Thanksgiving pies are a traditional part of Americans' modern-day feast, with harvest flavors dominating the country's favorite pies.
Pumpkin pie is Americans' top choice for a Thanksgiving pie — with pecan pie, apple pie, and sweet potato pie right behind it. A new YouGov poll, conducted November 14 - 18, determined the country's favorite Thanksgiving pie by asking 1,000 U.S. adult citizens to share their opinion of 20 popular pies being served at Thanksgiving — do they love them, like them, dislike them, or hate them? Respondents were then asked to choose their favorite pie from a list of the ones they rate highest.
The good news for pie-makers is that majorities of Americans would either love or like to have most of the pies served, but there are clear favorites: 82% of Americans would love or like apple pie while 70% feel the same way about pumpkin pie. Other popular pastry choices include chocolate pie (68%), cherry pie (67%), banana cream (66%), pecan (65%), peach (63%), and lemon meringue (62%).
Pumpkin pie is the favorite of the highest share of Americans: 23% select it. Pumpkin has a healthy lead on runner-up pecan (14%) and third-place apple (12%). And although sweet potato is loved or liked by a comparatively slim 54% of Americans — compared to 82% for apple — it still ranks fourth overall, with 8% of Americans picking it as their favorite. The top four pies differ a bit in the share of their fans who say each one is their favorite:
- Among people who love or like pumpkin pie, 31% choose it as their favorite
- Among people who love or like pecan pie, 20% choose it as their favorite
- Among people who love or like sweet potato pie, 15% choose it as their favorite
- Among people who love or like apple pie, 14% choose it as their favorite
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