Burger King Cinnamon Apple Pie Is Back and I Tried It

If, idiomatically, apple pie is the quintessential American food, there’s nothing more American than apple pie from a fast food restaurant. What I’m telling you is that Burger King’s Cinnamon Apple Pies are back, and they’re small so you don’t have to share (Americans notoriously hate sharing), they’re deep fried, and they’re GOOD.

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According to the internet, Burger King has carried little apple hand pies in the past, as far back as the ‘70s and ‘80s. They’ve been back at BK since January 6 and are only available while supplies last. I’d never had one until a couple of days ago, but I seem to like them more than a lot of people. Hey, maybe I’m just a better American!

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Burger King Cinnamon Apple Pie

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Pros: Listen, I don’t eat a lot of fast food apple pies (oop, there go my good American bona fides), so I can’t really compare these to the apple pies at McDonald’s or Popeyes. In a vacuum? This is really tasty. The crust is all nice and bubbly, which reminded me of a deep-fried apple empanada. The filling is goopy in that canned-apple-pie-filling sort of way, and the crust-to-filling ratio is adequate. Would I take more filling if someone at BK corporate offered it? Certainly.

Cons: The internet seems to agree that Burger King’s Cinnamon Apple Pie simply is not as good as McDonald’s or Popeyes. One reviewer described the filling as having an astringent flavor (I don’t agree) and others are disappointed that there is sucralose in the mix (I didn’t personally notice a tell-tale aftertaste). I will say that it could use a little more cinnamon since, titularly, it should be a prominent part of the flavor profile. I’ll also admit that this would be WAY better a la mode (but what wouldn’t?)—get this with some vanilla soft serve and you’ll be one happy American, promise.

Rating:

8.5/10

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About the Author

Howdy! I’m Gwynedd, Sporked’s managing editor. I live in Los Angeles and have access to the best tacos the U.S. has to offer—but I’m a sucker for a crunchy Old El Paso taco night every now and then. I’ve been at Sporked since 2022 and I’m still searching frozen mozzarella sticks that can hold a candle to restaurant sticks. Why you should trust me: I’ve been a journalist for 20 years (yikes), a consumer of food for 40-plus years, and I’m truly hard pressed to think of foods I don’t like (or that I can’t tolerate at the very least). Oh and one time I cooked my way through Guy Fieri’s cookbook and wrote about the journey through Flavortown. What I buy every week: Trader Joe’s Original Savory Thins. Fat free plain yogurt (usually Fage or Nancy’s). Honeycrisp apples. Sweet cream coffee creamer for my at-home Americanos. A frozen cauliflower crust pizza and some jarred mushrooms to top it with. Old El Paso Stand ‘N Stuff taco shells and Gardein Ground Be’f, even though I think “be’f” is a nightmarish contraction. Favorite ranking: Stouffer’s frozen dinners. I don’t own a microwave (I get my cancers the old fashioned way!), so I love taste testing things that I don’t really buy to eat at home. Least favorite ranking: Soy sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love soy sauce—but consuming that much sodium in one sitting is probably illegal in some countries. Our frozen enchilada taste test was a close second; the smell of microwaved corn tortillas still haunts me.