Whenever we get together for holiday meals with the extended family, it’s always a potluck type meal. Each family brings a dish or two and the combined efforts of everyone all adds up to one delicious and FUN holiday meal! Part of the fun of our get-togethers, is that no one really plans who will be bringing what. So sure, that means that sometimes two people will bring meatballs – but at least they are each different recipes!
One of my favorite parts of these family get-togethers are the desserts. There will always be different types – from the simple to the fancy. No matter what the desserts, the special touches that make them stand out are always appreciated.
This year I’m letting Marie Callender’s give me a hand to make a special Easter dessert without a lot of effort on my part. Marie Callender’s has nine different cream pies that are waiting in the freezers of retailers nationwide for us to add a special ending to our holiday meals.
I let my hubby choose the pie this time and he selected the Chocolate Satin Pie. I’m glad I let him make the decision, because I couldn’t decide between this pie, the Turtle Pie and the Coconut Cream Pie. They all looked so good! For the candy, I just headed to the Easter aisle and grabbed some of our favorites. To create the handle of the easy Easter basket pie, I grabbed some wire-edged pastel colored ribbon.
Creating the pie was the fun part! The chocolate rabbit took his place in the center of the pie and then I played around arranging candies around the “basket”. For the handle, I just taped the edges of the ribbon underneath the pie plate. Easy peasy!
Now comes the hard part. Do I put this back in the freezer and bring it to my Aunt’s house on Easter like I had planned, or do we eat it for dinner tonight? I think I’ll go with eating it tonight. This was so quick to make that I can easily swing by the store to pick up another Marie Callender’s Cream Pie and create another one (or two) for Easter.
You can find out more about Marie Callender’s Pies on their web site and on Facebook.
Terry says
That is cute!! And Marie made it easy. You are going to get a lot of compliments on that pie.
Stacie @ Divine Lifestyle says
Yum! This is a great idea for an Easter treat. Marie Callender’s pies are delicious.
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
What a CUTE idea…..that I am totally stealing by the way. I love this.
Liz Mays says
What a cute way to use those pies. This makes me want to pick one of them up for my next event and decorate it!
Rachee says
I love Marie Callendar! What can’t that woman make?
Your additions make it extra fun and yummy looking!
vanessa: BriteandBubbly says
This looks so adorable and so fun to make. I’ll have to make one for Easter. Thanks for sharing.
Pam says
What a cute way to dress up a prepare pie! This is a great idea.
Raijean S says
omg this is adorable on top of the fact I love Marie Callenders.
Veronica says
That is so cute! I love Easter and all the fun looking treats there are
Felicia says
This is adorable! What a simple and quick idea that the kids will love!
Dawn says
How creative! An Easter basket pie is an amazing idea!
Carly Brydon says
OMG, this is too cute!
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly says
I have never seen the Marie Callender Chocolate Satin Pie around here, I will have to look for it by work and see if I find it near there! 🙂
Cassie says
What a cute way to decorate a Marie Callender pie! I wish I had a slice to enjoy right now!
Amy @ Marvelous Mommy says
That pie looks amazing! Such a cute idea to put the bunny on it!
Jeanine Macintosh says
Oh my how adorable is that pie? I would have a hard time eating it it’s so cute! Yummy!
Crystal says
Now that’s genius! I have two Easter meals to prepare this year, and I wasn’t sure how I was going to do it all.
Christie says
Such a fun way to dress up a pie! My kids would be all over this!
Chrystal @ YUM eating says
This is so cute. I love Marie Callenders for a special treat. What a fun way to spruce up a store bought pie!
Rosey says
I would go with eating it too. I’m prejudice to yummy, delicious sweets getting eaten right away though. 😉
Jocelyn McGaffic says
What an adorable idea for Easter. My kids would love this. So creative!
Debbie Denny says
What a fantastic and creative idea. This looks awesome.
Shell says
That pie is supercute! What an easy idea for an Easter dessert.
Beth@FrugalFroggie says
I love Chocolate Silk Pie. I so have to try Marie Callenders pies.
Debbie L. says
What a great idea – we love Marie’s pies! So cute – I know the kids would love it
Stefani Tolson says
That is a cute pie. I would love to try a bite!
Kim Croisant says
That pie is so sweet. I could def seeing me take that to my family dinner.
Melinda Babiak says
that is adorable. I haven’t even thought about dessert for easter yet but this is a great idea
Danielle @ We Have It All says
Aww, that’s adorable! What a fantastic idea! And a great combo too!
melisasource says
This is so adorable! I’m going to try this at home with my kids!!
Amanda says
So cute and so easy! Yummy too! This is perfect for Easter!
valerie g says
oh my that looks awesome!!! i’m going to have to try this!!
Candy O says
Oh my goodness I love this pie! It looks so different and you’ve made it an original for your family. I love it!
Travel Blogger says
Yum that looks really good! I love that it has chocolate.
Amanda says
What a fun and simple way to dress up a Marie Callenders pie!! This would be a huge hit for Easter, I’m going to try this.
Brett says
super cute. i love how fun it looks as a basket!! creativev
Jennifer E. says
I never think to customize store bought treats that I bring to gatherings. Such a cute idea!