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Eat an Extra Dessert Day

Food · Fun · September 4

A food day about having one more dessert than usual, whether that means a second slice, a second scoop, or a second kind of sweet altogether.

Eat an Extra Dessert Day falls on Saturday, September 4, 2027. That is 312 days away.

The idea is simple. Whatever dessert you would normally have, have one more. A second slice of pie, a cookie after the ice cream, or a small plate of fruit and cream tucked in after the cake.

Most people treat it as a matter of pairing. Some desserts seem made to follow each other: a warm brownie and a cold scoop, a lemon bar after something heavy and chocolate, a shortbread cookie beside a cup of coffee once the cake is gone. Others keep it simple and just go back for seconds of the same thing, which has its own logic.

The extra dessert does not have to be large. Half portions make it easier to try two things, and sharing makes it easier still. A household can each pick one dessert and split everything, so a single evening turns into a small tasting. Bakeries and grocery stores often sell single servings of things like cannoli, macarons or tarts, which suit this kind of sampling well.

Homemade options work too. Many simple desserts come together quickly, such as fruit with whipped cream, a mug of cocoa, or toast with butter, cinnamon and sugar. A pan of cookie dough can become one batch now and another later.

The second dessert is often the one people remember, partly because it was not planned. A spoonful of jam on vanilla ice cream counts.

Ways to celebrate

• Pair a warm dessert with a cold one, like a brownie and ice cream.
• Split two different desserts with someone so you each try both.
• Pick up a single pastry you have never tried from a local bakery.
• Make a quick second dessert at home, like fruit with whipped cream.

Dates

All national days on September 4

Also on September 4

• National Macadamia Nut Day
• National Wildlife Day

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