According to Technomic’s MenuMonitor database, chocolate cake is the top type of baked goods offered on Canadian menus. This classic dessert is an indulgent go-to option for many diners.
Many restaurant operators feature chocolate cake on their menus as a reliable dessert standby. Some operators menu a gourmet take on chocolate cake, with ingredients like oatmeal stout, crème anglaise, raspberry coulis and dark chocolate mousse. Carole’s Cheesecake Café, for instance, offers a Chocolate Truffle Cake topped with Belgian chocolate ganache, housemade chocolate curls, crystallized orange peel strips and chocolate flakes.
| Fruit pies and crisps represent the second most popular type of baked goods, appearing 91 times on Canadian menus. Diners looking for a “healthier” dessert option might turn to fruit pies and crisps because fruit is seen as intrinsically healthful. Leading fruit flavours featured in fruit pies and crisps include apple, lemon, blueberry and cranberry. ABC Country Restaurant is one concept that offers a wide range of fruit pies, including apple, blueberry and strawberry varieties. Cookies are another top dessert found on Canadian menus, with 82 items classified “Other Cookies”- specialty cookies beyond the familiar chocolate-chip, oatmeal or peanut-butter varieties. Some cookie varieties featured on Canadian menus include butter toffee cookies, cinnamon sugar cookies, fudge cookies and sugar cookies. Quick-service concept Cookies by George offers a wide range of freshly baked cookies beyond the traditional varieties, such as cappuccino chocolate, almond chocolate and macadamia nut. |
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