TEN OF OUR FOURSQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD TIPS FOR HOLIDAY TREATS AROUND NYC
Throw caution to the wind when it comes to your waistline for the month of December, there’s no use in counting calories when there are so many delicious and festive treats to be had at many of New York City’s finest cafés, restaurants and fairs. Whether you’re in the mood for just dessert, or you’re planning a holiday dinner based on which spot has the best after-entrée guilty pleasure, we scouted our official Halstead Property foursquare neighborhood tips based on our agents top 10 handpicked items that you must try this holiday season.
Celebrating 85 years of the Radio City Christmas Music Spectacular, the confectionery wonderland has a Rockette Red Velvet cupcake (pictured above) topped w/ a printed chocolate of the 12 days of Christmas costume.
Combine a holiday staple like eggnog in milkshake form and you have their delectable eggnog milkshake topped with whipped cream and a gingerbread cookie.
You can have your present, and eat it too w/ their “Dark Chocolate Bag” which is a mini edible bag made of sheets of Valrhona chocolate filled w/ fresh berries, raspberry mousse & whipped cream.
Their steamed buns never disappoint and the rare, seasonal pumpkin rendition is no different. The airy and light buns are filled with paste made of real, fresh crushed pumpkin.
Must try the Gingerbread twinkie w/ pumpkin cream cheese filling. The twinkie gets a high-class makeover and is made of fresh baked gingerbread cake & molasses filled with spices like cardamom and nutmeg.
Whether you’re indulging in treats for Hanukkah or Christmas, this is a holiday dessert paradise. Try the “Christmas Diva” cookie, or the “Dreidel Dreidel Chocolate Chip Gift Tin.”
Momofuku @ the Union Square Holiday Market
Momofuku Milk Bar’s Christmas version of popular cornflake cookie is made of real peppermint cornflakes, chocolate chips, marshmallows & crushed candy canes and is only found at this holiday market.
Try the enormous chocolate chip pumpkin cupcake with cream cheese icing, crispy orange sprinkles atop spiced cake loaded with bits and pieces of chocolate.
The Baking Bean at the Hester Street Fair Holiday Market (Nolita)
Visit the Baking Bean at this year’s holiday market and try their fruity twist on a classic gingerbread cookie with their Pear Shortbread Gingerbread cookie.
Dough at the Holiday Shops at Bryant Park
Let’s be real, we don’t need the holidays as an excuse to want to indulge in a rich, but simultaneously fluffy and sweet donut. Try the Graham cracker & cheesecake donut for a legitimate dessert.
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(Image courtesy: Just Desserts)