Boston Cream Pie - Photo by tgkohn/Flickr
The following State Symbol charts from ClassBrain lists each of the desserts and snack-related foods that have been designated as Official State Symbols; including breads, muffins, pies, pastries, cookies, and various other snacks for the states that have designated them.
You will find a lot of fun recipes for each of these items in ClassBrain’s Coast2Coast Recipes, including some official state recipes, where one has been listed in the legislature.
List of State Desserts & State Snacks
| State |
Category |
Symbol |
Year established |
| Florida |
State Pie |
Key Lime Pie |
2006 |
| Illinois |
State Snack Food |
Popcorn |
2004 |
| Indiana |
State Pie |
Hoosier Pie (Sugar Cream Pie) |
2009 |
| Maryland |
State Dessert |
Smith Island Cake |
2008 |
| Massachusetts |
State Dessert |
Boston Cream Pie |
1996 |
| Massachusetts |
State Cookie |
Chocolate Chip Cookie |
1997 |
| Massachusetts |
State Donut |
Boston Cream Donut |
2003 |
| Massachusetts |
State Muffin |
Corn Muffin |
1986 |
| Minnesota |
State Muffin |
Blueberry Muffin |
1998 |
| Missouri |
State Dessert |
Ice Cream Cone |
2008 |
| New Mexico |
State Cookie |
Bizcochito |
1989 |
| New York |
State Muffin |
Apple Muffin |
1987 |
| Oklahoma |
part of the Official State Meal |
Pecan Pie |
1988 |
| Pennsylvania |
State Cookie |
Sugar Cookie |
**SMI-1** |
| South Carolina |
State Snack Food |
Boiled Peanuts |
2006 |
| South Dakota |
State Dessert |
Kuchen |
2000 |
| South Dakota |
State Bread |
Frybread |
2005 |
| Texas |
State Bread |
Pan De Campo |
2005 |
| Texas |
State Pastries |
Sopaipilla |
2003, 2005 |
| Texas |
State Pastries |
Strudel |
2003, 2005 |
| Texas |
State Snack |
Tortilla Chips And Salsa |
2003 |
| Utah |
State Snack Food |
Jell O |
2001 |
| Vermont |
State Pie |
Apple Pie |
1999 |
**SMI** – Symbols of Mistaken Identity
- **SMI-1** Wikipedia incorrectly lists the Sugar Cookie as the State Cookie of Pennsylvania. Although a number of different cookies have been proposed, including the Sugar Cookie and the Chocolate Chip Cookie, none of them have yet been passed by the legislature and approved as law.
Products of Interest
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