Ultimate Dessert Indulgences

The Brownie Extraordinaire

You can try this dessert next time you're on the East Coast of the U.S.- if you're willing to dish out $1,000. The Brownie Extraordinaire is sold at Brule, a restaurant in the Tropicana Resort located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. But, this isn't just any brownie. It's made out of dark chocolate that is then covered with Italian hazelnuts and served with a scoop of ice cream. Along with the sweet dessert, customers are also given a very rare and highly expensive port wine, Quinta do Novel Nicional, from Portugal. The wine is poured and served in a St. Louis Crystal atomizer. Although a brownie may not seem like a very lavish dessert, adding the rare glass of wine most definitely spices things up. And, if you're a really big spender, you can choose to spend $15,000 on a Valentine's Day package at Tropicana Resorts, which includes a hotel stay, romantic dinners, and of course the Brownie Extraordinaire.

CHOCOPOLOGIE BY KNIPSCHILDT

The one-percenters-only dark chocolate truffles have a French black truffle hidden inside and are made with a ganache of 70% Valrhona cacao blended with truffle oil. The truffle is hand-rolled before being dusted with cocoa powder and sold in a very fancy-looking box.

DECADENCE D’OR CUPCAKE

Some are calling cupcakes a dying trend, but that doesn't include the rich folks who are willing to shell out $800 for one. The Decadence D'Or cupcake is made from "Palmira Single Estate Chocolate derived from the rare and fragile Porcelana Criollo bean at the Valrhona plantation in Venezuela," Eater reports, along with edible gold flakes, Tahitian Gold Vanilla Caviar, and 100-year-old Cognac. It's also encased in blown sugar.

THE GOLDEN PHOENIX CUPCAKE

Turns out that spending $750 on a cupcake is child's play in comparison to this beast of a 23-carat edible gold covered dessert. The chocolate cupcake, made with Amedei Porcelana chocolate and Ugandan vanilla beans, also comes topped with chocolate frosting and edible gold dust. You also get a couple chocolate covered strawberries and a golden spoon.

Frrrozen Haute Chocolate

Another Serendipity 3 dessert, the Frrozen Haute Chocolate is definitely a drink that no one will ever forget. At the price of $25,000, you can enjoy the frozen drink with the consistency of a slushy that contains a variety of cocoas from over 14 countries, milk, and of course 5 grams of 24-carat. To top it off, there's a dollop of whipped cream and La Madeline au Truffle shavings. To ensure your money's worth, the "Haute" cold dessert comes in a goblet that is banded with gold and decorated with diamonds: 1 carat of them, along with a take-home golden spoon. In 2007 the dessert was named the most expensive dessert in the world and was put into the Guinness World Records, but the price-tag has since been surpassed. In any case, would you want to pay $25,000 for slushy hot cocoa?

DAVID’S SIGNATURE “BEYOND GOURMET” JELLY BEANS

Jelly Bean inventor and candy mogul David Klein created a new line of luxury, "exotic" jelly beans, which were apparently inspired by the creative geniuses JosÃ© AndrÃ©s and Ferran AdriÃ The most expensive of the definitely too-pricey-for-Easter candies are the 24-carat gold leaf beans, which come in a crystal jar.

Noka Chocolate, Vintage Collection

Probably the simplest dessert on the list, the Vintage Collection provided by Noka Chooclate comes in at an expensive $854 per pound. The chocolate that is sold by this company is well known for being delicious and one of the finest made in the entire world. Noka uses all different types of cocoa from places such as Ecuador, Venezuela, Cote d'Ivoire, and Trinidad. The chocolates that are provided in the Vintage Collection are all of the dark variety, each of them made with at least 75% cocoa. If you're new to such high class chocolate, Noka even provides flavor profiles as well as tasting guidelines. Each box is packaged in the classic Noka design.

KRISPY KREME’S LUXE DOUGHNUT

Sure, for this price you could buy 2,000 Krispy Kreme doughnuts. But those plebeian fried orbs don't come with Dom Perignon 2002 champagne jelly, white chocolate flowers dusted with gold, edible diamonds, and 24-carat gold leaf and a cocktail on the side. Need further justification of the price tag? Some of the proceeds go towards charity, so there's that.

Macaroons Haute Couture

Macaroons aren't too hard to find in today's world. They are simply two meringue puffs that are held together with butter cream. They are most popular in France, and you can usually find them for a reasonable price for such a tasty dessert. However, French pastry chef, Pierre Herme, has cooked up a new and more expensive type of macaroons. The price tag at $7,414 definitely makes these macaroons not as attractive to everyone as the original recipe. Herme says that he offers a large variety of ingredients that have elevated the costs. A customer is able to choose ingredients such as balsamic vinegar, fleur de sel, red wine, peanut butter, and anything else you can think of putting between your two meringue puffs. Not all of the macaroons are this expensive, but if you choose the right ingredients, be prepared to dish out $7,000.

The White Truffle

One of the most expensive and refined truffles in the world is the white truffle or Alba truffle coming from the Piedmont region in northern Italy. Up until now, sows were used to find the truffles since they produce a scent that mimics a male pig sex hormone. They were replaced with dogs since the sows usually ate the truffles when they found them. The most expensive truffle ever to be sold was a specimen weighing 1.5kg. Macau casino owner, Stanley Ho paid $US330,000 for the big one. Ouch

The Sultan’s Golden Cake

If you've ever wanted to try an edible brick of gold, this dessert is definitely for you. It's available at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel located in Istanbul, for the hefty price of $1,000. The cake is made of figs, pears, apricot, and quince that are then put into a Jamaican Rum and soaked for two years. To finish, the cake is topped with French Polynesia vanilla bean, caramel, black truffles, and a 24 carat gold leaf. It is said that the cake takes about 72-hours to make. Once it is ready to be served, it is placed inside a sterling silver cake box with a golden seal. However, the cake is usually only made per request: usually for a wedding, celebration, or for a sultan himself.

The Absurdity Sundae

Ice cream sundaes are probably a bore if you are going to shell out $60,000 for something that you can enjoy at the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. The Three Twins Ice Cream's founder will accompany you to the mountain and personally make the world renowned Absurdity Sundae while you enjoy the view from Africa's tallest peak. The price also includes first class ticket to Tanzania, a stay at a five-star hotel, a climb with a tour guide and a t-shirt for a souvenir.

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