# Apple pie tops the list of most American desserts

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## Reading

Nearly eight-in-ten Americans (79%) say the true American dessert is apple pie, according to a June 2025 Verasight survey.

Ice cream runs a distant second (10%). Chocolate cake and pecan pie (4% each) barely register, and key lime pie (2%) and vanilla cake (1%) trail the field.

## Topline

What is the true American dessert?

Apple pie tops the list of most American desserts.

- Apple Pie: 79.2%
- Ice Cream: 10.3%
- Chocolate Cake: 3.6%
- Pecan Pie: 3.5%
- Key Lime Pie: 2.0%
- Vanilla Cake: 1.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-06-25 → 2025-06-30
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.8%
- Module: ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

ICA Conference Omnibus Survey #2025-058, fielded June 25-30, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.8%.

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