Wild, can't-miss desserts in Columbia, SC

Anyone else have a sweet tooth? Here are five over-the-top, can’t-miss desserts in Columbia.

The Baked Bear , 631 Harden St. Suite C
Build the craziest ice cream sandwich in four easy steps.

• Choose your top and bottom cookie. Pro tip: Vegan + gluten-free cookie options are available.
• Choose your ice cream — you won’t regret ordering the Blackberry Crumble .
• Choose your toppings. Pick from 11 options + don’t sleep on fruity pebbles as a topping choice.
• Get your sandwich hot pressed.

Crumbl Cookies , Three local locations

Order the Crumbl Cookies of the week . If you don’t want to try them yourself, watch this SC TikToker ( with over 400K followers ) try last week’s flavors + give ratings for each.

The Donut Guy , 480-6 Town Center Pl., Columbia

Think — a doughnut shop that isn’t just a doughnut shop. Order baked donuts, mini donuts, funnel cakes, fried oreos, ice cream, and more.

Duck Donuts , 702 Cross Hill Rd. #100B

Check out the fan-favorite doughnut options. You’ll be remiss if you don’t order:

• The Bacon in the Sun
• The Beach Ball
• The Peanut Butter and Jelly

Grill Marks , 711 Gervais St.

Grill Marks’ freakshakes are freaky good . We recommend the “Cookies & Cream Dirt” milkshake, made using a cookies & cream milkshake base and adding chocolate icing, a scoop of ice cream, whipped cream, gummy worms, oreo crumbles, and a Nestle drumstick.