The Most Iconic Dessert From Each of the U.S. States

They say that there is no better way to bring people together than with dessert!

1. Alabama: Lane Cake

   1. Lane Cake is white cake with a thick bourbon-infused raisin filling.

2. Alaska: Baked Alaska

3. Arizona: Buñuelos

   1. Buñuelos are fried dough balls, often topping with cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar

4. Arkansas: Chocolate Roll

5. California: Meyer Lemon Cake

6. Colorado: Palisade Peach Cobbler

7. Connecticut: Snickerdoodle Cookie

8. Delaware: Peach Pie

9. Florida: Key Lime Pie

10. Georgie: Peach Cobbler

11. Hawaii: Haupia

    1. Haupia is a pudding-like dessert made from coconut, often served cut into little squares

12. Idaho: Ice Cream Potato

Image source: Atlas Obscura.

13. Illinois: Pumpkin Pie

a. Pumpkin pie was named the Illinois official state pie in 2015!

14. Indiana: Sugar Cream Pie

a. "Sugar cream pie is a custard pie made with a simple filling of butter, flour, cream and sugar sprinkled with cinnamon sugar." (Source)

15. Iowa: Cherry Pie

16. Kansas: Dirt Cake

a. Oreo cookie pie crust with a cool whip and cream cheese filling

Image source: Lil' Luna.

17. Kentucky: Derby Pie

18. Louisiana: Beignet

19. Maine: Blueberry Pie

20. Maryland: Smith Island Cake

a. On October 1, 2008, the Smith Island Cake became the official state dessert of Maryland. Smith Island Cake contains 8-10 layers of yellow cake with chocolate frosting.

21. Massachusetts: Boston Cream Pie

22. Michigan: Fudge

23. Minnesota: Bundt Cake

24. Mississippi: Mississippi Mud Pie

25. Missouri: Ice Cream Cone

26. Montana: S'mores

27. Nebraska: Tin Roof Sundae

a. Vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate ice cream, chocolate sauce, marshmallow fluff, and Spanish peanuts

28. Nevada: Chocolate Fondue

29. New Hampshire: Apple Cider Donuts

30. New Jersey: Blueberry Pie

31. New Mexico: Biscochitos

a. Biscochitos are butter cookies flavored with cinnamon, sugar and anise

32. New York: Cheesecake

33. North Carolina: Sweet Potato Pie

34. North Dakota: Krumkake

a. Not to be confused with crumb cake, krumkake is a thin, rolled Norwegian cookie.

35. Ohio: Buckeyes

36. Oklahoma: Pecan Pie

37. Oregon: Marionberry pie

38. Pennsylvania: Chocolate Chip Cookie

a. The chocolate chip cookie was adopted as the official state cookie of Pennsylvania in 1996

39. Rhode Island: Coconut Custard Pie

40. South Carolina: Coconut Cake

41. South Dakota: Kuchen

a. "Kuchen is a rich custard dessert with fruit poured into a sweet dough for the crust." (Source)

Image source: Cook's Country.

42. Tennessee: Moon Pie

43. Texas: Pecan Pie

44. Utah: Jell-O

45. Vermont: Apple Pie

46. Virginia - Chess Pie

a. Chess Pie is like pecan pie, but without the nuts

47. Washington: Nanaimo Bars

a. A Nanaimo bar is a layered dessert consisting of a graham cracker crust topped with vanilla pudding and chocolate.

48. West Virginia: Blackberry Cake

49. Wisconsin: Danish Kringle

50. Wyoming: Cowboy Cookies

a. Cowboy cookies contain oats, chocolate chips and nuts.