We’ll give you three chances to guess.
Its no secret that Southerners LOVE their pieswell devour them in any shape, size, or form.
Fresh and flavorful summer fruit pies?
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Crunchy, piping hot hand pies?
Swoon.Icebox piesto ward off the heat?
So of all the Southern pies out there, what kind do you think folks search for the most?
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If youre like me, you confidently hollered PEACH!
at your rig screen.
Well, I regret to inform you that we were both wrong.
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While inarguably delicious,peach pieis not, in fact, the most searched for pie in the South.
Ready to give it another spin?
On threeone…two…THREE!
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I said LEMON ICEBOX!
By now folks are starting to talk about us, but who cares what they think?
Were playing a gameand losing.
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Okay…we’ll give it one last try.
Lets stop screaming at our screens so our kids and coworkers dont call the cops.
Picture the Souths most searched for pie in your head… Are you ready to find out?
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Without further ado…here goes…the most searched for pie in the South is…FIG!
youre obviously not alone.
But the more I mull it over, the more it makes sense that fig pie is so popular.
Theyre one of our most prolific and low-maintenance fruit trees, populating backyards and roadsides all over the South.
And when they start to ripen, theres no stopping them!
What Makes This Fig Pie Recipe So Good?
It goes without saying that good figs make a great pie.
Ripe ones arent ridiculously sweet, but they do have a bit of a molasses flavor.
Still intimidated by pie?
Dont worryweve got plenty of easycobbler recipestoo!
