A selection of brownies and blondies with fresh berries at The Golden Pear Cafe
Bay Burger
Bay Burger owners Liza and Joe Tremblay have launched Joe and Liza’s natural ice cream with no preservatives, antibiotics, or stabilizers. “The base is made in a small Hudson Valley farmers’ cooperative,” says Liza. Their flavors include fresh mint, basil, and Wölffer verjus. 1742 Sag Harbor Tpk., Sag Harbor, 899-3915
The Blue Duck Bakery Café
Known for its breads, the bakery also makes turnovers, rugelach, and cupcakes. “We just made a dozen piña colada cupcakes, and there are only two left,” reports weekend manager Bonnie Sue Schick. Wash down its signature duck-shaped cookies with a chai latte or iced coffee at the café. 30 Hampton Road, Southampton, 204-1701; blueduckbakerycafe.com
Candy Kitchen
A favorite of Rudy Giuliani and Julianne Moore, Candy Kitchen has been scooping ice cream since 1925. “You can make your own sundae or milk shake, from peach to double brownie with brownie ice cream and hot fudge,” says Jamie Laggis, whose family bought Candy Kitchen in 1981. 2391 Montauk Hwy., Bridgehampton, 537-9885
Dylan’s Candy Bar
Bins of colorful confections make adults feel like children again, especially because the shop carries nostalgia candies long out of circulation. This season, the boutique adds cupcakes with sprinkles to its list of favorites like Clodhoppers and M&M-covered pretzels. 52 Main St., East Hampton, 324-6181; dylanscandybar.com
The Fudge Company
Family-owned and operated since 1973, this dessert purveyor is a favorite among East Enders including Matt Lauer and Kelly Ripa. Here, homemade fudge reigns supreme, but frozen yogurt, ice cream, and saltwater taffy are also worth the trip. 67 Main St., Southampton, 283-8108; southamptonfudgecompany.com
The Golden Pear Cafe
On Friday and Saturday evenings, the popular cafés feature a dessert bar with brownies, blondies, lemon loaf cake, chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies, and fresh berries for toppings. They recently introduced a guiltless ice cream alternative from the Soft Serve Fruit Company, which comes in flavors like banana, tangerine, and dark chocolate. Locations throughout the Hamptons; goldenpearcafe.com
Levain
“We are just trying to keep up with the demand,” says owner Connie McDonald of the bakery’s mammoth six-ounce cookies that come in chocolate chip-walnut, oatmeal raisin, dark chocolate chip, and dark chocolate-peanut butter chip. Fruit tarts are made with local strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. 354 Montauk Hwy., Wainscott, 537-8570; levainbakery.com
Scoop du Jour
The smell of fresh Dreesen’s doughnuts is enough to lure patrons into the dessert shop, which also features more than 40 flavors of ice cream, Tate’s cookies, and Crumbs cupcakes. 35 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, 329-4883
Tate’s Bake Shop
Kathleen King’s thin, crispy chocolate chip cookies were delicious enough to launch a successful label. Now, expanded options include oatmeal-cranberry- chocolate chip, white chocolate-macadamia, and whole-wheat dark chocolate chip and gluten-free cookies. 43 North Sea Road, Southampton, 283-9830; tatesbakeshop.com
Watermill Cupcake Company
Warm goodies made from scratch with organic sugar come out of the oven in small batches throughout the day. Like its cupcakes, cake pops are available in flavors from red velvet to almond with toasted coconut. 760 Montauk Hwy., Water Mill, 726-0444; watermillcupcakecompany.com
