6 Summer Fruit Pies You’ll Actually Want to Eat

Summer pies are the Beyoncé of desserts. They’re colorful, dramatic, and show up to every BBQ like they own the place. But here’s the deal: not all pies are created equal. Some are bland, soggy-bottomed disasters. Others? Absolute fruit-filled masterpieces that make you rethink every sad grocery-store pie you’ve ever bought.

Here are six summer pies that taste as good as they look—and yes, I’ve included ingredients and instructions so you don’t have to Google them later.

1. Classic Strawberry Pie (aka: The Crowd-Pleaser)

This pie screams summer. It’s bright, sweet, and basically tastes like sunshine.

Ingredients:

• 1 pre-baked pie crust (homemade or store-bought—no judgment)
• 5 cups fresh strawberries, hulled
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 cup water
• 3 tbsp strawberry gelatin (yep, Jell-O)
• Whipped cream for topping

Instructions:

1. Arrange 4 cups of strawberries in your baked crust. Slice them in halves if they’re chunky.
2. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and water. Cook until thick and bubbly.
3. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Cool slightly.
4. Pour mixture over strawberries in crust. Chill 3–4 hours until set.
5. Top with whipped cream and pretend you’re in a ’50s diner.

2. Peach Crumble Pie (Like Peach Cobbler, But Fancier)

Honestly, peaches + pie = best summer love story ever.

Ingredients:

Filling:

• 1 pie crust (unbaked)
• 5–6 ripe peaches, peeled and sliced
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Crumble topping:

• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup cold butter (cubed)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Toss peaches with sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and vanilla. Pour into crust.
3. Mix flour + brown sugar, then cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle on top.
4. Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and bubbly.
5. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, because duh.

3. Blueberry Lemon Pie (The Tangy One)

Sweet blueberries + zesty lemon = the pie equivalent of a refreshing summer cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 1 pie crust (unbaked)
• 4 cups fresh blueberries
• ¾ cup sugar
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp lemon zest
• 1 egg (for egg wash)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Mix blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and zest. Pour into crust.
3. Cover with a top crust or lattice design (get artsy). Brush with egg wash.
4. Bake 40–45 minutes until golden.
5. Cool before slicing—or don’t, and burn your tongue like a champ.

4. Key Lime Pie (Technically Not a Pie With Fruit Chunks, But Still Summer Gold)

Yeah yeah, I know it’s citrus not berries—but if you don’t make key lime pie in summer, are you even living?

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
• ½ cup butter, melted
• ¼ cup sugar

Filling:

• 4 egg yolks
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup key lime juice (fresh or bottled)
• Zest of 1 lime

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Mix crust ingredients, press into pie dish, and bake 10 minutes.
2. Whisk yolks, condensed milk, lime juice, and zest. Pour into crust.
3. Bake 15 minutes. Chill at least 3 hours.
4. Top with whipped cream and extra zest for that Instagram shot.

5. Cherry Lattice Pie (The Show-Off Pie)

This one looks impressive because of the lattice top. But spoiler alert—it’s actually easy.

Ingredients:

• 1 double pie crust (top + bottom)
• 4 cups fresh cherries, pitted
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 egg + 1 tbsp water (for egg wash)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2. Mix cherries, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and almond extract. Pour into bottom crust.
3. Cut strips of dough and weave a lattice over the top like you’re on the Great British Bake Off.
4. Brush with egg wash.
5. Bake 50–55 minutes until bubbly and golden.
6. Serve with ice cream, obviously.

6. Mixed Berry Pie (For When You Can’t Commit to One Fruit)

Strawberries? Blueberries? Blackberries? Why choose when you can have all three?

Ingredients:

• 1 double pie crust
• 2 cups strawberries (quartered)
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1 cup blackberries
• ¾ cup sugar
• 4 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 egg (for wash)

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
2. Mix berries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice. Dump into crust.
3. Cover with second crust or lattice. Brush with egg wash.
4. Bake 45–50 minutes until golden and bubbling.
5. Let cool before slicing unless you like berry lava burns.

Final Slice

There you go—six pies that scream summer louder than a kid chasing an ice cream truck. Whether you go classic with strawberry, tangy with key lime, or wild with mixed berries, you’ve basically got summer in dessert form.

And FYI: store-bought pie crusts are 100% acceptable. Your friends will not care that you didn’t hand-churn the butter at sunrise. They’ll just be too busy inhaling pie.