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15 Instagram Worthy Desserts in Chicago

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at DePaul chapter.

 

Recently, restaurants all over the world have been popularized for their unique and photogenic desserts. Here’s a list of 15 Chicago-specific desserts that are worthy to trend on Instagram:

 

1. Fruity Pebbles French Toast

Where: Flo

What: This french toast is made and topped with Fruity Pebbles, with raspberries and blueberries on the side.

Cost: $10

2. Unicorn Hot Chocolate

Where: Christie’s Dairy Delights N’ Coffee House

What: This 16 ounce white hot chocolate is covered in pastel-colored candies, marshmallows, whipped cream, and cotton candy. It’s enough to satisfy your sugar craving for the day!

Price: N/A

 

3. Cookie Fries

Where: The Cookie Joint

What: These cookies are in the shape of crinkle-cut French fries and even come in fry boxes! They are served with various sauces, such as caramel, marshmallow, hazelnut, peanut butter, and chocolate.

Price: $5 (varies depending on size)

 

4. Shaved Snow

Where: Snow Dragon

What: No, this isn’t shaved ice. This is Taiwanese shaved snow, which is similar to ice cream but is more airy and has a velvety texture. It comes in many unique flavors, such as key lime, pina colada, coconut, green tea, and more.

Price: $5

 

 

5. Pancake Flights

Where: Orange Restaurant Chicago

What: Every week, this contemporary brunch restaurant serves a different pancake flight, which includes a platter of four themed, unique pancakes. The themes range anywhere from Donut Shop to April Fools’.

Price: $12.00

 

 

6. Raspberry Rose Macarons

Where: Maison Parisienne

What: This specialty raspberry macaron looks too good to eat! It is larger than a typical French macaron, and it is stuffed with actual raspberries!

Price: N/A

 

 

7. Cookie Cupcakes (March 1- May 31)

Where: Sprinkles Cupcakes

What: This cupcake is lined with cookie crust at the bottom, filled with yellow cake, and topped with brown sugar frosting and cookie pieces!

Price: $4

 

 

8. Fresh Coconuts

Where: Snow Dragon

What: If you are yearning for a tropical vacation, this fresh coconut should help. Instead of only serving coconut water, Snow Dragon gives you the actual coconut with a straw and mini umbrellas!

Price: N/A

 

 

9. Matcha Strawberries Crepe

Where: Aha Crepe

What: This crepery combines crepes with dessert. This specific crepe has crepes with strawberries, matcha ice cream, granola, whipped cream, and more.

Price: $8

 

 

10. Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

Where: Cream Bar

What: These custom ice cream sandwiches are made with fresh cookies or brownies, various flavors of ice cream, and are decorated with toppings such as whipped cream, sprinkles, Fruity Pebbles, and more.

Price: $5

11. Churro Fiesta

Where: Xurro

What: This single filled churro is surrounded by whipped cream and topped with chocolate, caramel, and rainbow sprinkles.

Price: $2.50

 

12. S’mores Hot Chocolate

Where: BomboBar

What: This hot chocolate is topped with an accompanying donut, biscotti, chocolate bars, whipped cream, and s’mores.

Price: $10

 

13. Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

Where: Snow Dragon

What: This is a combination of ice cream and the traditional French macaron, but better. Both the macaron cookies and the ice cream come in an assortment of flavors and colors to make your Instagram picture pop!

Price: $5

 

14. Bubble Tea

Where: Vivi Bubble Tea

What: This colorful place serves many flavors of bubble tea in cute, Instagram worthy cups.

Price: $6

 

15. Cookie Cone Ice Cream

Where: Cone Gourmet Ice Cream

What: Instead of ordering a plain, boring cone, order a chocolate chip cookie cone!

Price: Varies on number of scoops

 

Now go and try all of these for yourself! You know you want to…