Desserts are an essential part of any meal, but especially so during the holidays. To round out those Christmas meals at home, Austin bakeries and restaurants are making it easier to figure out sweets game plans by offering desserts for preordering. There’s everything from cookie tins from Texas French Bread, pies from Abby Jane Bakeshop, buches de noel a-plenty, and much more. Remember that Christmas Eve is on Tuesday, December 24 and Christmas on Wednesday, December 25.
Everything below is listed alphabetically and is available for pickups (delivery services are noted). Check out Eater’s separate holiday meal to-go guide, tamales, and dinners/brunches. Likewise, check out these holiday bar pop-ups.
Abby Jane Bakeshop
16604 Fitzhugh Road, Dripping Springs
The Hill Country bakery will be offering loads of holiday treats this December, both sweet and savory. Expect buches de noel, eggnog pies, and quiches. Then there are bake-at-home options like butter or chocolate croissants.
Deadline: Orders open on Friday, December 6
Pickup Dates: None noted
How to Book: Order online
Chez Zee
5406 Balcones Drive. Allandale
The classic Austin has decadent desserts available for holiday takeout. Look for whole cakes and pies like the chocolate decadence cake (two-layers for $35.95 or four for $59.95), eggnog pie ($31.95), a gluten-free spice cake ($59.95), pumpkin-pecan praline pie ($33.95), and loads of cheesecakes.
Deadline: None noted, but orders must be placed with 48 hours advance notice
Pickup Dates: None noted
How to Book: Order online
The Fika Table
Malone Speciality Coffee, 14735 Bratton Lane, Suite 210, Wells Branch
The Nordic bakery’s offering baked goods and pastries for the holidays. There are the classic Swedish saffron buns ($30 to $60, Finnish cardamon bread wreaths ($18), ready-to-bake gingerbread dough ($5.50), and holiday cookie tins ($21).
Deadline: None noted, but orders must be placed with 48 hours advance notice.
Pickup Dates: None noted
How to Book: Order online
Intero
2612 East Cesar Chavez, Suite 105, Holly
The Italian restaurant’s chocolate shop is offering a variety of holiday chocolates in the form of truffles (including vegan ones)n and bars (cinnamon pecan, vanilla chai, peppermint cacao).
Deadline: Sunday, December 15
Pickup Dates: Monday, December 16 through Tuesday, December 24
How to Book: Order online
Texas French Bread
2900 Rio Grande Street, Heritage
The campus-adjacent trailer-for-now’s bakery’s holiday dessert array includes cookie tins ($65), galettes (apple $27, cranberry-walnut $27), pies (pecan $45, pumpkin $29, chocolate-pecan $45), and tea breads ($20 to $26), and more.
Deadline: None noted
Pickup Dates: None noted
How to Book: Order online
This guide will be updated leading up to Christmas Eve on Tuesday, December 24. If there is an Austin restaurant/bakery/food truck/etc. offering holiday dessert preorders missing above, let Eater know through austin@eater.com.
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