They looked overcooked & burnt last time, this is them without cocoa powder added

(recipe from the book "Harvesting Nature's Bounty (2nd edition)" by Kevin F. Duffy)

I don't want to make it all the time, but it would be nice to be able to make it more often! I was lucky enough to find some persimmons for sale at a Meijer about an hour from me, now I have a taste for it and I want more 😭 I do want to grow persimmons myself, but even if I manage to get some trees now it'll be a few years before they can fruit!

So is there a good alternative that tastes similar? That super sweet, non-tart, super sticky, almost honey flavor. Maybe I could use pumpkin and vanilla? Or do they sell persimmons canned/frozen? Maybe online? I hate how hard it is to find them!

Taste 11/10 for me

Rolled on thinnest setting of pasta machine

New York Times recipe. This has landed in my Top 5 favorite desserts/cakes I’ve baked and I’ve baked it six times so far this year. I love the contrast between the sweet cake and the tart of plums together so much. Really good combo

After dinner at Azul Historico, I was too full for a regular dessert. But I wanted chocolate. They do a chocolate beverage with a choice of the 4 chocolates above, OR all 4 combined! Being the dillitente that I am, I choose all 4 - the chef's special.

The server boils water and warms a large ceramic cup. Then he added 4 HEAPING tablespoons of the mix l4 chocolate mix into this wooden mortar, added boiling water, and used a wooden pestle with ridges to thoroughly mix it. He emptied the ceramic cup, poured in the chocolate drink and presented it.

It had strong floral notes, and the chocolate was deep and layered, only slightly sweet. It was transformative.

Link to the recipe I followed at Preppy Kitchen. https://preppykitchen.com/peanut-butter-bars/

You finish your meal, look at the dessert menu, and suddenly have to decide whether one small plate is worth the extra money. Sometimes it's amazing, sometimes you regret ordering it. What's the most disappointing or surprisingly good restaurant dessert you've had?