

McDonald’s of Hawaii’s new Peach Mango Pie, $1.09 each (or two for $1.49)

Hot on the heels of the Haupia Pie, and preceeding that, the Taro Pie, McDonald’s of Hawaii is at it again – this time offering our market for a limited time an exclusive Peach Mango Pie.

This iteration of their all-time classic Apple Pie has been available since March of this year, yet I only tried it a few days ago (late May) due to someone buying one for me to try it.

Let’s take a closer look…

Close enough? lol

So what’s this “mystery” yellow-colored filling like? Texture-wise, it’s a somewhat loose, gelatinous glob, with very few random chunks of (I think) real peach fruit in it. You can sort of see one of those chunks to the left side of that cross-cut in the photo above. I couldn’t detect any real mango chunks, but here’s the clincher!…

At first bite, my first impression was, “Hey! This taste like a REAL, fresh mango!”, to the likes of the Pirie variety. Then after about the third bite, on down to finishing the entire pie, the palate acclimated the flavors and it then became a taste experience of eating something “peachy-mango-fruity” “something”, all wrapped up in a great tasting, crunch’ety, crisp’ety, deep-fried crust.

I must admit, a spare tire could be filled in that crust and I’d still enjoy it. lol

It’s sweet, but not too sweet, thanks in part to the acidic element the peach offers; the latter mostly playing back-up singer, with the mango taking lead vocals.

I’m guessing the mango fruit used to make it is the imported South American variety, and not some harvest from your aunty’s backyard. lol That bright yellow color surely must be augmented by the addition of food coloring.

Like the Taro Pie and the Haupia Pie, I give much props to “Mickee-Deez” for the effort. But it still hasn’t dethroned the classic Apple Pie – that’s still the best, IMO.

With that, I’ll give this Peach Mango Pie a solid…

The Tasty Island Rating:

(2) Good. I’m glad I tried it. (Ono)

It’s currently available at most McDonald’s of Hawaii locations. I went back and purchased a few more (for someone else to try) at the Aina Haina location, where they were priced at $1.49 for 2, or $1.09 each…

McDonald’s Aina Haina Shopping Center location – the first “Mickee-Deez” in Hawaii!

At that price, there’s not much to lose, and Just like the Haupia and Taro Pies, I’d certainly recommend at least trying this Peach Mango Pie. If not for anything else, for spare change, you get that fabulous deep-fried crust that can even make a spare tire taste fantastic. lol Seriously though, I thought it was pretty good, in a “Pirie Mango/Peach/some-kind-of-fruity” kinda’ way.

As a visual refresher, here again is (was) the McDonald’s of Hawaii Haupia Pie…

and the Taro Pie…

Lastly, some common mangoes, the first of this 2008 summer season, from a coworker’s tree…



Common Mangoes from Ewa Beach

Related Links:

• McDonald’s Haupia and Taro Pies