21 Best Thanksgiving Pies That Can Be Delivered To Your Door

What's the fiddliest, most difficult part of preparing a Thanksgiving feast? Not the turkey, since as long as you skip the messy wet brining and stick with a nice dry brine, the bird practically cooks itself. As for the Thanksgiving side recipes, you can go as simple as heating up brown and serve rolls, making store-bought, boxed stuffing, and opening a can of jellied cranberry sauce, and, likely, most people won't mind too much. After all, Thanksgiving sides, while traditional, are still basically a meal accessory. When it comes to pies, however, these play nearly as much of a starring role as does the turkey, but baking your own is bound to be somewhat of a pain (particularly if you start with a from-scratch crust).

While the cheapest, easiest solution to the pie problem can be found in your grocer's freezer case, dessert is one part of the meal you shouldn't skimp. After all, last impressions count and an amazing dessert spread can help to wipe away the memory of so-so sides and dry turkey. With this in mind, you may want to outsource your pie baking to professionals (no, we're not talking about the ones named Sara Lee or Marie Callender). All of the bakeries on this list will ship pies nationwide, although you may need to put in an order tout de suite if you want your pie to arrive in time for Thanksgiving Day.

Goode Company started in the late '70s as a barbecue joint, but over the last 45 years, it's expanded its restaurant empire throughout the Houston area and now has locations specializing in Mexican food, seafood, and other Texas-style specialties. It also has an online storefront selling gifts and food, with one of the perennial best-sellers being its famous pecan pie. The website's FAQs address the pecan pie obsession, explaining that this is the Texas state pie (the Texas state legislature passed a bill making it official and everything).

Goode Company's Brazos Bottom couldn't be more Texan if it tried — its pies are made with nuts grown in the Texas Hill Country along the Brazos River. The pies are said to be baked from an old (Texan) family recipe and are not only Texas-sized but also richer and gooier than other pecan pies. The standard version comes in a cardboard box and is priced at $45, with shipping included. For gifting purposes, you can also order pies in various styles of wooden boxes at prices ranging up to $56 (or $68, with additional gift items included) and may require an additional $5 shipping fee for the heavier packaging. Goode Company notes that quantities of the pies are limited, so you'll need to order them ASAP for Thanksgiving, though the website notes that the pecan pies will last up to three weeks at room temperature or three months in the refrigerator.

Three Brothers Bakery traces its history back to 19th-century Poland, but the U.S.-based bakery was established in Houston, Texas, in 1949 by three Holocaust survivor brothers (and a sister). While Three Brothers Bakery started out baking Polish/Ashkenazi Jewish specialties, some of which are still offered today (the bakery does quite the line of hamantaschen), it soon pivoted to focus on more American-style baked goods, including, of course, that official Texas state pie.

Three Brothers Bakery has several different pecan pies available for shipping. There's the standard version, of course, along with a trendy salted caramel one, plus there's a chocolate fudge pecan pie. We've always adhered to the "some is good, more is better" philosophy of flavorings, however, so our pick is one that not only has pecans and chocolate but also adds a splash of Jack Daniels. The chocolate chip bourbon pecan pie is priced at $49.99 (as are the other pies), with that price including two-day refrigerated shipping. If you order a pie on a Thursday, it'll ship out the following Monday, so you will need to get your Thanksgiving orders in at least a week ahead of time (and even earlier may be better). If you're thinking of sending one of these pies as a gift, you can also upgrade to a selection of wooden presentation boxes for an additional $20.

In the beginning, there was Zingerman's Deli, an institution that's been serving up sandwiches and a wide range of other specialties in the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the past 40 years. A decade after the deli opened, Zingerman's Bakehouse spun off. Originally, it made the bread for the deli's sandwiches, but now Zingerman's offers bread, cakes, cookies, pastries, and, of course, pies — all available through the magic of mail order. While some of Zingerman's pies may be available year-round, most seem seasonal. At the time of writing (late October 2022), 10 of its 16 pies are listed "on vacation," but one of these — the oh-so-Thanksgiving-style cranberry walnut – is due to return from wherever it's been sojourning in November, just in time for the big day.

What we love about Zingerman's cranberry walnut pie is that it makes a fantastic option for keeping that most pilgrim-friendly of fruits on the menu if you're not a big fan of cranberry sauce. Yes, cranberries in a sugary sauce can be kind of meh, but when you mix them into a brown sugar custard filling with plenty of crunchy walnuts and bake everything up in a nice flaky crust, it takes this fruit up more than a few levels. The pie, available only in November and December, costs $60 with "relaxed shipping" included. The pie feeds 8 to 12 and is baked without preservatives, so you'll want to be ready to eat.

Grand Traverse Pie Company is, unsurprisingly, a company specializing in pie and has its flagship store in Traverse City, Michigan. It seems, however, that the bakery has been so successful over the years that it now has locations throughout the Mitten State (well, none on the U.P., but that's not part of the Mitten), as well as one in Indiana. Needless to say, Grand Traverse Pie Co. offers some pretty top-notch pastries, most of them made with Michigan produce.

Several pies are available for shipping, but the best-selling, and most quintessentially Michigan, of these pies, is our pick for Thanksgiving, Pi Day, or any other pie-related festivities: the Grand Traverse cherry crumb. The cherries are of the locally-grown Montmorency variety, and this pie features prominently in the National Cherry Festival held in Traverse City every year. It is priced at $36.99, although you have the option to add a message such as "Give Thanks" or Happy T-Day" for an extra $5. Shipping costs start at $19.99 for two-day delivery (you select the date), but Grand Traverse does note that two pies can fit into a single box and thus ship for the same price. You will need to get your pie orders at least five days in advance, though, as the shop needs three days for baking and two days for delivery.

Having a very small Thanksgiving dinner or perhaps treating yourself to a solo celebration? In this case, mini pies would make for a great dessert option. Peggy Jean's Pies in Columbia, Missouri, is primarily a walk-in bakery offering numerous varieties of full-sized pies, both sweet and savory, but these pies are not available for shipping. Instead, the bakery has a separate line of mini-pies that can quite easily be mailed due to the fact that they're baked in 4-ounce jelly jars.

The jelly jar pies are priced at $65.99 for a box of six. You can order a sampler with all six flavors (these being blueberry streusel, brown butter chess pie, chocolate bourbon pecan, Dutch apple, German chocolate, and peach praline), or you can order one with three pies each of your two favorite flavors. (You could go with all one flavor, too, if that's what you prefer.) In order to get your mini pies in time for Thanksgiving, you will need to order yours by Monday at 3 p.m. CST since Tuesday is the day of the week Peggy Jean ships. That said, no pies will be delivered the week of Thanksgiving itself.

Pie Gourmet, a bakery located in Vienna, Virginia (more or less a D.C. suburb), offers an extensive range of pies, both sweet and savory, as well as quiches and cheesecakes. However, a somewhat slimmed-down menu will be available from Pie Gourmet for the Thanksgiving holiday. While this menu features the expected pumpkin and pecan pies, as well as sweet potato pies (a southern favorite) and the somewhat polarizing (and surprisingly ancient) mincemeat pies, our pick for the holiday is a fruit pie tailor-made for the indecisive: mixed fruit, made with apples, blueberries, peaches, and raspberries all covered in a walnut crumb topping.

If you're thinking of ordering a mixed fruit pie for the holidays, these are priced at $26.95 for a small one or $32.95 for a large one, or you could also get a box of mixed fruit tarts for $55.95. You will need to put in your order by November 13^th to secure delivery in time for Thanksgiving. If by any chance, you are in the local area, you can also arrange to have your pies delivered without the intervention of the post office, although the delivery charge will be $10 higher if you want the pies delivered the day before Thanksgiving.

The bake shop at All Things Acres offers quite a selection of cookies and savory pies, but when it comes to sweet pastries, it gets creative. All Things Acres have several types of pecan pie (the shop is in Texas, after all), as well as other standards like pumpkin and apple — it also offers the less-familiar buttermilk pie along with chocolate chip, butterscotch chip, blueberry lemon, lemon chess with coconut, and even a habanero-spiked chocolate chess pie. The one we can't resist, however, is the Texas Trash which comes complete with caramel, chocolate chips, coconut, graham crackers, and pretzels.

The Texas Trash, as well as all of the other pies, are priced at $34 apiece. The shipping costs vary by how fast you need that pie and are determined by your address. Using, you guessed it, Milwaukee as our shipping destination, we found that UPS Ground, taking up to five days, would cost $15.67, while 2^nd Day Air would run $43.75, and Next Day Air, for those real pie emergencies, a whopping $110.42. While All Things Acres does not have any information on its website regarding the limited availability of pies, shipping dates, or anything else surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday, you might still want to give the shop a call before placing your order to make sure your pie stands a good chance of arriving on time.

The last pie on our list isn't something you'd want to serve for dessert unless everyone at the table is a serious sugar hater. What it is, however, is something you could serve in lieu of the main course and all the sides. The Thanksgiving Pie, a creation of Centerville Pie Company, is a riff on a savory meat pie, a lá cottage, or shepherd's variety. Only, this one is filled with turkey and gravy instead of ground beef or lamb and has stuffing in place of the traditional mashed potato topping. No cranberry sauce, but the seasonal fruit is incorporated into the stuffing, making this pie the easiest one-pan all-inclusive holiday feast ever. (Well, there's also this Thanksgiving pizza, but it's only available in New York.)

Centerville Pie Company sells its wares through Goldbelly, with the Thanksgiving Pie priced at $69.95 and shipping for free. The pie can go straight from freezer to oven with no need for thawing, which is yet one more reason it's so much easier than messing with an actual turkey. The only other thing you'll need for a complete holiday meal is some dessert. As it happens, the Centerville Pie Company has a two-pie bundle priced at $109.95 that will let you pair your Thanksgiving Pie with an apple one for a savings of $30.

Dangerously Delicious Pies is a Baltimore staple founded by rock-and-roller Rodney Henry. On the shop's website, he writes that pie pays for rock and roll, so we're guessing there's quite a bit of rocking going on. Dangerously Delicious has more than 50 pies on offer ranging from temptingly sweet to salivatingly savory. We're in the market for dessert here, but you could just as easily slap a Bacon Onion Grueyre or Mushroom and Swiss pie on your Thanksgiving table and receive compliments.

As far as we're concerned, you have to go with sweet potato. It's the seasonally overlooked fall pie that deserves more love, and Dangerously Delicious does it right. If that's a little too basic, though, sample a little local flavor with the Baltimore Bomb Pie — a chess pie complete with fudgy Baltimore Berger cookies. You can order for pickup locally, but Dangerously Delicious ships nationally via Goldbelly. Its pies cost $65.95 plus an additional $25 for shipping, at the time of publication.

We love a good sampler pack, and we especially love a sampler that gives us options. New York City's Magnolia Bakery is world-famous for its banana pudding, so naturally, its Thanksgiving Sampler includes a "party bowl" of the stuff along with an 8-inch pie of your choosing — apple crumb, pumpkin, and pecan. You certainly can't go wrong with any of these classic Thanksgiving pie options, though we're partial to apple crumb, if only because the combination of apples and bananas sounds a little too good (and alphabetical) to pass up.

You might consider this a sneaky way for us to recommend the banana pudding, but take one bite and you won't blame us. Magnolia Bakery's banana pudding is iconic even though the bakery uses an instant mix to make the stuff. Still, we say it's worth it. The sampler pack is available on the bakery's website, at the time of publication it costs $80 plus shipping, and includes an option for package protection for an additional $4.15. We can't tell you what to do, but you might want to insure a dessert package this good.