What's in season right now

Seasonal pies come and go here at Perfect Pies by Pablo, and that's entirely on purpose. Three of our pies — Strawberry Rhubarb, Pumpkin, and Sweet Potato — are only available part of the year, because the ingredients that make them worth eating just aren't at their best year-round. Clarisse is pretty firm about this, and honestly, she's right.

What's available and when

• Strawberry Rhubarb — May through August. Local Pennsylvania strawberries and rhubarb from Snavely's farm down the road. When the season ends, it ends; we don't switch to off-season fruit just to keep it on the menu.
• Pumpkin — October through December. Real sugar pumpkins, not canned. We start baking them as soon as October rolls in and run through the holidays.
• Sweet Potato — November through December. Roasted sweet potatoes, brown sugar, a splash of bourbon, fresh nutmeg. A shorter window than Pumpkin, but a devoted following.

Everything else — Apple, Pecan, Key Lime, Chocolate Silk, Banana Cream, all five savory pies — is available year-round.

Why we follow the seasons

Pablo's been cooking long enough to know that a strawberry in February and a strawberry in June are not the same fruit. The Strawberry Rhubarb especially depends on that late-spring brightness — tart rhubarb, genuinely ripe berries, coarse sugar on top. It doesn't work the same way with produce that's been sitting in a warehouse since October.

Pumpkin and Sweet Potato are a little different — those are as much about the time of year as the ingredient. They belong to the holidays. Having them available in July would feel like putting up Christmas lights in March. Some things are better for being temporary.

A note on early access

If you're a Pie Club member, you get access to seasonal pies a full week before they go public. So if you've been waiting on Strawberry Rhubarb since February, that early heads-up is worth something.

Not sure if something's in season?

The menu on perfectpies.club reflects what's available today — if a seasonal pie is grayed out or missing, it's off until its window comes back around. Little Jack Horner in the chat bubble can also tell you in about ten seconds flat.

Have a question about a specific pie or want to know when Strawberry Rhubarb is coming back? Drop us a line — Millie or Clarisse will be happy to give you the honest answer.

Reach us anytime at support@perfectpies.club — we love hearing from pie people.