Thanksgiving Dessert: Mini Pies

Create up to four individual-sized pies full of your favorite fillings with this simple-to-operate pie maker. Whether its savory meat pies, vegetable pies, quiches or sweet fruit pies or tarts, most pies take just 8 minutes to cook. $99.50.

The “Mini Pie Cookbook makes it easy to create single-serving pies that the whole family will enjoy for snacks, dinners and desserts. Former pastry chef Abigail Johnson Dodge, a respected expert shows you how simple it is to assemble and bake pies using an electric mini pie maker. The charming desserts range from fruity fillings like apple-cinnamon, tangy cranberry-pear, plum-ginger, and strawberry-rhubarb to decadent flavors like s’mores, chocolate and caramel-banana. Of course, the classic are here, too, with recipes for seasonal favorites including pumpkin and pecan. Best of all, these delicious petite pies bake in just ten minutes without even turning on the oven. $19.95

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