Skip the sandwiches. This picnic is entirely dessert, on purpose. It is a $$ out date that runs about 1-3 hrs, in three steps.

Updated October 2026

Dessert-Only Picnic

Skip the sandwiches. This picnic is entirely dessert, on purpose.

Strike 1Visit three bakeries or a good dessert case and buy one thing from each.
Strike 2Spread it all on a blanket like a normal dinner, forks and all.
Strike 3Rate every item out loud and crown one dessert champion of the night.

Upgrade itAdd a blind round where one feeds the other with eyes closed.

RaincheckSame dessert spread on the living room floor works just as well.

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