The 9 Best Snacks and Desserts at Disney World

Kitchen Sink

The retro soda shop inside Disney's Beach Club is home to the extravaganza known as the Kitchen Sink.

It includes—get this—eight scoops of vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, mint chocolate chip, and coffee ice cream mashed up with brownies, hot fudge sauce, bananas, angel food cake, and virtually every other topping in the joint. 

Location: Beaches & Cream Soda Shop at Disney's Beach Club Resort 

Napoleons

Enter the bakery in Epcot's France pavilion and prepare for an all-out assault on your senses. The intoxicating aromas and sights of the pastries and sweets will make you go "ooh la la" and want to order (at least) one of everything. But that'd be crazy (and expensive, not to mention fattening).

So avert your wandering eyes and taste buds away from all of the other gooey goodness in the display cases and focus on the Napoleons. The flaky pastry, custard, and whipped cream concoction is heavenly according to our judges. (Actually, other items at the French bakery also made our judges swoon as you will discover.)

While the sweets are wonderful—and the focus of this list—Les Halles Boulangerie also offers baguette sandwiches (the bread is fabulous), salads, and other light items, as well as wine, beer, and champagne, so you could stop here for a complete three-course meal. 

Location: Les Halles Boulangerie & Patisserie at Epcot 

The Grey Stuff

Remember the "Be Our Guest" lyrics from Disney's Beauty and the Beast?

"Soupe du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only live to serve
Try the grey stuff, it's delicious
Don't believe me, ask the dishes"

Have you ever wondered what the heck Lumiere means by "the grey stuff?" Well, you can try it yourself at the opulent Be Our Guest restaurant tucked inside Beast's castle. The whipped confection, which has hints of cookies and cream and is adorned with bits of crisp rice (and is actually more brown than grey), is offered as a standalone dessert item or as a topping for a yummy cupcake.

Location: At the Be Our Guest Restaurant in New Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom

Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bar

It just wouldn't be a trip to Disney World without at least one Mickey Bar. The smooth vanilla ice cream covered in glorious dark chocolate always hits the spot, especially on a sweltering Florida day in one of the parks. It may not actually be among the most decadent and best-tasting dessert items in the resort (although it is pretty damn tasty), but it is so intrinsically part of the Disney experience that virtually all of the judges included it on their top-ten list.

Location: All over the resort

Macarons aux Framboises

If you and your gang have any room left after polishing off a Napoleon, consider getting macarons aux framboises (raspberry macaroons). The delicate pink-hued morsels feature raspberry jam, ganache, and fresh raspberries sandwiched between two almond-heavy cookies. How do you say "yum" in French?

Location: Les Halles Boulangerie & Patisserie at Epcot

‘Ohana Bread Pudding

I suspect a lot of patrons at 'Ohana never taste the bread pudding. That's because the all-you-can-stuff-in-your-mouth restaurant taunts guests with skewer after skewer (after skewer) of fire-roasted chicken, pork, steak, and shrimp along with oodles of pork dumplings, Teriyaki noodles, and other Polynesian delights. By the time dessert is served at the family-style eatery, diners are holding their stomachs and wondering whether the gift shop at the hotel sells Mickey-shaped antacid tablets.

But, according to our judges, they would be wise to hold off a bit on the main course and save room for dessert. The ‘Ohana Bread Pudding à la mode with Bananas Caramel Sauce, which is included in the gorge-a-thon, is worth pacing yourself during the meal. You'll be rewarded with a pineapple- and white chocolate-infused bread pudding topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a Bananas Foster sauce that'll have you smacking your lips and praising the tiki Gods.

Location: 'Ohana at Disney's Polynesian Resort 

Chocolate Croissant

Our final pick at the drool-worthy display case in Epcot's French bakery is the chocolate croissant. The buttery, flaky pastries are stuffed with generous hunks of mouth-watering (hence the drool) chocolate.

Three out of the top ten best desserts throughout the vast resort can be found without having to move an inch at Les Halles Boulangerie. You could also move a few inches away to L'Artisan des Glaces. While it didn't make the top-ten list, its in-shop made ice cream and sorbet boasts intense flavors and is quite good.

Location: Les Halles Boulangerie & Patisserie at Epcot 

Waffle Sandwiches

What, you may wonder, is a waffle sandwich? Disney starts with a freshly made, huge, yummy waffle (sadly, not a Mickey Mouse-shaped waffle, which can be found elsewhere in the resort), folds it in half sort of like a taco, and then stuffs it to make one of three sandwiches: ham, prosciutto, and Swiss cheese; Nutella and fresh fruit; and sweet and spicy chicken.

These sandwiches would satisfy most visitors as a meal. They include interesting touches such as a slightly spicy Asian sauce and coleslaw for the chicken waffle.

Location: Sleepy Hollow in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom

Dole Whip

Dole Whip is another Disney World ritual for many visitors. The weird thing is that it is not distinctly Disney; although it's not common, you can find pineapple-flavored soft serve outside of the Disney parks.

Here is a tip: If the lines are long at the park, or you don't have plans to go to the Magic Kingdom, you can still get your Disney World Dole Whip fix by heading over to the Polynesian Resort. It's self-serve at Capt. Cook's.

In addition to pineapple, you could order orange or vanilla Dole Whip, or swirl them together. You could also splurge for a pineapple float, which perches a dollop of Dole Whip atop pineapple juice.

Location: Aloha Isle in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom and Capt. Cook's at Disney's Polynesian Resort