Desserts Pies Tarts Fruit Tart Recipes 12 Galette Recipes That Are Easier Than Pie By Corey Williams Corey Williams Corey Williams is a food writer for MyRecipes and Allrecipes. She has a decade of journalism experience. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on February 20, 2024 Close Photo: ALLRECIPES / VICTORIA JEMPTY Need a fuss-free dessert that's hard to screw up — but is still impressive enough for a fancy get together? Look no further than the classic galette. It has all the delicious flavor of traditional pie, but it has a gorgeous rustic look and doesn't require nearly as much precision. Plus, they're so versatile! No matter what you're looking for, you'll find something you love in this collection of our very best galette recipes. 01 of 13 Pear Galette with Ginger View Recipe Bibi "This pear galette is an informal rustic pie, made free-form, without a pie pan. This recipe is made even easier, with a purchased, refrigerated pie crust." —Brenda Venable 02 of 13 Summer Fruit Galettes View Recipe missablee "This was so easy and so delicious. Used all frozen fruit because that’s what I had on hand and it was perfect." —Liz 03 of 13 Apricot Almond Galette View Recipe Lana Lee Plum "This simple recipe has a layer of almond paste and then fresh apricots on top." —Ms. Munchie 04 of 13 Summer Vegetable and Goat Cheese Galettes View Recipe lutzflcat "Easy and pretty vegetable tarts that can be prepared a few hours ahead of time and reheated prior to serving." —Holly 05 of 13 Apple Galette View Recipe Kim "Apple galette is a fancy yet simple version of apple pie. This recipe was created in a Montreal hotel room (with a full kitchen, nonetheless) after being inspired by all the apples at the Marche Jean-Talon." —Liam Walshe 06 of 13 Rustic Fruit Galette View Recipe "Such an easy and simple dessert to make. I used apples and blueberries because that's what I had on hand and it turned out great!" —Anita Moore 07 of 13 Pluot Lime Galette View Recipe Yoly "This galette is very easy to make. It is very rustic looking and very delicious. Perfect for company." —Yoly 08 of 13 Fresh Peach Galette View Recipe "This peach galette recipe is made with fresh summer peaches enveloped in an easy homemade butter crust. You can customize this recipe to use any seasonal fruit." —HewnBread 09 of 13 Cherry Tomato Galette View Recipe Chef John "Excellent recipe I intend to keep in my repertoire. Love the pastry, the addition of the corn meal and the egg wash really puts this up a notch." —Marian 10 of 13 Blueberry Galette View Recipe "This blueberry galette, with its rustic appearance, is fun to make when fresh blueberries are in season." —Chef John 11 of 13 Fresh Tomato and Squash Galette View Recipe Bibi "This savory galette, using summer fresh vegetables and a purchased pie crust, is a delightfully different side dish that makes good use of zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes, and onion." —Bibi 12 of 13 Rhubarb Galette View Recipe Dotdash Meredith Food Studios "I cooked down the extra rhubarb and used it as an ice cream topping. I enjoyed the use of cardamom and orange zest." —Bev Loewen 13 of 13 More Inspiration Danielle K 20 Dessert Recipes That Always Work 15 Fancy-Looking Desserts That Are Secretly Easy to Make 50 Fancy Desserts That You Can Make at Home Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit