Blueberry Pie by Jo Harrington
The best holidays revolve around food, and the very best feature dessert as the centerpiece of the day. On March 14—also known as 3.14—there’s a celebration for Pi, the mathematical constant that just happens to be approximated as 3.14. Since “Pi” is pronounced like “pie,” people honor the homophone by baking the delicious dessert. When assembling a pie for festivities like this, many go with the tried-and-true method of covering the filling with a thin layer of rolled dough. But, it seems like just as many brave bakers are crafting creative pie crusts that look too good to eat (almost).
In conventional pie construction, the lattice pattern (aka crisscrossing strips of dough) is another go-to design for filling cover. Some bakers use it as a starting point for their edible creations and vary the width of the strips for visual excitement. Often, they’ll add braided dough or small leaf patterns for extra pizzazz. Other bakers experiment with intricate cutouts, like the mandala design seen on Kitchen Heals Soul’s maple apple pie. (They used a special pie top cutter to do this.)
Our most favorite creative pie crusts, though, revolve around letters. Jo Harrington implores us to eat more pie (with pleasure!), and Marko Josipović went Pi Day meta with his ode to math. Here, the Greek symbol is cut out from the rolled-dough top and surrounded by the famous 3.14.
Prepare to be hungry with over 25 creative pie crusts!
Pi Pie by Megpi
Easy As… by Christine Kawaskai-Chan
Strawberry Pie by Jo Harrington
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie by Jennifer Emilson
Triple Berry Pie by The Kitchen McCabe
Stenciled Pie Crusts by Designer Stencils
Apple Cheddar Pie by Baking the Goods
Blueberry Pie by Marko Josipović
Rosy Rhubarb and Strawberry Pie by The Kitchen McCabe
Peach Pie by A Beautiful Mess
Leaf Pie by The Story of Kat
Summer Blackberry Pie by nommynom
Caramel Apple Pie by Kayley McCabe
Salted Caramel Pear Pie by Judy Kim
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie by Hungry Rabbit
Peach Pie Tree by Christine McConnell
Cranberry Pear Pie by Savoring Spoon
Honeycomb Pattern Pie by Martha Stewart
Braid Pie Crust by Kate Wood
Apple & Blood Orange Garden Trellis Pie by Judy Kim
Blueberry Pie by La Chica de la Casa de Caramello
Blueberry Pie with a Herringbone Crust by Stella Parks
Vicky Wasik
Lattice Braided Leaf Pie Crust by @elleventy
Tudor Rose Pie by Jo Harrington
Maple Apple Pie by Kitchen Heals Soul
Strawberry Plum Lattice Pie by Curly Girl Kitchen
Pi Day Lattice Crust by @elleventy