This Is America’s Favorite Pumpkin Food (and It’s Not What You’d Expect)

From home décor to arts and crafts, the pumpkin makes a notable appearance in numerous items during the fall season, especially in food. By analyzing Google search trends data, coffee maker review site Coffeeness identified the most popular pumpkin food in every state. One pumpkin treat, however, won the popularity contest by a wide margin.

From traditional pumpkin pie to the ubiquitous pumpkin spice latte, our favorite way to enjoy the gourd varies from coast to coast, but there are some commonalities. Here are the pumpkin foods Americans love the most.

The Most Popular Pumpkin Foods in the U.S.

According to the report, pumpkin bread was the most searched-for item, popping up as number one in 20 states, with particularly strong interest across the South and Mountain West regions.

"This moist, spiced quick bread combines the comfort of homemade baking with the warm spices that define autumn, and typically features cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves alongside pureed pumpkin," the experts at Coffeeness said.

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Pumpkin muffins came in second place, with strong appeal along the Northeast corridor and parts of the Midwest. "The muffin's strong showing in states like California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut reflects regions with strong coffee cultures and fast-paced lifestyles, where a pumpkin muffin paired with morning coffee has become an autumn ritual," the experts at Coffeeness explained.

Pumpkin cookies rounded out the top three, with folks in the Southwest and across various regions, from Delaware to Utah, searching for the sweets. Other notable items included pumpkin soup, pumpkin seeds, and pumpkin spice lattes, which surprisingly only led in one state—South Dakota—despite its massive popularity as the unofficial drink of fall.