Forget everything you know about pie-making - most of these never touch an oven, and the one that does (the galette) is about as low-effort as pie gets. No fuss, no long ingredient lists, just quick summer pies you can pull together in minutes.
I call this pie collection the easy summer pies because they are super easy summer pies! Making each (including the crust and the filling) takes all of 15-20 minutes from start to finish, and there's not much technique or equipment to it. They're proof that some of the easiest summer desserts do not take lots of effort or time. So if you're searching for perfect summer desserts to celebrate seasonal fruit, this is the place to be!
Here are my favorite easy summer pies for beating the heat this summer
No Bake Vanilla Pudding Pie with Blueberries and Strawberries
This one's a go-to when berries are at their peak. French vanilla pudding and cream cheese fold together in literally 5 minutes (talk about easy!), all piled onto a graham crust (which you just buy in the store) and topped with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries. Five ingredients, under 20 minutes of prep, and it looks like you fussed over it all day. Get the recipe →
No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Pie
Queens summers get brutally hot and humid, and there's no marine layer coming to save me - so even though I love to bake, the oven stays off more often than not from June through August. Instead, I opt for making this no-bake blueberry cheesecake that keeps both the kitchen and me cool. Creamy, no oven, and ready in only 20 minutes - this is the pie to make when you're short on time and want a simple dessert. Get the recipe →
No Bake Cherry Pie
Here in the Northeast ,the cusp of July and August marks the start of tart cherry season. It's time I look forward to every year. The season is short - a month or a little less - so I always buy as many fresh cherries and I usually use them in this easy no bake cherry cheesecake that takes 15 minutes to make. Get the recipe →
No Bake Strawberry Pie
Strawberries, cream - this one's basically a no-bake take on the classic berry cheesecake, and it's a showstopper for summer parties. Get the recipe →
No-Bake Berry Cream Cheese Pie
No oven, no fuss - just a graham crust, a fluffy cream cheese filling, and whatever berries are sitting in your fridge. It's the kind of pie you can pull together during a kid's nap and still have time for a coffee.
Classic Berry Galette →
Instead of a pie, make a berry galette, which works in your favor because nobody needs to know how forgiving the dough actually is. Fold the edges however they fall - imperfect is the whole point. This one does need the oven, but the technique itself is beginner-friendly enough to skip pie-crimping altogether.
Raspberry Galette
This is the pie without a hassle of a pie. I call galette a simplified pie. Here's myRaspberry Galette with feta and lots of flavor.
No Bake Root Beer Float Pie
This is the pie to make when you have only 20 minutes, no time to get any fancy ingredients and want a straightforward no bake dessert that requires minimal prep and time. Get the recipe →
No-Bake Coffee Cheesecake Pie
As a self-proclaimed latte addict, I needed a way to get my coffee fix in dessert form every morning, and this No-Bake Coffee Cream Pie was born. It's rich, a little bitter in the best way, and tastes like a mocha in pie form. Get the recipe →
No Bake Lemon Pudding Cream Pie (5 Ingredients!)
Same easy pudding-pie method as the vanilla version above, but with a citrusy lemon twist. Great for anyone who wants dessert to taste "light" even when it's rich. Get the recipe →
No-Bake Peanut Butter Pie
For the peanut butter lovers - this one's dense, creamy, and deeply satisfying without ever touching the oven. Get the recipe →
No Bake Millionaire Pie
This Millionaire Pie is a creamy No-Bake Tropical Dessert filled with pineapple, coconut, maraschino cherries, and pecans in a buttery graham cracker crust. Get the recipe →
Pam Dudley says
I make a No Bake Pie fruit pie.
Graham Crackers crust it makes 2 pies. Drain all fruit 1 can pineapple tidbits, 1 large can mandarin oranges, 1 can slices peaches in juice, add all drained fruit in a bowl, 1 can Sweetened condensed milk 1 12 ounce cool whip and 3 tablespoons lemon juice, lemon juice sets the pie you must use it, mix divide in each pie crust top with coconut, ground nuts refrigerate at least 30 minutes. ENJOY
Olya Shepard says
This is such a great recipe Pam!Than you so muchfor sharing - mandarins, pineapple chunks and peaches in one - I will have to make this!
Bailey says
Loved the cherry one so much! Thank you
Gina Hummel says
I made several and froze two of them (especially the vanilla one with strawberry and blueberries) and just ate it stright from the fridge
Kimberly Sanchez says
Made the coffee pie for breakfast! So absolutely delicious!! Thank you so much!