Not many pies can lay claim to having been declared a “religious experience” by celebrity chef Mario Batali, but not many pies are Grand Traverse Pie Company originals. This Michigan-based company bakes up some of the country’s most delicious, decadent pies, but you don’t have to travel to the Wolverine State to indulge in these contemporary classics. Instead, click over to popular mail order food company FoodyDirect to get your pie on.
Get to Know the Grand Traverse Pie Company
When California residents Mike and Denise Busley happened into a pie shop one day, they were struck by the inspiration to start their own pie business. What started as a random inkling grew into the realization of a dream. The Busleys packed up their family and newly acquired secret apple pie recipe and relocated to Traverse City. Soon, the GT Pie Company was born. Thousands of pies later, the company is a nationally known institution, serving up many kinds of sweet, sublime pie to its devoted fans.
In the words of glam metal band Warrant, “Tastes so good makes a grown man cry.”
GT Pie Co. Classics
Michigan is famous for its cherries, but the terrain’s gracious rolling hills are also home to everything from super-sweet peaches to tart and tasty raspberries. These juicy fruits populate the pies upon which GT Pie Company’s empire is built. The only unpleasant part of ordering a GT Pie Company selection? Deciding which flavor to pick.
What Oprah says goes, so the fact that GT Pie Company’s Old Mission Cherry Pie was an O Magazine pick speaks volumes. Believed by some to be the world’s most delicious cherry pie, it’s loaded with heavenly Montmorency cherries and boasts GT Pie Co.’s signature pastry crust.
Another mouthwatering GT Pie Co. pick? Strawberry Rhubarb Crumb Pie. One of nature’s most perfect flavor pairings, the combination of tart and sweet is the ultimate taste sensation. Throw in a rich crumb topping, and you’ll have to keep this one under lock and key.
The Splenda Pie, meanwhile, offers an appealing option for people watching their sugar intake. Choose from sugar-free cherry, apple, and blueberry –all Michigan’s finest — for some intensely satisfying and yet guilt-free indulging.
Think Outside the (Pie) Box
For a scrumptious spin on an American classic, consider an emerging trend on the food scene: mini pies. These pint-sized pastries are miniature masterpieces, and while they may be small, they’re large in flavor.
Choose from a variety of your favorite fruit fillings, including signature regional flavors, such as cherry, apple and Suttons Bay blueberries. And remember — while these are big enough to share, they’re also delicious enough to polish off entirely on your own.
Beyond Fruit
While fruit may have earned a place in the spotlight — and rightly so — other GT Pie Co. offerings tempt the adventurous palate. Chocolate lovers will delight in the Cherry Ganache Pie, featuring tasty tart cherries and topped with a thick, rich handmade ganache.
If you haven’t tried the combination of chocolate and cherries, you’re missing out.
And despite its name, the Grand Traverse Pie Company isn’t actually just about pies. Bob’s Mom’s Carrot Cake has many remarkable attributes, not the least of which is its disappearing act. Packed with carrots, pinball, coconut and pecans and topped with a buttermilk glaze drizzle, this culinary confection is sure to please even the most avowed pie devotee.
If you’ve ever tried to bake your own pies, you likely know they’re an act of love …..and labor. Thanks to mail order food company FoodyDirect, you can still serve up all of these delicious flavors without the backbreaking work that goes along with making them yourself. And who really needs to know, anyway?
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