Here's the article excerpt with the list of local bakeries, cafes, and restaurants offering sweet treats for Thanksgiving:
**Sweet Spots: Where to Pick up Dessert**
Chicago and its suburbs are home to incredible, award-winning bakers. Treat yourself and your guests to something special at the end of your holiday feast with something sweet from these local bakers.
* **Brown Sugar Bakery**: Known for its classic Southern-style cakes and desserts, this Grand Crossing sweet shop is offering two caramel and sweet potato pies for $64.98 while supplies last.
* **Buck Russell's Bakery & Sandwich Shop**: Homemade pies are available for pickup from Buck Russell's, with three other locations across the city and suburbs. Choose from pumpkin, Dutch apple, blueberry or bourbon pecan pie.
* **Justice of the Pies**: The James Beard Award-nominated bakery in Avalon Park offers unique flavors like gulab jamun, a deep-fried milk ball cheese croissant topped with brûléed sugar, as well as classic items like a bourbon pecan pie and sweet potato praline pie. Whole quiches are also available for hosts who have to entertain guests beyond dinner.
* **Swadesi Cafe**: Grab a pastry box of Indian treats to sweeten up your holiday table. The West Loop cafe is selling boxes of four to six items, including date and plum mini loaf, gulab jamun, chocolate chip cookies, and new seasonal beverages like a salted caramel latte and a Campfire Smoke (a smoky, nutty matcha).
* **Vistro Prime**: Chef Paul Virant's Vistro Prime steakhouse is offering a hazelnut chocolate silk pie or a cherry lattice option. Orders can be placed and paid for in advance via OpenTable, with pickup from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 26.
**Sweet Spots: Where to Pick up Dessert**
Chicago and its suburbs are home to incredible, award-winning bakers. Treat yourself and your guests to something special at the end of your holiday feast with something sweet from these local bakers.
* **Brown Sugar Bakery**: Known for its classic Southern-style cakes and desserts, this Grand Crossing sweet shop is offering two caramel and sweet potato pies for $64.98 while supplies last.
* **Buck Russell's Bakery & Sandwich Shop**: Homemade pies are available for pickup from Buck Russell's, with three other locations across the city and suburbs. Choose from pumpkin, Dutch apple, blueberry or bourbon pecan pie.
* **Justice of the Pies**: The James Beard Award-nominated bakery in Avalon Park offers unique flavors like gulab jamun, a deep-fried milk ball cheese croissant topped with brûléed sugar, as well as classic items like a bourbon pecan pie and sweet potato praline pie. Whole quiches are also available for hosts who have to entertain guests beyond dinner.
* **Swadesi Cafe**: Grab a pastry box of Indian treats to sweeten up your holiday table. The West Loop cafe is selling boxes of four to six items, including date and plum mini loaf, gulab jamun, chocolate chip cookies, and new seasonal beverages like a salted caramel latte and a Campfire Smoke (a smoky, nutty matcha).
* **Vistro Prime**: Chef Paul Virant's Vistro Prime steakhouse is offering a hazelnut chocolate silk pie or a cherry lattice option. Orders can be placed and paid for in advance via OpenTable, with pickup from noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 26.
first off brown sugar bakery is doin a caramel and sweet potato pie for like $65 which is kinda pricey but if ur gonna get it idk why not right? 
buck russells bakery n sandwich shop has some good options too like pumpkin and blueberry pies & justice of the pies has unique flavors like gulab jamun that sounds so exotic n delish 
swadesi cafe is doin boxes of indian treats that sound like a nice change of pace from all the usual thanksgiving desserts
sweet treats on thanksgiving is the best idea ever! who needs traditional desserts when you can try new flavors like gulab jamun or smoky matcha drinks? justice of the pies is giving me life with those unique options 
and vistro prime's hazelnut chocolate silk pie sounds decadent 
cant wait to order from brown sugar bakery's caramel sweet potato pies, that price tho $64.98 might be steep but it's for the holidays lol!
anyway i heard brown sugar bakery is doing sweet potato pie this year which sounds like a nice twist on the classic recipe. also swadesi cafe has some interesting indian-inspired treats like gulab jamun cheesecake - not sure if that's gonna be a hit but hey variety is the spice of life, right?
and the best part? they had these super cute little pumpkin-themed cookies that were almost too pretty to eat 
almost.
️ i think brown sugar bakery's sweet potato pie sounds soooo good but like $64.98 is kinda steep lol vistro prime's hazelnut chocolate silk pie tho, that's my kind of luxury 
what's your fave thanksgiving dessert???
brown sugar bakery sounds soooo good especially that caramel & sweet potato pie 
what's your fave thing to get for thanksgiving dessert btw
! It's so cool that Brown Sugar Bakery is offering a sweet potato pie (I'm obsessed with those!) and Justice of the Pies has unique flavors like gulab jamun... their desserts sound SO good! And Vistro Prime has hazelnut chocolate silk pie? Yes, please! I need to get my hands on one ASAP 
Justice of the Pies is killing it with unique flavors like gulab jamun and I need to try that deep-fried milk ball croissant ASAP! 
Vistro Prime's hazelnut chocolate silk pie is giving me major dessert cravings! 
What's the deal with Swadesi Cafe's pastry boxes, though? Are they selling out fast or can you order ahead of time? 
