Palm Springs

Sherman’s Deli & Bakery

The towering carrot cake is the fan-favorite in Sherman’s dessert case. Four sweet layers with a thick coating of cream cheese frosting.

Desert Hot Springs

Lizzy’s Premium Frozen Yogurt 

This self-serve spot rotates flavors and offers more than 40 toppings including fresh fruit, cereal, and popping boba. Try the Stok cold brew gelato with a scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough on top. 

Cathedral City

Monster Shakes

Try the Oreo Cookie Coma, a cookies-and-cream shake rimmed with frosting and loaded with whipped cream, Oreos, candy bar pieces, and chocolate wafer straws. Cue the coma. 

Rancho Mirage

Wally’s Desert Turtle

When at Wally’s, you always get the soufflé. Order off-menu and ask them to make yours half and half with the two most popular flavors, Grand Marnier and Valrhona chocolate. 

Palm Desert

Mitch’s on El Paseo Prime Seafood 

End your meal with a show. The Chocolate Balloon Cake reveals itself tableside as a server pours hot caramel sauce over a dark chocolate casing to reveal layers of chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream, and Oreo cookie “granola.” 

Indian Wells

Vicky’s of Santa Fe 

Locals rave about the homemade apple pie à la mode, a heaping portion of melt-in-your-mouth Granny Smiths in a flaky crust with vanilla ice cream. One slice feeds four. 

La Quinta

Kiki’s

The kitchen prepares tiramisu daily using imported Italian mascarpone cheese and lady fingers dipped in espresso.

Indio

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream

A long-time staple that started in Ohio, Handel’s began churning homemade ice cream in Indio in late 2023. Get a scoop of the Elvis flavor, made with fresh bananas and a peanut butter swirl. 

Coachella

Café 54

The decadent Dulce de Leche Cheesecake is bathed in a sweet caramel-like sauce and prepared with a traditional graham cracker crust.