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25 desserts for autumn-to-winter wows

Stop to appreciate the lovely fall colors as we sled into the holiday season with pumpkin rolls, pecan pie bites, Santa hat poached pears, sugar plum fairy cakes, spiced yule logs, reindeer cheesecake, all kinds of cookies and more.

Tara Fitzpatrick, Senior Editor

November 2, 2021

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‘Tis the season to anticipate! November offers chefs a chance to slow down and smell the gingerbread, overlapping the seasons of fall and winter in some delicious ways.

“Each fall our bakery is filled with excitement and joy as we prepare for the holiday season,” says Chef Lee Whitsel at Duke University’s Café in the Brodhead Center, a location operated by local bakers. He’s rolling up to a sweet season with yule logs, many pies (cherry with rum, Southern pecan with clover honey, apple and pumpkin), peppermint cakes, cheesecake bars and more.

For many chefs and bakers, the holiday season is the time to share sweet traditions, like ye olde yule log, and start new ones…like the toasted marshmallow s’mores cake at the University of Hartford or American Dining Creations’ cookies and milk(shakes).

About the Author

Tara Fitzpatrick

Senior Editor, Informa Restaurant & Food Group

Tara Fitzpatrick is Food Management’s senior editor and a contributor to Restaurant Hospitality and Nation’s Restaurant News, creating editorial content for digital, print and events. Tara holds a bachelor of science degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Kent State University. Before joining Food Management in 2008, Tara was associate editor at National Association of College Stores in Oberlin, Ohio. Prior to that, Tara worked as a newspaper reporter in her hometown of Lorain, Ohio, where she lives now. Tara is a fan of food history, legends, lore, ghost stories, urban farming and old cookbooks. 

Tara Fitzpatrick’s areas of expertise include the onsite foodservice industry (K-12 schools, colleges and universities, healthcare and B&I), menu trends, sustainability in foodservice, senior dining, farm-to-table and innovation.

Tara Fitzpatrick is a frequent webinar and podcast host and has served on the board of directors for IFEC (International Food Editors Consortium).

Tara Fitzpatrick’s experience:

Senior Editor, Food Management (Feb 2008-present)

Associate Editor, National Association of College Stores (2005-2008)

Reporter, The Morning Journal (2002-2005)

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