Oh, Honey Pie Truck

27/09/2022

Just wanted to share an update with you all, as the weather turns cooler and you start missing your favorite pie people... 🍂🧡

So, it turns out I really enjoy being home with our son. It has been an amazing opportunity, only available to me because my sweet husband Matt went to work on his friend's construction crew. (Give Ellermets Construction a like & a follow if you want some Matt in your life! They do FANTASTIC work!)

It's hard to run your own small business. That's an understatement--- It's really freaking hard. The additional fees involved made it even more difficult; rental kitchen, permits, licensing, insurance... The list goes on. We couldn't keep it up and make any profit simultaneously, especially after ingredient prices went up. We had plans to open our own brick and mortar, but the cost was monumental and our priorities shifted.

We absolutely loved running Oh, Honey Pie, and I don't think this is the end. We are keeping the pie truck and I'm starting to look into maybe getting a cottage license, or getting back into it once Atlas heads to school.

In the meantime, please continue to support our local businesses here in Champaign-Urbana.

We love you all so much! 💙

P.S. The secret ingredient to a perfect pie crust is a splash of buttermilk. Shhh... Don't tell anyone. But now you have to make it yourself.

📸 Tommy Jo & Co.

06/03/2022

Oh, Honey Pie, all packed up in our basement. 😢

We're officially "on a break" to stay home with baby, and focus on planning for the next iteration of OHP. This wasn't an easy decision for us to make, but with the cost of ingredients soaring right now, it made the most sense.

We're not going anywhere... Think of it as a hibernation! When we emerge, we'll be even better. 🦋

We promise to keep you posted. 💙

04/02/2022

Last chance for Valentine's Day pies!

I'm going to be real with ya'll for a minute and say that the cost to rent our kitchen space this month is currently more than the profit we will make from these pies. This is why it's so important to support small local businesses! It's not as easy as just making pie. 😕
Please consider placing an order today or sharing this post so we can keep on keeping on!

💙
(Order form closes Monday)

25/01/2022

Order form is OPEN!
💗💟💗💟💗💟💗

Place your orders for Valentine's Day now! Pickup and delivery will be Saturday, Feb 12th.

www.honeypietruck.com

~~Our business is still in a transitional period right now, and we're not sure when we will be back regularly, but we knew we wanted to get out some Valentine's Day pies before we go back into our chrysalis.~~

(Love to all, hope winter is treating you *okay* at the very least, because it's okay to just be okay.)

**note: the pink chiffon pie is being replaced with key lime this year because everyone loves key lime pie and the chiffon made the crust too soggy last year I'M SORRY. ☹️

01/01/2022

Happy New Year! 🎉

Thanks for making 2021 a great year for us. Without our loyal (and patient!) customers, we wouldn't be where we are today. 💙

We think 2022 will be even better! 😉..With a storefront (!!!) on the horizon, soon you can get your honey pie fix any day of the week. We are beyond excited to see what the future brings. 🚀🌛

Thanks for trudging through the growing pains with us over the next several months as we, quite literally, build our new collaborative storefront from the ground up.

That said-- we'll be taking a break from pies until Valentine's Day. This little sunshine of ours is growing up too fast; we need to slow down, relax, and soak it up.

We wish you happiness, love, and health in 2022.

💙 Matt, Leslie, & Atlas

17/12/2021

Give 'em what they really want this Christmas.
..ONLY available at the Mistletoe Market 🎅 🌲
--this Sunday at The Venue in downtown Champaign, from 11am-5pm.

🌟 flavors 🌟
Chocolate Peppermint
Apple Cream
Vanilla Eggnog
Coconut Buttermilk

+ pumpkin peanut butter dog treats! 🐕

14/12/2021

Yesss we can't wait for this weekend's Mistletoe Market!
I heard SANTA might be making an appearance! 😲 🎅

We've got some new flavors this time around, plus we'll have our best friend approved ✔ dog treats available, too. 🐕

Sunday December 19th, 11am-5pm at The Venue, in downtown Champaign.

The Venue CU

05/12/2021

Only one more hour left of the Urbana Mistletoe Market!

We still have plenty of chocolate pecan and eggnog custard pies left. Please come get some so I'm not eating eggnog pies for the next week. 🥴

There are also some amazing local artists here, this is a great opportunity to buy some beautiful holiday gifts from local small businesses.

Hope to see some of you this Saturday at the Mistletoe Market Urbana!

05/12/2021

Order now for Christmas pickup or delivery!

www.honeypietruck.com

All orders placed from now until December 18th will be for Christmas pick up or delivery on December 23rd. Let me know if the order form is acting funky... I set it up with a fussy baby in my arms while I was really hungry so who knows what I may have done wrong. 😅 💙

02/12/2021

Hope to see some of you this Saturday at the Mistletoe Market Urbana!

26/11/2021

See you next Saturday at the Urbana
!!! ❄️🎄

We will have a table inside Lincoln Square mall, in the wing, 2pm-8pm.

(We're still figuring out our Christmas flavors, any suggestions appreciated!)

Other than Christmas preorders, the is your only chance to get your hands on our mini pies in December. 😲

Matt will be hanging up his apron and donning his all-black stagehand clothes for this year's performance of The Nutcracker, while Leslie stays home with the bebe and dreams of Spring. 😅

26/11/2021

Happy Thanksgiving, from our family to yours!

While enjoying my slice of pecan pie last night, I turned to Matt and said, "You know what's really cool? Like, hundreds of people are eating our pies right now."
🧡😭

A million thanks to everyone who ordered, and to all of our friends and fans. We love you!

13/11/2021

Don't forget to order your Thanksgiving pies!
Order form closes this Tuesday.

Choose pickup or delivery on Wednesday, November 24th.

www.honeypietruck.com/order-online

22/10/2021

You know what's REALLY spooky?

There are only FIVE DAYS LEFT to place your pie orders for Halloween! 👻😲

Order now... Before it's too late!
www.honeypietruck.com/order-online

15/10/2021

Place your orders today for our Halloween 4-pack! 👻

These pictures are from last year-- they will be decorated differently this year, (and better!!!) and we're swapping out the salted honey for a new spooky GREEN citrus cream pie.

I am pretty dang excited about making these for you. Hope you're all feeling festive and enjoying the transition of seasons! 🦇

All orders are for pickup or delivery on Saturdays. PLEASE BE SURE TO READ THIS! Pie orders can be placed Sunday-Tuesday for Saturday pick-up and delivery. Pickup is 10am-11am on Saturdays at 1205 N. Harris in Champaign and deliveries are between 10am-2pm. You will receive a confirmation email from....

03/10/2021

You're gonna have to rely on ya boi toby toad's pie stand for the next couple of weeks...

We're taking off next week to wait for our equipment repair, and then the following week we will be preparing for a larger catered event. We appreciate your patience as we ease back into the swing of things with a broken pie press and a 2 month-old baby who apparently isn't very rational or predictable!? 🤔

We will be ready to rock & roll (literally!) for those SPOOKY Halloween pies! 👻🎃🦇

27/09/2021

4:30pm update: most pies have been claimed, but we still have a good amount of pumpkin left! 🎃🎃🎃..................................................

Leftover pies from the weekend available today, 4 for $20! That's $8 dollars off! 😲

Pickup is between 5pm-6pm in Champaign. We may be able to schedule a different time, just ask! Message us now with the amount of each pie you'd like. (minimum of 4 pies, please.)

*Pies are up to CUPHD standards until this Friday.

🎃Pumpkin
🍏Apple
🍑Peaches & cream
🦜Hummingbird (pineapple, banana, apricot, coconut & pecan)

(only THREE whipped creams available, too!)

27/09/2021

It's Apple Dumpling season! 🍏🍂

Order one (or six) now, at www.honeypietruck.com

25/09/2021

Bad news & Good news!

The Bad News:
Our VIP, The Pie Press (which we purchased from the owner of Pieful Delights, for those of you who recall the original CU pie spot!) took a tumble the other day when someone was moving some things around in storage at our kitchen. It's totally busted, and is a very special machine that is older than I am! 😭 It's going to take up to 4 weeks to get a new one shipped to us, plus some fun insurance stuff to deal with on top of that. We may be taking another break while we wait for a new press, or maybe we'll just do Apple Dumplings for a while instead?? Stay tuned for our decision!

The Good News?
We made some mini cheesy chicken pot pies 🤤🤤🤤 and you can get some TONIGHT at the The Virginia Theatre during their FREE 100th anniversary event. Live music, free tours of the building, and a silent movie screening featuring their vintage wurlitzer organ concert!

Make a meal out of it and visit the Smith Burger Co. food truck for a delicious burger!!!

We will also have Pumpkin, Apple , Peaches & cream, and Hummingbird pie.
🐦

See you tonight!

21/09/2021

Last day to order!

Peaches & cream 🍑
Pumpkin 🎃
Hummingbird pie 🍍🍌
German apple cream 🍏
&
Chicken 🐔 or Mushroom 🍄 pot pie

Pickup and delivery on Saturday, September 25th.

www.honeypietruck.com/order-online

14/09/2021

We've got Fall pies for you! 🍂

Order now for pickup ~or~ delivery
on Saturday, September 25th.

- pumpkin pie
- german apple cream
- hummingbird pie (new!)
- peaches & cream
- chicken pot pie
- veggie pot pie w/ portabella mushrooms

www.honeypietruck.com/order-online

09/09/2021

We'd eat you up -- we've missed you so!

Check out our most recent newsletter for our next pie menu and some cute baby pictures.

We're Baaack! Orders may now be placed for pickup or delivery on Saturday, September 25th. Order form closes on Tuesday, September 21st. Email confirmations go out Wednesday, September 22nd. Scroll down for baby updates and pictures!

29/07/2021

Thanks for being patient with us as we navigate the joys and sleeplessness of becoming first time parents. Everyone is happy and healthy; Baby Atlas couldn't be any sweeter.

We don't have a set date when we plan to be back in business, but we're thinking some time in September. 💙

Be sure you're signed up for our newsletter (visit our website to sign up!) for more cute baby+dog pics, and to be updated on our return, as well as the resurrection of the honey pie truck! 🚚

www.honeypietruck.com

22/06/2021

Unfortunately we had to cancel orders for this week due to a low volume of pie orders and a high volume of pregnancy pains.
😣
Love to you all, enjoy the weather, and we will keep you posted!

19/06/2021

We are tiptoeing into the next few weeks... Our baby could make his debut at any time now! 😬😅

We're keeping things simple this week with some summer classics, and we will also have a vegetarian & meat quiche on the menu.

(I'm having Matt do all the baking now so if anything goes wrong ya'll just take it up with him. 🤣)

Order now!
www.honeypietruck.com

***If you place an order anytime soon, please be aware that this baby might rain on your pie parade. We will keep you posted via email if anything happens that would delay our regular schedule.***

12/06/2021

Here's a couple of our adorable 4-packs from the past few weeks! 😍

These babes are $25/each, and come with free homemade whipped cream. ..............................
Pic #1, clockwise from top left: pina colada, apple cream, strawberry rhubarb, praline key lime.

Pic #2: coconut chess, pineapple dream, salted honey, blueberry peach..............................
This week for we will have: peaches & cream, chocolate chess, maple bacon, and cherry cobbler.

(+ savory take&bake: Tamale Pie!🌶️🌶️🌶️)

Order now until Wednesday at:
www.honeypietruck.com

10/06/2021

This week I share some things that made me happy, and we get vulnerable about our terrible organizations skills.

Now for a limited time, get a FREE 12oz Whipped Cream with your order when you refer a new customer to us. Just have them write your name in their order notes so that we know who referred them! Thank you for helping us spread the Good Word of Pie.

06/06/2021

Place your Father's Day order TODAY to guarantee some tasty pies for pops. Pickup or Delivery on Saturday, June 19th.

We will be featuring a new pie: Tamale Pie!
Seasoned ground beef with black beans, peppers, corn, and tomatoes, with a homemade cheesy cornbread topping.
Mildly spicy! 🌶🌶🌶

(When I explained this pie to Matt he said, "So it's basically chili with cornbread on top?" OKAY FINE YES 🙄 But I'm still calling it Tamale Pie.)

www.honeypietruck.com/order-online

(We will be taking a pie-break this coming week, but please go ahead and get your orders in ASAP for June 19th. 💙)

04/06/2021

☁️🍍~pineapple dream~🍍☁️

(and yes I topped them with those little "Yes-No-Maybe" butter cookies because I wanted some for myself. 💁‍♀️)

31/05/2021

So it's super simple:
You tell a friend about our pies, they place their first order and reference you in their order notes, then the next time you place an order (and reference THEIR reference in YOUR order notes,) you get a free whipped cream! 😅

Our whipped cream is delicious.
You want it.
I want it.
We make it "stabilized," which means it can live in your fridge for up to 7 days and it won't deflate back to a liquid cream like most homemade whipped cream would, because we add cream cheese and confectioner's sugar.

We also add real vanilla beans because we all deserve real vanilla beans. 💙

Order NOW:
www.honeypietruck.com/order-online