Coast Cafe sweet potato pie: A pleasantly spiced pie reminiscent of pumpkin pie but made with sweet potato. Filling is smooth and on the sweet side, but satisfying nonetheless. Crust is fine. Portion is generous. 3.5/5.0
coastcafe cambridge dessert pie sweetpotato recommended sweet potato 3.5
Dancing Deer Baking Co. traditional gingerbread dessert bites: A seasonal treat that's substantial and moist but not overly dense. Like a nugget of spiced cake. Good ginger and molasses flavor, though the extra sugar crystals on top are unnecessary. Contains 4 servings for a little over $3, which is a good value for the Leanbox. 3.5/5.0
dancingdeer leanbox 3.5 gingerbread dessert sweets recommended dancingdeerbakingco traditional bites
Gelati Celesti salted caramel gelato: I received a single-serving container of this gelato on my flight on Virgin Australia, though the brand is based in Richmond, VA. The ice cream itself had a great smooth texture and while it was sweet, the sea salt was prominent and helped balance the dessert. 3.5/5.0
gelato icecream frozen seasalt dessert 3.5 recommended gelaticelesti salted caramel
Echo Farm miracle's chocolate pudding: I had a craving for pudding, and the only reasonably priced option at Whole Foods was chocolate. Not my first choice (I prefer rice or tapioca), but I thought I would give this brand a shot. This pudding is made from whole milk, Ghiardelli cocoa, vanilla extract, corn starch, and vanilla extract. These simple and straightforward ingredients make for a homely and satisfying treat. I have no experience purchasing pudding in anything but single-serving containers, but it seemed like there was s... (read more) 3.5/5.0
echofarm pudding chocolate wholefoods dessert 3.5 recommended ghiardelli miracle's
Jean-Philippe Patisserie Raspberry Tart: This multi-layered tart has a shortbread base, raspberry "jam," pistachio cream, almond nougatine, and fresh raspberries, topped with tubular shavings of white chocolate. At $8, it comes at a Vegas price tag, but it's easily sharable. Its best attribute is the mix of textures, from the almond crisp to the soft nougat. The raspberries were also remarkably fresh. A bit sweet for my taste, but the layer of raspberry jam does add some tartness. 3.5/5.0
dessert lasvegas berries pistachio jeanphilippepatisserie raspberry tart 3.5 recommended
Ici Lemon ice cream with ginger cookie: Faintly sweet but super rich and creamy lemon ice cream filled with bits of spiced ginger cookie. The cookie pieces were my favorite part and felt very seasonal. The ice cream itself could have been more smooth in texture but was good overall. 3.5/5.0
recommended icecream dessert berkeley ici lemon ice cream ginger cookie 3.5