Pre-order your holiday pie with these 8 local bakeries

The holidays are almost here, and it’s time for harvest season treats — particularly a Texas favorite: pecan pie. Who doesn’t love a warm, nutty, caramelly dessert with a buttery crust and a gooey center? We’ve rounded up eight local spots to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth and holiday menu.

Where to get the goods 🥧

Blue Bonnet Bakery | Snag a slice of fruit pie or a pumpkin pie for the holidays from this 90-year-old bakery.
Try this: Classic pecan, just like Mama makes.

Emporium Pies | There’s a reason it’s called the “Lord of the Pies” — this delectable creation has ten apples, homemade caramel, and crispy cinnamon streusel.
Try this: The Drunken Nut pie has a shortbread crust that cradles a bourbon butter filling.

Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop | Try flavors like southern custard, granny’s apple, chocolate, key lime, peanut butter, coconut, and chewy chocolate chip in full size or mini pies.
Try this: A pie for each hand — try both the I-40 with pecan, chocolate chip, toasted coconut + a classic Nanny’s Pecan pie.

Leaves Bakery & Books | Pie should be for everyone, including our vegan and gluten-free friends. Order before Wednesday, Nov. 20 to grab a dessert in flavors like apple, cranberry apple, and pumpkin in time for Thanksgiving.
Try this: Go gluten-free with the chocolate bourbon pecan pie.

Sweet Lucy’s Pies | Order early to get a slice of classic pumpkin, cranberry cheesecake, or sour cream apple pie.
Try this: Indulge in fresh pecans with a TX Whiskey spiked filling.

Swiss Pastry Shop | Don’t skimp out on the meringue, cream, or fruit pies that can be preordered and picked up the week of Thanksgiving.
Try this: Pecan is among the bakery’s chess pies.

Honey Bunch Bake Shop | The mini sizes are perfect to sample coconut cream, banana, white chocolate, lemon, chocolate, and pistachio.
Try this: No need to feel guilty eating the mini pecan pie all by yourself.

Unrefined Bakery | Give dietary restrictions the boot with baked goods that are corn-, dairy-, egg-, gluten-, and grain-free. Choose from pumpkin, winterberry, dark chocolate silk, and coconut custard pies.
Try this: Enjoy pecan pie your way with classic, bourbon and chocolate, and keto options.

Make your own 🎛️

Rather wow your friends with a homemade dessert? Try out Blackland Distillery’s Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon Pie recipe.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces light corn syrup
• 3 lightly beaten eggs
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 ounce melted unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tbsp Texas Pecan Brown Sugar Bourbon
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350º (or 325º for convection).
2. Place premade or homemade crust in a 9-inch pie dish.
3. Par-bake crust using beans or pie weights for 5 minutes.
4. Turn crust and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
5. While crust is par-baking, whisk corn syrup, eggs, sugar, butter, vanilla and bourbon until just combined.
6. Spread pecan pieces evenly in the par-baked shell.
7. Pour corn syrup mixture over the pecans.
8. Bake for 25 minutes.
9. Turn pie and bake for an additional 25 minutes until thermometer reaches 200º. Note: The time is a guideline. The temperature must reach 200º.
10. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.