Disney Desserts Worth the Calories

Last year pastry chefs at Disney World Resort used 300,000 pounds of chocolate and they’re expecting to use even more this year.

Chef Scott Hunnel sells more than 10,000 dessert soufflés a year at Victoria & Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, and most of them are chocolate. After a meal of anything from foie gras to elk tenderloin, discriminating diners at the award-winning restaurant still want a sweet, preferably chocolate, ending.

An upswing in Walt Disney World dessert sales is a sign of the times, with sweet sales soaring in restaurants across the country. “The appetite for desserts is growing,” says Dieter Hannig, senior vice president of Walt Disney World Food and Beverage. And in spite of the no-carb craze, there’s no sign that demand is slowing. Last year at Walt Disney World Resort, pastry chefs used more than 700,000 pounds of sugar, nearly 2 million pounds of flour and more than 300,000 pounds of chocolate.

Erich Herbitschek, master pastry chef at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, keeps a staff of 30 busy with increased orders for his chocolate creations and other desserts. On a recent weekend at California Grill at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, 50 percent of the diners ordered desserts, such as warm Valrhona chocolate cake with molten center and raspberry ice cream.

Which Disney desserts are making chocolate memories? Though you’ll find house-made sorbets and fresh fruit on menus, here are the decadent best sellers:

Old-fashioned s’mores at 50's Prime Time Cafe at Disney-MGM Studios -- graham crackers, chocolate square and marshmallows, served warm, just like the campfire days.

The Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream at Disney’s Yacht Club and Beach Club Resorts, a wonderfully sinful sundae meant for sharing with a gallon of ice cream, multiple toppings and an entire can of whipped cream.

Anything on the menu at Ghiradelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop at Downtown Disney Marketplace. Hot fudge sundaes and old-fashioned chocolate malts are favorites.

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