A raspberry drop-inspired cookie pie has been crowned Ballarat’s Best Pie.
Mrs Browne Bakes' raspberry goldfields cookie pie was awarded the top honour at the Ballarat's Best Pie 2025 awards ceremony on 2 August.
Available at Ballarat cafe Naomi & i, the decadent dish was also named the city's Best Sweet Pie.
The judging panel of pie connoisseurs featured acclaimed Peruvian-born chef Alejandro Saravia; Melbourne restaurant critic and presenter Kara Monssen; MasterChef Australia semi-finalist and Good Chef Bad Chef co-host Tim Bone; esteemed food journalist Richard Cornish; and City of Ballarat Deputy Mayor Cr Ben Taylor.
Each category winner was awarded a hand-painted pie dish crafted by Ballarat's ceramics queen Shelby Sherritt.
Available throughout August, this year's Ballarat's Best Pie line-up features 36 savoury and sweet showstoppers at some of the city’s top bakeries, cafes, restaurants and bars.
All the winners
Ballarat's Best Pie 2025
- Grand prize: Mrs Browne Bakes’ raspberry goldfields cookie pie at Naomi & i
- Second: Peach & Portuguese custard pie at Lydiard General
- Third: Apple sty pie at Mondegreen Cafe
Best Savoury Pie
- Lechon paksiw pie at Hotel Canberra’s Stables Cafe & Bar
Best Sweet Pie
- Mrs Browne Bakes’ raspberry goldfields cookie pie at Naomi & i
Best Bakery Pie
- Beef rendang pie at Turret Bakehouse
Brilliantly Unexpected Pie
- Lechon paksiw pie at Hotel Canberra’s Stables Cafe & Bar
Pie with Purpose
- Feral pie at The Shared Table
People's Choice Pie
- First: Mrs Browne Bakes’ raspberry goldfields cookie pie at Naomi & i
- Second: Peach & Portuguese custard pie at Lydiard General
- Third: Emma's Tram Car pulled beef pie
