Peachy Creamy Party Pies: if you love mini size desserts or simple sweet treats you can make in minutes, look no further than these state fair winning tiny pies. They won a blue ribbon and 1st place back at the…
Quite a while back we tested some recipes in a vintage cookbook. More of a booklet, it was titled, “Great State Fair Recipes…A Collection of Minnesota State Fair Sweepstakes-Winning Recipes from 1906 to 1975.” Cakes, cookies and breads (three highly popular…
If you want a tried and true, blue ribbon winning pie for your next dessert table, do not pass up this Pineapple Coconut Cream Pie, a 1st place winning recipe from the 2016 State Fair of Texas. The crust comes…
This delightful dessert is homemade vanilla cream atop a delicious graham cracker crust with fresh strawberries and a dark chocolate drizzle. It’s a super simple version of stunning bakery pies and award winners like the Strawberry Napoleon Pie that a home-baker featured…
No matter how you slice it, this blueberry pie is delicious! Derrick Lingle from Granite Falls won 1st place with it at the North Carolina State Fair. Blue ribbon blueberry pie anyone? His easy to follow crust directions help ensure a lovely…
Sometimes you want a simple and delicious dessert. Chess pies are classic and easy to make. This citrus sweet treat is a crowd-pleasing winner. It won “Best of Show” at the 2015 State Fair of Texas. Lisa Arnold took home top…
Pie is difficult to perfect, but it saves heaps of time to start with a great recipe. This one won first place in the 2015 Gold Medal Flour Best Pie Contest at the Minnesota State Fair. It comes from Elaine Janas,…
This blue ribbon winning pie has a creamy layer with a fun filling ingredient: lemonade mix. You combine lemonade mix with sour cream and whipped topping. You make a sweet citrus top layer with fresh squeezed lemon and orange juice. You thicken it with egg…