Nothing says home quite like homemade pie. After all, pie is often tied to the holidays and this time of year tends to bring back that comforting feeling of home.
There’s a reason how often pie comes up in holiday songs and movies.
As November and December fill up with parties and family gatherings, be sure to impress your friends and family by showing up with a favorite pie. Sure, you can bake it yourself. Extra points for that.
But you can also score plenty of great pie at shops, restaurants and bakeries around Delaware.
Whether you’re going to Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, an office party, a Christmas movie night, or just want a little slice of heaven or two in your own kitchen, we have a pie for you:
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Whether you can make it home for the holidays or not you can still enjoy one (or more!) of these delicious pies.
A & R Bakery, Middletown
Nothing tastes quite as good as a freshly made pie. No matter the flavor or occasion, pie is always a good idea.
A & R Bakery offers traditional holiday goodness from within the Dutch Country Market.
All products at A&R Bakery are made fresh including the natural fruit pies. Flavors include apple, caramel nut, blueberry, peach, pumpkin, pumpkin cream, cherry, blueberry, peach, Very Berry, blackberry, raspberry, pecan and more.
A & R Bakery, 701 N Broad St., Middletown, (302) 285-0863, delawarefarmersmarket.com/ar-bakery/
Bread and Buttercream Bakery, Wilmington
This bakery on Marsh Road has a wide range of breads, cakes and pastries to choose from. They also sell tomato pies and made-to-order desserts.
At Bread & Buttercream they offer a limited-number of traditional Thanksgiving Day pies, so order in advance.
Bread and Buttercream Bakery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bread & Buttercream Bakery, 1709 Marsh Road, Unit B, Wilmington, (302) 884-7601; facebook.com/breadandbuttercreambakery/
Sweet Disposition, Selbyville
Trusting someone else to make your pie for the holidays can be a scary thing to do.
Pie, especially apple and pumpkin, are such staple desserts to have during the holiday season.
At Sweet Disposition in Selbyville you can trust that they’re going to make you the most delicious pie to bring home for the holidays.
Enjoy classics like apple crumb, a pie consisting of sliced Granny smith apples “under a spicy, brown sugar crumble topping.” Or go for the traditional pumpkin pie.
Pies range from $18 to $20, though some specialty pies are $36.
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Want to be more adventurous? Try a pie like Pumpkin Fluff, which is “whirled together with melted white chocolate, for a light mousse — piled high on a gingersnap crust.”
You could even go for a peanut butter pie consisting of “rich and fluffy mousse in a chocolate cookie crust topped with a chocolate ganache.”
Sweet Disposition is open Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and closed on Sundays.
Sweet Disposition, 38290 London Ave., Unit 2, Selbyville, (302) 436-3616,sweetdisposition.com
The Cake Sisters, Delaware City
Art comes in many forms and food just might be the most universal art form.
At The Cake Sisters Bakery, they specialize “in bringing your vision to life with wholesome, quality ingredients.”
In additional to offering pies for the holidays, they also sell crème brûlée, limoncello cupcakes and pumpkin rolls.
The Cake Sisters Bakery is open Monday and Tuesday by appointment only, Wednesday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They are closed on Sundays.
The Cake Sisters Bakery, 88 Clinton St., Delaware City, (302) 838-1958,thecakesisters.com
The Riverfront Bakery, Wilmington
This bakery located on S Justison Street in Wilmington offers an array of pastries, coffees and sandwiches.
Try a cannoli, tart or other treat to satisfy your sweet tooth. They also offer crepes, as well as several types of quiche and a variety of sandwiches and salads.
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You can also order a tasty holiday apple pie to bring back home.
The Riverfront Bakery is open Monday to Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Riverfront Bakery, 313 S Justison St., Wilmington, (302) 521-0550,https://www.riverfrontbakery.com
Spark’d Creative Pastry, Wilmington
At Spark’d Creative Pastry you can find an array of pastries including croissants, scones, muffins, cookies, cake, cheesecake, and other goodies.
But we’re here to talk about pie.
Here you can get apple or pumpkin with or without crumb toppins, as well as banana, chocolate or coconut cream for $18. Cherry or blueberry pies with or without crumb topping are $20, as are Key lime pies. All pies are 9-inches.
Spark’d Creative Pastry is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon. They are closed on Sundays.
Spark’d Creative Pastry, 111 W 10th St., Wilmington, (302) 300-4962,https://www.sparkdcreativepastry.com
