A recent NRN article highlights some interesting finds about the continued popularity of miniature desserts. Small bite desserts have been successfully making their ways into menus across the globe, from fast food chains to fine dining establishments.
Bite-sized desserts are fun, delicious, and easy to eat. Adding small-bite desserts to your menu can also help create some buzz and traffic to your restaurant. Not sure where to start? We’ve created a list of some mini dessert ideas to help get your creative-cooking juices flowing.
- Cheesecake bites: present your guest with a sampler plate of mini cheesecake bites topped with different sauces and fruit. Alternatively, offer a fried version with house dipping sauce.
- Mini cannoli cups: create a mini cannoli tart-like shell and add cream filling, sprinkling in chocolate chips or other garnishes to finish.
- Berry trifle shooters: layer in traditional trifle ingredients in a small skinny shot glass.
- Pie pops: just like a lollipop, but way more delicious. A small bouquet of pie pops can certainly bring out some smiles! Try offering classics like cherry, apple, and blueberry.
- Mini vanilla filled beignets with coffee: Warm, fluffy, and sweet: mini vanilla cream filled beignets are fun to eat and pairs well with a side of coffee.
The small dessert menu possibilities are endless. And remember, good things do come in small packages!