Pumpkin or apple? America’s fiercest Thanksgiving dessert debate heats up

Pumpkin or apple? America’s fiercest Thanksgiving dessert debate heats up

‘Tis the season for the hottest dinner table debate: Apple or pumpkin pie? While there might not be anything quite as American as apple pie, for a small sliver of the year, the classic dessert gets edged out by a seasonal star featuring the orange gourd. At Hoosier Mama Pie Company in Chicago, apple pie is the … Read more

Exclusive | Times Square shop that’s gone viral for creations like its BLT donut celebrates National Donut Day

Exclusive | Times Square shop that’s gone viral for creations like its BLT donut celebrates National Donut Day

A Times Square shop is the only place in the Big Apple where you can blow your diet with a BLT inside of a donut. The NY BLT donut sold at Japanese chain I’m donut ? includes a slab of smoked bacon, an organic egg, lettuce and tomato — stacked up inside a fluffy glazed donut, for $13. The … Read more

National Dessert Day 2025 deals and freebies: Gopuff, Kilwins and more

National Dessert Day 2025 deals and freebies: Gopuff, Kilwins and more

It’s a sweet day. Oct. 14 is National Dessert Day, and there’s no better way to make your day brighter than a mid-week dessert pick-me-up. You don’t need an excuse to grab your favorite dessert, but these deals are just the icing on the cake: Fazoli’s You donut want to miss this deal. To celebrate … Read more

Savvy Costco shopper praised over ad offering to split massive pie: ‘So real for that’

Savvy Costco shopper praised over ad offering to split massive pie: ‘So real for that’

The bigger the pie, the more room for sharing. ‘Tis the season for Costco and its massive pies. If you’re not familiar, typically every fall, the warehouse giant sells seasonal desserts that are so big, some weighing 58 ounces, around 3 pounds and 10 ounces to be exact, that they can easily feed a crowd … Read more

Philadelphia cream cheese adds highly anticipated new item for the first time in its 150-year history

Philadelphia cream cheese adds highly anticipated new item for the first time in its 150-year history

Philadelphia, the popular cream cheese brand, is expanding its product line this fall to help make holiday baking easier. For the past 150 years, the Kraft Heinz product has been the go-to cream cheese for everything from topping a bagel to whipping up a batch of Buffalo chicken dip, as well as, of course, baking … Read more

Costco’s fan favorite bakery treat returns: ‘Dangerous’ dessert

Costco’s fan favorite bakery treat returns: ‘Dangerous’ dessert

A favorite Costco bakery item has made a triumphant return after years of on-and-off appearances, and fans are once again rushing to grab it before it disappears. The Kirkland Signature Butter Cinnamon Sugar Loaf, first spotted as early as 2017, has developed a reputation for vanishing from shelves for long stretches, leaving customers to wonder if it … Read more

Costco’s popular 4-pound fall dessert is back — and fans still can’t believe the massive treat’s cheap price

Costco’s popular 4-pound fall dessert is back — and fans still can’t believe the massive treat’s cheap price

This dessert is the pick of the patch. Costco’s beloved Kirkland Signature Pumpkin Pie is officially back on shelves for autumn — and the colossal confection is taking up plenty of in-store real estate. The fan-favorite dessert weighs a whopping 58 ounces — that’s 3 pounds and 10 ounces of pie. Costco’s beloved giant Kirkland … Read more

These 10 foods are great for anti-aging — including two blue zone staples and a dessert

These 10 foods are great for anti-aging — including two blue zone staples and a dessert

It’s time to beet the odds. The average American lives to around 78 years old. The multi-billion-dollar longevity industry is focused on developing therapies and drugs to help people breeze past this milestone with ease. You may not need fancy gadgets and pricey protocols to reach that goal. Dr. Michael Aziz, an NYC board-certified internist and … Read more

Bride storms out of her own wedding after pushy mother-in-law crashes dessert table with ‘better’ cake in Tupperware: ‘You’re welcome’

Bride storms out of her own wedding after pushy mother-in-law crashes dessert table with ‘better’ cake in Tupperware: ‘You’re welcome’

It was supposed to be a sweet ending — until the mother of the groom decided the wedding cake wasn’t up to her taste buds. In what guests are calling a “wild” wedding stunt, one unapologetic MIL hijacked the dessert table — with a homemade carrot cake she smuggled in a Tupperware. “At my friend’s … Read more

Your cravings are fueling your cancer risk — 5 ways to reduce them

Your cravings are fueling your cancer risk — 5 ways to reduce them

Do you crumble when you see cookies? Go nuts when you spot a charcuterie board? Cravings for sweet or savory treats can be a challenge to manage. While occasional indulgence is fine, frequently caving to food cravings can lead to weight gain, cavities, digestive problems and even chronic diseases like cancer. In his new book, “Crave: … Read more

Using this ‘inclusion strategy’ can help you lose weight — and means you get to eat dessert

Using this ‘inclusion strategy’ can help you lose weight — and means you get to eat dessert

Goodbye, sundae scaries! Junk food tastes so delicious, but these cravings frequently sabotage diets because they lead to overeating and weight gain. Now, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found a way that you can have your cake — and eat it too! They determined that following a nutritious meal plan that allows … Read more

Costco jumps on viral sweet treat trend after Coachella close-up

Costco jumps on viral sweet treat trend after Coachella close-up

They can get it for you wholesale. Dubai chocolate, the pricey Middle Eastern-inspired dessert that’s been melting hearts and minds worldwide, has landed at Costco in a chilling new twist — as a pistachio-packed ice cream bar. Forget basic drumsticks. This is dessert with a passport. The sweet treat — which made a splashy debut at … Read more

Ghirardelli will serve a Dubai Chocolate Sundae in NYC — but only for one day

Ghirardelli will serve a Dubai Chocolate Sundae in NYC — but only for one day

It’s not sundae — it’s one day. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is set to serve a deliciously decadent Dubai Chocolate Sundae for one day only. What’s the inside scoop? Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is set to serve a deliciously decadent Dubai Chocolate Sundae for one day only. Ghirardelli The shop at the Empire State Building will begin … Read more

Exclusive | Dominique Ansel launches thrilling ‘floating’ ice cream cone — the Dipped Whisk

Exclusive | Dominique Ansel launches thrilling ‘floating’ ice cream cone — the Dipped Whisk

Get your licks. Cronut creator Dominique Ansel has reinvented the humble ice cream cone — just in time for spring. The sweet new creation, called the Dipped Whisk, features two sugar cone cups, each filled with three layers of Talenti gelato ingredients. The cups are sandwiched together to create a sphere then placed atop a … Read more

Russian roulette for dessert: New ice cream shop picks the flavor for you

Russian roulette for dessert: New ice cream shop picks the flavor for you

You never know what you’re gonna get. At Surprise Scoop, a new ice cream shop in the East Village, customers don’t get to choose a flavor. The only menu item is “surprise ice cream” ($9.18). Customer order via a touchpad in the sparse, nearly empty storefront, noting allergies and preferences if they desire. (The former … Read more

McDonald’s is ‘finally’ bringing back a fan-favorite dessert: ‘A true miracle’

McDonald’s is ‘finally’ bringing back a fan-favorite dessert: ‘A true miracle’

McDonald’s is kicking off the new year with something sweet. The fast-food chain might be known for its chicken and burgers, but avid fans know how important the desserts and sweet treats are — especially their beloved pies. McDonald’s might be known for its chicken and burgers, but fans know how important the desserts and … Read more

This $7.49 Disneyland item is so popular sales are restricted to 5 per person — but clever tourists are finding loopholes

This .49 Disneyland item is so popular sales are restricted to 5 per person — but clever tourists are finding loopholes

A seasonal Disneyland treat? They’re all ears. Fans of the Magic Kingdom in California arrive in droves to get their mitts on a Micky Mouse gingerbread cookie, one of the most coveted desserts at Disneyland during the holidays. “It’s literally Christmas in a cookie,” Tiffany Calderon, who goes home with 20 Mickey gingerbread cookies to … Read more

Burger King brings back cult favorite sandwiches — but you’ll have to act fast

Burger King brings back cult favorite sandwiches — but you’ll have to act fast

The meat monarch has rewarded his loyal subjects. Burger King announced that it is returning cult favorite BK Melt sandwiches to menus — only for a limited time, however, starting next week. The three sandwiches, made with two Whopper Jr. patties each and smothered between sauce-slathered toasted bread, come in three flavors: a mushroom and … Read more

Crumbl’s holiday cookie has a whopping 1,200 calories: ‘The fact that this is legal is crazy’

Crumbl’s holiday cookie has a whopping 1,200 calories: ‘The fact that this is legal is crazy’

For a pastry this delicious, that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Crumbl Cookies debuted a holiday peppermint brownie that is great for the taste buds but bad for the waistline, gobsmacking viewers with its egregiously high calorie count. The limited edition “Candy Cane Brownie” — a chocolate treat smothered in peppermint buttercream and topped … Read more

How your favorite Thanksgiving pies are actually good for you — the top pick’s packed with vitamins

How your favorite Thanksgiving pies are actually good for you — the top pick’s packed with vitamins

There’s nothing quite as comforting as tucking into a warm slice of sweet, gooey pie. And now that the season of overindulgence is upon us, there are more excuses than ever to, well, overindulge. If, however, the guilt of doing so is making you feel a little crumb-y, we’ve got some delicious news for you.  … Read more