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19 Must-Try Iconic Desserts in Las Vegas

Chocolate fedoras, 24-layer cake, and more await

by Janna Karel Updated Sep 13, 2023, 3:23pm PDT

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by Janna Karel Updated Sep 13, 2023, 3:23pm PDT

Save room for dessert, especially one of the iconic versions found at these 18 restaurants. Try a giant fortune cookie at Tao Asian Bistro, the Titanic sundae at Carmine's, Emeril Lagasse’s banana cream pie with three pounds of bananas in each pie, and Gordon Ramsay’s sticky toffee pudding make the list.

Here’s a look at 19 iconic desserts in Las Vegas.

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Cappello at Sinatra

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Frank Sinatra’s namesake restaurant at Encore Las Vegas features a dark chocolate mousse fedora and a Jack Daniels panna cotta on the side.

3121 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(888) 320-7110

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A chocolate mousse dessert shaped like a fedora — Sinatra Hat at Sinatra.

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Flower Pot at Jardin

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What looks convincingly like a terra cotta planter filled with flowers is actually a fully edible dessert. Layers of chocolate cake, mousse, and raspberry jam are encased in an edible flower pot and topped with real flowers.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 770-3463

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A terra cotta planter with pansies — Floer Pot at Jardin

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Oreo Zeppole at Lavo

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Is it the fried Oreo or the smidge of heavy cream in the vanilla milkshake that makes the Oreo Zeppole a celebrity favorite at Lavo at the Palazzo? The fried Oreos are dipped into the milkshake to make a perfect flavor combination.

3325 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 791-1800

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<span data-author="-1">A pastry on a long white plate with a milkshae with an Oreo on the side.</span> — Oreo Zeppole at Lavo.

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Lobster Tails at Carlo’s Bakery

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Buddy Valastro’s Carlo’s Bakery at the Venetian has been making lobster tails since the bakery launched more than 100 years ago. The pastry is filled with French cream, a custard folded with whipped cream.

3325 Las Vegas Blvd S Ste 2813, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 607-2356

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<span data-author="-1">Cream-filled pastries on a white plate.</span> — Lobster Tails at Carlo’s Bakery.

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The Flaming Skull at Chica Las Vegas

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Just when you think that the ornately textured metallic gold skull can’t get any more theatrical, a ladle of flaming liquor is poured over the top. As the chocolate skull melts away, it reveals a chocolate lava cake, horchata ice cream, fruit, ad corn marshmallows.

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3355 S Las Vegas Blvd St 106, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 805-8472

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Giant Fortune Cookie at Tao Asian Bistro

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Tao Asian Bistro at the Venetian finishes dinner with a giant fortune cookie filled with white and dark chocolate mousse and topped with fresh fruit and risqué fortunes.

3377 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 388-8338

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A huge fortune cookie with fruits — Giant Fortune Cookie at Tao Asian Bistro.

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Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s

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The Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s at the Forum Shops at Caesars features six softball-sized scoops of ice cream served on top of a chocolate torte and topped with fruit, hot fudge, whipped cream, and chocolate wafer straws.

3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 473-9700

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A very large ice cream sundae — Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s.

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Movie Theater Sundae at Stanton Social Prime Restaurant

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What appears to be a standard box of popcorn is a cleverly disguised ice cream sundae. Dig into the toasted popcorn to discover scoops of dulce de leche ice cream and caramelized banana.

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3570 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 650-5985

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A popcorn bucket filled with an ice cream sundae. — Movie Theater Sundae at Stanton Social Prime Restaurant.

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Couture Doughnuts at Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets

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Saint Honore’s doughnuts regularly sell out before noon, so go early if you want your choice of the menu. The couture versions are over-the-top creations that have earned Saint Honore a dedicated following on TikTok: go for the Raspberry Beret, a strawberry iced filled with Bavarian cream and topped with mini cream puffs and raspberry Chantilly cream.

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9460 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89147

(702) 840-3361

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The Cigar at the Mayfair Supper Club

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Some find smoking a cigar the perfect ending to dinner. At The Mayfair Supper Club at the Bellagio, the Cigar is a dessert, served under a cloche that when removed, showcases a faux-cigar made of milk chocolate, pear, and hazelnut.

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3600 S Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 693-8876

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A chocolate dessert in the shape of a cigar — The Cigar at The Mayfair Supper Club.

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Sticky Toffee Pudding at Gordon Ramsay Steak

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Gordon Ramsay has versions of his sticky toffee pudding at all of his Las Vegas restaurants. Gordon Ramsay Steak at Paris Las Vegas and Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill and Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen at Caesars Palace serve it straight up. Gordon Ramsay Burger at Planet Hollywood Resort has it as a pudding push-pop. Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips at the Linq Promenade has sticky toffee pudding shakes. And his newest restaurant, Ramsay’s Kitchen at Harrah’s has it, too.

3655 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 946-4663

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A sticky toffee pudding on black — Sticky Toffee Pudding at Gordon Ramsay Steak.

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24-Layer Chocolate Cake at Strip House

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This chocolate-lover's fantasy at Strip House at Planet Hollywood Resort features 12 layers of chocolate cake sandwiched with 11 layers of smooth chocolate filling and topped with a layer of French semisweet chocolate ganache. The full cake weighs in at 18 pounds, with each decadent slice weighing 1.5 pounds.

3667 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 737-5200

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<span data-author="-1">A 24-Layer Chocolate Cake</span> — 24-Layer Chocolate Cake at Strip House.

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Cereal Milk Ice Cream at Milk Bar Las Vegas

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Christina Tosi’s to-go dessert spot inside the Cosmopolitan serves all the Milk Bar classics: compost cookies, cakes, milkshakes, and more, but the star is cereal milk ice cream, a sweet-salty soft-serve flavored like the last bites of your bowl. It comes swirled in a cup and sprinkled with crispy cereal bits.

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Eastside Tower, 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd Level 2, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 698-2662

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Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex

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The fruits, pastries, and treats that sit inside the gondolas of the Wonder Wheel are left to the chef’s discretion and rotate (pun intended) often. But the sweets inside are reliably as exciting as the wheel is charming.

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Cosmopolitan of, 3708 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 737-0707

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Flan at Jaleo

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José Andrés serves a bit of his childhood at Jaleo at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Andrés describes his mother’s flan recipe: “My mother Marisa’s flan is imperfect, but I love it. Like all good Spanish mothers, she cooks her flan in an oven that gets too hot, creating small air bubbles in what should be a perfectly smooth and creamy dessert. Yet each of those bubbles takes me back to the Sunday lunches of my childhood, when me and my brothers would try to slurp up a flan in one glorious mouthful,” according to OpenTable.

3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 698-7950

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A yellow flan with fruit and whipped cream — Flan at Jaleo

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Hit Me Chocolate Cake at Catch

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The Hit Me Chocolate Cake at Aria is a dessert meant to smash. It starts with a fudge brownie, topped with cookie crumbs. Then comes a layer of white chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate cake. White chocolate ganache dipped in chocolate tops that layer. Chocolate sauce poured over the entire dessert comes next. Diners then hit the treat to demolish it and release the ganache and ice cream layers.

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ARIA Resort & Casino, 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158

(702) 590-5757

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A four-layer chocolate dessert. — Hit Me Chocolate Cake at Catch.

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Chocolate Macaron at Bardot Brasserie

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A giant chocolate macaron stuffed with chocolate mousse and drizzled with chocolate sauce? Yes, please. Share it with a friend at Bardot Brasserie at Aria.

ARIA Resort & Casino, 3730 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(877) 230-2742

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A chocolate macaron with cream filling — Chocolate Macaron at Bardot Brasserie.

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Banana Cream Pie at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House

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Emeril Lagasse’s banana cream pie has been a staple on the menu since the beginning. The pie contains three pounds of bananas at his restaurant at the MGM Grand. Find it at Delmonico Steakhouse at the Palazzo as well.

3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 891-7374

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<span data-author="-1">Banana Cream Pie</span> — Banana Cream Pie at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House.

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The Hakka Platter at Hakkasan Restaurant Las Vegas

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Each of the desserts in this over-the-top sampler are stunning alone. Together, they’re served on an elevated platter that’s filled with dry ice and lights. The five desserts include dessert caviar with chocolate mousse, a citrusy spiky lemon, mildly sweet raspberry and lychee dumplings, a warm chocolate souffle, and a berry-filled sphere.

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MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, 3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

(702) 891-7888

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A platter of five desserts on dry ice — Hakka Platter

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Oreo Zeppole at Lavo

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Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s

Movie Theater Sundae at Stanton Social Prime Restaurant

Couture Doughnuts at Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets

The Cigar at the Mayfair Supper Club

Sticky Toffee Pudding at Gordon Ramsay Steak

24-Layer Chocolate Cake at Strip House

Cereal Milk Ice Cream at Milk Bar Las Vegas

Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex

Flan at Jaleo

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Hit Me Chocolate Cake at Catch

Chocolate Macaron at Bardot Brasserie

Banana Cream Pie at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House

The Hakka Platter at Hakkasan Restaurant Las Vegas

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Cappello at Sinatra

Flower Pot at Jardin

Oreo Zeppole at Lavo

Lobster Tails at Carlo’s Bakery

The Flaming Skull at Chica Las Vegas

Giant Fortune Cookie at Tao Asian Bistro

Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s

Movie Theater Sundae at Stanton Social Prime Restaurant

Couture Doughnuts at Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets

The Cigar at the Mayfair Supper Club

Sticky Toffee Pudding at Gordon Ramsay Steak

24-Layer Chocolate Cake at Strip House

Cereal Milk Ice Cream at Milk Bar Las Vegas

Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex

Flan at Jaleo

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Hit Me Chocolate Cake at Catch

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