One pie rose above all the others.
So the editors atSouthern Livingdecided to do a taste test to determine which store-bought pumpkin pie is best.
One pie ultimately came out on top.
Credit:Robbie Caponetto; Stylist: Mary Beth Wetzel
Can you guess which we picked as the best store-bought pumpkin pie?
Each pie was sliced, plated, and numbered, so nobody knew which was which while tasting.
After sampling all of the pies, every editor selected an overall favorite.
Credit:Robbie Caponetto; Stylist: Mary Beth Wetzel
We tallied up all the overall favorites to find which brand came out on top.
The Contenders
We visited the bakery department of six major grocery stores to sample their holiday pies.
Some pies had better crusts with buttery, crispy finishes.
Other pies had robustly flavored pumpkin pie filling but it might overwhelm the typical expectations for this Thanksgiving favorite.
Despite many good options, our editors identified a very clear winner that came out on top.
Costco | Kirkland Fresh Baked Pumpkin Pie
Costco’s pumpkin pie is a behemoth on several registers.
It weighs a whopping 58 ounces, or slightly over 3.5 pounds.
It’s also an unbeatable bargain; one pie costs about $6.
(The one we bought in our Birmingham, Alabama, warehouse club was $5.99.)
And in taste, editors gave it glowing reviews, too.
We’ll let you decide if that’s bad or good.
Three editors picked it as their favorite.
“I loved [this pie]!
The crust also tasted well-balanced.”
They gave it their all, but no editors picked this as their favorite store-bought pumpkin pie.
Still it had some positive over all praise.
