12 Holiday Treats to Try in Orlando This Season

12 holiday treats you’ll want to try in Orlando.

Move over, sugar plums! Celebrate the twelve days of Christmas with Visit Orlando’s curated list of twelve delicious treats that will be on your mind all season. Orlando’s holiday offerings range from classic sweet to savory, spiced and even craft cocktails. Whether you’re on the naughty or nice list, these merry morsels deserve a place on your itinerary.

• Begin your mornings with pumpkin bread topped with cream‑cheese frosting from Charlie’s Gourmet Pastries. This bakery has been a local favorite for four decades, and its holiday menu also features mincemeat and sweet‑potato pies.
• Sassafras Sweet Shoppe in Winter Park turns cotton candy into a candy cane‑themed wonder. The Cotton Candy with a hint of mint melts into a sweet, airy treat that’s hard to resist.
• Peterbrooke Chocolatier’s chocolate‑filled candy canes look like the traditional red‑and‑white sticks, but the melt‑in‑your‑mouth chocolate center gives them a luxurious twist.
• For a holiday cocktail with a kick, try the Southern Oats at Highball & Harvest, located in The Ritz‑Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes. It’s made with oat‑infused rye whiskey, cherry‑chestnut cocoa, syrup, cream and egg white.
• Bar 1521 at the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek introduces the Winter Wonderland cocktail. This craft drink combines Magellan Gin with mint leaves, ice, blueberries, cranberries, Blue Curaçao and a splash of Sprite for a striking blue hue.
• Kids can enjoy egg‑nog ice cream at Scoops Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Winter Garden. The scoop is available from the first week of December and offers a kid‑friendly take on the classic holiday beverage.
• Chocolate peppermint gelato from Lickety Split at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® is as decadent as its setting. Creamy, rich and minty, it’s available from the first week of December.
• After the photo opportunity at the new “Frozen”‑inspired gingerbread house at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, pick up a “Frozen” S’more: a moist blue‑cake topped with creamy frosting and candied pearls.
• Bonus treat: the Chocolate Peppermint Cookie at the Contemporary Resort is a rich chocolate cookie finished with chocolate ganache ribbons and “ice”‑blue chips for a festive touch.
• Experience a French Christmas at Les Halles Boulangerie & Patisserie in France at Epcot® with La Bûche de Noël au Chocolate et Orange—a yule log featuring orange and milk‑chocolate mousse, hazelnut praline, and chocolate‑orange biscuits.
• Raise a glass to Frohe Weihnachten at Epcot’s Germany pavilion with glühwein—hot spiced wine that blends wine, mulled spices and raisins for a warming classic.
• SeaWorld® Orlando turns ordinary snacks into holiday favorites: Snowman‑dipped Oreos, Christmas Sprinkle Oreos, Christmas Sprinkle marshmallows on sticks, and Dipped Christmas Sprinkle Pretzel Rods. Sweet Sailin’ carries five of these treats for a quick, portable indulgence.
• SeaWorld’s The Cypress Bakery turns cupcakes into seasonal icons with Santa‑Hat and Christmas‑Tree frosting. The gourmet Nutty Holiday cupcake (hazelnut crème filling) and Chocolate Peppermint cupcake (chocolate‑peppermint ganache) are must‑tries for dessert lovers.

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