5 Authentic New Orleans Desserts You Need To Try Now

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Some of the top restaurants in New Orleans also have the best desserts, believe or not. Who doesn’t like dessert after some delicious seafood?

In this article, we’re going to go over some of the best desserts you can find in the city.

The 5 Best Desserts In New Orleans

Many cities have dishes that have become their signatures. Some cities in the South are known for their pecan pie or sweet tea. Here are five desserts that New Orleans is known for.

Bananas Foster

Bananas Foster is one of those sweet deserts that goes good after a nice bowl of gumbo. The dessert is primarly made up of bananas and vanilla ice cream. What makes it work is the rich sauce poured across it.

The sauce can be made of butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. In New Orleans lore, the dish was created by Paul Blangé at Brennan’s restaurant in New Orleans.

You can find bananas foster on these New Orleans menus:

Beignets

There’s nothing like some coffee and beignets in the morning or even after an evening meal. Beignets are square-shaped dumplings deep-fried dumplings coverd with powered sugar.

Some eateries around New Orleans with cover the beignet head to toe in sugar while others will lightly sprinkle the white stuff over the top. It depends how you like it.

Where to find beignets in New Orleans:

Bread Pudding

Bread pudding is one of the most popular desserts in south Louisiana. It is comprised of bread, milk, eggs, and sugar overlaid with a caramel sauce or something similar.

Where to find some awesome bread pudding in New Orleans

Doberge Cake

Doberge cake is not as well known as some of the other dishes on our list, but in New Orleans, it’s reputation is long and undisputed as a go-to treat.

To make this cake, you’ll need a lot of custard with icing on the exterior. Doberge cake is basically a layer cake, so it’s common to make one half of it in chocolate or lemon and the other half in a totally different flavor.

Hubig’s Pies

Hubig’s pies have been rocking in New Orleans for decades and as a family-run business, it has become a matter of pride to patronize the place by indulging in its tasty treats.

Hubig’s pies are glazed turnovers with fruit fillings like apple and peach and blueberry. Although the factory burned in a fire in 2012, proprietor Andrew Ramsey says production is set to resume “in a matter of months.”

Final Word

What’s your favorite dessert? In New Orleans, that question can be difficult.

There you have it: From beignets to bananas foster and finally Hubig’s pies, we’ve shown you what makes New Orleans so sweet and addicting.

Everybody has a sweet tooth in New Orleans. That’s one of the reasons why after every meal, you’ll find a pie or pastry to top it off. But what are the city’s go-to desserts?

What about you? What are some of the best desserts and treats you can find in New Orleans. Let us know in the comments below!

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Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.