While Kensington Market is home to some great cheap eats, it's also a great place to satisfy your sweet tooth. From vegan treats to epic ice cream sandwiches, these shops have desserts down to a science.
Here are my picks for the top desserts to eat in Kensington Market.
Paletas at Wrestlers
This Mexican cafe offers a rotating menu of paletas that can also be dipped in chocolate and coated in toppings like coconut flakes, peanuts, granola or Rice Krispies.
Filipino sundaes at Tito Ron's
This is a sundae like you've never had before. First jackfruit and ube ice cream get scooped into a cup. Then it's served with deep fried spring rolls stuffed with plantain and ube, drizzled in a condensed milk mango sauce, sprinkled with crunched up plantain chips and then finally topped off with ube cookies. Yum!
Churro cones at Pancho's Bakery
If you've never had a Pancho's Bakery churro, you're seriously missing out. Now the shop is taking them to the next level by shaping them into cones and filling them with ice cream. Warning - expect to wait in line to get your hands on one.
Crepes at Millie Creperie
Japanese crepes are a menu staple at this Toronto creperie. These differ from classic French crepes in the sense that they are a little sweeter and a little crispier. Crepes here are stuffed with everything from green tea ice cream to Nutella and bananas.
Dole Whip floats at Seven Lives Paleteria
This is a nod to the famous Disneyland dessert. Creamy dairy-free pineapple-flavoured Dole Whip soft serve gets topped with pineapple juice, a maraschino cherry and a cocktail umbrella.
Ice cream sandwiches at The Dirty Bird
While chicken and waffles may be the star at this local eatery, don't pass up the chance to taste one of their waffle ice cream sandwiches. Their PB&G sandwich is slathered with peanut butter then loaded with a scoop of Ed's Real Scoop sweet cream ice cream and doused with grape jelly.
Frozen yogurt at Grk Ygrt
Have a hankering for froyo? This is your one stop shop. Choose from eight different combos or select some of the 10 different toppings to make your own mix.
Sundaes at Cosmic Treats
Ever had a vegan sundae before? Now you can thanks to Cosmic Treats. This vegan eatery serves up a cookies and cream sundae that consists of a cashew-based ice-cream, chocolate sauce, cookie crumbles and a cherry on top.
Ice cream bars at Sweet Olenka's
One of three Sweet Olenka locations in the city, this Kensington Market ice cream parlour and sweets shop is where to go for a wide selection of ice cream bars. Good luck figuring out what to order first.
Gelato at Dolce Gelato
This popular gelateria is here to cool you down as you're walking around the market. The shop boasts over 60 gelato flavours including tiramisu, mango, mint and chocolate pomegranate to name a few.
What did I miss? Share your favourite Kensington Market dessert in the comments.
Photos by Jesse Milns, Hector Vasquez and Miranda Whist.
by Jaclyn Skrobacky via blogTO
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