I Tried Disneyland's New Summer Treats — What to Eat, What to Skip

Disneyland has released a new menu to celebrate the return of the Fantasmic! show, including some desserts that I couldn't wait to try for myself. So on my recent trip to Disneyland, I made sure to taste two of the most enticing treats: the s'mores churro and the blackberry beignet. Both of these are twists on classic Disneyland desserts — the churros that are available at food carts throughout the park and the beignets from New Orleans Square — but it's always risky to mess with perfection. So did they pass this Disneyland fan's taste test? Well, yes and no.

First up were the blackberry beignets, which come in a three-pack ($4.49) or six-pack ($7.49) and are served from the Mint Julep Bar in New Orleans Square. The classic Mickey-shaped beignets get a sparkly upgrade with a dusting of edible star glitter and blackberry-flavored purple sprinkles. They are beautiful, no doubt, but the taste . . . not so much. Look, I love glitter, I would bathe in it if I could, and I've been known to buy all manner of photogenic treats for the sake of the 'gram, but these should be skipped. The sprinkles have a horrible chemical-y aftertaste that ruin an otherwise delicious, warm beignet. And I even ate one with only a fraction of the sprinkles you see in the photo. I ended up giving away the other two in my three-pack, because I couldn't even finish one. In this case, stick to the classic or buy it and just accept the fact that this is created purely for Instagram.

Just steps away from the blackberry beignets is the churro cart in New Orleans Square, where you can find the s'mores churros. The beloved Disneyland churro, which is up there with the Dole Whip as a fan favorite, is instead coated in crushed graham crackers and paired with a small cup of marshmallow chocolate dipping sauce. This. Is. Where. It's. At. Or as my husband so eloquently mumbled with a mouthful of the deep-fried goodness, "F*ck the blackberry beignets. These are good." I will say, the churros are slightly less sweet than the classic cinnamon-and-sugar iteration, but I think that's what makes them so tasty, especially dipped in the heaven-sent marshmallow chocolate sauce that we may or may not have drank out of the container once the churro had been devoured . . .