Here’s a little something I think you guys will like. It’s a Walnut Blondie with Maple Butter Sauce. I don’t know what made me think about this dessert, because I’ve only had it once. It was several years ago… maybe even eight. I was eating out at Applebee’s with my family and we decided to get dessert. Now, I eat out kind of often, but desserts are usually saved for celebrations. Birthdays and such. And, when I do get one, it’s usually the most chocolate thing on the menu and it never contains nuts. But on that day, it wasn’t my celebration. It was my uncle’s and I agreed to split this non-chocolate, nut-filled dessert – the whole while thinking about how much better the chocolate would be. Well, I was wrong. Way wrong. This might have even been the best thing I had ever tasted. (up until that point, anyway.)
So, if you’ve never been to Applebee’s and you’ve never tasted the Walnut Blondie with Maple Butter Sauce, that’s okay. Because, you’re in luck. I found a recipe from The Secret Recipe Blog that’s as close to the original as I remember it.
I promise you’ll like it.
Here are the ingredients for the blondies.
Mix it all up…
And, spread it all out in a greased and floured 8 or 9 inch square pan. (I used the 8 inch)
When the blondies are almost done, mix up your maple butter sauce. Here’s what you’ll need.
When the brownies are done, cool for a few minutes. Cut and serve while they are still warm.
Put one, or two, or six on a plate. Pile on some vanilla ice cream and slowly pour the warm maple butter sauce over everything. Top with any extra walnuts.
OMG!!!!!
Now, if you don’t have any ice cream in the house, don’t let that stop you from making this.
Actually, if one were to make just the blondies and the maple butter sauce, one might even want to cut up small pieces of the blondie and use the maple butter sauce as a dip. One might even end up dunking the whole thing in the sauce and getting maple butter all over their fingers that they then had to force themselves to lick off. However, I don’t know anyone like that.
Again, here’s the recipe.
And, now for a giveaway…
Cheesecake Factory cheesecake, Chili’s molten chocolate cake,
McDonald’s fried pies (hey, anything goes)
- Leave a comment on this post with your favorite dining out dessert and you could win a $50 American Express gift card. Use it for dinner, dessert or whatever.
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- Deadline to enter is Tuesday, March 3rd at midnight.
- One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Wednesday evening on this post.
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Congrats and I hope you do something fun with the $50.
Sweet potato pie from Popeyes… seriously they are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
Red Lobster used to have this 7-layer chocolate cake that I adooooored. They stopped making it some years ago, but any time I see cake with chocolate chips stuck to the sides it makes me drool all over again.
I was so excited to see this recipe, because THIS IS MY FAVORITE DESSERT! I haven’t had it in probably 3 years, but my oh my, seeing this recipe made me want to run down to Applebees right this second. Thanks for this post :)
I love a good grasshopper drink.
I really love Chili’s Sweet Shots… They are soooo yummy!
pearcychick@msn.com
From the Melting Pot, milk chocolate fondue with a show of Baileys added in, heaven!!
This is a tough decision for sure! Any cheesecake at CF or I really enjoy a good ‘pizookie’ from a local pizza joint. A warm, freshly baked cookie served in a skillet with ice cream and syrup on top. Yum!
My husband and I LOVE the Carmel Apple Goldrush from Longhorn Steakhouse – sometimes we just go for dessert!!!
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Warm sopapillas dripping with honey!
spinkycow@yahoo.com
Canolli, from just about any Italian restaurant – just not with the citrus in it….I just don’t groove on it for some reason :) Love your site – I’m prepping for making my own box of “chocolates” :)
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I think I like any dessert no matter where I am. But if I had to pick a favorite it would be the brownie and ice cream at Friday’s.
I think I may have tried one of these years ago too! To die for! Don’t they come in a huge fish bowl glass?
My favorite dining out dessert of all time was at Buckley’s restaurant in Memphis. It’s called the “Cow Chip” and their website describes it as a warm buttery pan cookie loaded with chocolate and toffee chips, topped with french vanilla ice cream and homemade fudge sauce. So sad that I don’t live there any more!
A local pizza place has the most delicious chocolate cake! Several layers tall, with chocolate ganache and nuts! Yummy!
Love the looks of the blonde brownie. Thanks for the recipe. My current favorite dining out dessert is the Carrot cake from Valentini’s (local italian place).
My favorite dining out dessert…is from Meritage a restaurant in RI. It is called smore’s pie. They light it on fire and everything! It tastes just like a campfire smore!
“To Die For Bread Pudding” Recipe
Such a humble an unassuming dessert, it is elevated to the highest levels of “OMG! This is SOOOOO good!” when prepared the Famous Dave’s way!
Yes, this is a bit time consuming and not for the inexperienced or reluctant chef, but it is absolutely worth it and incredible. For the cinnamon egg bread, I use a portuguese sweet bread w/ raisins (Tony’s Bakery brand 196 Columbia Street Fall River Mass- 508-675-0015 no website, but they will ship and it freezes well!)
Famous Dave’s Bread Pudding with Plantation Praline Sauce
Unsalted butter, room temperature
1 loaf (1½ pounds) cinnamon egg bread
2/3 cup golden raisins
1½ cups sugar
4 cups milk
2 cups whipping cream
¼ cup vanilla extract
8 Eggs, beaten1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Whipped cream and ice cream
Plantation praline sauce (see recipe below)
Coat bottom and sides of 13-by-9-inch baking pan heavily with butter. Tear bread into 1-inch pieces. Mix with raisins in bowl. Lay breadmixture evenly in prepared dish, turning crust side down, as thistends to burn easily.
In bowl, whisk sugar, milk, whipping cream, vanilla, eggs and cinnamon until blended. Pour over bread mixture.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Place baking dish in larger 4-inch deep baking pan. Add water to reach halfway up side of dish. Bake in preheated oven 1 hour. Remove from water bath. Let stand 20 minutes.
Cut pudding into 18 portions and put into dessert bowls. Add a scoop of ice cream(french vanilla- of course!) next to the pudding, then spoon about 3 ounces ofwarm praline sauce over the pudding and the ice cream. Top with (homemade) whipped cream if desired. Makes 18 generous servings.
Plantation Praline sauce:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (cube ½ cup) (divided)
¾ cup chopped pecans
1½ pounds light brown sugar (about 3¾ cups packed)
¾ cup whipping cream
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1¼ Cups sour cream
¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
To make this sauce, it is very important to follow the directions carefully and to use a candy thermometer.
In large saucepan, heat ½ cup of the butter until melted. Add pecans and mix well. Bring to a boil. Cook until pecans begin to change color. Watch closely! Mixture will foam up. Add remaining ½ cup cubed butter and mix well. This will cool the pecan mixture and stop the cooking process. Remove from heat. Next combine brown sugar, whipping cream and cinnamon in another saucepan and mix well.
Cook over low heat until blended, stirring constantly. Increase heat and cook until mixture comes to 230 degrees on a candy thermometer.Stir in pecan mixture. Add sour cream and vanilla and mix well. Remove from heat. Makes 4 cups.
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Banana Cream pie cheesecake from cheesecake factory!
I LOVE the Cheesecake Factory’s Chocolate Tuxedo Cream Cheesecake.. in fact, I’m going there next Saturday for lunch and all the delciousness! yumm.
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Sydney’s Sinful Sundae at Outback. Ice cream with a chocolate/nut/coconut shell, whip cream, cherries, and chocolate ganache sauce. Holy crap, it is gooood!
Oh goodness! This is tough. I love the sopapillas drizzled with honey at Garcia’s restaurant in Albuquerque.
Or I love the chocolate fondue at La Fondue in Saratoga, CA.
But I also love the orange cream cheesecake from Cafe Esin in Danville, CA.
I just LOVE dessert!
My favorite would have to be the Macadamia Nut Brownie from Bonefish Grill! Yummy!
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My favorite dessert is the Tuxedo Mouse Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory, it’s chocolate fudge cake topped with chocolate cheesecake, topped with chocolate marbled mouse and on top of that is chocolate ganache. OH it’s so good you can’t finish it in one sitting, it takes a couple of days to eat a piece. It’s one of the few desserts that I buy out because I don’t think there is anyway I could make it at home.
Maybe nobody else goes to Fogo de Chao for dessert, but they are amazing, even after a huge, carnivorous meal. The papaya cream, served in a huge goblet and drizzled with Chambourd, is my personal favorite
The snickers cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory is absolutely to die for!!
The blondie at Applebee’s has long been my favorite dessert anywhere, so imagine my joy when you posted the recipe! YIPPEE!!!
My favorite all time desert as to be creme brulee at Roy’s on the big island of Hawaii. I don’t know if it is the best desert I have ever had, but mixed with the atmosphere it is TOTALLY the best. My husband gets the chocolate souffle there and it runs a close second!
I don’t usually eat desserts out. My favorite would have to be a strawberry banana blizzard at DQ.
I love just regular plain ole’ cheescake ~ sometimes with a little berry sauce on the side! I get it any time we order dessert! YUM! But I am sooo going to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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My favorite dessert is Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake from Junior’s Cheesecake in NYC. If you have never tried it…….you MUST!! They even ship it. It really is the best!
Thanks for the recipe! I think I will try this tonight.
jenlen@charter.net
I love the Chocolate Thunder From Down Under from Outback Steakhouse.
Haven’t been their in ages though.
My husband and I are absolutely fond of ordering a slice of Tiramisu at a small restaurant that used to be called Garry’s Grill in Maryland. Now I believe it’s called The Grill. However, their Tiramisu is absolutely fabulous. Just one slice and a nice hot cup of cappuccino is the perfect ending to a perfect meal. :)
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Best dining out desert ever? A local ice cream shop I ate at in GA, their homemade Key Lime Pie ice cream. Holy smokes, to die for. So delish, I seriously have dreams about it years later. Yummmm.
And speaking of yum, this looks amazing! Makes me want ice cream for breakfast! -e
The banana’s foster at a local bistro is one of my favorite dining out desserts! These brownies look so good…mmmmm.
I love the apple crisp at Red Robin…. mostly because my whole family loves it…. we all grab a spoon and share! YUM!
I have to agree with you Bakerella, and say that the Maple Butter Blondie at Applebees is the freakin best desert I ever put in my mouth. I have it atleast once a month, and yes, I eat the whole thing myself! ha!
Oh, this looks soooo good! I pretty much like any dessert!
I LOVE the Snickers Crunch Ice Cream Dome from Houlihan’s… curvygirly8@gmail.com
ONE?! favorite.. Yikes! If I daydream about anything it would be the Chocolate Raspberry Truffle ice cream at Coldstone. I mix in strawberries and pecans.
Nothing can beat Claim Jumper’s Motherload cake. It’s a $10 slice of cake that’s about the size of two footballs… but it is SOOOO GOOOD!!! Especially when I’m pregnant (like now!). I’m going there to get one this weekend for my birthday actually! haha Thanks for the contest opp! sarah.vaniman@gmail.com
I love Houlihan’s Cappuccino Cake.
(Ooh, now I’m craving it at 9 in the morning!)
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This is actually pretty sad but my favorite desert while eating out is the Lemon pie from Chick Fil A. I just love it. I’m a vegeterian so when my husband want to eat there for lunch, my lunch consists off fries, a lemonade and Lemon lie. Love it.
empanadas(spelling?) at Taco Bell
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I’d have to say the Molten Lava Cake from Chili’s. Only I make them myself and they’re just as good and much, much cheaper!
This looks fantastic!
My favorite dessert used to be from Friday’s. They had this thing called Oreo Madness…and it was basically two huge oreos with ice cream in the middle for the filling with hot fudge, caramel, and ice cream. It was heavenly. Unfortunately, they got rid of this…so now I love the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.
Vanilla Bean Cheesecake. First, it was from TGI Fridays. Then I got a bad one one night, and it made me think maybe they had changed the recipe. I tried Cheesecake Factory’s, and it was AMAZING.
It was even amazing despite the fact that I was getting over the flu and my stomach hadn’t felt like eating much of anything. I only took a bite of my dinner, but I devoured that cheesecake.
I also (almost) regretted it later.
I rarely order desserts when eating out, but one does stand out. When we were on vacation and eating at Rainforest Cafe, we ordered a peanut butter pie slice. It was divine!
The 3 leches cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory is my favorite.
They don’t have it anymore, but O’Charley’s used to serve a chocolate chip blondie and a regular brownie under vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Yum x 1000!
Fried ice cream at our local mexican food restaurant. Corn flakes and vanilla ice cream topped with hot fudge and whip cream… YUMMMMMM
mmm…I love bananas foster!!
freshly made ice cream for a banana split at our local creamery! YUM!
My very favorite dessert is Chris’ Outrageous Chocolate Cake from Cheesecake Factory. Oh my goodness, it’s wonderful!
I love the banana’s foster at Joe’s Crab Shack! YUMMO!!!
The chocolate chip calzone from Claim Jumper!
Bad idea to read this first thing in the morning. I think I need chocolate something for breakfast now.
My favorite dessert was(and maybe is)something called the Peppermint Fudge Snowball from La Senorita. It was fried peppermint ice cream, rolled in oreo cookie crumbs, covered in hot fudge and served in a cinnamon sugar tortilla bowl. It tasted like Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies…on sterroids. Mmmmm
My favorite is the Brownie Sundae Cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory! Yum!
Caramel Apples and Cream at Cracker Barrel. Yum-my!
Amy
momymilr@yahoo.com
The chocolate chip calzone from Claim Jumper!
I love any dessert served at Marigold’s in Colorado Springs, CO. Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake, Fruit Tart, any, unfortunately, many more.
At the end of the day I usually like to have something salty, so if I’m out and about, it’s french fries. If I’m at home, it’s popcorn. Even better is a small vanilla ice cream cone with french fries…yummmm
I don't usually get dessert when we eat out. But, I do like to go out just for ice cream. Cold Stone's Birthday Cake Remix is my current favorite. I'm also a sucker for anything chocolate & raspberry. :)
Chocolate cake! From anywhere! Or a cannoli.
Brownies from Texas Steakhouse…more like a chocolate cake with an entire Hershey bar melted on top, served with a side of vanilla ice cream. WOW! It’s good.
I love Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt – any flavor.
I don’t usually eat dessert when we eat out, but anything chocolate, and especially chocolates with whipped cream or ice cream, and nuts!
I love the Caramel Apple Crumble at Granite City… The crust is made out of puff pastry so it’s light and fluffy, filled with apples and lots of cinnamon goodness. Then ice cream is topped on the little Apple Crumble with caramel all over the entire plate (and the plate is HUGE). I think I ate that think in about half a second. It was delicious.
Thanks for posting that — it’s my mom’s favorite! My favorite is from a local Italian joint. It’s their famous Triple Layer Cake: a layer of Italian Creme, a layer of chocolate mocha, and a layer of mandarin orange, all covered with buttercream. I know it sounds a little odd, but trust me…it’s the best!
I LOVE LOVE LOOOOOOVE KEY LIME PIE!!! We have a restaurant, Chow Baby, that serves awesome Key Lime Pie. It is lip smackingly tart, served with a lime wedge…has just the right dollop of yummy whipped cream. It is soooo delicious.
haha! Actually, that is my favorite dining out desert! I LOVE the blondie from Applebee’s!!! It’s my favorite!!!!!
I also love the Churros from our local Mexican place!
Definitely the Tira Misu at Maggiano’s. After a meal there, I have to get it to go so I don’t miss out. Mmmmmmm…
Applebees triple chocolate meltdown
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One of the best desserts I have ever had came from a local restaurant in my town called “Melt Bar and Grilled” It’s a place that specializes in gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches! They offer a deep fried twinkie on their menu. It comes with a side of this wild berry dipping sauce and is to die for. The outside is nice and crispy golden brown and the cream center inside is warm and gooey! Heaven on a plate… a sure heart attack bringer but Heaven none the less!
My family loves the cheesecake from a local baker at the Cheesecake Corner in Memphis. Always different and unique flavors, great presentation and delicious!! We will go out of our way to get a slice!
I would have to say Cocoa Cola Cake at Craker Barrel, it is sooo yummy and I have made it at home but its just better when someone else makes it…lol….Unfortunatly, they only have it for a limited time of the year..
Brenda
macaroni grill's desert ravioli <333333
This looks delicious. Dessert is always better at home, because you can add extra ice cream :) I can’t wait to try this.
My favorite dessert is the Flaming Turtle fundue at The Melting Pot. It’s out of this world good. My husband knows to stay away from the pineapple and marshmallows, they are mine. The cheesecake is really good too, but don’t try to dip it, you’ll lose it in the pot.
But when I don’t want to get all dressed up to go out, my hubby and I love to hit Chic-fil-a for a $.99 ice cream.
Although it’s not a dessert from a restaurant exactly, I’d have to go with the Chocolate Fudge cake made by Wegmans (our local grocery store). It’s deadly! julie@uppercrustcakes.com
My favorite going out dessert was the ‘Chocolate Lasagna’ at Olive Garden, sadly it was taken off the menu about year or so ago.
I love Carrabba’s Dessert Rosa.
The description is “A butter cake topped with pastry cream, bananas, strawberries, pineapple and whipped cream. Yum!
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I loved the fresh key lime pie at The Little River Grill that shut down a few months ago. Talk about delicious and freshness that you could tell just by looking at it…. none of that nasty artificial green flavoring stuff. yummmmm, i miss it already!
I love the warm skillet chocolate chip cookie served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream covered in fudge and caramel sauce. I always order it at the Pizza Factory. Yum!
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I LOVE the Mudslide at Razzoos. It is huge which makes it worth the price!
carie.rose@hotmail.com
I love love love the chocolate brownie dessert from Carrabbas, not sure what the actual name is. Sadly, Carrabbas just closed in our town…so I won’t be enjoying it any time soon.Wah!
I love the bread pudding from Famous Dave’s BBQ. To die for!!
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Chocolate Thunder from Outback Steakhouse!!!
I love mud pie, although I don’t get it often. I think my favorite version was from the Chart House in Boston.
Tiramisu always makes me melt. Its one of those deserts that I would eat first! at home I love to make Black cherry jello with whipped cream. Something about that is just HOME.
DEATH BY BANANA – at tellers in hyde park square cincinnati ohio…. it is a banana basically fried with banana ice cream and some caramel and chocolate sauce …AMAZING
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My favorite dessert is the White Chocolate Lava Cake at Chili’s. My husband doesn’t really like it, but he’s nice enough to order it and share with me!
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Pizzokie from Oreganos, Half Chocolate Chip, half White Chocolate macadamia Nut, covered with Vanilla Bean Ice cream!
lemon cream cake from the olive garden. :-)
I laahuuuve the Peanut Butter Cup-decadent chocolate fudge sauce-make you even fatter chocolate crust-and not to mention the give you a heart attack cheesecake in the middle-topped with a devilish peanut butte mouse on top cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory!
I love the little chocolate mousse shooter at Applebees. Just the perfect size!!Thanks!!
Pineapple Upside Down Cake from Charleston’s (local restaurant).
-Stefanie
sanderson@mrcc.org
I LOVE the fried ice-cream from Spud’s. No matter how stuffed I am, I can always find room for that dessert and talk someone into sharing it with me!
That’s awesome! This blondie is one of my favorites but I don’t like Applebee’s so I haven’t had it in years. There’s also a new bar, Kayson’s, ddown the street from us and they have an amazing White Chocolate Raspberry Mousse Cake! It’s similar to the cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory but a lot lighter!
Danyel
aka Nelliebella
http://www.psychostamper.blogspot.com
I am not sure if they still have it, but Friday’s had a great terra massu. Is that spelled correctly? LOL
thanks for making me want blondies before 10 am in the morning! It’s gonna be a good day :)
Now, if only I could ever win one of your giveaways…
It’s been mentioned a few times, but deserves another shout out. The molten lava cake at Chili’s is the best!!!
I really like the apple chimi’s from applebees. It is sooo yummy!!
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If it’s chocolate, it’s my favorite. It’s as simple as that.
MMMMM, I’d have to say Pebbles, chocolate bread pudding or chili’s warm apple tart!
~ingrid
The best is the chocolate lasagne at Olive Garden! I crave this all the time!
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I love chocolate, any type of chocolate cake with chocolate sauce, frosting, or ice cream is the best. BUT, Applebee’s used to have (maybe they still do, its been a while) an “apple chimi-cheesecake” that I am in love with!
i love love love a good tiramisu. on the flipside, a bad tiramisu can ruin my entire day.
I love a brownie or cookie with ice cream so On the border or chedders??
DIning out dessert? Who needs it??? We’ve got the best desserts right here at home :))) The Angus Barn in Raleigh, NC has a great chocolate pie. (So I hear). It’s like fudge in a pie crust (I’ve heard). Can’t wait to hear your exciting news!!!
Sometimes I just love a good old fashioned sundae, but I’m like you…I want the ice cream with the most chocolate in it and as many chocolate toppings as I can fit on there!! By the way, as a fellow blogger, your pics are amazing! I am always impressed!
I love the pumpkin cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory!
I have to go with the Godiva chocolate cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory. Mmmmm…..
Everywhere else, I’m a sucker for a good tiramisu.
I loved the Death by Chocolate at Cherokee Cattle Company in Marietta, GA (I don’t know if they have it any more, but it was delicious!!) It was a chocolate cake with chocolate icing that had pecans and a little touch of cinnamon(?), served with vanilla ice cream….sooooo good! I also love a GOOD brownie and ice cream (Chocolate Thunder from Outback)!
lovette_shelton@windstream.net
Beautiful recipe–when I eat dessert out, the tuxedo cheesecake (lost of chocolate!) from Cheesecake Factory is one of my favorites!
I love the chocolate explosion at Boston Pizza!!! Or pretty much anything chocolate…
My favorite dessert is the chocolate cake at Max & Irma's! Delicious bliss.
There is this local pizza place that serves this sorbet bomb. It is awesome!
The best tiramisu comes from Macaroni Grill. Yummy!!!
While I’m also a chocolate freak, my favorite restaurant dessert is the apple crostada at Maggiano’s. It’s divine! (robinslake@gmail.com)
A mint chocolate chip shake from Braum’s is the best….mmmm….
O’Charley’s Cinnamon Donuts.
AMAZING!!!
always creme brulee, as I am too lazy to make it at home.
It’s a trio of creme brulees served at a local restaurant. They come in tiny espresso-like cups: traditional, chocolate and espresso!
Banana Cream Cheesecake from the Cheesecake factory.
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If I ever order dessert, it is fried ice cream at our local Mexican restaurant. It is incredible!
Chocolate Tall Cake from Ruby Tuesday’s is one of my favorite desserts. Yum!
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I love one of the peanut butter cheesecakes at Cheesecake Factory…a new favorite is the Red Velvet Crush concrete at Sheridan’s custard!
I love the “Chocolate Storm” from Flattop Grill. Warm brownie, vanilla ice cream, FRESH whipped cream – YUMMMM!
The Great Wall of Chocolate at PF Changs!! It’s huge and oh so good!!!
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My favorite eat out dessert is the Kahlua dream brownie from Carrabba’s Grill. If I have had a long week at work I will order two of them (one for me and one for my hubby) and pick them up curbside. They never make it home, we usually sit in the parking lot enjoying this decadent delight.
My favorite dining out dessert is from the Cheesecake Factory – but it’s not cheesecake – it’s their warm apple crisp!! I’ll skip dinner for it any day of the week!
My favorite was Apple Chimicheesecake from Applebees….but they don’t have it anymore! I found some recipes online. Maybe I’ll try to recreate! Unless you have influence over them and can make them bring it back? Didn’t think so.
I love the chocolate brownie pudding at Ponderosa. It is awesome, simple but delicious!
I would have to say a blackberry sundae from Culvers … or key lime pie anywhere. I love your site!
Tiramisu! But everyone makes it differently. Oh and the passion fruit souffle at Vong’s Thai Kitchen. Awesome!
Definitely the Snicker’s Cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory!!
i’m going with the banana cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory!
Oh definitely tiramisu cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory – DELISH!
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My favorite dining out dessert is the molton chocolate chip cookie from Red Lobster! YUMMY!!
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I LOVE the Tres Leche Cake at Abuelo’s… only had it once. We are not really dessert splurgers, either, but that gift card would sure allow some yumy after-meal treats! I have heard about a wonderful chocolate chip cookie in a skillet kind of thing at Cheddars, and I am already telling my hubby that’s were I want to go for our anniversary! Thanks for all the yummy ideas, Bakerella!
I love Olive Garden’s white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. Also only once in a while, but love it!
Kayleen
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My favorite Dining Out Dessert right now is the "Oreo Pizzookie" from BJ's Brewery & Pizza in Boulder, CO…you can't go wrong with gooey chocolate cookie yumminess!
This, absolutely. I’m always very sad when I go to Applebees and don’t have room for dessert.
Though, there’s a local fake-mexican restaurant that has a Chocolate Mountain Mudslide that’s pretty fantastic– hot gooey chocolate chip cookie, 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream with chocolate drizzled on top. Perfect for two people to share, and SOOO good!
My absolute favourite dining out dessert is Thai mango and sticky rice. The sticky rice is soaked, overnight, in sweet coconut milk, hence a dessert I’d never make myself (I did once, that’s how I know it has to soak overnight). And it’s never that expensive in the restos, despite the labour/time-intensity of it!
Mama T
I loooooooove vanilla creme brulee from the Cheesecake factory. So much, that I have done hours upon hours of research to re-create my own version. To me….it is a little bowl of heaven :)
Oh Bakerella! That Blondie dessert looks amazing!! Making that for our next Girl’s Night Get Together!
As for my favorite dessert…The Columbia restaurant in Tampa has this delicious churro dessert!! You get a basket filled with delicious churros (cinnamon sugar fried long stick looking things) and 3 fabulous dips: chocolate, caramel and guava (a spanish fruit sauce)…Too Die for!!
I love the banana split at Garfields. =)
I love the old fashion Banana pudding in the old country resturants, thats usually the only time I eat a dessert.
Bob Evans French Silk pie… simple, but absolute chocolate perfection!
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Mmmm, always love creme brulee and more recently I’m totally into Panna cota!
There are so many desserts. One of my good friends loves this one from Applebees. I love the dulce le leche cheesecake from the Factory. Well worth every bite! I don’t think many of their other kinds are though.
I love any cheesecake from the cheesecake factory but especailly rasberry truffle cheesecake!!!
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Bertucci’s Bomba
I LOVE the Oreo Cheesecake from THe Cheesecake factory. SO good. I have a recipe for something simiilar, but it’s always nice to have someone else make it for you!
Chocolate Souffle from the Williamsburg Inn. then again I was on my honeymoon 20 years ago..still when I eat it again…heaven on earth!
CHOCOLATE COVERED KEYLIME PIE! IT IS OUT OF THE WORLD!!! THANK YOU FOR SUCH A GREAT GIVEAWAY!!
Mine’s a toss up between a good NY cheesecake, or one of those big brownie ice cream things that noone can ever finish.
I love the 7 layer cake from claim jumper. It is as large as one of my children…so we only end up making a dent! I also love cheescakes. Thank you for all your wonderful recipes.
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I love desserts, but we have a restaurant here that has a Baked Hot Chocolate. OH MY GOODNESS! Wow. And I’m not a big Banana Cream Pie fan, but Max and Erma’s has a great Banana Cream Pie. Wow. I’m hungry.
For sure the cookie sandwich at the Claim Jumper restaurants. There is always too much to eat after dinner so I take it with me and eat it for breakfast or a late-night snack (I’m always on vacation so I can justify it!)
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the volcano at rainforest cafe! my eyes fluter and glaze over when i see the mountain of brownies and icecream oozing with caramel and chocolate sauce coming my way… and the sparkler on top is so mesmerizing! ;)
i love your blondies recipe. i can’t wait to make it with friends!
I was going to agree that the blondie at Applebee’s is great. As a kid I remember ordering a small dinner then splitting the brownie with my dad. Another great dessert is “Captain Jack’s burried treasure” at the Jacksonville Ale House in Jax, FL. It’s got chocolate and peanut butter and ice cream, and fudge sauce, and probably more. Very yum!
It’s March- finally- that means Shamrock Shakes at McD’s are back! They are actually the only dessert I usually get.
I’m in my last 2 weeks of pregnancy and all I can think about is cheesecake! I love the tiramasu cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory but hey! always love Chocolate Chip Paradise Pie from Chili’s…Oh, just don’t get me started!
Lori
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My favorite dessert was the chocolate lasagna at Olive Garden, but unfortunately they don’t serve it anymore!
Fogo de Chao has a kicking creme brulee! So delish.
My fav desert is the I DECLAIR at the Claim Jumper. It is the BIGGEST eclair you will ever see. It sits on a plate of vanilla bean ice cream, surrounded by whip cream and topped with hot fudge…. and it feeds about 5 people. This thing is HUGE!!! And o-so-yummy :O)
Oh gosh, I love the brownie bottom cheesecake at the cheesecake factory.
mmmmmm…thanks for the recipe!
i love the green tea cake from a local restaurant called asian mint.
I love the chocolate fudge cake at the Cheesecake Factory.
My favorite dessert is at Cheesecake Factory-I’m pretty sure it’s called Linda’s fudge cake. It’s a huge piece of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate sprinkls on the sides of the cake. It is to die for.
It’s definitely a tie between Copeland’s cheesecake with three different caramel sauces and Chili’s molten chocolate cake with chocolate sauce and ice cream.
That looks so yummy! I love pretty much any desserts, but I love McDonald’s hot fudge sundaes. Yum. WIth the economy the way it is lately, this is a good dessert for cheap
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake from any of a number of local restaurants wins out everytime for me.
Thanks for doing this giveaway, and for the recipe! Looks delicious!!
I love the flan from Papasitos.
My favorite is the chocolate cake at Outback. Absolutely.
I love those cookies with ice cream at Old Chicago!! Oh man, I haven’t been there in ages!!! I wonder if they still have them??
My favorite has to be the Banana Cream Cheesecake @ the Cheesecake Factory. Well we have lots of snow today I am going to try this!! But I will have to make snow cream I don’t have any ice cream.
Thanks Bakerella!!
I love Mc Donalds frozen yogurt!!! (I live in a small town) but when I go to see my mom in AZ I have to have Cheesecake Factory’s Kaluha Cheesecake. YUM!
I haven’t eaten there in a while, but I love the Chocolate Volcano cake at Don Pablo’s
Baklava ice cream from the Trojan Horse in Bloomington, IN. It comes with actual chunks of baklava instead of just a recreation of the flavors. Delicious. Your food pictures are beautiful!
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I love anything chocolate, but I really LOVE Olive Garden’s Chocolate Lasagna.
Oohhh – hard to decide, but today it’s the Chili’s molten lava cake. Or pretty much ice cream anywhere. No, the lava cake today. Definitely.
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I love Applebee’s Brownie Bites. They only serve them at lunch and they are only $1 and they are awesome!!!
I LOVE the Chocolate Tallcake from Ruby Tuesday!!! It’s awesome. Mary @ runningthehalls.blogspot.com
This one looks yummy-but my favorite so far is another one from Applebee’s. Not sure of the exact name of it, but it’s a chocolate lava cake served with vanilla ice cream, Heavenly!!!
Macaroni Grill has fried dessert ravioli with chocolate and nuts inside and served with vanilla ice cream. YUM!!!!!!
I love the chocolate souffle with vanilla bean anglaise at a local restaurant here called Grille 29. Other than that, I have a thing for McDonald’s hot fudge sundaes.
My favorite dessert is the pumpkin cheesecake at Olive Garden.
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fried ice cream at the local mexican restaurant. yummy
My husband isn’t big on desserts, so we usually don’t get them. I had an amazing piece of amaretto cheesecake when I went out to eat with my sister, though… at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria of all places. I also love DQ blizzards!
There’s a place close to where I live called Molly Woo’s that’s an Asian bistro. The food is great and they have a killer chocolate cake with a vanilla ice cream.
Oh my gosh.
That is amazing.
I love the Chocolate Thunder From Down Under at Outback and the caramel pie from O’Charley’s!
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The pazookie, at BJ’s. It’s a chocolate chip cookie that they bake in a skillet, then topped with ice cream and hot fudge sauce. The cookie is so soft…yum, yum.
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I love Mint Oreo Blizzards from Dairy Queen! My favorite sit down restaurant dessert is the Banana Cream pie from Marie Calender’s. That thing is amazing!
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I have not had it is a few years so I can’t remember the exact name but UNO pizzaria had a peanut butter cup dessert that was the bomb.
I love that dessert! Another one of my favorites is Chilli’s White Chocolate Molten Lava cake!
To die for!
I love Cheesecake Olivia from Outback Steakhouse and the key lime cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory!
The cappuccino cheesecake at Macaroni Grill… which unfortunately has been removed from their menu in many locations. Shame.