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Simple Thanksgiving Pies

Thanksgiving is just two weeks away, and while this year might not be your turn to cook the bird, there’s a good chance that you will be responsible for contributing at least one dish to the Turkey Day feast.

If that’s the case, consider one (or all) of the following dessert recipes. They are easy as pie to make, but so incredibly delicious that your family and friends will never know that you didn’t slave away in the kitchen preparing them.

PUMPKIN SUPREME PIE

Ingredients for the Crust:

1/2 cup butter, melted

2 cups graham crackers (crushed)

1/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions:

Mix all of the ingredients together and press into pie plate.

Bake in 350-degree oven for 10 minutes.

Ingredients for Pie Base:

8 ounces soft cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups Cool Whip

Directions:

Mix together ingredients and spread over crust.

Ingredients for Pie Filling:

1 cup pumpkin

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 package instant vanilla pudding

1 1/2 cups milk

Directions:

Mix together until thick and then fold pie filling ingredients into pudding. Spread on top of base and top with Cool Whip.

Triple Chocolate Raspberry Cream Pie

Ingredients:

1 pre-baked pie crust

Ingredients for the First Layer:

1 cup white chocolate chips, melted

1 tablespoon soft cream cheese

1 tablespoon sour cream

Ingredients for the Second Layer:

6 ounces cream cheese

1/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups Cool Whip

Ingredients for Topping:

2 cups raspberry pie filling

Fresh raspberries

Melted chocolate or chocolate syrup

Directions:

Mix together white chocolate chips, cream cheese and sour cream and spread on crust. Mix together 6 ounces cream cheese, sugar and Cool Whip, and then spread on first layer.

Add raspberry filling and fresh raspberries.

Top with additional Cool Whip around the edges and fresh raspberries, and then drizzle with melted chocolate or chocolate syrup.

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About Michele Cheplic

Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. She spent the next ten years as a television anchor and reporter at various stations throughout the country (from the CBS affiliate in Honolulu to the NBC affiliate in Green Bay). She has won numerous honors including an Emmy Award and multiple Edward R. Murrow awards honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast journalism. In addition, she has received awards from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association for her reports on air travel and the Wisconsin Education Association Council for her stories on education. Michele has since left television to concentrate on being a mom and freelance writer.