These Are The Pies Southerners Are Hungriest For This Holiday Season
The findings of this study may surprise you.
As the holidays approach and people start digging for recipes to wow their guests, it turns out that pie is having a very big year. “Searches for ‘holiday pie recipes’ are 70% greater than last year,” according to new research data that Pinterest shared with Food and Wine. To come to its conclusion, the team at Pinterest looked at internal search data for each U.S. state, specifically looking at what people were searching in October 2022 vs. October 2021 and found that many more people are searching for new pie recipes online.
The pie recipes people are searching for aren’t your typical holiday fare, either. Typically Thanksgiving and Christmas pies tend toward fall flavors like pumpkin, pecan, or cranberry. This year, though, Pinterest found that people seem to be in the mood for something a little different. The company reports that “the top trends by state show that traditionally summer fruits like peach, cherry and lemon, are amongst the top trending for the holidays.” Lemon and peach pies at Thanksgiving? Sign us up (as long as they’re served alongside pumpkin pie).
While apple is reportedly the most popular ingredient, making up 36% of pie searches, Southerners do things a little differently. We’re looking at you, Florida.
Here are the most popular pie recipes that folks in Southern states searched for on Pinterest:
Alabama: Pecan pie cobbler
Florida: Pumpkin pie in a cup
Georgia: Blueberry pie recipe
Louisiana: Lemon meringue pie recipe
Mississippi: Chocolate pie recipe
North Carolina: Chocolate pie recipe
South Carolina: Lemon meringue pie recipe
Tennessee: Fudge pie recipe
Texas: Pecan cream pie recipe
Virginia: Cherry pie filling recipes
For more Southern Living news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter!
Read the original article on Southern Living.