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Just Desserts — Scrumptious After-Dinner Treats You Must Serve This Season

In the midst of a cold winter, your typical go-to desserts might not be so appealing right now. After all, most of us have packed away fruit sorbet and frosty treats along with our summer shorts and sandals. (Preferably, not together.)

Cold days and crisp nights call out for decadent desserts — all things chewy, gooey, and warm. So, when you’re looking for something extraordinary to serve at your event this season, you may want to decorate the dessert tables with these delicacies. We guarantee your guests will be staying for quite some time.

Hazelnut Butter Cake with Sea Salt Caramel

Flakey with a light nutty flavor, slices of this golden brown cake are drizzled with a warm sea salt caramel sauce. It’s molten melt-in-your-mouth lava meets sweet, crumbly goodness on a plate.

Chocolate Torte with Calvados-Poached Figs

This cocoa-licious slice of heaven is dense and full of flavor. Each piece is garnished with tender figs that have been poached in Calvados, an apple-flavored brandy that complements the cake and brings spice, tart, and earthiness to the fruit.

Spiced Palmiers

These light pastries are the perfect addition to a dark, rich cup of coffee. Spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, they are an ideal crescendo to a magnificent meal.

Hot Cocoa Affogato with Peppermint Ice Cream

Infused with vanilla bean and espresso, this hot, bittersweet chocolate drink will warm your guests to their core. A dollop of cool peppermint ice cream on tops adds just the right refreshing pop of flavor.

Ask your favorite baker, chef or caterer for more scrumptious dessert ideas.

Kris McNeely, Content Editor | meetingpages | kris.meetingpages@gmail.com

As a freelance editor and writer for more than twenty years, Kris McNeely has had the opportunity to write and edit everything from non-fiction books to blog posts, web content to white papers, ads to articles. She was named an Erma Bombeck Humor Writer of the Month, has been featured in multiple anthologies, and was selected by Amtrak Railway Service as one of five travel writers from among a pool of 1500 applicants nationwide. In her free time, she likes to jog, garden, travel, and spend time with her two kids and three grandchildren.