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Best Pies on Long Island

Making a great pie requires major baking skills, but if you’re buying one you need to know which Long Island bakeries and farm stands make the best pies for National Pie Day. Here are some top pie picks for dessert-lovers.

Briermere Farms – Riverhead

Pies from Briermere Farms are made entirely from scratch using fresh fruits grown on the farm. They do not use any prepared ingredients or fillings. Some of their cream and meringue pies include lemon meringue, coconut meringue, chocolate cream and key lime. Some of their fruit pies include apple, blueberry, cherry, peach, raspberry, strawberry, rhubarb and apricot. Fruit pies can even be baked in advanced and frozen if you follow the directions on the Briermere Farms website.

Pies from Diane’s Bakery are always fresh and delicious. Some the types of pies baked include apple, triple berry, pecan, chocolate mousse and banana cream. Diane secret to a great apple pie is all about the ingredients. She uses fresh local apples, lemon juice (so the apples don’t brow) and nutmeg to heighten the flavors and aromas of the apples. Diane’s pies are not overly sweet, which showcases the fruit in the pies. Each pie is $26 which can be considered expensive, but they are well worth it.

Buttercooky Bakery -Floral Park, Manhasset, and Huntington Village

The Buttercooky Bakery is not just known for their cookies, they also make a variety of lattice, traditional and crumb topped pies. Their slogan is “baked with butter makes it better.” Some of their most popular pies include their sweet potato pie, key lime and coconut cream with whipped cream icing with coconut flakes, yum!

Jericho Cider Mill – Jericho

The Jericho Cider Mill is a popular hot spot on Long Island. They make delicious apple cider, cider doughnuts, jams and pies. Some of their most popular pies include apple, apple crumb and pumpkin. If you have your heart set on a certain type of pie, make sure to arrive early and know it might be difficult to find parking.

Kerber’s Farm -Huntington

Oprah once described the kerberry pie from Kerber’s Farm as one of the best desserts she ever had. This pie is a mix of blueberries, strawberries and raspberries covered with a crumb topping. Some of Kerber’s other pie varieties include key lime pie, strawberry –rhubarb, s’mores, coconut-cream, cherry, blueberry and apple. Go where the A-listers go to get their dessert.

Youngs Farm -Old Brookville

Pie crust is made of three basic ingredients, flour, fat, and water. Most pie crust recipes use butter as its fat, however at Youngs Farm, they use shortening. Crusts made with shortening are easier to work with and come out tender and flaky. They make a variety of pies including pumpkin, apple, apple crisp, cranberry nut, pecan and more. Be sure to pick up one of Youngs seasonal apple pies and a container of vanilla ice cream.

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