World’s Best Sweets & Treats: Charleston

Second stop on our tour is Charleston, South Carolina. Once again we've rounded up some of the most buzzed-about, written-about, rave-reviewed sweets and treats like Jeni's brown butter almond brittle ice cream and MoonPies from the original MoonPie store.

What’s on Your Tour?

Did we miss your favorite Charleston sweet or treat spot? Tell us about it in the blog comments.

Next Stop …

Craving more? Keep an eye on our blog for the next sweets and treats tour. Or better yet, let us know what city you think we should feature next!

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How to Make Dipping Chocolate

Simply melt 1 cup high-quality milk, white or dark chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the microwave for 1 minute, stopping to stir every 15 seconds.

Homemade Chocolate-Dipped Meringues

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Ingredients:

• 3 egg whites
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt
• 

Instructions:

1. Beat egg whites and cream of tarter on high in the bowl of an electric mixer until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy and stiff peaks form. Do not underbeat.
2. Beat in vanilla and salt.
3. Preheat oven to 200°.
4. Spoon meringue into a pastry bag and pipe 1-inch rounds onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake for 2 hours.
5. Once cooked, remove from cookie sheet and dip the bottoms into melted chocolate.
6. Set on parchment paper until chocolate hardens. Serve and enjoy!

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Mardi Gras Baked Doughnuts

A few years ago I had the opportunity to visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras and it was absolutely spectacular. My experience was unique because I was able to be a part of Mardi Gras with local NOLA residents, which is a completely different experience than the Bourbon Street Mardi Gras celebrations most tourists partake in. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is all about food and celebrating. The trip was my inspiration for these Mardi Gras doughnuts. Make your own Mardi Gras Baked Doughnuts or check shari's berries free shipping code to order them!

Yield: 3 dozen doughnuts

Prep Time:30 minutes
Cook time:20 minutes
Ingredients:

¾ cup butter, softened
1 ¼ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
3 cup all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon vanilla
½ teaspoon salt

For the glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Purple and yellow food coloring

For colored sugar:

¼ cup granulated sugar
Green food coloring

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F

In the bowl of an electric mixer, place softened butter, sugar and eggs. Mix until mixture is light yellow in color, approximately 3 minutes.

Slowly add the buttermilk. Mix on low until well incorporated.

Add the flour, baking powder, vanilla and salt. Mix on medium speed for 3 minutes, until a soft batter has formed.

Prepare a doughnut pan by spraying with non-stick cooking spray. Using a small spoon, fill each section of the doughnut pan ⅔ full.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until doughnuts are cooked through.

Remove from pan immediately and place on a wire cooling rack.

Repeat until all the doughnuts are baked.

These can also be made in a muffin tin. Simply increase cooking time by 3-5 minutes.

For the glaze:

In a medium bowl combine powdered sugar and milk. Once the glaze is formed and no lumps appear, add the vanilla.

Divide the glaze into 2 bowls equally. In one bowl stir in the purple food coloring. In the other, add the yellow.

Brush each doughnut when warm with yellow glaze. Drizzle purple glaze over half of each doughnut.

Mix ¼ cup of granulated sugar with a small amount of green food coloring. Sprinkle green colored sugar over the remaining half of the doughnuts.

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Which City Has the Biggest Sweet Tooth?

Have you ever wondered which of America's 100 most populated cities has the biggest sweet tooth? We have. To find the answer, we did a little online sleuthing and applied our own special algorithm.

Our Sweet Science:

Using Google keywords, we were able to see how many people within a city searched for the terms “chocolate” and “bakery.”
Then, using Facebook ad research, we investigated how many of each city’s residents “like” the product pages of select chocolate brands.
Finally, we used Yelp to count the number of dessert places in each city.
After establishing a ranking in each category, every city was given a score (from 1 to 100). That score was then calculated into an average, with the lowest average deciding the number one spot on our list. Here’s our countdown of the top 10 cities and how they ranked (on a per capita basis):
10. Richmond, VA ichmond-frostings

Frosting’s Bake Shop in Richmond would never ask you to choose between pie and cake. Instead, they offer up the apple pie cupcake — it’s two treats in one. Photo from twitter.com.
Richmond, the first (and smallest) city on our list, is home to an impressive number of sweets lovers. Our research showed that there are numerous cupcake shops to be found throughout the city, telling us that residents certainly value the sweetest of treats (with plenty of frosting and sprinkles, of course). We also learned that they adore chocolate, ranking 12th in how often they search for it on Google.

9. Cleveland, OH

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Cleveland-based and family-run, Campbell’s Sweets Factory is known for gourmet popcorn, which comes in delicious and unusual flavors like caramel apple, cocoa and dill pickle. Photo from facebook.com.
When we looked at Cleveland’s most popular dessert destinations, we learned that the city’s residents have some unique choices when they want to satisfy their sweet tooth, like gourmet popcorn that tastes like cotton candy or strawberries and cream. This city also loves to indulge in chocolate, as it ranked 13th in page likes on the Hershey® Company’s page.

8. Las Vegas, NV

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Retro Bakery in Las Vegas recreates amazing flavors with desserts like milk and cookies cupcakes and sugar cookies with sprinkles. Photo from facebook.com.
Bright Light City has a lot of 24-hour options for satisfying sweets cravings. Whether they’re kicking off their day, or wrapping up a night of entertainment and gambling, when Las Vegas residents and visitors want to indulge in something decadent chocolate is a popular choice. Las Vegas residents have proven their love of Hershey’s by ranking sixth in likes on the company’s Facebook page.

7. Minneapolis, MN minneapolis-franklinstreetbakery

Franklin Street Bakery offers a wide assortment of delicious cupcakes as pleasing to the eye as they are the taste buds. Photo from flickr.com.
Whether it’s an early-morning muffin or a late-night cinnamon roll, it’s clear that citizens of the Land of 10,000 Lakes value their sweets. And because it’s only hot enough for ice cream a few months out of the year, residents of Minneapolis tend to search for warmer and heartier treats. We discovered that bakeries and coffee bars are very popular here, as evidenced by the city’s second-place ranking in searches for bakeries on Google.

6. Cincinnati, OH

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Black Cherry Chocolate Chip is just one of the many recipes perfected since Graeter’s first started selling ice cream in Cincinnati more than 100 years ago. Photo from facebook.com.
Cincinnati residents have strong opinions about ice cream. One of the city’s most hotly debated topics is “Which ice cream shop is best: Graeters or Aglamesis?” The topic was even featured on an episode of the Food Network show “Food Feuds.”  No matter which side of the argument they fall on, we’re guessing that citizens of the Queen City are partial to Reese’s® candy as a topping, since they ranked fourth in liking that page on Facebook.
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Grilled Peaches With Honey-Ginger Cream Cheese Fluff

This simply delicious A Kitchen Addiction recipe uses the grill to caramelize the natural sugars in fresh peaches. The slight tang of honey-ginger cream cheese fluff complements the fruit’s sweetness.

Chocolate Strawberry Croissant

Nutella Strawberry Croissant

Photo courtesy of Oh, Sweet Basil

Don’t toss those leftover brunch croissants. Take a cue from Oh, Sweet Basil and toast them on the grill. Then top them off with chocolate hazelnut spread and whipped cream.

Grilled N’ Glazed Strawberries

Crème de la Crumb makes fresh strawberry skewers even more irresistible with a quick and easy vanilla cream cheese glaze.

Grilled Pineapple and Strawberries With Bourbon White Chocolate

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Photo courtesy of A Zesty Bite

Bourbon white chocolate sauce and an unexpected secret ingredient (psst … it’s white chocolate coffee creamer), give these fruit skewers from A Zesty Bite a hint of decadence.

Espresso Glazed Coconut Doughnuts

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Photo courtesy of Half Baked Harvest

Half Baked Harvest remixes this breakfast favorite by first grilling the doughnuts, and then dunking them in homemade mocha coconut ganache.

Grilled Pineapple With Cinnamon Sugar Glaze

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Photo courtesy of Lollyjane

Serve these grilled pineapples from Lollyjane as a side dish with grilled pork or chicken. Then, after everybody’s finished the main course, add a scoop of ice cream and turn them into a simply refreshing dessert.

Stone Fruit & Almond Mascarpone Dip

Grilled Fruit with Almond Mascarpone 

Photo courtesy of Christina Lane-Dessert for Two

Dessert for Two breaks out of her usual mold with this party-friendly recipe made with peaches, plums, apricots and pluots.

Figs With Vanilla Ice Cream and Strawberry Sauce

Grilled Figs

Photo courtesy of The Hungry Australian

The Hungry Australian pairs fresh, grilled figs with ice cream drizzled with strawberry sauce for a cool, sweet dessert that only takes five minutes to make.

Pears With Cinnamon Drizzle

Grilled Pears with Cinnamon Drizzle 

Photo courtesy of A House in the Hills

A House in the Hills discovers that warm cinnamon honey glaze is the “Best. Thing. Ever.”, especially when drizzled over grilled pears.

Grilled Pound Cake With Berries

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Photo courtesy of Paula Jones

For a simple-yet-elegant way to round off any meal, try Paula Jones’ grilled pound cake topped with yogurt, blueberries, fresh mint and powdered sugar.  See the full recipe on the blog Bell’alimento.

Grilled Pizza With Fresh Ricotta & Strawberries

Grilled Pizza with Fresh Ricotta & Strawberries

Photo Courtesy of Food Babbles

A heavenly dessert (or breakfast according to Food Babbles) this sweet twist on pizza features ricotta cheese made from scratch and strawberries soaked in sugar and Grand Marnier®.

Grilled Pound Cake With Sweetened Mascarpone & Berries

Grilled Pound Cake 

Photo courtesy of Sugar and Cloth

This fool-proof dessert from Sugar & Cloth doesn’t require much measuring and takes about 10 minutes, or even less if you buy a pound cake from the store.

The name pretty much says it all. Luckily this boozy, chocolaty, creamy creation from Half Baked Harvest is easier to make than it is to say.

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A frothy pint of Guinness has long been the traditional toast of choice on St. Patrick's Day. But you know us, we love a good tradition ... that we can reinvent. So this St. Paddy's Day, we decided to turn the Dublin-based brew into a decadent, double-layer dessert, with a little help from Bailey's® Irish Cream.

We started by asking ourselves, “what dessert goes great with Guinness”? Chocolate, of course. It pairs perfectly with the dry stout. So we started with a recipe for Guinness dark chocolate fudge. But, of course, we didn’t stop there. We put our twist on it by creating a Bailey’s white chocolate version. Made with Irish whiskey, fresh dairy cream and a proprietary cocoa extract, Bailey’s Irish Cream is already a boozy dessert in a bottle. So, we put the two together and voila!, a double-threat St. Patrick’s Day fudge recipe with Shari's Berries Free Shipping Code 2015.
A sprinkle of salted chopped nuts cuts the sweetness and adds a satisfying crunch. We used mixed nuts, but it would be just as irresistible with almonds, walnuts, pecans or any other nut you prefer. Try green pistachios to add some St. Paddy’s Day color.

On an average day, Americans down about 600,000 pints of the hearty Irish stout. On St. Patrick’s Day, that number jumps to about 3 million pints, according an estimate Guinness gave USA TODAY Network last year. We’re not exactly sure how many pints that translates to per person. Or how many Guinness and Bailey’s fudge squares Americans would devour, if given the chance. But we’re pretty sure it’s also millions.

More importantly, other than melting chocolate, this recipe is easy and doesn’t require baking. A plus for folks who start celebrating a little early. Serve it at your St. Paddy’s day bash or bring a batch to your local Irish bar and make some new friends.

Sweets Gift For Your Sweet BFF

The ancient Greeks had six words for love, like philia–the love between close friends. All the more reason we think Valentine's Day isn't just about sweethearts and romance. It's also the perfect holiday to send something delicious to one of the biggest loves of your life, your best girlfriend. We'll remind you why ...

1. She’s always willing to hit the dance floor with you.

2. She’s always there, in good times and not-so-good times, to share the love (and chocolate).

3. She knows exactly what to say to brighten your day.

4. She doesn’t judge. Even when she sees how fast you can devour a chocolate-covered caramel marshmallow.

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We’re sure there are plenty of other reasons your best friend deserves Valentine’s Day love, and treats. Of course, if you need gift ideas, we have plenty. Like love bug brownie pops, conversation heart Oreo® cookies and more decadent favorites from our Valentine’s Day collection.

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Since the Oscars are about a month away, I decided to plan a small celebration with some close friends. They are in charge of snacks, and I’m taking care of desserts.
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