Recently, we went to Dollywood theme park in the Smoky Mountains!

This colorful, butterfly-filled park is home to some of the country’s best roller coasters, snacks, and live entertainment! There are several famous snacks in the park, and if you don’t check out the 25-pound apple pie, you’re missing out on something BIG. 

Dollywood is known for its southern roots, beautiful scenery, and so much more. One of my favorite parts of the theme park is the sneakily good snacks and dining. Over on Showstreet, you’ll find Spotlight Bakery, which is home to the park’s Starbucks location and some delicious treats.

There are several things to try here (and you can get the famous Cinnamon Bread at this spot), but the most notable item is the famous 25 Pound Apple Pie! We aren’t joking, this massive dessert (complete with a butterfly on top) is $249 for the entire pie, and the skillet is included.

For a slice of the 25-pound pie, it’ll cost you $25! This slice (which took us two hands to hold) is filled to the brim with apple slices, all below a golden brown crust. Multiple people stopped in their tracks to ask where we grabbed this slice!

This pie was something! It wasn’t overly sweet or too sugary, especially compared to the cinnamon bread. It isn’t served warm, which we found to be a little disappointing. The filling was filled with cinnamon and butter, all cooked around those layers upon layers of apples. The apples were soft-baked, but they still had a bit of a bite, which made sure the pie wasn’t mushy.

The crust was thick and flaky, just like you hope a good apple pie crust will be. Was this the best apple pie in the world? Probably not, but the novelty of it is the size! It was easily shared between 3 people with so much left over. When you divide it among multiple people, this is a pretty good price for the deal.

If you plan on eating it solo, bring some Tupperware to carry it home in. While we were there, we also put some of the park’s Flower and Food items to the test. We grabbed the Lavender Dreams Cupcake for $8.79.

This cupcake was pretty surprising. The lavender comes in the flavor of the cake, but it isn’t overwhelming. The floral flavor is subtle, but if you’re floral averse, you might think this has a slight spray of perfume. The cake itself was super moist and light with a slight lemon tang, which paired nicely with the lavender. There was also a nice crust on the outside layer of the cake that we loved.

The icing was a buttercream icing that had the classic sweet, subtle taste. The pearls on top added a nice crunch, but they weren’t too hard. Next, we had the Black Forest Cupcake for $8.79. This cupcake was pretty different from the other! It still had that soft, fluffy cake with a slight crust on the outside. The cake was great for chocolate lovers because it had a very rich, chocolate-forward flavor.

There was a cherry filling inside that reminded us of a pie filling texturally. It was a sweet maraschino cherry that we thought made this good cupcake into a great one. The frosting was super soft and light, and it was lightly lined with a cherry syrup. It was easily our favorite part. The cupcake was surprisingly complex!

Finally, we got a Butterfly Sugar Cookie! This cookie was a big hit with the team. We had low expectations, but we would go back for this time and time again. The cookie was soft, buttery, and sugary. It was easily torn in half, and our teeth sank right in. The icing was soft and not hard like we anticipated it to be. It was a sweet, subtle flavor that we think works with the cookie to make a seriously underrated snack.

Don’t forget both cupcakes and the cookie were for Dollywood’s Flower and Food Festival, which runs until June 7th. Spolight Bakery is a solid spot for Dollywood sweets and a quick, familiar coffee. As always, be sure to keep following DFB for more theme park snacks, reviews, news, and more.

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