Mini Desserts

ninjapixie87

I first saw them at Olive Garden earlier this year. You can get a "Dolcini": a little cup filled with a dessert, with 5 different options to choose from. Their website says they are 210-290 calories. Compare that to the white chocolate raspberry cheesecake (my favorite) at 890 calories. Yikes! Huge difference!

Then last night I went out to Cheddar's, and they have just added "Dessert Minis" to the menu! It's basically a shot glass sized dessert, with 3 options to chose from. No nutrition information, but I'm guessing they are 100-150 calories.

They are great for finishing off a meal with a few bites of something sweet and delicious, without going overboard and feeling guilty. I'm loving this trend, I hope I start seeing these in more restaurants! Has anyone seen these elsewhere?

teagin2002

What a great idea. I think I will start making mini deserts, I think I need to get mini containers to make them. Like the mini cupcake pans, but that is really cool. Thanks for sharing.

itsmarcel

Yeah, I've seen mini desserts all over the place. I believe I saw them for the first time at Applebee's about a year or two ago. I've never actually had one because they're like Pringles to me. I can't stop at just one. :laugh:

UponThisRock

O'Charley's also has mini desserts

kp_88

I think its a great idea! I have seen them at applebees, chilis, olive garden, and starbucks!

hsmirnov

i saw them at TGI fridays a while back, but u got 3, so it was a very good idea to share. i definitely like the trend of smaller portions, i know a lot of people want to get more for their money but i am totally happy with a small dose of something REALLY tasty lol

RaeN81

Those mini desserts at Cheddars are likely between 250-350 calories but still better than the bigger desserts!