9 Shops To Cater Your Sweet Spread
Want a Thanksgiving pumpkin pie or rugelach? Bakeries all over Monmouth can make the season sweet.

Whether your Thanksgiving dinner menu is set in stone or still a work in progress, everyone can use a little help—especially with the dessert spread. If you need a hand putting that table together, Monmouth has you covered.
Whether you want a pecan pie to act as the star of the show, cookies or pastries to play supporting roles or something custom to blow your guests away, these local bake shops have everything you need and more. Check out these options, some of them Readers’ Choice Award picks and all of them highly rated. A few of the bakers even share their personal recommendations.
- Chocolate Carousel
*2510 Belmar Blvd, Wall Township, 732.280.0606 - Cravings Desserts
*310 Main St., Allenhurst, 732.531.7122 - Cups & Cakes Bakery and Juice Bar
*122 E River Rd., Rumson, 732.842.8080 - Delicious Orchards
*320 Rte. 34, Colts Neck, 732.462.1989 - Del Ponte’s Bakery
*600 Main St., Bradley Beach, 732.869.1111 - Hey Peach Bakery
*126 Main St., Bradley Beach - J&M Bakery
*1120 Rte. 35, Middletown, 732.671.4400 - Long Branch Poultry Farm
*264 Branchport Ave., Long Branch, 732.222.2464 - The Baker’s Grove
*524 Broad St., Shrewsbury, 732.243.3249
A little over a week after the Thanksgiving dishes have been cleared, many of us will be setting the table again for another joyous gathering. This year, Hanukkah begins Dec. 5, inviting families and communities to gather around menorahs and dinner tables
If you’re craving rugelach the way Grandma used to make it or a traditional sufganiyot, check out these local kosher bakeries:
- Hershy’s Heimeshe Bakery
*6764 Route 9, Howell,732.905.1105; - Mamaleh Bakery and Gelato
*2005 Route 35, Suite 13, Oakhurst, 732.695.3028 - Nahum Challa Bakery
*268 Norwood Ave., C, Deal, 732.531.2911 - Salomon Bakery
*300 Gordons Corner Rd., Manalapan, 732.536.4500
Have a dessert spread worth showing off? Tell us all about it on Instagram @monmouthmagazine.

