Best Desserts - v3 - FINAL_SJM Feature 11 / 27 / 19 11 : 14 AM Page 2 Room 25 fantastic ways for to satisfy your sweet tooth by Peter Proko photography by Alison Dunlap With the holiday season in full swing , we thought it was only right to highlight one of the best parts of this time of year : dessert . From must - try baked goods consumed at family get - togethers to elaborate encores found on menus at some of the area’s leading restaurants , we give you the scoop — with a cherry on top — on some of the finest sweet treats in South Jersey . cheese and pecan MASON JAR OLIVE OIL syrup . KEY LIME PIE AND RICOTTA at The ChopHouse CAKE in Gibbsboro TIRAMISU at Park Place No meal at this at Allora in Marlton in Merchantville swanky steakhouse is Incredibly light and Simple yet elegant , complete without airy with notes of cof - this silky smooth something from the fee and mascarpone cake satisfies the dessert menu . We running throughout , soul . Dusted in pow - suggest this melt - in - the love and care put dered sugar and your - mouth finale into this staple Italian plated with whipped which arrives to the dessert is evident as mascarpone and a table with the you savor every pool of elderberry smooth pie filling morsel . syrup , the blend of neatly packaged with flavors is simply additional touches of divine . APPLE graham cracker and STREUSEL candied lime . CHEESECAKE RED PLUM at Val’s Seafood AND YUZU BUTTERNUT in Sewell TART SQUASH CAKE One look at Val’s at Porch dessert case will have at Two Fish and Proper in you contemplating in Haddonfield Collingswood skipping your meal to This seasonal This citrusy tart has get straight to the dessert will be avail - amazing consistency good stuff . Evoking able all winter so and works so well visions of grand - plan accordingly . with the acidic diced mom’s kitchen in au - The natural sweet - fruit and spot - on tumn , this delicate ness of the squash bourbon mascar - cheesecake is baked gives added depth pone . A thoughtful with cinnamon ap - to the cake , which is touch of fresh thyme ples and topped with studded with hazel - only further en - a walnut streusel and nuts and finished hances the dish’s whipped cream . with whipped cream aromatic allure . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 16 issue 9 SouthJerseyMagazine.com S | 45