McDonalds Fried Apple Pies Search: Last Seen In Tampa
At some point in the 90s, fried apple pies began to disappear as McDonald’s locations around the country switched over to the baked pie. For this fat kid, life was never the same.
When I first moved to Florida about seven years ago, I mentioned on the air how much I miss the 1980s version of McDonald’s apple pies that I grew up on. They were deep fried and had that molten lava hot filling. If you wanted to save your tongue from hours of pain, you knew it was best to let them cool before attempting to bite into one. Right after I mentioned on the show how much I missed them, a listener called in and let me know that they WERE still around. I didn’t believe her. Then another called. And another. Sure enough, they were right. McDonald’s restaurants in the Tampa area owned by a company called Caspers still sold the old fried pies. They were pretty much the last ones in America to still sell them. I think I had 3 that week. Notice how much thinner I was then. Must be a coincidence.
Don’t know what ya got til it’s gone.
After the novelty of having the fried pies again wore off, I stopped seeking them out. Years passed and lately they’ve been on my mind again. After a phone call to the Caspers office, I’m sad. The very nice woman who answered said they have been retired. Tampa was the last holdout but has made the switch to baked apple pies. And now that I can’t have one, I want one terribly. Is it true? Are there really NO McD’s fried apples pies left anywhere in Florida? Yes, I know Popeyes and Checkers both have a similar pie, but it’s not the same.
One last hope… my search is not over.
Got a passport? On my first visit to Europe sometime around 2005, I found the McDonald’s over there still sell them fried. I’ve read that they have them in Hawaaii too. I’m heading over to England and Spain in a few weeks. Best believe I’ll be on the hunt and will report back. That pie below was one I found in the Czech Republic.
October 2019 Update!
Just got back from Europe trip. I was disappointed in Barcelona, Spain where the fried pies were nowhere to be found. In fact they had HEALTHY dessert options like MELONS! Who wants healthy!? But fortunately London came through, as you’ll see from the Facebook Live I did!
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