamy custard but also pumpkin and sweet potato pie, as well as, surprisingly, pecan and other nut pies.
• Cream pies – cream pies typically have a bottom crust filled with a custard or pudding that can be homemade or made from a mix before pouring into the crust. Unlike custard pies, they are chilled to set, not baked, and are usually topped with whipped cream.
• Savory – this typically means something along the lines of a pot pie with a top and bottom crust and a savory stew-like filling, or a single crust quiche. And while technically a casserole, we can throw Shepherds Pie into the mix too.

What are the different types of crust for pie? 

Some people might prefer the traditional pastry pie crust. However, there is always debate about butter versus shortening, making it by hand versus using a food processor, or even buying it pre-made from the store.

If you are making a gluten-free pie, start with this perfectly flaky pie crust. Then try one of these recipes or fill it with Apple Pie Filling or Cherry Pie Filling.

Others prefer a graham cracker crust or one made from another cookie like gluten free vanilla wafers. It’s even possible to swap out that cookie crust for an almond meal crust if you need a gluten free option. And sometimes you just need chocolate, so you can make a gluten free Oreo pie crust.

Your pie possibilities are endless. So whether you prefer traditional pie recipes and stick to the classics or want to try something new and creative, you are sure to find something you’ll love in this amazing list of the best pie recipes!