Do you consider yourself a Disney dessert guru? While we don’t have any sort of real qualifications that say such, our experience of tasting numerous Disney desserts and the body curves we fill with countless calories while visiting Disney… we deem ourselves Disney dessert gurus without a doubt! Drool with us as we wander from Disney Springs, to Disney Resorts, to Disney Theme Parks and collect a list of what we feel are the absolute best desserts to divulge on Walt Disney World property.
13 – Salty Caramel Cupcake
Location: Sprinkles @ Disney Springs
If you don’t like the color pink, you will after visiting the bright pink Sprinkles ATM. No cash from this machine, but something ever better… gourmet cupcakes! Visit Town Center at Disney Springs to locate a gourmet cupcake shop known as Sprinkles. Spot the pink Sprinkles Cupcake ATM outside, or make your way inside to take a pick from cupcakes, cookies, and ice cream worth doubling up on! Our hands down, favorite cupcake is the perfect mix of sweet and salty… the Salty Caramel Cupcake.
12 – Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse
Location: Satu’li Canteen @ Animal Kingdom Theme Park
This dessert is a favorite on our list and is especially fun to delight in at night as the surrounding land glows with bioluminescent lighting! Explore Animal Kingdom’s newest land, Pandora – The World of Avatar, where you’ll spot a remodeled mess hall called Satu’li Canteen
Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse with Passion Fruit Curd 11 – Pineapple Crisp Sundae
Location: Tamu Tamu @ Animal Kingdom Theme Park
You can’t go wrong with a delicious pineapple crisp cake served with vanilla ice cream, pineapple caramel, and a crispy streusel topping. The Pineapple Crisp Sundae is just one of many tasty desserts served at Tamu Tamu in the Africa section of the park. There is also a pretty well-shaded seating section behind the restaurant so you can enjoy your dessert out of the hot sun.
10 – Macarons
Location: Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie @ Epcot
A perfect dessert that’s easy to hold between two fingers as you stroll around Epcot’s World Showcase is a heavenly Macaron from Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie in France. Let your eyes and appetite go wild while you preview all the dessert selections that could only be done this well in France! Numerous Macaron selections are available. No worries, however, as Les Halles does have a Macron Collection option where you can get multiple macarons in a box. Our favorite Macarons, however, are the ones filled with raspberry and lime cream.
9 – Grapefruit Cake
Location: The Hollywood Brown Derby @ Hollywood Studios
Elegant dining and higher-end prices don’t mean the desserts are anything less! The Grapefruit Cake at The Hollywood Brown Derby table service restaurant is an easy favorite on this list. This original Brown Derby dessert features vanilla sponge cake, grapefruit syrup, and cream cheese frosting. It’s so unique you don’t want to pass up the opportunity to try it!
8 – Cinnamon Roll
Location: Gaston’s Tavern @ Magic Kingdom
Probably the manliest thing located in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom is Gaston’s Tavern, of course! While you can get Cinnamon Rolls just about anywhere in the world, the Cinnamon Rolls at Gaston’s Tavern are delicious and HUGE. No joke – share one with a family of three type of huge! We especially enjoy these Cinnamon Rolls when we’ve had a large breakfast and have a large dinner reservation. This warm Cinnamon Roll is the perfect hold-you-over dessert.
7 – School Bread
Location: Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe @ Epcot
Head back with us around Epcot’s World Showcase in Norway. Anna, Elsa, and Frozen Ever After aren’t all this fantastic country has to offer! In fact, our Norway must-do is the School Bread, located in Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe. The School Bread is a sweet roll filled with custard and dipped in coconut. Do yourself a favor… just get it while you’re there!
6 – Dad’s Favorite Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layered Cake À la Mode
Location: 50’s Prime Time Cafe @ Hollywood Studios
You might get in trouble at 50’s Prime Time Cafe at Hollywood Studios for having your elbows on the table or forgetting to set the table – but it’s well worth it when tasting their home-cooked food and unbelievable desserts. We especially favor Dad’s Favorite Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layered Cake with its wonderful blend of chocolate and peanut butter. Even better – get it served a la mode!
5 – Milk Shake
Location: The Plaza Restaurant @ Magic Kingdom
What makes the view of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom all the better? How about having a seat in The Plaza Restaurant with window views of the Castle while slurping on a classic Milk Shake? A variety of ice cream flavors are offered to satisfy all types of taste buds!
4 – Whispering Canyon Pioneer Chocolate Cake
Location: Whispering Canyon Café @ Wilderness Lodge Resort
Mouthwatering goodness that needs to come with a huge glass of water! This is your must-do dessert on Disney World property if you are a rich-tasting chocolate fan. Not only is the atmosphere at Whispering Canyon Café in the Wilderness Lodge fun and memorable but the food and desserts are also some of our all-time favorites. This decadent chocolate cake is the perfect way to wrap up a wholesome meal.
3 – The Classics
Location: Mentioned Below
You know, every now and then, the very best desserts are the most basic ones. As basic as these desserts may be, they somehow bring back floods of memories with every bite. Our favorite classics would have to be Mickey’s Ice Cream sandwich, Mickey’s Premium Ice Cream Bar, the beloved Dole Whip, and Churros. Mickey’s Ice Cream sandwiches and Mickey’s Premium Ice Cream bars are sold at various ice cream stands throughout Disney theme parks and even within Disney Resorts. The Dole Whip is served at Aloha Isle in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom, at Polynesian Village Resort’s Pineapple Lanai, and at many other locations throughout the resort. It’s definitely our favorite refreshing dessert at Disney! Then there is the timeless churro. Our favorite place to get this is Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland Churro Cart. Nothing says delicious like a culmination of fried sugar and cinnamon goodness. These desserts are simple but are also a Disney rite of passage in our family!
2 – Kitchen Sink
Location: Beaches & Cream Soda Shop @ Beach Club Resort
Why is it called the kitchen sink, you ask? Do you know the expression, “Everything but the kitchen sink”? Well, this dessert not only comes in a cute kitchen sink-style bowl but has a whole lot of everything in it! Mounds of ice cream scoops fill the kitchen sink from flavors like vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cookies, and cream, and mint chocolate chip. Smother that with EVERY topping offered at Beaches & Cream Soda Shop – and ta-da! You have a dessert that is suggested to be shared among four of your closest friends.
1 – Ohana Bread Pudding
Location: Ohana @ Polynesian Village Resort
We typically aren’t huge bread pudding fans, but one taste of Ohana’s Bread Pudding, and well, we were transformed forever! After you’ve had your all-you-care-to-enjoy dinner of bountiful food fresh from the grill, a server will bring you a piece of the remarkable Ohana Bread Pudding, which comes à la mode with an out-of-this-world caramel sauce that we wish we could drink with a straw. Want seconds? Just ask for more!
Did your favorite Disney dessert make the list? We’d love to hear from you!
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