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Sweet Treats: The Best Desserts at the 2026 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival

by Jamie Ashcroft
The image shows a plate of powdered dessert items that are shaped like a character, accompanied by several small bowls of dipping sauces. The setting features a light blue tabletop that enhances the presentation of the food.

Who doesn't want desert ...

Not only tasty, desserts are where the 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is arguably cheapest and most consistent.

Almost everything sweet on the festival menu costs between $4.29 and $6.50. And, whilst the portions are not massive, that also means they're small enough that you can reasonably eat three in a lap around World Showcase!

Whatever you're tasts - pistachio is an early tip to become the flavour of the year, but for sure its not for everyone - this guide looks at fourteen of the best picks as well as which booth you'll find them, and how much you'll pay.

The festival runs 27 August to 21 November 2026.

The booths where the desserts are

The walkway between the Imagination! Pavilion and World Showcase is the densest dessert run at the festival. Milled & Mulled, Forest & Field and Swirled Showcase sit in a short line, and between them they hold a carrot cake, a churros sundae, a cheesecake and a soft-serve counter.

Connections Eatery and Connections Café in World Celebration are easy to miss because they are ordinary quick-service restaurants rather than festival kiosks. Both carry a festival dessert, and one of them drew some of the strongest review praise of the whole event.

Tangierine Café in Morocco holds the cheapest dessert on the map and the one reviewers named a new favourite.

France and Spain were rated the two best booths of the 2026 festival, and both back that up on the dessert side as well as the savoury.

Refreshment Outpost and Mexico, both on the World Showcase promenade, each carry one strongly reviewed sweet item.

The top deserta and treats

Chocolate-Pistachio Cookie

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina, Morocco: $4.29

A close-up image of a split cookie, showcasing a chocolate exterior and a creamy, pistachio filling. The cookie sits on a decorative plate, placed atop an elegant teal fabric.

New for 2026 and already a favourite of many guests, it is a soft chocolate cookie with a crunchy, salty pistachio filling and strong pistachio flavour throughout.

Guest reviewers warn it is a bit messy, but tasty. Plus it is the cheapest dessert at the festival and one of the best.

Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Baumkuchen

Connections Eatery: $6.49

The image showcases a slice of baumkuchen, a traditional German cake, elegantly presented on a white plate. It is topped with whipped cream and a smear of apple compote, creating a visually appealing dessert.

Also new for 2026, though perhaps a bit more discerning that a chocolate and pistacio cookie, the Baumkuchen is a layered German cake. Guest reviews describe its as fluffy. Connections Eatery is indoors in World Celebration, so it is an easy bite to grab no-matter where your day at Epcot takes you.

Paleta de Moras

Mexico: $7.00

The image showcases a vibrant red paleta, a type of Mexican frozen treat, with a bite taken out revealing a creamy filling. The paleta is set against a rustic wooden background, emphasizing its colorful appearance.

A berry ice pop filled with sweetened condensed milk and topped with chilli-lime seasoning. Tasty, Its another new one for 2026, and according to early reports its looking popular.

The condensed milk centre makes it richer than an ice pop suggests, and the chilli-lime supplies the contrast.

Basque Cheesecake

Spain: $5.29

A slice of cheesecake is presented on a dark plate, topped with a shiny fruit glaze. The dessert is set against a neutral background, highlighting its creamy texture and appearance.

Burnt Basque cheesecake with orange sauce. Guests describe it as light, creamy and citrus-bright, and rated Spain the close runner-up for best booth of the festival. Also it counts toward the Emile's Fromage Montage cheese crawl.

South African Cream Liqueur Chocolate Mousse

Refreshment Outpost: $6.29

The image features a dessert item, specifically a chocolate mousse, presented elegantly on a plate. The mousse is elegantly drizzled with chocolate and topped with a garnish, giving it a refined appearance.

Chocolate mousse with white chocolate ganache and chocolate-covered popping candy. This desert is praised for its layered chocolate character, fluffy texture and the popping candy.

It'll melt quickly in the Florida heat, so be ready to dig in with no delay!

Freshly Baked Carrot Cake

Milled & Mulled: $4.99

The image features two freshly baked muffins topped with a glossy white icing. They are arranged on a beige plate, placed on a dark blue cloth backdrop, highlighting their texture and details.

Introduced in 2014 at Hops and Barley and relocated for the anniversary. Its a carrot cake with walnuts and cream cheese icing, and it is popular for its moist texture and balanced sweetness.

This desert is consistenly ranked among the best-rated desserts at the festival (and it is also the second cheapest on the list).

Crème Brûlée Pistache, Confiture de Fruits Rouges

France: $7.95

The image showcases a serving of crème brûlée in a small white ramekin. A spoonful of the rich dessert highlights its creamy texture and caramelized sugar topping, surrounded by fresh berries and nuts.

Definitely one for the pistachio lovers, is the crème brûlée with berry compote.

It is the most expensive dessert, and its as popular as it is curious. For guest heading past the France pavilion its worth stopping by for a taste.

Smoked Chocolate Bread Pudding

Flavors from Fire, near Creations Shop: $4.99

The image showcases a freshly made bread pudding served on a red plate. The dessert is topped with chocolate drizzle and accompanied by a creamy sauce, highlighting its indulgent nature.

It is a chocolate bread pudding with chocolate ganache, vanilla bean-bourbon sauce and smoked sea salt - and it it is new for 2026.

Flavors from Fire runs a smoke-and-fire theme across its whole menu, and this is the only dessert at the festival built on that idea.

Salt, smoke and chocolatey, perhaps there's no surprises that this a trendy and tasty desert on the festival menu.

Mixed Berry Pavlova

Australia: $4.79

The image showcases a beautifully plated pavlova dessert, featuring a delicate meringue shell topped with a vibrant assortment of fresh berries and mint leaves. The dessert is served on a blue plate, with a softly blurred red fabric in the background.

A light and popular choice. It is a crunchy meringue shell with macerated berries and whipped cream.

Australia sits near Disney Traders at the top of World Showcase, so it is good option whether you're coming or going!

Almond Panna Cotta

Italy: $6.00

The image features three glasses of panna cotta, a classic Italian dessert, topped with a layer of orange sauce and garnished with almond slices. The dessert is arranged on a textured tablecloth, with soft lighting enhancing its creamy texture.

Like many on the desert list, the Almond panna cotta is a new item for 2026. It comes with orange marmalade, whipped cream and candied almonds.

As a light and bright item on Italy's substantial savoury menu, its looking like a popular choice.

Lemon-Almond-Olive Oil Cake

Earth Eats, near The Land Pavilion: $4.49

A bit ornate and bit out of the ordinary, this next new for 2026 item, is a lemon, almond and olive oil cake with whipped Greek yoghurt panna cotta.

It a later entry onto the Festival menu, however, with the Earth Eats booth not opening until 2 October.

Pistachio-Chocolate Mochi Doughnut

Connections Café: $5.29

The image showcases a vibrant green doughnut topped with pistachios and a drizzle of chocolate, presented on a white plate. In the background, another similar doughnut can be seen, highlighting the dessert's appealing colors and textures.

Now the third pistachio dessert on this list, perhaps predicable as 2026 entrant to the festival desert list, these mochi doughnuts are described as chewier and springier than a standard doughnut; and they seem very photogenic!

Kirschwasser Torte

The Alps, near Germany: $5.49

The image features a slice of a dessert layered with cream and nuts, garnished with a red fruit compote on the side. The dessert is presented on a light blue plate against a soft, blurred background.

A torte with cherry-brandy buttercream, fondant, sugared almonds and cherry compote. This European choice is expected to be a popular, among guests looking for something a bit different. herry and kirsch is the classic alpine pairing.

Guests will find this desert at The Alps booth, which opens from 2 October.

Liquid Nitrogen Almond Truffle Mousse

Swirled Showcase: $5.49

The image features a gourmet dessert showcasing a truffle mousse topped with various ingredients like pretzels, nuts, and a drizzle of caramel. The dish is presented on a plate and surrounded by a delicate cloud of smoke, suggesting a dramatic culinary experience.

This treat was first introduced in 2015 at the Chew Lab marketplace, which no longer exists, and now guests will find it a Swirled Showcase. It is an almond truffle mousse with whiskey-caramel sauce, frozen with liquid nitrogen. It is probably the most theatrical dessert at the festival.

Before you go

Menus change and booths sell out of individual items, so check the official Foodie Guide or the My Disney Experience app on the morning of your visit.

by Jamie Ashcroft

Key facts

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The 2026 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival features desserts mostly priced between $4.29 and $6.50, with several new items introduced for 2026 and festival dates August 27 to November 21, 2026.

Festival runs Aug 27 to Nov 21, 2026.

Most desserts cost between $4.29 and $6.50.

New for 2026: Chocolate-Pistachio Cookie at $4.29 (Tangierine Café), Caramel-Apple Cheesecake Baumkuchen at $6.49 (Connections Eatery), Pal…

Earth Eats booth opens October 2.