Sweet piñon nut pie
Sweet piñon nut pie is a rich, nutty dessert pie native to the Southwestern United States, particularly New Mexico. It features a filling of roasted piñon nuts suspended in a sweet, custardy base, often with hints of vanilla or brown sugar, baked in a flaky pie crust.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This is a high-fat and high-carb dessert, with calories primarily coming from the nuts' healthy fats and the sugar in the filling. A single slice provides a good source of magnesium and antioxidants from the piñon nuts, with a typical slice containing around 400-500 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 480 kcal |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Carbs | 55 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 35 g |
| Sodium | 250 mg |
| Iron | 2 mg |
| Magnesium | 45 mg |
| Phosphorus | 95 mg |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg |
| Vitamin E | 3 mg |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.15 mg |
| Folate | 30 mcg |
| Copper | 0.3 mg |
Per 1 slice (100 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Culturally, it's a unique regional specialty that celebrates the piñon nut, a foraged staple with deep roots in Indigenous and Hispanic food traditions of the Southwest. Nutritionally, it stands out from other nut pies by using the smaller, more intensely flavored piñon nut, which offers a distinct, buttery taste and a higher concentration of certain minerals like manganese.
