Food Recipe Collections & Favorites 4 Easy, Delicious Pie Bars That Will Feed a Crowd Skip rolling out pie dough and opt for one of these big-batch pies with simple press-in crusts. By Grace Elkus Grace Elkus Grace Elkus is a food writer and editor with over a decade of experience in culinary media. Highlights: * Associate food editor at Real Simple, where she developed recipes, wrote food stories, and assisted with styling * Deputy food director at Kitchn, where she and her team were responsible for 100 recipes a month * Currently the content lead for JOKR Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 30, 2022 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Brie Passano 01 of 04 Pumpkin Caramel Pie Bars With Toasted Coconut Brie Passano If you'd like to give pumpkin pie a nod at Thanksgiving but want to serve something a little less traditional, this is just the recipe for you. We developed a super-simple caramel sauce (no candy thermometer needed) that you'll stir into the warmly spiced filling and drizzle over the top of every slice. Don't skip the flaky sea salt, which perfectly complements the caramel and toasted coconut. Get the recipe: Pumpkin Caramel Pie Bars With Toasted Coconut 02 of 04 Banana Pudding Pie Bars With Meringue Brie Passano Imagine eating a giant bowl of banana pudding, except it's served atop a Nilla Wafer crust and comes topped with toasty, fluffy, marshmallowy meringue. The homemade vanilla pudding is a star on its own, so save the recipe and serve it with warm fruit or layer it in a trifle. Get the recipe: Banana Pudding Pie Bars With Meringue 03 of 04 Cran-Apple Pie Bars With Oat Crumble Brie Passano Here's the genius part behind this recipe: the dough for the crust becomes the base for the crumble. Flour, sugar, salt, and butter combine to make the easy press-in crust, and you'll set 1 cup aside. After whipping up the filling, you'll stir the oats into the reserved mixture, then crumble it onto the apple and cranberries. Serve the warm pie bars with ice cream or Greek yogurt.Get the recipe: Cran-Apple Pie Bars With Oat Crumble 04 of 04 Sweet Potato Pie Bars Davide Luciano Sweetened with maple syrup and light brown sugar and spiced with ground cinnamon and freshly-grated nutmeg, these pie bars are filled with the flavors of the holidays. Canned sweet potato puree and canned pumpkin puree can be used interchangeably, so feel free to use whichever you have on hand. Just don't skip the toasted marshmallows, which become gooey and golden after just a minute under the broiler.Get the recipe: Sweet Potato Pie Bars Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit