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Boston's Best Hot Desserts

Hot desserts conjure up visions of ooey-gooey deliciousness, usually after a meal, but they certainly can also be a just-for-fun snack. Desserts can be pure decadence or something warmly delicious to be enjoyed as pure comfort food. A myriad of Boston restaurants offer a wide selection of hot desserts to die for. Pick the venue or pick the dessert to please the taste buds and satisfy a sweet tooth. Whether pure chocolate, a warm and rich pudding or a fun, traditional dessert around a fire pit, each choice of a delicious dessert is waiting to be enjoyed at one of the many popular, and sometimes not so popular, restaurants in Boston.

Aragosta Bar And Bistro
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Make Your Own S'mores
Aragosta Bar and Bistro
The Battery Wharf Hotel
3 Battery Wharf
Boston, MA 02109
(617) 994-9000
www.aragostabistro.com

The Aragosta Bar and Bistro is located in The Battery Wharf Hotel, which sits right on the edge of Boston Harbor. The unique urban campfires at the Aragosta's fire pits provide a fun outside activity to create a warm, luscious dessert. Make your own s'mores around an outdoor fire pit on The Terrace using the traditional marshmallow, graham crackers and chocolate, then add in a specialty item like bananas and/or Reese's Peanut Butter Cups to create a unique and delicious dessert.

Finale
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Molten Chocolate
Finale
1 Columbus Ave.
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 338-3095
www.finaleboston.com

Finale is known for the simple fact, in their words, that they "serve desserts, drinks and small plates." There is table service and carry-out available at the restaurant for their all-natural-ingredient dessert menu choices. The baked-to-order molten chocolate is the most popular (and decadent) dessert at Finale. This is a warm chocolate cake with a rich and gooey center that is served with coffee gelato, chocolate-covered almonds and a premium chocolate sauce made with French Valrhona premium chocolate. Every bite is a deliciously sweet treat.

Crispy Crepes Cafe
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Banana And Honey Glazed Almonds Crepes
Crispy Crepes Café
512 A Park Drive
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 859-9585
www.crispycrepescafe.com

Crispy Crepes Café serves warm, delicious triangle-shaped crepes with a myriad of fillings from which to choose. The 20-seat diner-like restaurant is located in the heart of the city near Boston University. The banana and honey glazed almonds crepe is a local favorite. It is served warm, stuffed with banana slices and honey with a sprinkling of crunchy almonds on top. There is sweet, gooey and delicious richness in every bite.

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Abe & Louie's
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Butterscotch Bread Pudding
Abe & Louies
793 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-6300
www.abeandlouies.com

This upscale Boston restaurant has a wonderful entrée menu, including tender cuts of beef that melt in your mouth, but dessert is the real winner here. The warm butterscotch bread pudding is made with a butter-laden brioche intertwined with butterscotch custard and served with a scoop of rich vanilla ice cream on top. Many patrons choose to share this delectable and delicious dessert.

Jacob Wirth Restaurant
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Warm Apple Strudel
Jacob Wirth
31-27 Stuart St.
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 338-8586
www.jacobwirth.com

Located in Boston's Theater District, Jacob Wirth's has been a favorite eating establishment since 1868. The German cuisine influence carries through in the flavors of the warm apple strudel, which is served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with Jacob Wirth's homemade dark cherry sauce. Every warm and delicious morsel of this dessert has a wonderful blend of flavors.

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Nancy is a native Bostonian. She enjoys the sights, sounds and tastes of Boston while exploring the city by day or night. Nancy is also a school nurse at an independent middle/high school. Her work can be found on a variety of websites, including Examiner.com.
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