McDonald's Fried Apple Pie is coming back. Here's when

America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year, and McDonald's is honoring the semiquincentennial by bringing back a fan favorite dessert.

The fast-food chain confirmed to USA TODAY its Fried Apple Pie will return to select restaurants nationwide for a limited time beginning June 23. The pie will be available all day, according to the company, and will feature McDonald's signature filling made with 100% American-grown apples.

The Fried Apple Pie first popped up at McDonald's locations in East Tennessee in the 1960s, when owner/operator Litton Cochran started selling them at his restaurants. According to McDonald's, it became a local fan favorite and eventually a staple for the chain's dessert menu.

McDonald's celebrates Fried Apple Pie return with new Route 66 landmark

In addition to bringing the Fried Apple Pie back to restaurants, McDonald's is also celebrating with a 35-foot Apple Pie monument along Route 66.

"A 35-foot Fried Apple Pie is rising from the roadside, paying tribute to our fans’ love for this classic American dessert, right off America's most iconic road," McDonald's said in a news release. The monument will debut just outside of Chicago with a kickoff event on June 23.

The monument will be located at 920 N. Broadway in St. Joliet, Illinois, according to the chain, and will be standing through July 4.

Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].