EVERYTHING You Need to Eat and Drink at the 2024 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival

There are SO MANY dishes to eat at the 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival — it might be hard to decide what you really NEED to eat.

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So how do you know where to start and what to get when there are TONS of booths and menu items to pick from? We’re here to help!

We have eaten and drank our way through the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival (all in the name of research, of course 😉), to share our picks for the VERY best of the best (or, as we like to say, best of the fest!). What is worth your hard-earned cash and calories? We did the work for you and now we’re spilling ALL the details.

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So, without any further delay, let’s dive into our picks for the BEST eats and drinks at the 2023 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival!

NEW BESTS

Tostada de Camarones at Mexico

We found this dish to have an amazing explosion of flavors! The tostada is made with tempura battered shrimp atop a fried corn tortilla with guacamole, cabbage, chipotle aïoli, diced mango, and chile-lime powder. Every time we took a bite we got to taste different flavors, which made it all come together for an amazing bite.

Tostada de Camarones

We would say this is like shrimp tacos but 10 times better. It came with three huge pieces of fried shrimp that were fried perfectly. The shell on the bottom even stayed crispy even with all the toppings. This was SO GOOD.

Flauta de Barbacoa at Mexico

The Flauta de Barbacoa is fried tortillas filled with barbacoa beef topped with salsa verde, crema Mexicana, and queso fresco. Our reporter who tried this normally does not like flautas, but they said that this dish was amazing! The corn fry was light and airy and not greasy at all. It is stuffed with juicy and delicious marinated meat.

Flauta de Barbacoa

The salsa was our favorite part. It had a little kick to it, and when combined with the cheese, this whole dish just melts in your mouth.

Pan de Elote at Mexico

Pan de Elote is a traditional Mexican cornbread topped with chocolate sauce and queso fresco. This was UNBELIEVABLE! The cornbread was super moist and was similar to the texture of a tres leches cake.

Pan de Elote

The chocolate combined with the raspberry on top gave it a fruity tartness. This honestly might be one of the best desserts we have ever had at the Food and Wine Festival.

See Even MORE of Our Mexico Review

Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin at Bramblewood Bites

Bramblewood Bites is a new booth to the festival, and it debuted with a BANG! The Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin with fennel apple slaw and apple cider gastrique easily made this list.

Grilled Cider-brined Pork Tenderloin

The pork tenderloin is so juicy and the char from the grill gives it a nice textural thing that just works beautifully — a hint of crunch, if you will. Then you’ve got that sweetness from the apple cider, which pairs perfectly with the savoriness of the pork tenderloin. This is seriously going to be one of our favorite things at this year’s festival. No, really!

Read More About Bramblewood Bites Here

Moelleux aux Oignons Caramélisés et au Fromage de Chèvre at France

The new Moelleux aux Oignons Caramélisés et au Fromage de Chèvre is an egg moelleux with goat cheese and caramelized onions. The egg was very fluffy, cloudy, and pillowy (yes we just described eggs as pillowy and we’re sticking with it!).

Moelleux aux Oignons Caramélisés et au Fromage de Chèvre

The onions could have been a bit more caramelized, but honestly, the dish was great. There was just enough cheese sprinkled through it that we got some with each bite.

Brioche aux Escargots at France

The France Booth has presented Escargots in a croissant at more recent Festivals, so this is something of a new take on a previous dish but that doesn’t mean we weren’t impressed by it!

Inside the pastry

The escargot was fantastic. It was garlicky and soft. Someone else had described them as “slimy yet satisfying” like Timon on The Lion King, and honestly, that’s a great way to describe them.

See Our Full Review of the France Booth Here

Hawaiian Rice Bowl at Hawai’i

The NEW Hawaiian Rice Bowl features eggs, SPAM, spicy mayonnaise, eel sauce, and furikake. We were super intrigued by this dish! We did NOT expect this to be SO GOOD. The SPAM is cooked perfectly and pairs so well with the other flavors. We ate EVERY LAST BITE of this one and we have NO regrets.

Hawaiian Rice Bowl

It’s essentially a deconstructed version of the SPAM Musubi roll we’ve had at past festivals which we also loved! It’s a fun take on a traditional dish that we really enjoyed and would absolutely get again for lunch!

Read Our Full Hawai’i Review HERE

Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli at Forest and Field

Over at the new Forest and Field booth, you’ll find the Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli, made with sage-brown butter, pecorino cheese, and hazelnut praline. The pumpkin ravioli itself was so tasty, with a solid amount of sweet pumpkin and mascarpone filling that was pleasant but mild. But, the hazelnut praline just elevated this dish into something else entirely.

Pumpkin Mascarpone Ravioli

The little crunchy bits on top were so interesting both texture and flavor-wise. Pumpkin + sage-brown butter = a classic fall combination and this was executed perfectly. Plus, it’s part of the cheese crawl! It could also be a Best of the Fest contender for us this year.

Check Out Our Full Review of Forest and Field

Freshly-baked Chocolate Pudding Cake at Flavors of America

This $5 Freshly-baked Chocolate Pudding Cake was our favorite dish from the booth! It’s slathered in a bourbon caramel sauce and we mean SLATHERED.

Freshly-baked Chocolate Pudding Cake

The cake was super-moist and gooey, and the chocolate was very light and airy. The Flavors of America booth got a menu overhaul this year — read our full review below to see our thoughts!

You Can Find Our FULL Flavors from Florida Review Here

Vanilla Cheesecake at Italy

The Vanilla Cheesecake is topped with whipped cream and fresh strawberry sauce — it sounds simple but it was SO GOOD. We were so surprised by how fantastic this dessert was! It’s so creamy and melts in your mouth.

Vanilla Cheesecake

It tastes like fresh vanilla, not artificial vanilla syrup. The strawberry sauce was a really nice touch. We will definitely be stopping by this booth again just for this cheesecake!

Read Our Full Italy Booth Review Here

Burrata at Forest and Field

The Burrata features seasonal fall fruit, spiced pecans, apple purée, and fig vinaigrette. It doesn’t sound like much, but we were really surprised by how well this worked! If fall could be taken and transformed into a dish, it would be this. We enjoyed how light and refreshing it was while also being the perfect combination of fall flavors.

Burrata with seasonal fall fruit, spiced pecans, apple purée, and fig vinaigrette

There was a nice spice and nuttiness thanks to the pecans, plus plenty of apple puree and fig vinaigrette. When combined with the Burrata, it was spicy and creamy with a hint of sweetness.

Check Out Our Full Review of Forest and Field

Paella Negra at Spain

The Paella Negra is made with Squid ink rice with shrimp, Bay scallops, and octopus served with garlic aïoli. It comes with two big shrimp and scallops and it is SO fresh. It’s also topped with a garlic aioli that we found to be a nice addition, and overall this was so good!

Paella Negra

The dish has elevated flavors and is a fun twist on an original paella because of the garlic aioli and squid ink rice. We appreciate just how many pieces of seafood we got — two large shrimp, a few scallops, and plenty of squid.

Read More of Our Spain Review Here

Chocolate Amarula Mousse Dome at Refreshment Outpost

The Chocolate Amarula Mousse Dome with white chocolate is essentially a giant Zebra Dome and yes, it’s exactly as incredible as it sounds. You really can’t go wrong with this. There’s a reason Zebra Domes are so popular and this giant one is no exception. The mousse is fluffy and creamy without being overly sweet.

Chocolate Amarula Mousse Dome

The chocolate on the inside is rich while the cookie on the bottom is buttery and gives a nice crunch to this otherwise soft dessert. We think it could be shareable, but don’t be surprised if you catch us eating the whole thing — and maybe even one more.

See Our Full Review of Refreshment Outpost Here

Returning Bests

These items are ones we’ve had in the past and they’ve thankfully returned in 2024, bringing a whole lot of deliciousness with them.

Adobo Yuca Fries at The Fry Basket

We cannot express how thrilled we are to see the Adobo Yuca Fries with Garlic-Cilantro Aïoli back on the menu at The Fry Basket in 2024. These things seriously impressed us in 2022 and were our FAVORITE things at the booth that year.

Adobo Yuca Fries

In 2023, their texture was fantastic (perfectly crunchy), their flavor was spot-on (like Texas toast garlic bread in French fry form), and the sauce served with them offered a delicious tangy flavor.

The fries did NOT disappoint this year. They were once again the BEST thing at this booth. The flavor of the aïoli was fantastic (light on the cilantro), the breading on the fries was dreamy (delightfully crispy!), and the fries were incredibly garlicky in the BEST way possible. Imagine the most amazing garlic bread you’ve ever had in your life but in a wedge/fry form. Trust us when we say you do NOT want to miss these. Get them for $5.75.

See our full review of The Fry Basket here!

Smoked Corned Beef at Flavors from Fire

The Smoked Corned Beef is BACK people and it is something you do NOT want to skip. This deliciousness is served with house-made potato chips, cheese curds, pickled onions, and beer-cheese fondue. And no, we don’t blame you for drooling all over your screens at the sight of that cheese.

Smoked Corned Beef

In 2023, we felt the balance of flavors and textures was fantastic — there was the salty beef, creamy cheese, a little tang from the pickled onions, and the crunchiness of the chips. This year, we loved the dish just as much! The mix of textures added such great dimension to the dish, the cheese was AMAZING (we couldn’t get enough of it), and it was a warm, comforting WIN. Try it for $6.50.

Learn all about Flavors from Fire here!

Swine Brine at Flavors from Fire

We know what you’re thinking — a drink made with Jim Beam Bourbon, apple cinnamon cider, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard can’t be good. But, it was! It was really different and unique, like nothing we’ve had before thanks to the mustard. It reminded us of fall and pickles all at the same time.

Swine Brine with Jim Beam Bourbon

We didn’t taste much of the Bourbon, which is probably a good thing. It tasted like a briny pickle juice with a splash of meat in there. We know — but try it for yourself!

Steakhouse Blended Burger at Flavors from Fire

The Steakhouse Blended Burger is a beef and wild mushroom slider with truffle brie cheese fondue, arugula, and truffle potato chips on a sesame seed bun. It sounds rich — and it is, in the best way possible. There’s a charred flavor that really compliments the mushroom and truffle flavors.

Steakhouse Blended Burger

The brie gets so melty and it really holds this whole burger together. The patty is the perfect combination of meat and mushrooms, and it’s easy to see why this has made our Best of the Fest list yet again!

Freshly Baked Carrot Cake at Milled & Mulled

In the past, this delicious dessert has been at the Hops and Barley booth, but this year it has appeared at the NEW Milled and Mulled booth and we’re soooooo glad it has returned. The Freshly Baked Carrot Cake comes with Cream Cheese Icing and it is a sticky sensation.

Freshly-baked Carrot Cake with walnuts and cream cheese icing

Once again, this cake delivered! It tasted more like a nutty spice cake than a carrot cake, but we didn’t mind! It was dense (but not dry), and the icing (though it can harden a little) melts on your mouth, has a hint of a tang to it, and isn’t overly sweet. If you want something that just screams autumn, we think you’ll love this. Grab a friend and a fork and dive into this snack for $4.75.

See all about Milled & Mulled here!

Mango Lassi at India

The Mango Lassi is not a new drink, but it has made a special appearance on our Best of the Fest list this year because it really impressed us! We got the non-alcoholic version for $5, but you can get it with Sōmrus Chai Cream Liqueur for $11.50. In the past, we’ve felt like this drink had a lot of mango flavor and was pretty milky in consistency (sort of like a milkshake but a little lighter).

This year it was one of our favorites! It was very light for being a milk-based drink, and it had a great, fruity flavor.

Mango Lassi

We found it to be really fresh. It can be great if you need something to cool you down from the Florida heat or cool you down after eating some of the more spicy dishes at the Festival. If you want something fun and non-alcoholic (or alcoholic should you so choose), this is a great pick!

Click here to read more about the India booth!

Frozen Pineapple Chipotle Lemonade at Block & Hans

The combination of pineapple and lemonade in this drink was something we don’t see often, and having it in a slush form was a treat on top of a treat. It was, of course, refreshing on a hot day and wasn’t too tart despite the pineapple and the lemon — but it wasn’t too sweet either.

Frozen Pineapple Chipotle Lemonade

The chili-lime rim was delicious but did get pretty spicy after a while! This isn’t one we’d recommend for kiddos just because of that, but overall we will definitely be getting this again. Maybe next time with vodka!

Read More About Block & Hans at the Festival Here

Braised Beef Poutine at Refreshment Port

The Braised Beef Poutine is made of French fries with braised beef, Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs cheese sauce, cheese curds, and gherkin relish and it’s hit with us every year! This time is no different. The french fries are salty and crispy, and the Boursin cheese gets so melty and just smothers the whole thing.

Braised Beef Poutine

The cheese curds are nice and squeaky and the vinegar from the gherkin relish is exactly what the dish needs!

See Our FULL Refreshment Port Review Here

Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup at Canada

The famous Le Cellier Cheddar Cheese and Bacon Soup is once again a returning best, of course. It’s hot cheese soup — what’s not to love? It does get a little hard to eat in the hot Florida sun, but it’s the only soup we’d willingly sweat bullets for.

Canadian Cheddar and Bacon Soup served with a pretzel roll

It’s thick and cheesy without being too thick and cheese, if you catch our drift. The bacon adds a nice saltiness and crunch that’s absolutely necessary — because when is bacon NOT necessary?!

Find Out What’s Happening Over at Canada Here

Roasted Lamb Chop at Australia

This is one that’s just a hit for us year after year. The mint pesto and crushed salt and vinegar potato chips on top are such a unique combination, and when eaten with the tender lamb really just make the whole dish come together. Our reporter who tried this dish doesn’t even particularly like lamb, but they love this!

Lamb Chop

The mint is pretty pronounced, and if you’re not used to that sort of flavor with meat it can be off-putting but it’s a rather popular flavor to combine with lamb especially. Try this one — you might find a new favorite!

See more about the Australia booth right here!

Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese with Alpine Ham at The Alps

Oh look, it’s…another dish with lots of cheese!! Can you blame us though?! The Warm Raclette Swiss Cheese is an ICONIC dish at the Festival and one we can’t stop recommending! We particularly enjoy the version with Alpine Ham, Baby Potatoes, Cornichons, and Baguette.

Warm Swiss Cheese Raclette

This year it once again was a hot, savory snack that felt like a warm, comforting hug. It was also a great portion size, which can really leave you feeling full (in a good way). Grab the Raclette cheese for $5.75 — you can thank us later! 😉

See our review of The Alps here!

Mimosa Flight at Shimmering Sips Hosted by CORKCICLE

If you’re looking for an incredible set of drinks to pick up at the Food & Wine Festival, the Mimosa Flight at Shimmering Sips is one of our picks. We couldn’t go more than 5 minutes without someone asking us where we got this — so just be prepared to make some people jealous around you! This year, you can get a Tropical Mimosa, a Berry Mimosa, and a Blood Orange Mimosa.

Mimosa Flight

And you can get it all for $14!

See more about Shimmering Sips here

Boeuf Bourguignon at France

The Boeuf Bourguignon, Pommes de terre roties is braised short ribs in cabernet with roasted potatoes. It’s one of our favorites every year — though in 2023 it was served with “puffed potatoes” that ended up being tater tots.

Boeuf Bourguignon, Pommes de terre roties

This dish was wonderful. It’s really flavorful and melts in your mouth. There was nothing dry about the meat at all. It was very robust and hearty, and we absolutely loved it.

Find our complete review of the France Booth HERE

BEST Plant-Based Dishes of the Fest

IMPOSSIBLE Montreal Style Burger Slider at Flavors from Fire

A new dish over at Flavors from Fire — the IMPOSSIBLE Montreal Style Burger Slider — is served with cheddar cheese and tomato jam on a sesame seed bun. We literally did a happy dance when we tried this! The “burger” was tender and not rubbery which you can sometimes find with plant-based burgers.

IMPOSSIBLE Montreal Style Burger Slider

The combination of the tomato jam with the salty meat and cheese was a nice addition — it gave the burger a vinegary, pickle-like kick that made us want to get a whole other slider to eat!

IMPOSSIBLE Moussaka at Greece

One of the returning dishes to arrive at the Festival this year is the IMPOSSIBLE Moussaka at the Greece Booth and it was a HIT for us once again. This is sort of like a lasagna/casserole dish with eggplant, the IMPOSSIBLE meat, and more items. The dish was heavy, rich, and felt like its very own mini-meal.

IMPOSSIBLE Moussaka

It might not be great on a super hot day (because it is very filling), but it’s hearty, comforting, and the ingredients blend together really well. Plus, we loved the bechamel sauce on top, which was sweet and creamy. It might not slam you with a ton of flavor, but this dish does a great job of being that comforting little casserole you want to tuck into after a long day (and it’ll fill you up!). Get it for $5.50.

Read more about the Greece booth here

Potato and Pea Samosa at India

The Potato and Pea Samosa with Coriander-Lime Cream is a returning dish that has seen some great improvements this year! In the past, we’ve found the dish to be soggy and very spicy. This year, we were surprised by the spice, but the pastry dough was wonderfully crispy and flaky (while the inside was nice and soft). Alright! We have a win!

Potato and Pea Samosa

The coriander lime cream was also a nice touch since it added a sense of freshness to the dish. The peas on the inside added a lot of flavor, but they were on the mushy side so just be aware of that if you don’t love mushy textures. Also, this was a touch salty, but we didn’t mind that all too much. If you’re looking for a flavorful and fun plant-based dish, give this one a try!  You can get it for $5.50.

See more about the India booth here!

CONTROVERSIAL Best of the Fest

These next eats are controversial picks — some of our team LOVES them, others absolutely DETEST them. Where will you stand? You’ll have to read our notes and decide whether they’re worth a buy for yourself. If you do taste them, be sure to come back to this post and drop us a comment with your thoughts!

Griddled Cheese at Greece

At the Greece booth, you’ll find the divisive Griddled Cheese with pistachios and honey. It has made our Best of the Fest list in the past. One time we tried it, we found that it had a great mix of savory and sweet flavors — creamy cheese, sweet honey, and salty pistachios — a nice combo. But 2022 changed things.

In 2022, a different reporter tried the dish and was…not impressed. To them, the flavor was strangely pungent and the honey didn’t mix well, though the pistachios and cheese textures were nice.

Griddled Cheese with pistachios and honey

Our reporter found the cheese (goat cheese) to be quite rich. Plus, they liked how the honey paired with the cheese, and thought the pistachios added a great crunch and nutty flavor that helped to bring out the cheese flavor even more. Where will you stand on this cheesy treat? You’ll have to try it and find out! Get this dish for $5.

See more about the Greece booth here

STRANGEST Item at the Fest

Pickle Milkshake at Brew-Wing

Y’all, you know we couldn’t make this list without at least mentioning the Pickle Milkshake(!!!) at the Festival! This is a non-alcoholic treat — returning for its second year — and it is…something else.

Pickle Milk Shake

One of our reporters who tried this said that it was extremely dill-heavy, tangy, and creamy. It had a smooth texture without any chunks, which we think is a good thing? But they noted that as someone who loves pickles, the shake was more of a dill milkshake to them.

On another visit, a separate reporter tried the shake and said that in their opinion the shake tasted like you were drinking from a pickle jar, but with the consistency of ice cream. 😟 They described it as “better than you think” and explained that it tasted salty, sour, and briney.

So…yeah…it’s…a pickle shake. Will you love it? Will you hate it? Will you get a batch that has a stronger dill flavor or a stronger pickle flavor? You’ll have to taste it to find out. If you are brave enough to taste it, be sure to drop us a comment with your thoughts ’cause we would love to know how you feel about this!

See more about Brew-Wing here!

Most Surprising Item at the Fest

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake at Earth Eats

We were seriously shocked by how much we enjoyed this! It was light and airy with the perfect amount of lemon icing on top — it wasn’t too sweet and didn’t weight the cake down. It was a great balance between keeping the cake moist without being overpowering.

Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

The lemon wasn’t too strong either, which you can sometimes find with lemon-heavy desserts. We’d definitely recommend this as a nice sweet treat after scarfing down some braised beef.

Read More About Earth Eats Here

BEST Booth of the FEST

Mexico

We loved this both and found every item on here to be Best of the Fest-worthy, which can only mean one thing — it’s our BEST Booth of the Fest this year! We will 100% be returning to the Mexico booth multiple times throughout the festival because the food is just that good. We think the Mexico booth is always good, but this year, it was truly, shockingly good.

Full Spread at the Mexico Booth

We loved the Tostada de Camarones — it was fresh and full of flavor, the Flauta de Barbacoa was rich without being heavy, and the Pan de Elote really surprised us — each was an explosion of flavors that we weren’t expecting but all paired SO well together.

See Our FULL Mexico Booth Review Here

Flavors from Fire — Runner-Up

This booth really has it all — something for the carnivores, something for the plant-based folks, and something for those who like pork in their cocktails. KIDDING, but not really. The Steakhouse Blended Burger here is BOMB and super unique, while the IMPOSSIBLE Montreal-style Slider was delicious no matter what kind of diet you follow.

Flavors from Fire Spread

The Smoked Corned Beef is always a hit, of course, and the Swine Brine cocktail is super fun to prank your friends and family with — and it’s pretty darn delicious, too!

See More of Flavors from Fire by Clicking Here

Bramblewood Bites — Runner-Up

This NEW booth really impressed us! We enjoyed everything we had here. The Grilled Cider-Brined Pork Tenderloin is so juicy and the char from the grill gives it a nice textural thing that just works beautifully. The Grilled Bison tasted like fall, and those Cast Iron-Roasted Brussels Sprouts will be dancing around in our dreams for a while.

Full Spread at Bramblewood Bites

We also really enjoyed the Spiced Apple Old Fashioned-inspired cocktail with Boyd & Blair Rum. Typically, old-fashioned cocktails are made with bourbon or whiskey, so this was a new take on a classic drink. We liked the rum because it made the drink a bit sweeter, although we couldn’t really taste the rum. Instead, it just brought out the sweet apple flavor.

Check Out More About Bramblewood Bites!

France — Runner-Up

The France booth is always a hit, which is why it deserves to be a runner-up for Best Booth of the Festival. The new Moelleux aux Oignons Caramélisés et au Fromage de Chèvre is an egg moelleux with goat cheese and caramelized onions. The egg was very fluffy, cloudy, and pillowy (yes we just described eggs as pillowy and we’re sticking with it!).

Full Spread

The escargot was fantastic. It was garlicky and soft. Someone else had described them as “slimy yet satisfying” like Timon on The Lion King, and honestly, that’s a great way to describe them. You also can’t go wrong with the Boeuf Bourguignon! 

Read the FULL Snail Review and More from France Here

The Fry Basket — Runner-Up

Not all of the items at The Fry Basket are necessarily exceptional stand-out dishes, but we do feel like the booth as a whole is one of those you absolutely MUST visit, even if it’s just to get one or two items. The Adobo Yuca Fries are by far our favorites here and are WELL worth your time.

Full Fry Spread 2023

But we can’t deny that the Fry Flight is ICONIC. It comes with Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar FriesBBQ Bacon Fries with smoked aïoli, and Sweet Potato Casserole Fries with candied pecans, toasted marshmallow cream, and maple bourbon glaze. (Note that you can also order the individual flavors here by request.)

The Sweet Potato Casserole Fries were our favorite fries in the flight, and they really captured the flavors of sweet potato pie in the BEST way possible. Think of them like bite-sized sweet potato casseroles, complete with marshmallow fluff and everything!

The Salt & Vinegar fries were not our favorite here — they were just boring, but probably a “safe” choice for those who don’t want anything too adventurous.

And then there were the BBQ Bacon Fries, which tasted like Lay’s BBQ chips in a great way. They had a nice smoky chipotle flavor going on, which elevated them beyond your basic BBQ taste.

Fry Flight

All in all, each individual item at the booth might not blow you away on its own (save for those Yuca Fries), but it’s the kind of booth you just gotta go to because…well…it’s a booth full of FRIES!!! And several of them are quite tasty!

See more about the Fry Basket booth here

Best of the Fest for Kids

Looking for a few dishes the kiddos will love? Here are a few dishes we think little ones will really like trying.

Frozen S’mores at Festival Favorites

Kids will definitely LOVE the Frozen S’mores — it’s a chocolate milkshake with marshmallow syrup topped with mini marshmallows and a graham cracker.

Frozen S’mores

Seriously, what’s not to love here?! It’s sweet, and creamy, and reminds us of sitting by the campfire.

Read Our Full Festival Favorites Review Here

Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce at Germany

First up, we have the classic Apple Strudel with Vanilla Sauce from Germany. This has been a favorite of ours for years and it did NOT disappoint this year.

Apple Strudel with vanilla sauce

The flavors are simple enough that picky eaters won’t be deterred and when mixed with the vanilla sauce it makes for an extra delicious experience. This year, we felt like it really captured that apple pie flavor and the pastry was wonderfully flaky. That all paired with the vanilla sauce well (that sauce was INCREDIBLE by the way). If you have a little one who enjoys apple pie, vanilla sauce, and pastries, this is an easy pick.

Also, note that our reporter fully recommended this one for the main Best of the Fest list. In other words, don’t overlook this just ’cause we put it in the kiddo category. Adults — we think you’ll love this too! Get it for $4.50.

See more about the Germany booth here

Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream at Belgium

Another easy pick for the little ones is the Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream. Seriously, a waffle and berries — what’s NOT to love?!

Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream

The Berry Compote really carried the team in this dessert this year, and the strawberries were divine! We felt like they were actually some of the freshest berries we’d had at the Festival this year. The waffle was a little plain, but that can actually be a bonus for the kiddos. Overall, for $5, we think it’s a snack little ones will likely gobble up with ease!

Click here for more on the Belgium booth

WOWZERS. That was a LOT of food. Be sure to bring those stretchy pants when visiting EPCOT during this Festival — you’ll need them!

Don’t forget that you’ll have until November 23rd to give these items a try! And as always, check back with us for all the Disney food news you need.

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