As promised in our previous blog, it’s time to unveil the Epcot’s International Festival of the Holidays Kitchens menu! Epcot has always been one of our favorites for cuisine, but with Disney Magic and Holiday Magic as the festival’s two main ingredients- these menus really take the cake. The festival starts the day after Thanksgiving and ends on December 30th , so be sure to have “Go to Epcot” on your holiday to-do list. And remember pixie dust makes the calories disappear, so be a kid with your kids and indulge in all of these Holiday Kitchens festivities!
BUT FIRST DESSERT…
There are desserts on all of the holiday kitchen’s menus, but these places are your go-to’s for that sugar rush-
The Donut Box – Near Test Track
In my opinion, these blow Dunkin’ and Krispy Kreme out of the water-
Pumpkin Cake Donut with Pumpkin Spice Icing
Holiday Donut with Coconut and Crisp Pearls
Chocolate Peppermint Donut
Egg Nog and Cream-filled Donut with Cinnamon Icing and Crumbled Gingersnap Cookies
Liquid Dessert AKA Beverages:
Gingerbread Milkshake (non-alcoholic)
Guinness Gingerbread Stout, Dublin, Ireland
Gingerbread Milkshake with Whipped Cream Vodka
Holiday Hearth Desserts
Take the whole family in here and get one of each, so you can have “just a little bite” of each treat.
Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
Snowball Cookies
Peppermint Bark (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Mouse Crunch
Gingerbread Cookie (cookie stroll item)
Warm me up Hot Beverages:
Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic)
Cinnamon Apple Cider (non-alcoholic)
Cocoa Candy Cane: Hot Cocoa with Peppermint Schnapps
Holiday Sweets & Treats
Remember sharing desserts helps keep you on the “nice list”- that’s a good line to tell your spouse when sharing this decadent sundae.
Peppermint Sundae: Chocolate Ice Cream, Whipped Cream and Peppermint Candy
Redemption Cookie (cookie stroll item)
Beverages:
Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic)
Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings® Peppermint Cheer™ Tea (non-alcoholic)
3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter, St. Petersburg, FL
M.I.A. Beer Company Coquito Beer, Doral, FL
Brew Hub S’mores Black Lager, Lakeland, FL
Hot Cocoa with Cordials (Baileys Irish Cream, Frangelico Liqueur or Fireball Cinnamon Whisky)
Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings® Peppermint Cheer™ Tea & Whipped Cream Vodka
Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen NEW!
Chip and Dale would be proud of this new addition- and we are “nuts” about them too!
Nuts for Chipmunks and Humans:
Cinnamon-glazed Almonds (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Cinnamon-glazed Cashews (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Cinnamon-glazed Pecans (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Fire-roasted Chestnuts (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Just for Humans Beverages:
AMERICAN HERITAGE® Gourmet Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic)
T.G. Lee Eggnog (non-alcoholic)
Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Hazel Nutty-Cracker Sweet Stout
AMERICAN HERITAGE® Gourmet Hot Cocoa with Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, Whipped Cream and Candied Nuts
T.G. Lee Eggnog with Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
Now to the main menus that would even give an Elsa Arendalle ball, a run for its money.
American Holiday Table
The best of your holiday traditional food without all of the cooking…or cleaning.
All the fixings:
Slow-roasted Turkey & BEN’S ORIGINAL™ Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans & Cranberry Sauce
Holiday Pot Pie with Jackfruit, Mushrooms, Carrots, Peas, Onions and Puff Pastry (plant-based)
Pumpkin Gingerbread Cheesecake with Cranberry Whipped Cream and Candied Pumpkin Seeds
Chocolate Crinkle Cookie made with DOVE® Dark Chocolate (cookie stroll item)
Beverages:
Bell’s Bright White Ale, Comstock, MI
3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter, St. Petersburg, FL
Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout, Titusville, FL
Bavaria Holiday Kitchen
Disney Fun Fact: Donald Duck is the most Disney character in Germany!
Food:
Pork Schnitzel with Mushroom Sauce, Spätzle and Braised Red Cabbage
Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with Steamed Baby Vegetables and Marble Potatoes
Linzer Cookie (cookie stroll item)
Beverages:
Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider, Frankfurt, Germany
The Tank Brewing Co. Prost! Fest Bier, Miami, FL
Ayinger Brewery Celebrator Doppelbock, Bavaria, Germany
Regional Riesling
Glühwein: House-made Hot Spiced Wine
L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen
New York, New York- the city so nice they named it twice… and with these NYC classics, you’ll probably be back for seconds.
Food:
Pastrami on Rye with House-made Pickles and Deli Mustard
Smoked Salmon Potato Latke (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Potato Latkes (plant-based and gluten/wheat-friendly)
Sufganiyot: Mini Jelly-filled Donuts
Black and White Cookie (plant-based, cookie stroll item)
Beverages:
Shmaltz Brewing Company Hanukkah Beer, Clifton Park, NY
Blue Cosmo Cocktail
Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen
Aristocats was based in Paris, but you don’t have to be an Aristocrat to dine on this fine Parisian food.
Food:
Napoleon de Saumon Fumé en Brioche: Smoked Salmon Napoleon with layers of Smoked Salmon, Dill Mousse and Crème Fraîche Mousse served in a Brioche
Dinde Forestière, Patates Douces Rôties: Turkey with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Onions in a Mustard Cream Sauce served with Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Bûche de Noël Chocolat Blanc, Framboise: Chocolate Christmas Log with Chocolate Biscuit, White Chocolate Mousse, Raspberry Cream and Chocolate Fudge Coating
Beverages:
Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Grey Goose Vanilla, Vodka, Chocolate Milk and Whipped Cream
Cabernet Sauvignon, Louis de Camponac
Rosé Pétillant Méthode Traditionnelle Champenoise: Rosé Sparkling Wine, Pink Flamingo
Cranberry Mimosa: Pol Remy Sparkling Wine with Orange Juice and Cranberry Syrup
Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen
Feliz Navidad what’s better than eggnog? Margaritas.
Food:
Giant Tostada de Chorizo: Chorizo served on a Giant Tostada with Chipotle Black Bean Purée, Salsa Verde, Queso Cotija, Crema Mexicana and Pickled Onion
Tamal de Barbacoa: Shredded Barbacoa Beef in a Corn Masa topped with Ranchera Salsa, Queso Cotija, and Crema Mexicana (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Dulce de Leche Churros sprinkled with Cinnamon-Sugar
Beverages:
Cranberry-Cinnamon Margarita: Apple-Cinnamon infused Ilegal Mezcal, Cranberry Juice, Orange Liqueur, and Lime Juice with a Cinnamon-Sugar Rim
Horchata Margarita: Centinela Blanco Tequila, Abasolo Corn Whisky, Agua de Horchata and Cinnamon Horchata Run
Mistletoe Cerveza: Tulum Artisanal Lager with Blackcurrant Liqueur
Mele Kalikimaka
The holiday’s the way Moana would do it! Don’t forget Auli’i Cravalho (the voice of Moana) is opening up Epcot’s Candlelight Processional on November 26th!
Food:
Kālua Pork with Okinawa Purple Sweet Potatoes and Mango Salad
Lomi Lomi Salmon with Tomatoes, Onions, Salmon Roe, Yuzu-Mayonnaise and Yucca Chips
Haupia: Hawaiian Coconut Pudding with Candied Macadamia Nuts and Coconut
Beverages:
Kona Brewing Co. Mai Time Wheat Ale, Kailua-Kona, HI
Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Pineapple Wine, St. Petersburg, FL
Melon Breeze with Spiced Rum
Select dishes feature Melissa’s Produce.
Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen
Food:
Chirashi Sushi Tree: Sashimi-grade Tuna, Salmon, Ikura and Yellowtail with Vegetables on an artistic bed of Rice
New Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat Soba Noodles in a Hot Dashi Soup with Shrimp Tempura, Fish Cake, Shiitake Mushrooms and Chopped Green Onion
Mont Blanc Tart: Matcha Mousse Tart with a Sweet Red Bean Center sprinkled with Konpeito Sugar Candy
Beverages:
Chocolate Banana Boba: Cocoa, Calpico, Banana Syrup and Strawberry Popping Boba Pearls (non-alcoholic)
Choya Sparkling Plum Wine: Umeshu Smooth Sparkling Wine
Chocolate Tokyo Banana: Cocoa, Calpico, Banana Syrup and Vodka
Pomegranate Draft Lager: Rice Lager with hints of Pomegranate and Lemon
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina
You don’t have to get on a Magic Carpet to enjoy these Moroccan dishes, they are right here at the Tangeierine Cafe!
Food:
Grilled Kebabs with Carrot-Chickpea Salad and Garlic Aïoli
Lamb Kefta (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Harissa Chicken (gluten/wheat-friendly)
Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with Hummus, Fig Tapenade, and Zhoug Dip
Almond-spiced Cake with Ginger Mousse, Orange Ganache and Sesame Tuille
Beverages:
Stem Ciders Lavender Apple Hard Cider, Denver, CO
Bold Rock Ginger Turmeric Hard Cider, Nellysford, VA
Woodchuck Cinnamon Nutmeg Hard Cider, Middlebury, VT
Fig Cocktail with Sparkling Wine, Fig Vodka, and Cranberry Juice
Cider Flight
Tuscany Holiday Kitchen
When in Rome Epcot- eat the way the DVC members do!
Food:
Mezzelune Croccanti: Crispy Half-moon Breaded Mozzarella-filled Ravioli with Pomodoro Sauce
Ravioli: Shrimp Ravioli in Scampi Sauce with White Wine, Garlic, Lemon Zest and Parsley
Bomboloni alla Cioccolato-Nocciola: Chocolate-filled Italian Doughnut with Chocolate-Hazelnut Spread and Powdered Sugar
Beverages:
Pinot Grigio
Chianti
Prosecco
Banfi Rosa Regale
Moscato
Italian White Sangria with Prosecco
Italian Red Sangria with Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Margarita with Tequila and Limoncello
Peroni Pilsner
Yukon Holiday Kitchen
Canadian fare with a Christmas flare!
Food:
Seared Scallops with Parsnip Silk, Apple Chutney and Hazelnut Croquant
Beef Bourguignon with Crushed Potatoes
Maple Bûche de Noël: Maple Mousse and Cranberry rolled in Gingerbread Chiffon Cake
SNICKERS®-Doodle Cookie made with SNICKERS® bar pieces (cookie stroll item)
Beverages:
Frozen Coffee (non-alcoholic)
81Bay Brewing Co. Maple Cinnamon Coffee Beer, Tampa, FL
Playalinda Brewing Company Maple Cookie Blonde Ale, Titusville, FL
Collective Arts Stranger Than Peanut Butter & Banana Porter, Hamilton, Ontario
Chateau des Charmes Icewine
Chateau des Charmes Red Wine
Frozen Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
Remember these dishes will only be around until December 30th, so save some room this holiday season! Santa shouldn’t be the only one that gets to indulge!
