The Most Popular Pie Recipes in Every State, According to Pinterest
In need of some holiday pie inspiration? See what fellow bakers in your state are making.
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It’s almost time to gather your seasonal ingredients, bust out the mixing bowls, and crank up the oven for a delicious holiday pie. But which pie will you be making? According to Pinterest, odds are, if you’re in the United States, there are apples involved.
“Pinterest is a top destination for recipes, and Pinners like to plan early,” Swasti Sarna, the global director of data insights at Pinterest, says. “Searches for ‘holiday pie recipes’ are 70% greater than last year, and the top trends by state show that traditionally summer fruits like peach, cherry and lemon, are amongst the top trending for the holidays.”
To come to its conclusion, the team at Pinterest analyzed U.S. state-by-state internal search data, specifically looking at searches in October, 2022 vs. October 2021.
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According to Pinterest insights shared with Food & Wine, apple is the most popular ingredient, accounting for 36% of pie searches. Searches included terms like “apple pie filling,” which saw a 60% increase in searches in Alaska, alongside the term “canning apple pie filling,” which also saw massive search growth across states like Maine, Michigan, and Missouri, but especially in Minnesota, where it saw a 210% year-over-year increase in searches.
See below for the most popular pie in your state:
Alaska: Apple pie filling
Alabama: Pecan pie cobbler
Arkansas: Key lime pie recipe
Arizona: Peach pie recipes
California: Berry pie recipe
Colorado: Peach pie recipes
Connecticut: Apple crumb pie recipe
Delaware: Dutch apple pie recipe
Florida: Pumpkin pie in a cup
Georgia: Blueberry pie recipe
Hawaii: Dutch apple pie recipe
Iowa: Dutch apple pie recipe
Idaho: Peach pie recipes
Illinois: Blueberry pie filling
Indiana: Sweet potato pie recipes
Kansas: Pumpkin pie with real pumpkin
Kentucky: Cushaw pie recipe
Louisiana: Lemon meringue pie recipe
Massachusetts: Blueberry pie recipe
Maryland: Dutch apple pie recipe
Maine: Dutch apple pie recipe
Michigan: Lemon meringue pie recipe
Minnesota: Lemon meringue pie recipe
Missouri: Peach pie recipes
Mississippi: Chocolate pie recipe
Montana: Pumpkin pie filling recipe
North Carolina: Chocolate pie recipe
North Dakota: Apple pie filling recipes
Nebraska: Pumpkin pie from scratch
New Hampshire: Dutch apple pie recipe
New Jersey: Dutch apple pie recipe
New Mexico: Pumpkin pie from scratch
Nevada: Dutch apple pie recipe
New York: Classic apple pie recipe
Ohio: Dutch apple pie recipe
Oklahoma: Lemon meringue pie recipe
Oregon: Banana cream pie recipe
Pennsylvania: Sweet potato pie recipes
Rhode Island: Dutch apple pie recipe
South Carolina: Lemon meringue pie recipe
South Dakota: Apple pie filling
Tennessee: Fudge pie recipe
Texas: Pecan cream pie recipe
Utah: Peach pie recipes
Virginia: Cherry pie filling recipes
Vermont: Apple pie filling recipes
Washington: Sweet potato pie recipes
Wisconsin: Cherry pie recipes
West Virginia: Peanut butter pie no bake
Wyoming: Apple pie filling
One more apple-centric hit of this year appears to be Dutch apple pie. The dish received a lot of love from Kentucky, with a 90% search increase in the term “Dutch apple pie recipe,” and in Nevada and New Hampshire, where it received an 80% search increase.
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Not sure which pie recipe you should search for and make this holiday season? Check out these 24 showstopping Thanksgiving pies and tarts that will wow your guests this season. Just make sure to pin the recipes for later.
