HowMuchPerPerson

How many pies for 10 people?

Plan on 11 slices: 2 pies (9-inch).

That's 1 slice per guest, plus a 10% cushion. Range: 8–14 slices depending on appetite.

↳ with two or three kinds of pie, people take a sliver of each

9-inch pies
2
8 slices
Slices
11
1 slice per guest
Appetite range
8–14
light to hungry crowd

Adjust for your crowd

Appetite

Enter how many of your guests are kids; each counts as half an adult.

Pie for other crowd sizes

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GuestsSlices9-inch pies
10 people · you're here112
20 people223
25 people284
30 people335
40 people446
50 people557
75 people8311
100 people11014
150 people16521
200 people22028

2 pies for 10 people. If pie is the only dessert, cut each into six bigger slices and add a pie or two.

How many people do 3 pies serve?

9-inch pies

Feeds about 24 people.

Everything else for 10 people

How we got this number

  1. 110 guests × 1 slice = 10 slices
  2. 2× 1.10 cushion = 11 slices
  3. 3÷ 8 per pie = 1.4 → 2 pies (9-inch)

we count slices, then round up to whole pies.

Sources for this rule: WebstaurantStore Thanksgiving-for-100 guide; Old Farmer's Almanac party chart; TODAY, Melissa Clark (NYT) cheat sheet; Food Network portion planner; Marie Callender's Pumpkin Pie, 36 oz.

See our full method and sources →

Pie questions

How many pies for 10 people?

Plan on 11 slices: 2 pies (9-inch). That's 1 slice per guest, plus a 10% cushion. Range: 8–14 slices depending on appetite.

What if 2 of the 10 guests are kids?

Kids count as half an adult, so it's 9 adult portions: plan on 10 slices: 2 pies (9-inch).

How many pies for 10 big eaters?

For a hungry crowd, plan 25% more: plan on 14 slices: 2 pies (9-inch).

How many people do 3 pies serve?

Feeds about 24 people.

Different headcount? The pie calculator works for any number of guests, and the menu planner builds one shopping list for the whole party.