Easy Store Bought Pie Hacks – 3 Fun Ideas

Thanksgiving week is here and I’m sure it will fly by per usual. I know one thing is for sure, no matter how prepared you try to be, it just never happens. Don’t worry, you are not alone. In true Yes, Please fashion, I’m here with some super easy store bought pie hacks to upgrade your Thanksgiving duties with just a few simple steps. Seriously, your family will think these pies are made from scratch but in reality it’s just 2ish extra steps!

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We have all been in the situation – we wanted to bake something from scratch, bring something with love or just try a new recipe but it just doesn’t work out. Maybe you got too busy or the recipe was a flop. No worries! I got you with these three easy store bought pie hacks. Each one is just a few easy prep steps, about 15ish minutes in the oven and you have a beautiful, looks-like-homemade, delicious pie!

Easy Store Bought Pie Hack – Boring Apple Pie to Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Apple Pie 

If heaven was a food it may just be this cinnamon roll apple pie. I was SO excited that this one turned out well, even better than I expected! It was surprisingly so easy to create, made my home smell DELICIOUS and I mean honestly, I feel like the pictures speak for themselves. It was so good. In this easy hack, I took a generic apple pie from Walmart bakery section. I removed the top layer of crust and replaced with unrolled cinnamon rolls. Baked and topped with the cinnamon roll icing. See? SO easy. I’m not trying to play favorites, but this might be my favorite of all the easy store bought pie hacks.

A few notes: I purchased Walmart brand cinnamon rolls and they were VERY easy to unroll into strips. So easy, they were pratically unrolling as I opened the can. If possible, I suggest using this brand as I know it is easy to unroll. But I do think any brand will work.

Ingredients: 

1 Apple Pie (from bakery section, not frozen)

1 Can of Cinnamon Rolls (Walmart brand if possible)

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. Use a knife to gently cut around the top layer of the pie, leaving the crust
3. Remove and throw away
4. Open your cinnamon rolls and unroll each one, creating long strips
5. Staring horizontal, place your strips crust to crust. Use the knife to trim any excess
6. Gently press the strips into the crust
7. Repeat steps 5 & 6, but place strips vertically
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cinnamon rolls are cooked through
9. Slightly warm icing by placing in a cup of warm water for a few moments
10. Drizzle icing over the top

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Visually this pie is beautiful and truly looks homemade, plus it tastes out of this world. Is there anything better than warm apples and gooey cinnamon rolls? Nope, didn’t think so!

Easy Store Bought Pie Hack – Traditional Pumpkin Pie to Crumbly Crispy Pumpkin Pie

Inspired by one of my favorite Fall creations last year, I wanted to add a crunchy element to a traditional pumpkin pie. This easy store bought pie hack only takes about 5 minutes to prep, 20 minutes to cook and is worth every delicious bite. This pie combines the creamy traditional pumpkin pie with a crunchy, flavorful fall crumble that is out of this world. Top with cool whip or even some vanilla bean ice cream and be prepared to have your family wanting this pie every holiday!

Ingredients: 

1 Pumpkin Pie (from bakery section, not frozen)

1/4 Cup of Quick Cook Oats

1/4 Stick of Butter, Softened

1/4 TBSP of Pure Vanilla Extract

1/8 Cup of Crushed Graham Crackers (you can buy these pre crushed in the baking section)

1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar, Packed

1/2 TBSP of Cinnamon

optional: cool whip, vanilla bean ice cream, caramel sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F
2. In a mixing bowl, melt butter
3. Add in remaining ingredients, mix until well combined
4. Top your pumpkin pie with crumble and spread until evenly covering the top with the crust left showing
5. Bake 20-25 minutes, watch your pie crust to ensure it’s not burning
6. Let sit for a few minutes for topping to harden

notes: If you’re taking this to someones house, you could prepare ahead of time and bake once you arrive. 

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This crunchy, delicious pie has all the textures and fall flavors you need at Thanksgiving! It’s super easy and definitely a pie to remember. If you want to take it a step further, drizzle with warm caramel topping.

Easy Store Bought Pie Hack – Plain Ole Pumpkin to Simply Perfect Pumpkin

This last hack is truly the most simple easy store bought pie hack of them all. One extra ingredient, just a couple extra steps and a customized, pumpkin pie! If you have children, this is the perfect way to incorporate them into your holiday baking. All you need is a pumpkin pie, some fun cookie cutters and store bought pie crust! Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Ingredients: 

1 Pumpkin Pie (from bakery section, not frozen) 

1 Premade Pie Crust

Cookie Cutter(s) of Your Choice

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 400 F
2. Thaw pie crust according to box, roll out and use your cookie cutter to create your pieces
3. Lightly press onto your pie, making whatever arrangement you’d like
4. Bake 8-10 minutes in oven, or until your pie crust additions are browned

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You could really have so much fun with this pie! Use letters to spell out something, leaves to create a beautiful creation or keep it simple with one large shape int the middle.

If you try any of these easy store bought pie hacks, please please send me photos so I can see how they turned out! I hope your Thanksgiving week isn’t too stressful, remember relax and enjoy your day!

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