Let’s get to more desserts on the second part of my NYC dessert tour!  This part features more of the “healthier”, organic, and vegan desserts available in the city!  YUM!

Dessert Stop #1: Kyotofu

Kyotofu

the dessert: chef’s five course dessert tasting

our assessment: Amazing!  Everything was superdelicious, and it was all made with soy or tofu so it was healthy!  I loved this place, but it is a bit pricey for the tiny portions you get.  We shared the five course dessert tasting, each course hand chosen by the chef.  This included a tiny square of sweet potato cheesecake, chocolate/strawberry soy ice-cream, rice pudding, flourless chocolate cake, and two macaroons (ours were black sesame and lemon-ginger).  Our favorites were the cheesecake and chocolate cake.  We just wished the pieces were bigger!

chef's five course dessert tasting

And you get tiny tiny mini chocolate souffle cupcakes with your check!  These were perfectly dense, and reminded me of Nizza’s flourless chocolate cake from the night before.  These mini chocolate souffle cupcakes were voted NYC’s best cupcakes, and I have to agree (although I didn’t have too many chocolate cupcakes while I was in NYC…)!  And I didn’t even miss the lack of frosting!

mini chocolate souffle cupcakes

Dessert Stop #2: Babycakes

the dessert: gluten/dairy/soy free carrot cupcake and gluten/dairy/soy free red velvet cupcake with spelt

vegan red velvet cupcakes with spelt

our assessment: Babycakes makes me feel great, because every single one of their desserts is either gluten-free or vegan or dairy-free or something else alternative, but yet they are insanely popular!  And they are sweetened with agave, not refined sugar.  The bakery is supercute and homey, and has the cutest cupcake doorstep ever!  Helen and I thought both cupcakes were moist and delicious, and tasted as good as regular cupcakes!  We enjoyed the “cream cheese” frosting, too.  But Colleen, who is not used to vegan sweets, did not enjoy the cupcakes – Helen and I regularly enjoy vegan sweets, so these did have too much of a difference to us.

Dessert Stop #3: Union Square Greenmarket

Honey Crisp Apples at the Greenmarket

the dessert: organic pumpkin pie and Honey Crisp apples

our assessment: SO GOOOOOOOD!!!!  The organic pumpkin pie was AMAZING!  We ended up eating it the day after we bought it (at least 24 hours) but it was so DELICIOUS!  Not overly sweet, a perfect blend of spices; so perfect!  The crust was soft and chewy, and definitely not dry or flaky.  The pie tasted very clean and pure, and didn’t make me feel greasy or bloated like some desserts do.  Loved it!! There was also a wide selection of muffins, pies, and breads at the Greenmarket, which we didn’t get to try.

We also had a couple of the organic Honey Crisp apples from the Greenmarket, which were also perfect.  Juicy, crispy, and not too sweet!  The Greenmarket was perfect!

assorted jellies

My overall assessment is that NYC has great organic/ “healthy” desserts!

Colleen, Helen, and Dorothy at Babycakes NYC

Photographs courtesy of Helen, the best photographer I know!