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20 Must-Try Iconic Desserts in Las Vegas

Milkshakes that are actually cake, larger-than-life-sundaes, and more await

by Janna Karel Updated Jun 13, 2024, 5:06pm PDT

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by Janna Karel Updated Jun 13, 2024, 5:06pm PDT

Save room for dessert, especially one of the iconic versions found at these 20 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.

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Mom’s Coconut Cake at Kyu

Worth a visit just for dessert, the Mom’s Coconut Cake at Kyu inside the Fontainebleau is three layers of super dense, delightfully creamy cake and cream — and just right, served with a scoop of coconut ice cream and toasted coconut. The slice is hearty — big enough to share with the table. And the light, subtle sweetness means it’s good through the last bite.

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2777 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

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A slice of layered coconut cake. — Coconut cake at Kyu.

Jelleaux at Safta 1964

The gelatin dessert is finally getting its due. Alon Shaya’s residency at the Wynn Las Vegas leans into its ‘60s-theme with the decor and evokes memories of the chef’s grandmother with excellent Mediterranean food. But save room for dessert, when a cart rolls up tableside with a tri-color mold of Jelleaux. The three-flavored jiggly wiggly dessert gets carved up like a wedding cake and is best ordered “all-dressed” — with whipped crème fraîche, fruit cocktail, and toasted coconut.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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A dessert cart carrying a gelatin mold in three colors. — Jelleaux at Safta 1964.

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Delilah

This bowl of a sundae is big enough for two and has scoops of rocky road, dark chocolate and vanilla ice creams, plus chocolate fudge, hazelnut marshmallows, magic shell, and whipped white chocolate ganache. It’s $30.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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A sundae big enough for two with ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate. — Delilah Sundae.

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Lobster Tails at Carlo’s Bakery

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

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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

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

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The Flaming Skull at Chica Las Vegas.

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Giant Fortune Cookie at Tao Asian Bistro

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

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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

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

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

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Stanton Social Prime

It’s hard to choose just one dessert at this clubby restaurant at Caesars Palace. But you can’t go wrong with the strawberry milkshake. Wait for your server to slice it in half and reveal it to be not a cup of ice cream at all, but a layered cake with blonde cake and berry puree. Even the straw is edible.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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A cake that looks like a strawberry milkshake in a plastic cup. — The milkshake at Stanton Social Prime.

Couture Doughnuts at Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets

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

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Doughnuts at Saint Honoré

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The Cigar at the Mayfair Supper Club

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex

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

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Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex is a Ferris wheel filled with sweet treats. — Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex.

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Flan at Jaleo

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

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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

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

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

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Chocolate Grand Macaron at Bardot Brasserie

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

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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

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

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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

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

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A platter of five desserts on dry ice — Hakka Platter

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Peanut Butter Brookie Nicco’s Prime Cuts & Fresh Fish

The Peanut Butter Brookie at Nicco’s at the Durango casino is best ordered for sharing. The just-baked and still-warm fudge brownie and peanut butter cookie are layered with ice cream, whipped cream, and peanut butter candies.

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6915 South Durango Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

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A large brownie in a cast iron topped with ice cream and whipped cream. — Peanut Butter Brookie.

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Mom’s Coconut Cake at Kyu

2777 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

Worth a visit just for dessert, the Mom’s Coconut Cake at Kyu inside the Fontainebleau is three layers of super dense, delightfully creamy cake and cream — and just right, served with a scoop of coconut ice cream and toasted coconut. The slice is hearty — big enough to share with the table. And the light, subtle sweetness means it’s good through the last bite.

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2777 South Las Vegas Boulevard, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

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A slice of layered coconut cake. — Coconut cake at Kyu.

Jelleaux at Safta 1964

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

The gelatin dessert is finally getting its due. Alon Shaya’s residency at the Wynn Las Vegas leans into its ‘60s-theme with the decor and evokes memories of the chef’s grandmother with excellent Mediterranean food. But save room for dessert, when a cart rolls up tableside with a tri-color mold of Jelleaux. The three-flavored jiggly wiggly dessert gets carved up like a wedding cake and is best ordered “all-dressed” — with whipped crème fraîche, fruit cocktail, and toasted coconut.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Visit Website

A dessert cart carrying a gelatin mold in three colors. — Jelleaux at Safta 1964.

Delilah

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

This bowl of a sundae is big enough for two and has scoops of rocky road, dark chocolate and vanilla ice creams, plus chocolate fudge, hazelnut marshmallows, magic shell, and whipped white chocolate ganache. It’s $30.

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Visit Website

A sundae big enough for two with ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate. — Delilah Sundae.

Lobster Tails at Carlo’s Bakery

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

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

Visit Website

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

The Flaming Skull at Chica Las Vegas

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

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.

Open in Google Maps

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

Visit Website

The Flaming Skull at Chica Las Vegas.

Giant Fortune Cookie at Tao Asian Bistro

3377 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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

Visit Website

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

Titanic Sundae at Carmine’s

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

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

Visit Website

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

Stanton Social Prime

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

It’s hard to choose just one dessert at this clubby restaurant at Caesars Palace. But you can’t go wrong with the strawberry milkshake. Wait for your server to slice it in half and reveal it to be not a cup of ice cream at all, but a layered cake with blonde cake and berry puree. Even the straw is edible.

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

Visit Website

A cake that looks like a strawberry milkshake in a plastic cup. — The milkshake at Stanton Social Prime.

Couture Doughnuts at Saint Honoré Doughnuts & Beignets

9460 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89147

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.

Open in Google Maps

9460 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89147

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Doughnuts at Saint Honoré

The Cigar at the Mayfair Supper Club

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

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.

Open in Google Maps

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

Visit Website

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

Sticky Toffee Pudding at Gordon Ramsay Steak

3655 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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

Visit Website

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

24-Layer Chocolate Cake at Strip House

3667 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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

Visit Website

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

Cereal Milk Ice Cream at Milk Bar Las Vegas

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

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.

Open in Google Maps

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

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Milk Bar

Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex

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

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.

Open in Google Maps

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

Visit Website

Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex is a Ferris wheel filled with sweet treats. — Beauty’s Wonder Wheel at Beauty & Essex.

Flan at Jaleo

3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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

Visit Website

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

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Hit Me Chocolate Cake at Catch

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

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.

Open in Google Maps

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

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

Chocolate Grand Macaron at Bardot Brasserie

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

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

Visit Website

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

Banana Cream Pie at Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House

3799 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109

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

Visit Website

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

The Hakka Platter at Hakkasan Restaurant Las Vegas

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

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.

Open in Google Maps

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

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A platter of five desserts on dry ice — Hakka Platter

Peanut Butter Brookie Nicco’s Prime Cuts & Fresh Fish

6915 South Durango Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

The Peanut Butter Brookie at Nicco’s at the Durango casino is best ordered for sharing. The just-baked and still-warm fudge brownie and peanut butter cookie are layered with ice cream, whipped cream, and peanut butter candies.

Open in Google Maps

6915 South Durango Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89113

Visit Website

A large brownie in a cast iron topped with ice cream and whipped cream. — Peanut Butter Brookie.

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