Episode 331

The Legendary Fried Apple Pie Returns—Grab It Before It’s Gone! ⏳🍽️

Published on: 18th June, 2026

McDonald's is bringing back the legendary fried apple pie, and honestly, it's about to wreck our summer diet in the best way possible! This crispy, bubbling masterpiece is making a comeback for the first time in over 30 years, just in time to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. If you remember these bad boys, you know they’re like a deliciously dangerous volcano of molten cinnamon ready to scorch your taste buds! We’re talking about a pie so hot, it could double as a lava lamp—and guess what? There's even a 35-foot replica on Route 66 to remind us of the sweet burn! So, get ready to dive into nostalgia and maybe a lawsuit if you burn your mouth—because this pie is only here until July 4th!

Takeaways:

  • McDonald's is bringing back the fried apple pie, y'all! Get ready for nostalgia and burns!
  • These pies are like little lava bombs that can scorch your mouth—proceed with caution!
  • They're building a giant fried apple pie on Route 66 for all you road trippers—totally epic!
  • The fried apple pie is only here until July 4th, so get 'em while they're hot!
  • Remember the baked version? It tasted like cardboard—thank goodness the fried one is back!
  • If you burn your mouth, remember to call Grimace and Grimace for some tasty legal help!
Transcript
Speaker A:

Good morning, it's Haystack.

Speaker A:

And get ready to completely destroy your summer diet.

Speaker A:

McDonald's announced they are officially bringing back the legendary fried apple pie to honor America's 250th birthday.

Speaker A:

Resurrecting the crispy, bubbly dessert for the first time in over 30 years.

Speaker A:

Going to hit most US stores next Tuesday.

Speaker A:

Now, if you're under the age of 35, you may have no idea what I'm talking about.

Speaker A:

In:

Speaker A:

It was a dark day for American fast food.

Speaker A:

The baked version tastes like hot cardboard filled with library paste.

Speaker A:

But the original fried version, a culinary masterpiece, came in this little cardboard sleeve.

Speaker A:

And the crust was so blistered and flaky and heavily bubbling that it looked like it was forged in Mount Doom.

Speaker A:

And let's be honest about the danger here.

Speaker A:

If you remember eating these back in the day, you know that the internal temperature of a McDonald's fried apple pie roughly the same as the surface of the sun.

Speaker A:

The outer crust would look perfectly safe, but the second that you bit into it, a tidal wave of molten cinnamon lava would deploy directly onto the roof of your mouth, immediately stripping away at least three layers of skin.

Speaker A:

You couldn't taste anything else for at least a week.

Speaker A:

They're actually building a 35 foot replica fried apple pie on Route 66 in Illinois to give motorists a terrifying monument to look at while they wait on their mouths to heal.

Speaker A:

The pie is said to only be available in the US until July 4th, though, so you've got a very tight window to permanently scar your taste buds.

Speaker B:

To honor America's 250th birthday, McDonald' is bringing back its famous fried apple pie.

Speaker A:

And that means one thing.

Speaker B:

I just burned the roof of my mouth.

Speaker B:

If this happens to you, call the law office of Grimace and Grimace.

Speaker B:

If someone can sue over hot coffee, you can sue over a hot apple pie.

Speaker B:

The steaming hot lava of apple filling turned my uvula into a giant purple blob.

Speaker B:

So I called the giant purple blobs at Grimace and Grimace.

Speaker B:

We are the same law firm that's gotten the Hamburglar out of jail on countless occasions.

Speaker B:

So let us fight for you.

Speaker C:

After I burned my tongue, I tried to cool it down with a chocolate shake and got brain freeze.

Speaker B:

We'll sue them for that, too.

Speaker B:

Call Grimace and Grimace now and get a settlement that's super sized.

Speaker C:

Da da da da da.

Speaker C:

I'm suing them.

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