Hate to bake? Pie it Forward

Story by: JAN NORRIS
Photography by: Elizabeth Palace

The Pie it Forward anniversary pie. Hazelnut pumpkin praline with roasted marshmallow topping.

You can fail at almost anything for Thanksgiving dinner, but don’t mess up dessert. It’s the final course of the meal that everyone remembers.

But are you pie challenged? It’s okay. Buy it from a decent source, and sneak it into a glass pie pan. No one will be the wiser.

Here are sources for those cheater pies:

Costco. Believe it or not, their pumpkin pie rates very high in taste-tests nationally. It’s as big as your dining table, so it feeds a family.

TooJays. They have myriad desserts, but do a respectable Key lime pie. It’s definitely in the rotation for a Florida Thanksgiving dessert tray. Order in advance.

Yankee Peddler Produce and Gourmet Market. Palm Beach County natives and even new residents of one year know about Upper Crust Pies in Lake Worth Beach. This produce market carries Upper Crust pies. Order ahead to reserve and pick up the day before Thanksgiving.

Pie It Forward. Since you’re already giving thanks, carry it one step farther with an order from the Meals on Wheels fundraiser. It’s the 10th anniversary of this event, and they’ve got a special pie this year to celebrate.

Chefs around the county bake 3000 pies for this event that has become a favorite of diners and do-gooders alike. The money from one pie buys a week of meals for a homebound senior in our area. Choose apple, pumpkin, Key lime or pecan, or the anniversary pie — hazelnut pumpkin praline with roasted marshmallow topping.

Place your Pie It Forward order, and pick it up the day before Thanksgiving. Go to mowpbpie.com between Nov. 1 and Nov. 18.

Pick up is Wednesday, Nov. 26, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at three locations: Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, the Palm Beach Convention Center, or Duffy’s in Delray Beach.