All answers are valid, except pecan. Fuck pecan pie, it's gross.
It's hard to pick just one, but Cherry Cream Cheese just edges into the top spot for me.

Second is sweet potato.
All answers are valid, except pecan. Fuck pecan pie, it's gross.
It's hard to pick just one, but Cherry Cream Cheese just edges into the top spot for me.

Second is sweet potato.
60 Comments
MisterNeon@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 104d
Key Lime Pie until the day I die.
tal@lemmy.today · 11 pts · 104d
Rhubarb pie. Rhubarb pie is pretty tart. Not strawberry-rhubarb, which a lot of restaurants do and is milder.
wirelesswire@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 104d
Apple, hot, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Nothing else comes close. Except cheesecake, but that's not a pie.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
I allow cheesecake as a pie, because it's more pie than cake. I mean, it doesn't even include flour.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 104d
Peach cobbler, hot, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 104d
Shoofly made with Turkey table syrup instead of molasses.
Funny cake is a close second, it more depends if I want a browned sugar or chocolate flavor.
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 104d
How to say you're from PA without saying you're from PA.
anon6789@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
You know it! 😉
boydster@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 104d
In honor of the upcoming Tau Day I shall choose 2 pis
Chicken Pot and Chocolate Cream
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 104d
Wait. That's a cheese cake disguised as a pie!
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 104d
Despite the name, I consider cheesecake to be more of a pie than a cake.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
No eggs, and it's not cooked, so not cheese cake. Although, since cheese cake is cake in name only (CINO), it counts as a pie.
squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 8 pts · 104d
Poppy seed cheesecake
tal@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 104d
I've never had that, but I like poppy-seed cake and I like cheesecake. Hmm.
squirrel@cake.kobel.fyi · 3 pts · 104d
It's delicious
disregardable@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 104d
My favorite is strawberry, because it was my grandfather's favorite. I have a good memory of having strawberry pie with him. However, I do feel the need to defend pecan pie here, because the best pie I've ever had was pecan. It was piled high with pecans and only lightly seasoned, so it was almost like a sweet and savory thing with Christmas-y spices.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 104d
Pecan pie is lovely, you just haven't grown in all your taste buds yet. It is not the best, but a good pecan pie is very good.
Key lime is a strong contender, as I think is strawberry rhubarb, but for me one pie reigns supreme. Nothing beats a good buttermilk pie.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 104d
Maybe that's it. I haven't tried pecan pie very many times, maybe I just never had a good one.
Pat_Riot@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 104d
You might also just not like it. I was just talking a little shit. There are a lot of bad examples out there though. Store bought is never the best, it has to be homemade. It is not a pie I have mastered the art of making, yet, myself. I have had a good one though and it was worth the calories.
Drusas@fedia.io · 6 pts · 104d
Pumpkin!
Elextra@literature.cafe · 6 pts · 104d
White peach pie, then pineapple brown sugar, then pecan pie
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 104d
As long as it's done well, I love any kind of pie!
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
This is the correct answer. Full points.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 104d
Chocolate Mousse for me. Delicious.
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 104d
Strawberry rhubarb with mostly rhubarb. Two crusts, nine of that crumble garbage and a big lump of vanilla ice cream on top.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 104d
Pecan pie is delicious, with honey instead of corn syrup. I like sweet potato pie, too. But my favorite is peach cobbler. It used to be apple, which is probably my second favorite.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 104d
I know some don't think that pizza qualifies as pie, but surely Chicago deep dish must?
Dessert pie-wise, cherry is always my go to.
I'd love to try making a chocolate cherry pie sometime.
AstroLightz@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 104d
The Programmer's Pie. It's a lot like Shepherd's Pie, but for programmers.
(My other valid answer: Lemon Meringue Pie)
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 104d
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 104d
In my household we have something we call expired-pie. The name comes from my GF accidentally using this tin of ham that was two years past expired, instead of the one I'd just bought for the recipe. It turned out great and nobody got sick. Then we discovered the accident.
Also, it is my firm belief that a properly made cheesecake is a type of pie.
blackbrook@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 104d
You're not going to tell us anything about what kind of pie uses tinned ham?
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 104d
Expired-pie, obviously
tal@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 104d
If you call a quiche a pie, that can have ham in it.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
I agree, cheesecake is pie, because it doesn't include flour, which all true cakes must have. It's CINO, cake in name only.
funkajunk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
Canned food is typically good for years past the date on the can. Trust your nose!
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 104d
Yup, none of us were worried upon the discovery. The can was intact, and it had been stored in the fridge all this time, just forgotten in the back. My GF didn't noticed that the one I had bought for her to use was still in the bag, so she'd assumed it was the one in the fridge.
The only sad aftermath was the conclusion that we couldn't eat a proper pie like that again without waiting a couple of years.
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 104d
Steak, bacon and cheese is my current pie of choice. The same bakery where I buy those also has a decent steak and jalapeno pie. And the humble steak and cheese pie is always acceptable, if made well.
MuttMutt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 104d
I'm waiting for Tau day. Better to wait and have twice as much pi.
Bademantel@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 104d
Do you have a recipe for this criminally good-looking Cherry Cream Cheese Cake?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
Nah. I suspect it might be AI, but it looked so good, I used the picture anyway.
Corngood@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 104d
Someone already said key lime pie, so I'll put in my current favourite savoury pie, a gruyère and leek pie more or less like this:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/81537/french-leek-pie/
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 104d
Are you considering pizza a type of pie? If so, then pizza is the winner for me.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 104d
Used to live near Marie Callander’s restaurants. They had a German chocolate pie, which I want to say had a layer of solid chocolate, then a chocolate custard/coconut shavings filling, and you could have either whipped cream or meringue on it with mini chocolate chips sprinkled on top (I always opted for meringue). Best pie I’ve ever had.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 104d
I like puff pastries filled with ragout. Vol au vent or bouche de la reine.
I don't know if that counts as pie, but if whatever they do in yorkshire counts as pudding, that's my pie
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 104d
Bacon and egg the best pie ever
apftwb@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
Apple pie with sharp cheddar cheese
tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 104d
I can understand pecan pie being too sweet --- like, it's essentially a block of sugar. It's a very sweet pie. But I can't say I dislike it, it moderation.
I'm not a big fan of mincemeat, though. That's probably the most-common pie --- shows up a lot at Thanksgiving in the US --- that I'd really rather have an alternative to.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 104d
I can feel my teeth rotting just thinking about it. The sweetness is overpowering.
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
You do know that despite the name, it's just spiced chopped fruits, right?
tal@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 104d
Yeah, I actually enjoy (savory) meat pies. I just don't enjoy mincemeat much.
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
My mom made a killer mincemeat pie. And, it's possible I've just never had a good pecan pie.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 104d
Cheesecake.
It is technically a pie.
My favorite cake is Boston Creme Pie.
paranoid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
Pizza pie!
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
I was waiting for this, although, I think it's PINO, pie in name only. But, it's hard to say "no" to a good pizza pie!
edg@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 104d
I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you've only had access to poorly made pecan pie.
To your question, I prefer savory pies like chicken pot pie or cottage pie.
Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 104d
Pi day is in the future
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 104d
I'm a basic bitch because I make a mean apple pie. It's my favorite.
Apeman42@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 103d
I only discovered sweet potato pie like two years ago, but it's definitely a top contender. It's everything pumpkin pie wishes it could be.
Curious_Canid@piefed.ca · 1 pts · 103d
Keep in mind that Pie Day comes twice each year: 3/14 and 7/22. 22/7 is the most common approximation of Pi.
I think my favorite pie is the Duo Silk made by a local restaurant that specializes in pie. It has a layer of French silk above a layer of peanut butter silk. And the top is covered with chocolate shavings and miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. It's at least a week's worth of desert calories in one serving, but occasionally worth it.
jaaake@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 104d
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW4plZQEtjZ/
Pie shop near me just started making a butter chicken pie. It’s fucking amazing.