A Reader Recipe: Low-Cal French Silk Pie


Updated 04/24/12 2:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy French Silk Pie Recipe

FitSugar reader Connoisseur4TheCure shared this low-cal recipe for chocolate cream pie in our Healthy Recipe group. This no-bake chocolate pie is fantastic! You won't know it's healthy while you are eating it! This recipe contains tofu, which is high in protein. One slice of this pie has about 230 calories, which is about half of the calories in a regular chocolate pie. Chocolate is believed to Read more

Happy National Pie Day!


Updated 01/23/12 12:23 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Pie Recipes For National Pie Day

It's one of the best days of the year: National Pie Day. Pie is one of those desserts that always seems to hit the spot. The buttery, flaky texture of the crust complements the moist filling in the most satisfying way. And the pie possibilities are endless! There are fruity pies, chocolate pies, and even savory pies. With these kinds of options, you just can't go wrong. In honor of this awesome Read more

How Many Pieces of Thanksgiving Pie Did You Eat?


Updated 11/28/11 11:43 AM · Posted by · 6 comments

How Much Pie Do You Eat at Thanksgiving?

My Thanksgiving spread consisted of four pies: pumpkin, apple, chocolate cream, and key lime. I only ate one type of pie, but I did have two regular-sized pieces of it. Adding to that, I also ate another slice for breakfast. What can I say, I get weak in the knees for pumpkin pie! To compensate for part of my pie indulgences (or the fact that I'll have another slice tonight), I'm spending a Read more

Warning: Sweet Potato Pie Is Severely Addictive


Updated 11/21/11 3:38 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

This past weekend saw a dry run of my upcoming Thanksgiving feast — a fancified version of turkey breast, a few of my favorite vegetable sides, and my first-ever sweet potato pie. The sweet potato pie may have been my first, but it certainly won't be my last. It's the perfect balance of textures and flavors: more soufflélike than custardy in texture, with a crispy graham cracker and butter Read more

The Basics: Graham Cracker Crust


Updated 11/19/11 5:40 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 1 comment

Easy Graham Cracker Crust Recipe

Hey you. Yeah, you. In the baking aisle with a premade graham cracker pie crust in your arms. Stop! Put down the pie crust. Did you know it's easy to make a homemade graham cracker crust? It's seriously the most simple pie crust around — if you have a food processor. All you have to do is pulse the crackers with butter and sugar until the mixture is fine and moist. Then you press into a pie Read more

Food Network Chefs Name Their Top Fall Food Trends


Updated 09/10/11 11:54 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Food Network Stars' Fall 2011 Food Trends

What culinary fad has jumped the shark — and what's here to stay? At The Taste in Los Angeles, we interviewed a star-studded lineup of Food Network chefs, from Giada De Laurentiis to Duff Goldman, to see what they think will be the next food trend. From doughnuts to drinking vinegar and food trucks to farm-to-table cuisine, we heard it all, but there's one sizzling hot food trend that everyone Read more

Get Your Pie On!


Updated 08/09/11 4:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Summer Pie Recipes

Although pie is a delectable dessert all year round, there's no better season to make it than Summer. From peaches to blackberries, there's an endless array of fresh fruit at the markets. And let's not forget about cream pies: these cooling ice box treats are just thing to end a hot day. Ready to get your pie on? Read on for the sweetest inspiration. Read more

Celebrate Peach Season With Crumble Pie


Updated 08/08/11 3:26 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Peach Crumble Pie Recipe

Wondering what to do with all those ripe and juicy peaches you picked up from the farmers market? I suggest you make peach pie. This easy pie recipe combines classic pie dough with a fresh peach filling and traditional crumble topping. If you're new to baking or don't have time to make pie dough from scratch, pick up a raw pie dough from the frozen foods section of your local market. When it's Read more

Celebrate the Season With Raspberry Chocolate Pie


Updated 07/11/11 10:41 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Raspberry Chocolate Pie Recipe

Everyone has culinary issues and one that I'm constantly working on is my fear of dough. Pizza dough, bread dough, pasta dough, pie dough — I'm totally intimidated by it all. However, last Summer, in an attempt to face my (irrational) fear, I started making pies. Peach pie, blueberry pie, cherry pie, raspberry pie. With each pie I made, it became a little easier. It's been months since I made a Read more

Savory Sight: Raspberry Nutella Pie


Updated 06/27/11 11:33 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Picture of Raspberry Nutella Pie

When the weather is hot, we love easy no-bake desserts! Here, Gabriela Une Vie Saine shares her favorite no-bake treat, an uncomplicated raspberry nutella pie. A decadent no-bake pie with Nutella and raspberries as the star ingredients! Get the recipe on her blog and don't forget to share your dishes in the YumSugar Community. Read more