Pies & Tarts Archives - A Side of Sweet

Peach Pie with All Butter Pie Crust

Nothing says summer like a fresh peach pie with all butter pie crust. This recipe is for the best pie you’ll ever eat! I dare you to have just one piece.

I’m losing my mind right now. It’s officially peach pie season and I can’t get enough. We buy peaches by the bushel to satisfy my cravings and I will literally sit down and eat four peaches in a row, no problem. I’ve been craving peaches for months, basically since September. I’m over the moon happy with the fact that peaches are everywhere now!
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Rhubarb Blueberry Pie with Faux Lattice Crust

The ultimate summery pie is this Rhubarb Blueberry Pie recipe. You’ll also love this easy ‘fake lattice’ pie crust design that only requires a FORK!

Today’s pie recipe is a delicious twist on two of my favorite summer pies – rhubarb pie and blueberry pie. It’s so good I was literally craving it again as soon as we finished the last piece!

Read on for this amazing rhubarb blueberry pie recipe!

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Brown Sugar Peach Galette with Brown Sugar Whipped Cream

Celebrate summer’s bounty with this fabulous brown sugar peach galette recipe topped with brown sugar whipped cream.

I’ve been craving peaches for months – basically since September. I’m over-the-moon because peaches are everywhere right now! Our goal is to gorge ourselves with peaches all summer long – as if we can somehow bank some of that satisfaction for the winter months ahead. As we think about our 4^th of July picnic plans, I can’t wait to make this brown sugar peach galette.

Read on for the Brown Sugar Peach Galette Recipe!
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Lemon Curd Tart Recipe with Olive Oil Crust

Nut Free

A lemon curd tart recipe baked in a delicious olive oil tart shell made with Spanish olive oil. Plus, everything you need to know about choosing, storing and tasting olive oil.

You really can’t go wrong with lemon curd. Right now our lemon tree is producing like crazy, providing us with a bounty of lemons to use. We’ve been eating lemon curd by the gallon. Although I love spooning it on homemade yogurt, my new favorite thing is making baking it into this lemon curd tart. For this recipe, a traditional tart crust gets a delicious twist with tart dough made with olive oil. And for a plot twist – the lemon curd also uses olive oil instead of butter!

Intrigued? Read on…

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Lemon Tartlets with Lemon Curd

Nut Free Vegetarian

An easy recipe for lemon tartlets with lemon curd. Sweet pastry shells make the perfect container for the best lemon curd ever – it’s so silky and smooth.

As Spring approaches, I just wanted to squeeze (no pun intended!) in one more lemon recipe! This was another recipe that I shared at a recent dessert night (remember those lemon curd pavlovas?).

You’re telling me you don’t have dessert nights? You should definitely make them a regular thing – there’s nothing better than catching up with friends over sweet treats…. Read More »

Salted Caramel Apple Pie from Scratch

This recipe for Salted Caramel Apple Pie from scratch will blow your mind. The all butter pie crust recipe is flaky perfection.

Oh boy do I have a treat for you today! I have been making pies for over twenty five years (yes, since age 5) and this might be the best pie ever. Today I’m sharing with you the recipe for Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie shop’s Salted Caramel Apple Pie. Making apple pie from scratch is one of my favorite things to do in the fall, but adding caramel just takes things to the next level.

The recipe is from the Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book, released by Emily and Melissa Elsen, the sisters and owners of the famous Brooklyn pie shop by the same name…. Read More »