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10 Fall Dessert Trends For Your Wedding

Posted on November 03, 2014 by Denise Potter

Having a fall wedding? You’re among the luckiest of wedding couples, since the flavors of fall add so much cozy warmth to a wedding menu…and when it comes to choosing your fall wedding dessert menu, you’ll surely delight your guests with sweets and treats that elevate fall flavors with rich, amazing textures…the one-two punch that makes a wedding dessert menu stand out.

Here are the top new trends in fall wedding desserts:

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride
Photo Courtesy of The Westminster Hotel

1.  Spoonables. Think custard, crème brulee, chocolate mousse, butterscotch pudding – dreamy, creamy goodness made even better with the crunch of chocolate chips and other toppers.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride

2. Mini pies: Pies are still on trend for wedding desserts, with mini portions letting guests choose one or more mini apple pies, pumpkin pies, cherry pies, and more.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride

3. Midwest Flair: There’s a new bow to the Midwest with homey choices like apple cobbler and bar cookies.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride

4. Gourmet Muffins: Add to full-sized muffins (wedding bakers say guests love the larger ones over the minis!) combinations of streusel and chocolate bits, apple and pumpkin, and other flavor profiles.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride

5. Creative Crepes: Fill light crepes with apple or cherry pie filling.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride

6. Desserts for Two: Guests are hand-served oversized plates of cake or pie slices, with generous ice cream scoops, a slice of almond cake, and fresh fruits, with swirls of sauces and whipped cream, to dig into together.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride
Photo courtesy of The Westminster Hotel

7. Layers. A multi-layer chocolate cake slice is indulgent and artistry.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride
Photo courtesy of The Ebbitt Room

8. Toffee pudding: A rich, warm toffee pudding is something guests don’t often make for themselves, so this and a classic bread pudding join the top dessert trends list.

 

 

Wedding donut bar.9. Donuts. Donut holes, glazed donuts, pumpkin donuts, classic Boston crèmes – guests love them.

 

 

10 New Fall Wedding Dessert Trends For Your Wedding - New Jersey Bride
Sweet Dreams Studio Photography – The Westminster Hotel

10. Mini pastries. A NJ wedding just has to have these!