Apple pie served with a thick slice of sharp Vermont cheddar laid over the warm crust. A Vermont winter classic; the proverb runs 'an apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze.'
English settlers brought the cheese-and-apple-pie tradition over in the 17th and 18th centuries; the practice caught on across northern New England because both the apples (Champlain Valley McIntosh, Cortland, Empire) and the cheddar were Vermont-made and turned up on the same farmhouse table. The pie shows up on autumn menus across Burlington-area farm-to-table rooms September through November; Frankie's and Hen of the Wood have both run versions, and the canonical home pairing is Cabot Clothbound or a sharp Shelburne Farms two-year aged cheddar laid over a still-warm slice.
3 editor picks for Vermont cheddar apple pie in Burlington, ranked by editorial score. All Burlington signature dishes · Vermont cheddar apple pie across every city.
Hen of the Wood ★ 4.8
church-street-marketplace · 55 Cherry St, Burlington, VT 05401
Eric Warnstedt's Hen of the Wood opened a second location at 55 Cherry Street in downtown Burlington in 2013, eight years after the Waterbury original.
Frankie's ★ 4.7
church-street-marketplace · 169 Cherry St, Burlington, VT 05401
Jordan Ware and Cindi Kozak (both Hen of the Wood alumni) opened Frankie's in April 2024 in the old Penny Cluse Cafe space. Daily farm-to-table menu.
August First Bakery ★ 4.6
downtown · 149 S Champlain St, Burlington, VT 05401
Phil Merrick and Jodi Whalen's downtown bakery in a renovated garage on South Champlain. Maple biscuits have taken home Best of Vermont multiple years;