Baileys as a sauce, handmade frozen gateaux and chocolate alternative buttons: the best new desserts

Most hospitality venues will serve a sweet course, and some are solely dedicated to desserts, so keeping ahead of the pack is vital.

Whether sites require individual ingredients to whip up a sweet storm in their own kitchen, a topping twist to elevate a dish, or need a little help with ready-made cakes, operators looking to offer their customers a sugar rush can find the most innovative additions in this roundup of new dessert products.

Find new options to refresh your dessert menu below.

Bringing Baileys to the sauce selection

The Flava People has extended its partnership with drinks firm Diageo to create a non-alcoholic Baileys Caramel Sauce. The sauce can be used across different menu items such as desserts, hot drinks or ice-cream to create simple upgrades and added value. Available in a squeezy 200ml bottle, 500ml bottle, 1 litre bottle and in bespoke formats upon request, Baileys Caramel Sauce is initially launching in bulk format for foodservice, ready for Christmas 2024 menus. Volume related discounts can apply.

Trade price 200ml bottle, £2.50

Handmade frozen gateaux in a variety of flavours

The Cake Emporium, a sub-brand of Leeds based bakery Love Handmade Cakes (itself part of Regal Food Products Group), has launched 18 handcrafted gateaux into Bestway Wholesale to meet the needs of caterers, fast food outlets and those operating within the hospitality sector. The 18-strong frozen gateaux portfolio features flavours including Victoria sponge, carrot, chocolate fudge, cookie and cream, black forest, mocha and bubble gum. Offering 14 portions, each gateau comes packaged in its own cake dome to make storing and displaying easier while maintaining the cakes’ freshness.

Trade price £13.99

Chocolate alternative buttons for baking

JM Posner has recently introduced chocolate alternative buttons, specifically designed with catering businesses in mind. The alternative chocolate (made with cocoa mass but without cocoa butter and dry cocoa solids) is said to be more than 33% cheaper than traditional chocolate but has the same characteristics and behaviour, while incorporating greater stability at high temperatures. The buttons are available in white, milk, and dark chocolate flavours, and JM Posner also offers white and milk chocolate-flavour curls.

Trade price 12kg bag, £78.72 (white chocolate flavour)

Piglets Pantry’s muffin trio

Piglets Pantry has introduced a range of three muffins: raspberry crumble, banoffee and lemon and blueberry. The raspberry crumble mixes raspberries into the brand’s traditional muffin recipe and is topped with a classic crumble. The second flavour is a twist on banoffee, using fresh banana and soft home-made caramel with toffee pieces wrapped up in the toffee-based muffin. Finally, the lemon and blueberry variety is a light muffin with zingy lemon and lemon zest, bursting with blueberries. The muffins are available in cases of 24, with a minimum order of £250, depending on location.

Trade price From £1

Sauces to elevate ice-cream, pancakes and waffles

Hawkshead Relish has launched a range of sweet dessert sauces designed to accompany sweet treats including waffles, pancakes and ice-cream. Each dessert sauce is handmade using quality ingredients, without artificial preservatives, gluten or nuts. The raspberry ripple ice-cream sauce blends sweet to sour, creating a nostalgic raspberry ripple sundae flavour, while the sticky toffee waffle variety is a softer pouring sauce to drizzle over desserts. Meanwhile the lemon drizzle sauce provides a traditional flavour to accompany pancakes or cake.

Trade price From £19.55 per case of 6 x 300g jars

Cheesecakes with a twist on classic combinations

Just Desserts Yorkshire has expanded its luxury cheesecake portfolio with four additions. Offering twists on classic combinations and recipes, the cheesecake flavours include fruit-based raspberry ripple and blueberry crumble, Italian-inspired tiramisu plus pistachio. The blueberry crumble variety is a plain digestive biscuit-based cheesecake with a blueberry filling, topped with a crunchy crumble; raspberry ripple has a sweet-tart raspberry filling, topped with dried raspberries and white chocolate drizzle; pistachio has a light digestive base topped with cheesecake and layered with pistachio spread, finished with dried raspberries and pistachio; and tiramisu features a coffee-flavoured topping, layered with chocolate sponge, dusted with cocoa powder and chocolate coffee bean.

Trade price From £38.99 per case