# What's your favorite holiday pie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 23, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596 "2023-11-23T19:30:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/1 "2023-11-23T19:30:59Z")
Inspired by the Costco pumpkin pie thread. I like pumpkin pie just fine, but I have to say I prefer the custard and mincemeat varieties (separately, of course). ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/2 "2023-11-23T19:36:37Z")
I really like sweet potato pie. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/3 "2023-11-23T19:41:10Z")
I love pumpkin pie. My dad was the only one in family who liked mince, so we always had one for him. I didn’t especially care for it then, but now that it’s hard to find I get cravings for it. Custard is bland and boring, and I don’t like sweet potato pie - it’s mainly a texture issue and people don’t usually make it spicy enough for me. A lot of years we’d have a chocolate cream pie as a choice (for my brother and BiL). I know apple is a common Thanksgiving pie, but my family never had it then. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/4 "2023-11-23T19:41:14Z")
Tie between pecan and apple. Not that I can have much of either. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/5 "2023-11-23T19:48:03Z")
Custard isn’t bland and boring if you make it with cream, raw sugar, and lots of nutmeg. 🥰 Add a shot of whiskey, dark rum, or some grated coconut, and you’re really cooking! 👌 ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/6 "2023-11-23T19:49:30Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Custard isn’t bland and boring if you make it with cream, raw sugar, and lots of nutmeg I like creme brulee because it has more cream. Custard is too eggy for me. Like scrambled egg pie. And nutmeg’s not my favorite spice. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/7 "2023-11-23T19:52:10Z")
Coconut cream. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/8 "2023-11-23T19:53:58Z")
I love pecan pie. Unfortunately, we never have it. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/9 "2023-11-23T20:00:45Z")
There is pumpkin. There is also pumpkin. A third choice is pumpkin. If a fourth choice is needed, then anything else mentioned in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/10 "2023-11-23T20:16:01Z")
My favorite pie for this time of year is apple, and I make a great apple pie. I don’t dislike pumpkin pie, and it does have the advantage that I can eat it with my hands, but if I’m going to all the trouble of making a pie, it’s apple. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/11 "2023-11-23T20:16:09Z")
I’ve always thought Creme brulee _is_ custard. What you’re referring to sounds like custard sauce, which is great over hot apple pie or dumplings but not suited to be a pie filling. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/12 "2023-11-23T20:20:58Z")
No, creme brulee should not be the same as custard. They’re different, though similar. Custard sauce, yuck! I saw it once in a movie I was watching, and it looked gross. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/13 "2023-11-23T21:57:17Z")
All of them. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/14 "2023-11-23T22:14:24Z")
Y’all eat bites for me.🥹 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/15 "2023-11-23T22:17:29Z")
Mince, baby. The kind with genuine old-fashioned mince, which includes currants, raisins, sultanas, apples, citrus peel, spices, brandy and rendered animal parts. All that good stuff. Mrs. J. made the real deal, and it is superb. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/16 "2023-11-23T22:40:09Z")
Turkey Pot Pie is my favorite use of Thanksgiving leftovers. In fact, it’s the only thing the white meat is good for. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/17 "2023-11-23T22:50:42Z")
Warm pecan pie with French vanilla ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/18 "2023-11-23T23:23:45Z")
All of them, as long as I get 3.14 slices. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/19 "2023-11-24T00:02:34Z")
I can’t stand pumpkin pie – or pumpkin anything, really – , so that’s out. I wish I did as those are the ubiquitous choice at all holiday gatherings, from the big family dinner to the office potluck. But, I just can’t do it. My favorite is a chocolate creme, followed closely by apple. Butterscotch isn’t too bad, but I’d definitely take chocolate over that. A good meaty pot pie beats all of the above, but that’s not really a holiday pie. Since I’m not really supposed to have pie I guess the limiting nature of my tastes actually work in my favor. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596/20 "2023-11-24T00:20:40Z")
Of the traditional “holiday” pies, I like pumpkin. Give me a jar of shelled pecans, and I will eat them all day long. Bake them into a pie, and I am not interested. Some of my relatives used to make buttermilk pie, which I think was related to custard pie, and was delicious. My mother used to make a chocolate chip pie, which always got rave reviews. The neat thing about it was, you could use chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, or whatever variation you had on hand, and whatever variety of nuts you had on hand. My favorite was mint chocolate chips and cashews. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-holiday-pie/993596.md?page=2)