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MoonPie
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Created in 1917 by the Chattanooga Bakery in Chattanooga, the MoonPie was inspired by a coal miner who wanted a snack “as big as the moon.” The result was a graham cookie sandwich filled with marshmallow and coated in chocolate. Affordable, filling, and easy to carry, MoonPies became a favorite snack across the South and remain popular today in flavors like chocolate, vanilla, and banana.
The MoonPie has been a beloved snack since 1917. It was created by the Chattanooga Bakery in Chattanooga, Tennessee. According to company lore, a traveling salesman asked Kentucky coal miners what kind of snack they would like. One miner said he wanted a snack as big as the moon and pointed to the sky. Inspired by that idea, the bakery created a large graham-cookie sandwich filled with marshmallow and coated in chocolate, calling it the “MoonPie.”
The snack quickly became popular because it was affordable, filling, and easy to carry in a lunch pail. During the early and mid-1900s, many workers, students, and travelers enjoyed a MoonPie paired with a soft drink as a satisfying treat.
Today, MoonPies come in several flavors, including chocolate, vanilla, banana, salted caramel, and other limited editions. While the recipe has evolved over the years, the classic combination of marshmallow, graham cookies, and chocolate remains the most popular.
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