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Author\u2019s note: Not a paid review! Not sponsored. Nada. I have no affiliation with\u00a0Publix.<\/a><\/em>\u00a0These are my own unvarnished opinions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy mother of sugarcane!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I spied this Buttermilk Pie in the Publix Weekly Ad<\/a>. It was on sale, and since I’d never tried (or even heard of) “Buttermilk Pie<\/a>” before, I had to get one. Pronto. I stopped on my way home from work for the sole purpose of acquiring this pie. True story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is<\/em> a seasonal item, so Publix doesn’t usually carry this flavor. However, I realized after I got home that I’d missed out on the far more exciting<\/em> (and also seasonal) Publix Chocolate Bourbon Walnut Pie. Alas, cruel world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anyway. This Buttermilk Pie is strangely “unbranded.” Usually, Publix products have the “Publix” logo printed on the package. This one has a designed\/decorated box, but no brand of any kind. It just says “Buttermilk Pie” in big letters. Weird!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What does it taste like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Holy mother of sugarcane! This is one sweet<\/em> pie. As in, sugary. Sucrose-laden. A circular disk of potential dental cavities and hypoglycemia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean. The box does say “SWEET” in all caps. So, where’s the lie? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s so<\/em> sweet, I could only eat a few bites at a time. Now, admittedly, I am not a fan of very sweet desserts. I don’t like it when sugar overpowers the other flavors. And this is some seriously bossy sugar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you looking for a “subtly sweet” Fall treat? Here is my review of Costco’s Pumpkin Cheesecake<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The texture is a soft, sticky custard. It’s not as firm or smooth as a flan, and it has some fluffiness that is closer to a lightweight cheesecake. I think the closest comparison is a lemon bar, but with a lot more milkiness, and a different flavor. There’s almost a “curd” texture, but it’s slight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wondering how this compares to the infamous Aldi Butter Bars? You can read my review here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do really enjoy the flavor, although it doesn’t taste entirely natural. It’s a “warm” flavor \u2014 sort of like vanilla \u2014 with a rich undercurrent of tangy buttermilk<\/a>. In fact, buttermilk is the second ingredient. There is also added buttermilk powder<\/em>, to make the taste stronger. More about the ingredients later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the flavor is SO strong, it lingered in my mouth for a while after eating a slice. It’s STRONG. But yummy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Crustage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The crust is “meh.” It’s a crumbly flour-based pie crust. It’s not sweet (or particularly savory), and really has no flavor of its own. It only seems to function to hold the filling together. On the bottom of the custard, the crust is pleasantly tender. I tried a piece of the crisp crust around the rim of the pie, and it was predictably unpleasant. Kind of a dull, burnt flour taste. Most grocery-store pie crusts are “this way,” so I’m not mad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Serving the Buttermilk Pie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a small pie, and the slices are itty-bitty. I measured from one edge of the pie crust to the other at 7 inches. The actual pan is about 8 inches, however. Each piece of pie is approximately 3.5 inches long. Hobbity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pie was easy to cut and serve, but it did fall apart almost immediately on the plate. The pieces seem to crack from the weight of the filling against the crust. Deeply burdened pie. Probably needs to see a therapist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I tried making my slices fancy and festive by adding a Maple Leaf Creme Cookie from Aldi to the top as a garnish. But the slices were just too small for this to look normal. Alas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This cookie look more like Godzilla terrorizing a suburban custard-city:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This pie tasted good both chilled and room-temperature. However, it gets much, much softer at room temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients in Publix Buttermilk Pie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are the ingredients from the label:<\/p>\n\n\n\n