What was the weight (in pounds) of the world's largest pumpkin pie?

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The world’s largest pumpkin pie weighed 3,699 pounds.

The record-setting pie was made in New Bremen, Ohio, for the New Bremen Pumpkinfest on September 25, 2010. It measured 20 feet in diameter, making it more than a giant dessert: it was a carefully organized community event and a substantial engineering challenge.

The filling used 1,212 pounds of canned pumpkin, 109 U.S. gallons of evaporated milk, 2,796 eggs, 525 pounds of sugar, 14½ pounds of cinnamon, and 7 pounds of salt. Those ingredients produced a pie vastly larger than any ordinary household version.

This record concerns the finished pumpkin pie, not merely the weight of pumpkin used. The distinction matters because the pumpkin accounted for only part of the final mass; milk, eggs, sugar, crust, and other ingredients all contributed to the 3,699-pound total. Pumpkin pie itself has long been associated with American Thanksgiving, where it is commonly served alongside apple and pecan pie.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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