But First, Dessert

OMAHA’S BAKERIES, SWEETS SHOPS, AND ICE CREAM PARLORS ARE WORTH THE EXTRA BRUSHING

SWEET TEMPTATIONS

FAMOUS FAVORITES

Lithuanian Bakery’s Napoleon Torte is shipped to all corners of the U.S. The 72-hour confection is made of 17 layers of wafer, vanilla, and lemon buttercreams, with a luscious apricot center. Weekly flavored pies the size of your hand await at Carter & Rye, a local woman-owned bakery. At Big Mama’s Kitchen & Catering, sweet potatoes are always in season with their delectable Sweet Potato Pie Ice Cream, Cheesecake, and Pudding.

ICE CREAM

Ted & Wally’s slow churns their super-premium made-from-scratch ice cream with 18% butterfat. They’ve also teamed with Naughty Buddha Chocolate Bar to stock Omaha’s first all-vegan ice cream shop. Mail-order favorite eCreamery serves 16 staple flavors of specialty ice cream, dairy-free sorbet, and gelato, along with cookies in their brick-and-mortar parlor, or customize your flavor from home at eCreamery.com. Find premium frozen custard at Countryside Cones, which uses 100% all-natural dairy bases and ingredients.

SIGNATURE OMAHA DESSERTS FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST

• Unicorn Bar at neighborhood bake shop Sweet Magnolias • Peanut Butter Candy Bar Cheesecake at Modern Love • Authentic Cannoli (and add the sauce) at Frank’s Pizzeria • Yo-Yo, a pastry as big as your head, at The International Bakery • Gooey Butter Bar at Stirnella Bar & Kitchen • Lemon Cake at Nicola’s Italian Wine & Fare • Spaghetti & Sweet Balls sundae at Dolci Ice Cream & Desserts • Bread Pudding in 12 flavors at Goldbergs in Dundee

Coneflower Creamery Lithuanian Bakery

Brownie Bar

CHOCOLATE

Chocolat Abeille creates hand-crafted confections, like custom chocolate shoes in their parlor; they’re perfect for enjoying, along with tea, in their whimsical outdoor garden. Old Market Candy Shop concocts an array of cocoa-based goods, like their famous Mud Ball truffles. Find fanciful chocolate-covered cherries, one of Oprah’s Favorite Things, at The Cordial Cherry. Hollywood Candy fuels the inner child with retro candy collections, homemade fudge, and chocolates available by the pound.