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Miami's Best Christmas and Holiday Treats

The holidays are a time to overindulge on sweets. From festive Christmas tree cupcakes to rich truffle-filled panettone, these confections are guaranteed to sate your seasonal sweet tooth and fill your heart with cheer.
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The holidays are a time to overindulge on sweets. From festive Christmas tree cupcakes to rich truffle-filled panettone, these confections are guaranteed to sate your seasonal sweet tooth and fill your heart with cheer.
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Bunnie Cakes. Wynwood’s beloved vegan bakery is whipping up a slew of adorable treats. Choose from a selection of mini cupcakes adorned with delightful fondant snowmen, frosted reindeers, and Santa. A dozen cupcakes cost $27, with gluten-free options available for $29. Pick up in-store or order online. 2322 NE Second Ave., Miami; 786-268-9790; bunniecakes.com.
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Coquito ice cream topped with a cinnamon stick and candy cane.
Courtesy of Dasher & Crank
Dasher & Crank. Dasher & Crank is proudly serving a host of seasonal flavors. For true holiday junkies, the Winter Wonderland is an eggnog ice cream festooned with crushed candy canes, gingerbread chunks, and chocolate-covered almonds ($5). Other flavors include coquito — a decadent riff on the Puerto Rican cocktail —
and champagne sorbet. 2211 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-213-1569; dasherandcrank.com.

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Magic City Sweets.
For most of us, raw cookie dough was a guilty pleasure enjoyed on the sly while Mom made Christmas cookies. Now, you can enjoy all the dough you want (sans the risk of salmonella) with Magic City's delectable edible dough. Grab the Mistledough ($7) — a hodgepodge of festive sprinkles, cookie crumbles, and mint chocolates. Delivery available via Uber Eats. magiccitysweets.com.

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OMG Brigadeiros. This holiday, OMG Brigadeiros is fusing Brazilian chocolate with Italian tradition in the truffle- filled panettone. Imagine a rotund loaf of sweet bread overflowing with gooey brigadeiro fudge. The elevated version of the holiday classic costs $30 and doubles as the perfect host gift. 2205 SW 23rd Ave.,
Miami; 305-456-8378; m.me/omgbrigadeiros.


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Pink Pie. This Hollywood pie shop, opening in Wynwood in a few weeks, serves up bite-sized pies filled with flavor. Choose from holiday favorites like hot cocoa, gingerbread, tiramisu, and chocolate peppermint. A holiday box of 25 mini pies costs $56 and includes up to five flavors. Order online or pick up at Yellow Green Market. 1940 N. 30th Rd., Booth #112, Hollywood; 954-744-0214; pinkpie.com.

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Taiyaki at 1-800-Lucky. The Instagram-worthy Christmas tree cones are back this year at Taiyaki. The waffle cone confection is filled with swirled matcha ice cream, showered in peppermints and colored sugars, and crowned with a fondant star. Grab one for yourself and a friend because they're currently buy one, get one free for $7. 143 NW 23rd St., Miami; 305-768-9826; 1-800-lucky.com.
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