Though most of us are probably still wondering where summer went, fall is a greatly anticipated season. Who doesn't love the crisp air, leaf peeping, sweaters, Halloween and, of course, all the wonderful, warming flavors that come along with this change in season?
That's right, I'm talking about pumpkin spice and everything nice.
So for all you dessert lovers, here's a round-up the best fall desserts being offered throughout the city. Make sure to get your fill-peppermint season (winter!) will be here before you know it.
Magnolia Bakery
As one of NYC's most iconic bakeries, Magnolia Bakery goes all out in showcasing the sweetest seasonal flavors of fall.
This cozy bakery will be offering its traditional pies that include an apple crumb, pumpkin praline pie or black bottom pecan, as well as its seasonal cupcakes in flavors that include harvest apple with cranberries, raisins and pecans, topped with a caramel meringue buttercream.
Moreover, there will be a whole slew of pumpkin desserts offered such as pumpkin spice cake and cupcakes with dried cranberries and spices, topped with caramel cream cheese icing, pumpkin cheesecake made with a gingersnap pecan crust and a pumpkin pecan bar with a spiced pumpkin pecan filling on a brown sugar shortbread crust.
Ring Ding Bar
Ring Dings are a modern spin of the classic 1960s snack cakes. Initially launched at TriBeCa's, Duane Park Patisserie in the summer of 2016, these heavenly handheld cakes are made from scratch by acclaimed chef, Madeline Lanciani.
Using all natural ingredients, they come in flavors that range from dulce de leche and French toast to pistachio raspberry and lemon crème.
Fall seasonal flavors will include pumpkin pie with pumpkin pie spice cream filling and pumpkin colored white chocolate for the month of October as well as ginger spice with old-fashioned Ginger molasses cake, vanilla cream filling and dark chocolate icing for November.
Momofuku Milk Bar
From the masterminds behind cereal milk soft serve and the appropriately named crack pie, comes fall favorites pumpkin pie cake truffles and pumpkin pie cake.
Take a bite out of a pumpkin pie cake truffle and there's a high chance you won't be satisfied with any regular ol' pumpkin pie ever again. Enjoy the flavors of crumbled spiced pumpkin cake mixed with pumpkin milk, which is then coated with white chocolate and rolled in spiced pie and graham cracker crumbs.
If you need larger scale pumpkin pie cake deliciousness, order the pumpkin pie cake which is a spiced pumpkin cake layered with graham cracker cheesecake and rich pumpkin ganache, topped with candied pumpkin seeds and pie crumbs!
Gotham Bar and Grill
Every first day of fall, Pastry chef Ron Paprocki brings back his famed apple tarte tatin. With each tart baked to order, the beautiful creation is a flawless dessert that incorporates caramelized Braeburn apples within a buttery, flaky puff pastry.
Topped with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream and there you have the quintessential fall indulgence. Look forward to plump bites of apple and an unparalleled flavor combination of burnt brown sugar and butter.
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Loews Regency New York Hotel
This luxurious mid-town hotel recently launched Flavor by Loews Hotels, an experience that allows guests to taste hyper-local culinary flavors without ever needing to leave the property. Featured on its fall menu is West Village bakery, Mah Ze Dahr's brown butter apple tart made with honey crisp apples.
These seasonal apples are enveloped in brown butter and then dressed with an oat pecan streusel. Be sure to top it with a scoop of vanilla gelato. Not into fruit desserts? Order a cookie plate that include maple pecan and ginger snap cookies.
Mastro's Steakhouse
Despite possibly being dangerously stuffed by the end of your meal, insist on leaving room for dessert. Mastro's dessert offerings include a sweet, slightly tart cherry crisp with Bing cherries cooked with sugar and almond extract, topped with a buttery pecan streusel and served warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on top.
Another decadent option? Its signature warm butter cake.
In addition to a ton of butter within the traditional yellow cake, a cream cheese cheesecake mixture is placed on top before getting baked off all at once. Just prior to arrival at your table, sugar is poured on top of the cake, caramelized with a torch and finally, topped with ice cream.
Gristmill Farm
Situated in the center of Brooklyn's Park Slope, head to the seasonal eatery Gristmill Farm for its freshly churned sweet corn ice cream. This farm-to-table focused restaurant frequently changes its menu based on what locally sourced ingredients are available.
That said, you can count on corn ice cream to be incorporated throughout dessert menu with items like the corn and nectarine sundae with blueberry jam, pie crust and black pepper honey whipped cream in rotation.
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Rider
Located within Williamsburg, Rider is a trendy, bi-level American bistro that serves an eclectic range of cuisine. Its dessert menu is no exception. If you're in the mood for a fall-ish sweet treat that isn't your average pumpkin spice dessert, head here.
Rider features a peas + carrots dessert with carrot cake Swiss roll, cinnamon toasted spelt and pea ice cream and a tahini semifreddo with miso caramel, ginger snap, honey crisp apple and sesame seeds.
Bistro Chat Noir
Upper East Side's Bistro Chat Noir is an NYC landmark townhouse turned French bistro conveniently located nearby Central Park. Anyone that's been in NYC during the fall knows that few things are more perfect than strolling through the park while the leaves are all shades of red, orange and yellow.
Pop in post-park stroll and warm up with a harvest crepe dessert trio. Enjoy three total crepes filled with Nutella, caramel sauce and orange zest; sweet potato puree, cinnamon and crème fraiche; and lastly pumpkin maple puree and caramelized apples.
Gallow Green
Unlike other rooftop bars in NYC, Gallow Green, located in the McKittrick Hotel, (the home of the immersive theater piece "Sleep No More,") is a magical getaway year-round. During spring and summer, Gallow Green is a secret garden set in an abandoned train station in Scotland.
In the fall and winter, it transforms into The Lodge at Gallow Green, a cozy winter wonderland complete with ski chalet vibe and mountainous cabin-themed décor.
New to Gallow Green's menu this month is the classic apple strudel made with Gala apples baked in puff pastry with butter, sugar and cinnamon.
Kingside
On the street level of Viceroy Central Park New York resides Kingside, a dynamic seasonally driven restaurant that serves New American classics. This fall, the dessert menu features a caramel pudding with Bourbon whipped cream, popcorn, ice cream and pretzel crumble.
Healthy At-Home Alternatives
Luckily for those attempting to stay healthy this fall, there are a few sweet, yet wholesome treats to satisfy your cravings. For those that love snacking, try out Blue Diamond's seasonal Pumpkin Spice almonds which are packed with everyone's favorite fall flavors.
If you're a fan of creamy yogurt, noosa yoghurt recently launched an array of favorite autumn flavors including the maple ginger, with crunchy granola, gingersnap streusel and candied ginger, pumpkin, with real pumpkin puree and a touch of clover wildflower honey, along with the all-American apple, which is basically apple pie without the crust.
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