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Dinner is done. Your main stomach may be full, but your dessert stomach is very much still open for business. Which sweet treat will bring you the most delight? Which desserts do people crave most?

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Last year, One Poll and Nothing Bundt asked this sweet question of 2,000 American adults who regularly eat desserts. Clearly, ice-cream must be viewed as its own meal category.

Top 10 Favourite Desserts
i.     Cake. 42%
ii.    Cookies. 36%
iii.   Pie. 34%
iv.   Donuts. 34%
v.    Muffins. 33%
vi.   Cupcakes. 32%
vii.  Pastries. 24%
viii. Candies. 21%
ix.   Brownies. 17%
x.    Macarons. 5%

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Do you know the favourite dessert of your loved ones? 73% of respondents in this 2023 One Poll say that such dessert knowledge is a sign of true intimacy.

The poll went one step further, asking people to reveal their favourite dessert flavours. Where do your winners land?

Top 14 Favourite Dessert Flavours
i.     Strawberry. 45%
ii.    Chocolate. 44%
iii.   Vanilla. 43%
iv.   Red Velvet. 27%
v.    Chocolate Chip. 27%
vi.   Lemon. 26%
vii.  Cookies & Cream. 24%
viii. Peppermint. 14%
ix.   Gingerbread. 9%
x.    Caramel. 8%
xi.   Carrot. 6%
xii.  Matcha. 3%
xiii. Funfetti. 2%
xiv. Pumpkin. 2%

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.🇨🇦 Meanwhile in Canada: in December of 2023, Canadian Living Magazine pulled together the most popular dessert recipes searched on their sites over the year.

Canadian Living Magazine. Most Popular Dessert Recipes of 2023
i.    Classic Nanaimo Bars 🍁
ii.   Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
iii.  Best Maple Butter Tarts
iv.  Triple Lemon Layer Cake
v.   The Ultimate Banana Bread
vi.  Classic Pumpkin Pie
vii. The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies
viii. Butter Tart Squares
ix.   Rhubarb Coffee Cake
x.    Dark + Delicious Vegan Chocolate Cake

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