Every once in a while it's a nice change of pace to try something new in the kitchen, maybe even something outside of your comfort zone. Most of us tend to stick with a couple of tried and true desserts that are easy to buy at the store or bake at home, but you might be surprised to learn about some of the inventive desserts beloved by celebrities, or maybe you'll just enjoy hearing how similar their tastes are to yours! Here is a list of six of the most popular celebrities discussing their favorite treats.
1. Kim Kardashian loves churros
Chatting with Daily Telegraph years ago, media personality Kim Kardashian revealed that she has a long-standing love of churros, particularly the ones that they serve as Disneyland. She calls them "to die for." Churros are a delicious and fairly easy to make fried dough treat made from choux pastry dough that is fried and then rolled in cinnamon sugar. You can serve them with a variety of dipping sauces, but most commonly people enjoy them with chocolate sauce.
2. Courteney Cox shares recipe for the 'best damn cookie' she's ever had
I had to include this option because it's one of the few celebrity-shared recipes I've tried and I agree with the Friends alum, these cookies are amazing. I'm a big fan of the salty + sweet combination and that's what makes this particular recipe for chocolate chunk cookies work so well, it utilizes sea salt to perfect effect. Cox uses Maldon Sea Salt and I used the same brand just to try and keep close to the same results, but you could probably substitute for a different kind of sea salt.
3. Mindy Kaling dishes on her favorite ice cream flavors
Mindy Kaling is known for being a foodie and has shared many of her favorite dishes over the years, including one for French toast. But she surprisingly isn't a huge fan of ice cream. In honor of National Ice Cream Day 2019, Kaling taste-tested a variety of brands and flavors, and some of her favorites were McConnell’s Eureka Lemon & Marionberry, Van Leeuwen's Honeycomb, and Halo Top's Peanut Butter & Jelly. Kaling seems to like more traditional flavors like vanilla, previously telling Allure that her favorite cupcake is just vanilla cake with chocolate frosting.
4. Selena Gomez and her love of pickle juice
This pop star has become quite popular in the food scene in recaent years thanks to the success of her Max show Selena + Chef, which also has a spinoff series in Selena + Restaurant. But her favorite dessert is pretty unique. While visiting The Kelly Clarkson Show, Gomez revealed that growing up in the South, they ate tons of pickles, even in their desserts! Specifically she says one of her favorite desserts is a pickle snow cone with pieces of grape in it.
5. Taylor Swift loves cookies
One of the world's biggest pop stars is also quite the homemaker and really loves to bake for her friends and family. Long-time Swift fans can tell you how often she's shared videos of her baking in the past, and her signature dessert is rumored to be a chai sugar cookie recipe. She even shared her own recipe for them on her Tumblr back in the day.
6. Zendaya boldly eats ice cream teeth first
Seven years ago, Vanity Fair shared an episode of their "Secret Talent Theatre" feature showing Zendaya showcasing her "special talent," which involves her chomping into a scoop of ice cream on a cone with her teeth. Most people have sensitive front teeth that react strongly to the coldness of ice cream, therefore it's easier to lick and savor the frozen treat. But not Zendaya. And that's a good thing as she's previously talked about how much she enjoys indulging in ice cream.