Past Winners

2024 winners:

Fruit pie category

  1. “Appleocalypse Deux” by Jeff Leslie
  2. “Kate’s Vote Blue-Berry Pie” by Kate Hildreth
  3. “Apple’s French Cousin” by Carrie Hall

Nut Pie Category

  1. “Fudge Pecan Pie” by Andrea Frazier
  2. “Alicia’s Chocolate Granola Pie” by Alicia Anderson
  3. “Ray’s No-Bake Paw Paw Fruit and Nut Pie” by Ray Glend

Pumpkin/Sweet Potato pie category

  1. “Honey Braided Bliss” by Luke Detlor
  2. “Peter, Peter” by Katie Gruber
  3. “Pumpkins? Pumpkins!” by Arielle Hirschfeld

Cream pie category

  1. ” I Didn’t Fall Out of A Coconut Tree Cream pie” by Tan Le
  2. “Trophy Banoffee pie” by Debbie Leslie
  3. “Chocolate Cream Pie” by Karen Duncan

2023 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “The Debbie Special” by Debbie Anne Lu
2. “As Cheesy as Pie” by Janice Cho
3. “Blueberry Nirvana” by Dana and Josie Earles

Nut pie category:

1. “Best Pecan Pie Ever” by Lois Perrone
2. “Salty Nutty Sweet” by Chris Younkin-Wilson
3. “Chocolate Bourbon Pecan” by Claire Boyd

Pumpkin/sweet potato pie category:

1. “Paul’s Purple Sweet Potato” by Veronica Havad
2. “Grandma Betty’s Squash Pie” by Miriam Sayad
3. “Peace of Pie” by Judy Li

Creme pie category:

1. “Where Fun Comes to Pie” by Debbie Leslie
2. “CC Supreme” by Lauren Pilot
3. “Chocolate Coconut Cream” by Eve Earles

2022 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble” by Erin Tamm
2. “Pear Frangipane Tart” by Jaime McCormick
3. “Apple Gouda Pie” by Katy Lanzenby

Nut pie category:

1. “PPPPie (Pecan, Praline, Pumpkin Pie)” by Karen Duncan
2. “Pecan Old Fashioned” by Nate Shubin
3. “A pie” By Mary Beth Jourdan

Pumpkin/sweet potato pie category:

1. “S’more Pumpkin Please” by Arielle Hirschfield
2. “Ancona Garden-Variety Pie” by Christopher Weber
3. “Second Breakfast” by Katie Gruber

Creme pie category:

1. “LoLo’s CreLime Paradise Pie” by Lauren Pilot
2. “All in Whole Lemon Tart” by Chris Younkin-Wilson
3. “Mango Pie” by Susan Clapp

2021 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “Cherry Crumble” by Amanda Houser
2. “Criss Cross Mince” by Susan Carton
3. “Harvest Apple” by Brooke Lyon

Nut pie category:

1. “Post-It Note Pecan Pie” by Laura Pape
2. “Nutty Times!” by Julie Vassilatos
3. “More Brandy!” By Katie Maher-Lipinski

Pumpkin/sweet potato pie category:

1. “Pumpkin with Caramel Sauce” by Carol Ahrenholtz
2. “My Friend, Mr. Bunny”
3. “Orange with a Little Chocolate” by Joan Law

Creme pie category:

1. “Mom’s 80th Birthday Silk S’More Pie” by Jill White
2. “Dianthus” by Ruth Andrews
3. “Guinness Chocolate Cream Pie 2.0” by Yael Hoffman

2019 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “The Third One I Just Made” by Chris Andrews
2. “Sassy Pear Pie” by Nene Lozado
3. “Mac the Knife” by Susan Carton

Nut pie category:

1. “Nut-thing Compares to This” by Olivia McMeel
2. “Third Time’s a Charm?” by Lisa Samra
3. “Maple Bourbon Pie” by Alex Algie

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category:

1. “Bumpkin Pumpkin Pie” by Lea Redd
2. “PSL Pie” by Michelle Saulnier
3. “Ya Basic! Pumpkin” by Christina Salesberry

Creme pie category:

1. “Perfect Pitch Key Lime” by Amanda Houser
2. “Banana Fanna Fo Fanna” by Val Huston
3. “Dreamy Creamy Lemon Pie” by Laura Schulte-Cooper

2018 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “What a good boy am I pie” by Molly Herron
2. “Oglesby Avenue Raisin Apple Pie” by Kyle Coward
3. “Contains rhubarb and blueberries” by Chris Andrews

Nut pie category:

1. “Beyond nuts!” by Shirley Parada
2. “The nutty professor” by Maria Lozada
3. “Cho-Co-nut pie” by Carrie Hall

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category:

1. “Pie in the sky” by Katie Gruber
2. “The PunKing” by Harini Shah
3. “Pumpkin pie, pie, pie” by Shannon Younger

Creme pie category:

1. “The lime pie” by Ruth Andrews
2. “Bananas Foster Cream Pie” by Thomas Schmidt
3. “Citrus got real key lime pie” by Amanda Parada-Villatoro

2017 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “Failbetter Cranberry Pie” by Chris Andrews
2. “A PEARfect APPLEtunity” by Rachel McCauley
3. “Melba Lara” by Jessica Dunek

Nut pie category:

1. “Home Sweet Home Pecan Pie” by Susan Carton
2. “Black Bottom Pie, You Make the Rockin World Go Round” by Christina Salesberry
3. “Pre-Thanksgiving Day Pumpkin Pecan Pie” by Kyle Coward

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category:

1. “Slice, Slice Baby” by Lynette Bertsche
2. “Backdoor Sweet Potato Pie” by Leslie Travis
3. “Millie’s Perfect Pumpkin Pie” by Millie Norton

Creme pie category:

1. “Barking Up the Right Tree” by Kaylan Agarwal
2. “Dream Pie” by Natalie Grace
3. “It’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Time” Amanda Parada-Villatoro & Emilio Villatoro

2016 winners:

Fruit pie category:

1. “Pomme Pomme Pie” by Natalie Wright
2. “Blueberry 3.14” by David Mendoza & Lauren Solarski
3. “Peg’s Polka Dot Peach Pie” by Peggy Sanders

Nut pie category:

1. “Fancy Mixed Nuts Pie” by Kate Baldwin
2. “Bluegrass Pecan Pie” by Rex Haydon
3. “Peanut Pecan Pie” by Lisette Dunham & Joshua Schiffrin

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category:

1. “The Great Leslie” by Katie Maher-Lipinski
2. “Marigold Sweet Potato Pie” by Nene Lozado
3. “Sweet and Salty Pumpkin Pie” by Henry & Brooke Lyon

Creme pie category:

1. “#imwithher” by Lisa Samra
2. “Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Pie” by Ruth Andrews
3. “Salted Caramel Awesomeness” by Margaret Richards

2015 winners:

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category:

1. “Pumpkin Praline Pie” by Maya-Camille Broussard
2. “Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl” by Rebecca Luttrell
3. “Eleanor’s Birthday Pumpkin Pie” by Joan & Skylar Law

Creme pie category:

1. “Southside Key Lime Pie” by Dan Arnold
2. “B’s Dream Lemon Crème” by Peggy Sanders
3. “Hyde Park Sugar Cream” by Katie Maher-Lipinski

Fruit pie category:

1. “Freddy” by Lisa Samra
2. “Black and Blue” by Maya-Camille Broussard
3. “Cranberry Apple Pie with Almond Brittle” by Kate Baldwin

Nut pie category:

1. “Nut Job” by Kaylan Agarwal
2. “Yes Pe Can” by Evan Eschliman
3. “Not As Cute As Pushkin II” by Katie Maher-Lipinski

2014 winners:

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category:

1. “Sweet Potato Surprise” by Sheila Clay
2. “Piezometric” by Lisa Samra
3. “Felicia’s Candied Sweet Potato Pie” by Felicia Slayton-Young

Cream Pie category:

1. “Forget the Election Cashew Chocolate Cream Pie” by Kori Lusignan
2. “Salted Caramel Cloud” by Brigid Maniates
3. “Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Pie” by Rebecca Luttrell

Nut Pie category:

1. “Holiday Pecan Pie” by Deborah Weaver
2. “Not as Cute as Pushkin” by Katie Maher-Lipinski
3. “Salted Caramel Chocolate Pecan” by Jim Bloom

Fruit Pie category:

1. “Bluepepper Pie” by Molly Herron
2. “Smitten to the Core” by Lynette Bertsch
3. “New England Apple” by Mary Gehrke

2013 winners:

Fruit Pie category:

1. “Cherry Almond Pie” by Paul Mollica
2. “Scrumtrulescent Blueberry” by Katie Maher-Lipinski
3. “Autumn Rhubarb” by Peggy Sanders

Nut Pie category:

1. “Southern Pecan Pie” by Bette Sikes
2. “Ugle” by Ysobel Gallo
3. “Pecan Fudge Pie” by Rebecca Luttrell

Creme Pie category:

1. “Lemon Chess Pie” by Kate Baldwin
2. “A Turtle Named Chocolate” by Angeliki Vassilatos
3. “S’Cream Pie” by Deborah Weaver

Pumpkin/Sweet Potato category:

1. “Peter Peter” by Deborah Molaskey
2. “No Measure Sweet Potato Pie” by Lyletta Robinson
3. “Perfectly Pleasing Pumpkin Pie” by Shannan Younger

2012 winners:

Nut pie category:

1. “Eat This Pie” by Paige Reilly
2. “Nigel Von Nut” by Jake Agarwal
3. “DePaul’s DeLightful, DeLicious, and DeLovely” by Brian Barker, Skylar Garland, & Victoria Van Kirk Pride

Fruit pie category

1. “Affy Tapple Pie” by Molly Herron
2. “Apple Surprise” by Clair Smith
3. “Pretty Pie” by Page Reilly

Cream pie category

1. “Harriet” by Sharon Brinkman
2. “Yum!” by Andrew Howard
3. “Marvelous Mississippi Mud Pie” by Deborah & Nora Molasky
+ *honorable mention* – “Scrumtrulescent Dulce de Leche Banana Cream Pie” by Katie Maher-Lipinski

Pumpkin/Sweet potato pie category

1. “Autumn Falling Leaves” by Sofiya Kilbadze
2. “Cucurbita Curry in a Hurry” by Shawn Greene
3. “I Love You Day Sweet Potato Pie” by Sheila Clay