By Christine Tarlecki

We know that Thanksgiving is all about the pie, not the turkey. Dessert after a full meal of turkey, stuffing, and gravy is what we wait for all year.

Here are just a few of our favorite Delco bakeries* that offer top desserts of cakes, cookies, pies, rolls, and more!

Linvilla Orchards (located at 137 W Knowlton Road in Media, 610-876-7116) knows pie, and they’ve been baking all week for your orders! Delicious apple, pumpkin, apple raspberry, apple cranberry, Dutch apple, blueberry, and cherry pies are baking away, as well as sugar-free pies. Call today to place your orders, and get enough for leftovers.

If you’re looking for a delicious holiday dessert – look no further than SophistiCakes (located at 4824 Drexelbrook Drive in Drexel Hill, 610-626-7900). Coconut custard, cinnamon apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies as well as pumpkin rolls and cheesecakes, and decorated and Fall cakes are ready to grace your Thanksgiving table.

DiFabio’s Market (located at 1243 N. Providence Road in Media, 484-444-0850) has all the desserts you need for a great holiday spread. Classics like apple, pecan, and pumpkin pie, chocolate raspberry pie, chocolate mousse pie, vanilla cannoli cake, apple bread pudding, and Tiramisu are all available for your Thanksgiving meal.

Old-fashioned German-style Weinrich’s Bakery (located at 3545 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square, 610-356-9918) is offering cookie kits, in addition to their wide selection of cakes, pies, cheesecakes, and tortes. You can get one dozen 4”-5” egg-free sugar cookies with sprinkles and icing bags to design your very own Thanksgiving creations.

So, get ready for the holiday and save room for pie!

*Please check with each bakery regarding allergen info, availability, hours, curbside pickup, mask requirements, social distancing, and other COVID-19 protocols. Please respect the establishments that you visit.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christine Tarlecki is a local food and lifestyle writer, seeking out the best bites in the area and writing about them. She pens an award-winning food & lifestyle blog, Engchik Eats, at engchik.blogspot.com and teaches small business social media marketing classes. And don’t miss the new Engchik Eats #podcast at https://anchor.fm/engchikeatsbychristinet Christine can be reached at engchik@gmail.com and under @engchik on all social media. #LocalLove

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