30 Pi Day Dinner Ideas
Pi Day dinner ideas for beginner bakers includes both savory dinners and sweet desserts for a fun family celebration even on a busy night.
Pi Day is March 14, or 3.14 in case you were wondering the connection.
Since my husband is a total math nerd engineer by profession, we've always enjoyed this silly tongue-in-cheek holiday with our girls.
Now with both of the kids in advance math classes, the humor of the holiday is definitely not lost on them!
If you're looking for a fun family dinner idea to brighten up the dreary days of winter, these easy pie recipes are just what you need.
Perfect Pie Crust for Pi Day
First, let's talk about pie crusts for a moment. It is important to keep the focus on fun for this holiday, you do not need to feel pressure to make a tricky from-scratch recipe unless you want to.
Many of the recipes below take creative license with what is considered a "pie" and there are several easy shortcuts to choose from so you can keep it manageable during a busy weeknight.
- Store Bought Pie Crusts: I love homemade pie crusts but sometimes you just need an easy shortcut to a semi-homemade pie. I absolutely use store-bought pie crusts in a pinch and they reliably turn out great. Check out my top tips for baking with store bought pie crust here.
- Homemade Butter Pie Crust: When you have the time or interest, nothing beats a flaky homemade pie crust for a special recipe. I love making my homemade butter pie crust right in my food processor in under a minute.
- Oreo Cookie Crust: A chocolate cookie no-bake crust is perfect for a quick cream pie with pudding. This Oreo cookie crust works in a round pie or 9x13-inch pan.
- Graham Cracker Crust: For no-bake fruity pie fillings, a graham cracker crust is an easy alternative to regular pie crusts.
- Crescent Roll Dough: For Pi Day, you can make a quick homemade pizza using rolled out crescent roll dough.
- Pizza Dough: What's better than a pizza pie for Pi Day? All kinds of fun flavors can be added on top of this easy pizza dough.
Chicken Pot Pie
The absolute easiest pie to have for dinner on my entire site is this light chicken pot pie.
You make the chicken and vegetable filling and then serve it with either a phyllo dough crust or with baked biscuits on the side for a "crustless pie."
You could also spoon the filling into a store bought pie crust if you prefer to have a more traditional pie for Pi Day.
Ham Pot Pie
If you don't have leftover ham in the fridge, you could make my ham pot pie using a chopped up ham steak or thick cut deli meat.
I usually make this after Easter when I have some of my glazed spiral ham left but it is delicious enough to enjoy all year long.
Irish Beef Pot Pie
Pi Day and St. Patrick's Day are so close, if you need a double-duty dinner this Irish beef pot pie would be a perfect pick.
Made from ground beef, cabbage, and a rich tomato sauce, I like to make it with my homemade butter crust but it could be spooned into a store bought crust, too.
Pizza Pie
For sure, the kids' most favorite dinner pie would be a big delicious pizza pie fresh from the oven.
My cheese pizza is a great choice but I have lots of fun pizza flavor variations on my Pizza page here.
Cheesy Bread Sticks
Whether you're serving them alongside a regular pizza or you prefer a pie-shaped side dish for another recipe, my homemade pokey sticks are a cheese stick variation that uses my homemade pizza dough in minutes.
Classic Quiche
My classic quiche recipe uses a store bought crust and your favorite fillings to make a custom egg pie your family will love.
Crescent Roll Veggie Pizza
Top a crescent roll crust with seasoned cream cheese and some raw veggies for my easy crescent roll veggie pizza for dinner or as a fun appetizer.
It's a fun pi-way to get veggies into the kids before a sweet pie for dessert.
Spaghetti Pie
My baked spaghetti recipe is done in a 9x13-inch pan but you could break the noodles and bake it in a deep pie dish if you prefer.
Egg and Ham Slab Pie
For a fun breakfast-for-dinner option, my egg and ham slab pie has an awesome texture and tons of flavor.
Southern Tomato Pie
If you spot perfect tomatoes at the market, you could turn to this southern recipe classic: a Southern tomato pie made with layers of pimento cheese all tucked in a pie crust.
Cherry Pie
You can make a fun pie crust cut out pattern with my cherry slab pie recipe.
I used a heart shaped cookie cutter for Valentine's Day but you could trim little Pi signs on top if you have this pi-shaped cookie cutter.
Oreo Cream Pie
Everyone loves this cool and creamy no-bake oreo cream pie with a chocolate cookie crust and Oreo cookies on top.
Peanut Butter Pie
Are Reese's peanut butter cups more your thing? You'll love this creamy no-bake peanut butter pie with a chocolate crust and peanut butter cups for decorations on top.
Strawberry Cream Pie
Softened cream cheese and fresh strawberries form the creamy layer of this deliciously sweet strawberry cream pie with graham cracker crust.
Butterfinger Pie
Grab some of the Easter candies already hitting the store shelves and whip up this easy butterfinger pie with chocolate sauce drizzle on top.
Strawberry and Blueberry Cream Pie
This stunning strawberry and blueberry cream pie looks so much harder than it is all because of that gorgeous layer of fresh fruit on the sweetened cream cheese base.
Sugar Cookie Pie
Roll out a tub of refrigerated sugar cookie dough to make a sugar cookie pie topped with fresh apples, Snickers bars, and a caramel drizzle. My taffy apple pizza pie is easy to make ahead.
Apple Pie
My apple slab pie is the perfect pick if you love classic pie flavors topped with vanilla ice cream.
Treacle Pie
An essential British dessert, my treacle tart is made in a pie plate and with just a little tweak of the name would make a perfect Pi Day dessert.
Pecan Pie
You can't go wrong with a classic easy pecan pie even when it isn't Thanksgiving! Plan to have a jar of salted caramel sauce or bourbon sauce and a tub of vanilla ice cream for pie sundaes.
Lemon Meringue Pie
My zesty lemon meringue pie starts with homemade lemon curd that can be made ahead. If you don't want to make the shortbread tart crust, you could blind bake a store bought pie crust instead.
Pumpkin Pie
Pretty sure my kids would never turn down a slice of easy pumpkin pie no matter what time of year it is. Funny how sometimes eating a seasonal dessert outside of the season makes it taste even better!
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