Chilled Pie Recipes: 12 Delicious No-Bake Desserts (PHOTOS)

In the summer, the last thing most people want to do is slave over a hot oven, even if it's the perfect season for desserts like cherry pie, blueberry pie, berry cobbler or plum crisp. That's when refrigerator and freezer pies come into play -- these pies don't require much more than baking the crust (or you can use a store-bought crust). Most of the fillings can easily be whipped together and poured right into the crust to chill, either in the fridge or freezer (some fillings require brief cooking because they contain eggs). Find the recipe that appeals to you and serve it up at your next summer shindig.

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[Toby Bateson]

01:17 PM on 08/11/2012

I'm feeling fat and guilty just looking at them! Amazing recipes, lovely photos.

Toby

http://www.mutantsoftware.co.uk/

[thebarbecuemast]

06:44 AM on 07/22/2012

i would rather make some smoothies using cantalopes

http://www.thebarbecuemaster.net/summer-recipes.html

[nik1328]

04:18 PM on 06/14/2012

I thought these were supposed to be "no-bake" ????

[vik5627]

12:24 PM on 06/11/2012

Is there any way to make any of this stuff okay for diabetics?

[GrandmaG]

03:04 PM on 06/13/2012

I have to watch carbs too, not diagnosed yet but wokring hard to keep the sugar low and not be.

[vik5627]

04:06 PM on 06/13/2012

Good luck to you! Hope it doesn't happen to you!

[cliff53]

11:36 AM on 06/11/2012

They left out Lemon Ice Box pie, made like key lime, but using lemon, and I think the only place you can get it is in the South, just like trying to find boiled peanuts. I make a trip to Louisiana every year, and stock up on them. A southern treat.

[rosasturtles1]

08:36 PM on 06/10/2012

yummy,my children love baking,no bake pies...haha.

[mcinnisja]

08:13 PM on 06/10/2012

"Amazing" is the most meaningless word in the English language.

[mds308]

12:01 PM on 06/11/2012

Almost as bad as 'Unique.'

[conscioushope]

07:45 PM on 07/10/2012

Oh, I'm with you! It is so overused as to be very irritating. I never use it, and cringe when I hear it!

[snowkat0391]

07:54 PM on 06/10/2012

lol I like how the advert on AOL's homepage said "Check out these recipes- NO OVEN REQUIRED!" and at least 2 of these says "Put in oven" at the end.

[Jami134]

12:50 PM on 06/11/2012

LOL I definitely won't be making the two recipes that caught my eye; one requires agar and the other a blow torch, not exactly staples in my kitchen.

[Al Schrader]

07:16 PM on 06/10/2012

Besides being a chef, I'm also a physicist. I noticed that, after baking an apple pie, the apples tend to over cook and get soft, and the inside of the crust gets mushy. So, here is what I came up with.
Take a sheet of good frozen puff pastry and bake it until it is pefectly golden brown on top with poofy crisp layers. Then, cut it into a serving size equal to a slice of apple pie. Slice it through the middle creating a top and a bottom. Spoon fresh apple pie filling onto the bottom and top it with the other piece. Swirl whipped cream on top of it, dust with powdered sugar, and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream....Alfred-

[jacmed]

09:36 AM on 06/12/2012

If you're a chef, Al Shrader, please let us all know why you advocated over-working a pie crust, i.e., treating it like it was a puff pastry, on the thread about making a flaky pie crust? Sorry, I have a problem with that. Furthermore, you apparently don't know the difference between a pie and an apple slice, which is often made via the method you've just given. Want to keep the bottom crust of an apple pie flaky? Blind bake it for only about 5 minutes, let cool, spread with softened butter before filling. As to the apples, be sure you use a solid-type apple, like Granny Smith or Jonathan; Gala, Delicious, etc. are too soft and do get mushy. Also, cut the apples in 1/4-inch wedges if you want them more solid, maybe a little less if you want them softer - everyone has their own tastes. Also, if you more or less layer the apples into the crust you'll get a better slice than if you just haphazardly dump them from the bowl into the crust. So you're a chef, right? Well, my son is a chef instructor and if one of his students had done what you advocated as far as the pie crust and confused a pie with an apple slice (or one may even say sort-of-a-strudel) he'd have flunked that student.

[Al Schrader]

10:17 AM on 06/12/2012

To Jac: It's Schrader not Shrader, but thanks. A chef instructor ? Sounds like you know more than he does. You should teach the class. Of course, in the real world I have to start them out where they are not in the way. They're incredibly slow and you have to watch them like hawks, if you don't, next time you turn around you have a mess. Oh, it's great only, it's not on the menu....Al-

[ChickEpoo]

05:44 PM on 06/10/2012

OH helllll.......I am DOOMED.......

Time to "hook up" to the printer......

[spoilednancy]

05:57 PM on 06/10/2012

chick - save the article to youre files & open it up later I do it all the time.

[ChickEpoo]

08:28 PM on 06/10/2012

LOL !!......YEP.....THAT was the FIRST thing I did !!!......

Immediately stuck it in my "favorites".......

Yuuum !!!!

[ChickEpoo]

08:30 PM on 06/10/2012

Uh......go crawl back under your rock........or find an article that
is RELEVANT to your response........cause THIS ONE ain't..........

Just sayin'..............

[Jhazmine Ver]

11:37 AM on 06/10/2012

This is so tasty and creamier. I would like to try this pie and share it to my family! From its picture alone you could tell that this pie is really tasty! Try also visiting my favorite food site, GOURMANDIA. They have lots of tasty, exciting and interesting recipes for you to choose from. Not only that they have lots of recipe videos for you to watch and replay again and again. Enjoy!

[nanceeejo]

08:24 AM on 06/10/2012

ok, i missed it...where are my glasses, lol

[nanceeejo]

08:22 AM on 06/10/2012

am i missing something?? where are the recipes? what good does just a picture do us?

[Still kickin]

04:48 PM on 06/10/2012

under the picture, there is a description, which ends with " get the recipe" in bright orange.
I've gained weight just looking......

[LaBellafemina]

10:41 PM on 06/09/2012

It would serve us best if you keep this page child-friendly. We do not wish to see links of extramarital affairs, dirty politics etc..Please keep it for pies and desserts only, just ONE page.Thank you.

[adsum03]

03:23 AM on 06/08/2012

I like to make ice cream pie for my wee nephews when they visit in the Summer & it's stinkin' hot. We eat outside at the picnic table under the shade tree. They get covered in melted ice cream and they love it.

[GrandmaG]

03:09 PM on 06/13/2012

Can I be your niece please? ; )

[adsum03]

07:23 PM on 06/13/2012

Hi GG, any time. I'd love a niece to spoil :)