33 Berry Pie Recipes—And Summer Tarts Too
Berry pies are the height of summer desserts, showcasing the deep, juicy flavors you just don’t get in other seasons. The best berry pie recipes give you a buttery crust and luscious filling that doesn’t run all over your plate—but also doesn’t go too stiff and thick. Pies, of course, are a labor of love, which is why it’s good news that berry pie flavors can also be captured in easy tarts, galettes, and a few other forms. Below you’ll find our favorite ways to practice your pie dough moves (or whip up a quick crumb crust) and enjoy ripe blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, and any other berries you might be lucky enough to find before summer runs out.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich1/33Blueberry-Nectarine Lattice Pie
We love berry pie recipes with secret ingredients—like this one, which uses a squeeze of grapefruit juice to heighten the fresh flavors of the filling. There's coriander in there, too—which makes sense, because the dried seeds of this common garden herb contain linalool, one of the key terpenes used when laboratories synthesize the flavor of blueberries.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, and Rhoda Boone4/33The Easiest Peach-Raspberry Pie With Press-In Crust
Sweet peaches and tart raspberries are natural partners in this juicy, tangy pie, which has the easiest crust you’ll ever make. That's right, there's no rolling required.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Rhoda Boone6/33Mixed Berry Pie Bars
Looking for a pie that you can bring to a picnic or barbecue? This hand-held version packs a bright berry filling into a flaky crust. We like a combo of blueberries and strawberries for the filling.
Photo by Romulo Yanes11/33Raspberry Crumble Tart
For this crowd-pleasing tart, the editors of Gourmet took the ingredients for a double pastry crust in another direction, turning some into a bottom crust and the rest into a sweet streusel topping.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich14/33Wild Blueberry Pie With Almond Crumble Topping
Wild blueberries are small and much more flavorful than their big counterparts. You might see them fresh at farmstands and farmers markets, but they're also available frozen at supermarkets and specialty foods stores. The little bit of almond in the topping of this blueberry pie amps up the flavor of the berries.
Photo by Quentin Bacon15/33Plum-Blackberry Streusel Pie
Plums and blackberries are their best selves after a trip to the oven: the flavors are tangy and luscious, deep and sweet. A combination of cornstarch and tapioca in the filling helps to set up their juices nicely without becoming too thick. A scoop of vanilla ice cream isn't required here, but we recommend it.
Tobias Zarius17/33Peach-Blueberry Ice Cream Pie
This easy frozen dessert is great for a low-stress party, since you prep it in advance. It needs at least six hours in the freezer to firm up.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott18/33Blueberry-Pecan Galette
You don't need a pie pan for this simple dessert, so it's the perfect last-minute option if you wind up with berries that need baking.
Photo by Stephen Kent Johnson, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich19/33Strawberry-Rhubarb Galette with Buckwheat Crust
Chris Gentile20/33Simple Strawberry Dulce de Leche Shortbread Tart
Looking for an easy summer dessert? Make one big, flat cookie base (no hassling with tart pans), spread it with dulce de leche, and then top it with whipped cream and freshly sliced strawberries.
Patricia Heal21/33Lime Tart with Blackberries and Blueberries
Lemon curd is great and all, but have you tried making curds with other fruits? Lime curd is a tangy, zippy alternative that tastes great in a simple berry tart.
Patricia Heal24/33Bakewell Tart with Raspberry Preserves
Legend has it that the Bakewell tart was invented in the 1800s in the village of Bakewell. An inexperienced cook made a mistake when putting together a strawberry tart—and ended up with a pie crust with a layer of preserves on the bottom and a soft, cake-like filling. This version uses raspberry preserves, but strawberry would also be delicious.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou27/33Any Berry Galette
Photo by Chelsie Craig, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Chris Morocco29/33Fresh Fruit Tart With Almond Press-In Crust
Con Poulos31/33Berry, Coconut and Meringue Pie
If you love coconut macaroons and you love blueberry pie, you simply must make this recipe. The meringue is browned in the oven—no need for a kitchen torch.
