You've Never Tasted Anything Like These 10 Unique Desserts In Arkansas
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J.B. VanDyke
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Looking for the perfect tasty treat to end your meal? Look no further than these awesome Arkansas specialties. Some of them have funny names maybe, but we query you this: Would a pie by any other name taste as sweet, light, and refreshing as possum pie? OK, maybe it would taste the same. But would you be able to freak out out-of-staters with the name?
What is a chocolate roll? It’s exactly what it sounds like. Searcy County is the Chocolate Roll Capital of the World, and it’s no wonder that they’re proud of their totally delicious gooey, chocolaty rolls. They even have a chocolate roll festival in the spring.
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Calm down, out-of-staters, it’s not made out of opossums. It’s made of delicious puddings, pecans, Cool Whip, and heaven. Yeah, it’s made out of creamy, mouthwatering heaven.
What is chess pie? It’s a moon-like golden orb of utter deliciousness.
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From scratch, I say! With real bananas and vanilla wafers and meringue.
Yarnell’s has been based in Searcy since 1932. On top of all the delicious, creamy favorites, they’ve also got Razorback-themed ice cream. Grab a spoon and go hog wild.
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Arkansas has good news for the rest of the nation: If you can bake it into a pie, you can also wrap it in pie crust and deep fry it.
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Maybe it sounds weird, but man-oh-man, that’s good stuff.
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If it’s a fruit or berry, it can be baked into a cobbler. And hey, if you’ve got plump sun-ripened blackberries growing at your fence line, why let a few seeds keep you from all this deliciousness?
It might not be exactly unique, but we’d be remiss not to list red velvet cake. It’s an Arkansas favorite, maybe because it's Razorback red. And red velvet cupcakes? They’re the palm sized version of that favorite.
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Sure, it’s generally served over biscuits for breakfast, but I say it’s a good all-around, post-any-meal dessert item as well. It just depends on the order in which you eat the other food.
We know y’all have some Arkansas dessert favorites, too. If you’re not making them yourself, where do you go to eat them?
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