Random Quintessential Dessert From Your Stat (50 items)

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  (#26) Montana

  • 1889-11-08

  Like Idaho, huckleberries are also bountiful in Montana. However, Big Sky Country prefers its huckleberries cooked in cobbler form.

  The easiest way to whip up huckleberry cobbler involves using yellow cake mix thickened with oats and pecans for the crumble. Old-schoolers can use flour and sugar. The most important ingredient, of course, is the huckleberries.
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  (#15) Iowa

  • 1846-12-28

  In 2019, 33% of Iowans named scotcheroos as their favorite treat. People outside the state may not be familiar, but this mouthwatering dish is like a next-level Rice Krispies treat. Recipes vary, but these bars are most often made with peanut butter, chocolate, butterscotch, and corn puffs.

  Iowa is known for its vast cornfields, so of course state residents have found ways to cook corn products in everything, including their desserts.
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  (#40) South Carolina

  • 1788-04-23

  A high-end restaurant from Charleston, South Carolina, the Peninsula Grill, took the standard cake and gave it a coastal twist by adding coconuts.

  The Ultimate Coconut Cake's shredded coconut adds a crunch and earthy sweetness to any dessert, and keeps the sea-bound part of the state on the radar.
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  (#31) New Mexico

  • 1912-01-06

  These flavorful shortbread stars are New Mexico's official cookie. Full of lard and sugar, these special treats will melt in your mouth.

  Bizcochitos are prepared for celebrations like graduations, weddings, and birthdays. The cookies are usually topped with a heaping handful of cinnamon.
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  (#21) Massachusetts

  • 1788-02-06

  Why, of all the desserts imaginable, is the universal chocolate chip cookie Massachusetts' state dessert? The answer is fairly straightforward: The chocolate chip cookie was invented at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930.

  Its cheap and uncomplicated recipe, in addition to its wonderful taste, caused the cookie to pop up all over the country and, eventually, the world.
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  (#33) North Carolina

  • 1789-11-21

  Like so many other desserts on this list, North Carolina's signature dish is sweet potato pie out of convenience. The state grows the most sweet potatoes in the United States, and a sweet potato pie is a fantastic alternative to pumpkin pie during the holidays.

  Recipes vary, but using fresh sweet potatoes will give you the best flavor. Mix in sugar, butter, allspice, vanilla, milk, and cinnamon, and you'll have a winning pie.

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