When it comes to your holiday prep list, dessert is the perfect place to start. It’s the last thing your guests taste, the first thing offices order for their parties, and the item most likely to fly out the door once November and December hit. From pumpkin crunch and custard pie at Thanksgiving to chocolate haupia pie and butter mochi for New Year’s, the next three months are the busiest dessert season of the year. Locking in your orders now means your kitchen is stocked and ready when the rush arrives. 

Your Guests Are Counting on You This Season    

More than half of U.S. consumers planned to order Thanksgiving takeout or delivery from a restaurant last year, a big jump from just over a third the year before, and most said they simply wanted to enjoy the day instead of spending it in the kitchen. Over half of Americans also planned to dine out in groups over the holidays. Between ʻohana dinners, office parties, holiday brunches, and New Year’s Eve, holiday occasions call for something sweet, and many of them call for it by the tray. Your guests are keeping their home menus simpler this year, which makes ready-to-order desserts an easy add-on to every order you take. 

Ready-Made Desserts From Brickfire Bakery  

Brickfire Bakery desserts are available only through Y. Hata, and they let you put a showstopping dessert on every table without adding pastry work to your busiest weeks. For office parties, the Sinful Seven Chocolate Cake (16 slices) and Regal Red Velvet Cake (14 slices) are easy crowd-pleasers, and knowing your slice count up front makes it easy to quote by headcount. Food matters at these events too, with 77% of employees saying it’s the part of the holiday party they look forward to most. 

For Thanksgiving, cheesecake is now the second most popular holiday dessert after pumpkin pie, so the Broadway NY Style Vanilla Cheesecake (16 slices) is a great fit for whole-cake preorders or by-the-slice sales. Add a lilikoʻi or guava drizzle for a local twist. When Christmas and New Year’s Eve roll around, the Chocolate Peanut Butter Landslide (12 slices) brings a rich, celebratory finish to holiday dinners, and the Chocolate Lava Divine Cakes (5 oz) give you an individual dessert that makes a plated finish feel special. 

Bakery Favorites From Pillsbury   

For party trays, catering orders, and your grab-and-go counter, Pillsbury brownies and blondies come pre-baked and frozen, so you just thaw and serve. The Chocolate Brownie Sliced Half Sheet brings rich chocolate flavor already cut into 20 squares, making it an easy pick for catering and office parties. The Chocolate Chip Blondie has a chewy texture with brown sugar and vanilla notes, slices straight from frozen, and gives you 32 bars per half sheet. For something more indulgent, the Caramel Brownie Blondie Half Sheet layers caramel, brownie, and blondie into one multi-textured dessert with no artificial colors or sweeteners, and you can cut it to whatever portion size fits your menu. 

For holiday brunch and morning meetings, Pillsbury Bundt Muffins give you a bakery-style look with flavored centers in Chocolate Chip Fudge, Cinnamon Cream Cheese, and Blueberry Lemon. They’re thaw-and-serve with consistent portions every time. And when you want that fresh-from-the-oven feel, the ready-to-bake Blueberry and Raspberry White Chocolate Scones give you warm, fresh-baked scones without making dough from scratch. 

Get Ready for the Rush With Y. Hata  

The holidays move fast, and planning ahead gives you room to enjoy the season too. Whether you’re filling party trays with brownies and blondies, setting out muffins and scones for holiday brunch, or stocking your freezer with cakes and cheesecakes for preorders, now is the time to get your holiday orders in. Reach out to your Y. Hata Account Manager to plan your orders, or shop anytime online with Shop Y. Hata.