I'm looking to put together a large amount of pies for a birthday ending in 0.

I know some of you are experts in mass-producing pies.

What is your procedure for making lots of pies? I like crusts, as it ensures all of the pie comes out of the tin, but don't need them if you know of another solution to make sure the mess works.

Last time I did this, I baked tortillas as a base, which made them brittle and function like a crust without all the expense and hassle of proper crusts.

But what have you discovered?

I make my pies using off-brand graham cracker crusts, instant pudding mixed with water until the thickness I want, and tub whipped cream. it costs about $5 a pie. In the past I've used styrofoam dessert plates to make smaller versions. I've never tried the tortilla technique, but maybe try smaller tortillas on dessert size plates and then pudding and whipped topping on top. I sometimes drizzle chocolate or strawberry syrup on top for design.

There is a product called Pastry pride I find at Smart n Final grocery store in frozen area. Big carton is about 15 bucks. Whip it up and makes about 6-8 pies. More if you have a pudding base. Enjoy. Wish I could be there.

Undeniably Amazon has everything.

They have a 6 pack of 3 pound fluff buckets and bulk cake frosting and bulk pie crusts. Not terribly expensive and it will yield a fuck ton.

Mix and SPLAT!!!

I've been using graham cracker crusts and off brand Cool Whip. Crust costs around $0.90 cents before tax and the frozen topping is around the same price. I just recently discovered ALDI's frozen whipped topping is around $0.80 which I used for a dessert and I liked its appearance way more than the Great Value brand from Walmart. I'll be pied with it next week for April Fools Day so I'll get first hand experience on how they turn out and feel smeared all over my face.

The tortilla idea sounds great - I'll have to try that. If you use graham cracker crusts, be careful of the metal edge of the tin - I usually bend it back a little to get it out of the way. I got a paper cut from the edge once during a pie session and it was definitely a buzzkill (ha). There are also deeper paper plates that work too, or you can make darts in the side of a paper plate to give it some depth. Good luck!