'Sweety Pies': Dessert Recipes For Thanksgiving

Tasty Memories

To Inspire You

Author Patty Pinner dedicated 'Sweety Pies' to her mother Ruth, who said: "A man sees petticoats and brassieres everywhere… but a nice little homemade chocolate pie isn't something he's gonna see on every woman's kitchen table." To get started, learn her recipe for the perfect crust.

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Ruth Pinner

Patty's Inspiration

Patty thought of her mother as a 'domestic geisha,' whose recipes were full of magic. Ruth Pinner taught her daughter to collect recipes, and 'Sweety Pies' carries on that tradition. It represents the best dessert cooking of Patty's community of women.

Ruth's Pie

Mama's Fresh Rasberry Pie

Patty has memories of her mother staging the revelation of this pie just as her father came home from work. Make this dramatic pie part of your family's holiday traditions.

Get Ruth's loving recipe.

Sherry's Advice

For the Young Folk

Patty's friend Sherry takes as much pride in her appearance and her accomplishments as her cooking. She wants younger women to know that being a gorgeous woman is not all about Victoria's Secret lingerie and red nail polish. The art of cooking a great pie is just as feminine and seductive.

Sherry's Secret

Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie

Sherry's Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie is a tasty mix of nuts and chocolate that will make everybody think you are a wonder woman -- or a wonderful man!

Get Sherry's yummy recipe.

Who's the Boss?

Grandma, That's Who!

Patty's grandmother was a cooking pro from a young age, and her own mother was no different. Ruth's advice to her daughter: "When you cook you can't be shy; you've got to show the pots that you're the boss." Cause a stir in your kitchen this Thanksgiving with Patty's Grandma's pie...

Twist on a Favorite

Apple Meringue

Patty's grandmother's Old-Fashioned Apple Meringue Pie takes the classic lemon meringue pie to another level. Spring it on your loved ones this year and show them who's the boss of your kitchen.

Get Grandma's Recipe.

Daring Dezarae

Her Mixed Berry Pie

Dezarae Triplett was a glamourous young wife who enchanted Patty Pinner's neighborhood when she was a child with her mink coats, diamonds and berry pies.

Cast your own spell with Dezarae Triplett's Mixed Berry Pie.

Linda Lewis

Her Mother's Radio Friend

Linda Lewis is married to the host of Patty's mother's favorite radio show from back in the day 'Listen to The Mrs.' This traditional pie packs a little something extra.

Will you 'Listen to The Mrs.' and try Linda's pie?

Miss Mattie Clyde

Giving Love Through Citrus

Of her friend Miss Mattie's Frozen Citrus Pie, Patty Piner writes: "Compassion may be hard to find, but we always know it when we taste it." Share your love with your friends and family this holiday season with a home-baked pie and cherish all those who make our holidays sweet.