“Am I at a dispensary or a bakery?” you may wonder, perusing a menu with options like Gelato, Cherry Pie, Lemon Cake, or Mango Brûlée. As if choosing cannabis without thinking about food wasn’t hard enough, new strains named after desserts appear on dispensary shelves with increasing frequency.
Find sweet strains near you.
It all started with the Cookie Fam back in 2010, when the legendary network of cannabis breeders created the original GSC Thin Mints—a strain that launched a thousand imitators. As Cookie Fam continued to impress connoisseurs with later creations (including Sunset Sherbet and Gelato), the convention of naming strains after desserts spread widely across the industry.
Minty, sweet, or fruity, the most commonly found dessert strains include a wide variety of cannabis types with distinctly different terpene profiles. Check out a few of our recent crave-worthy finds, available at dispensaries around the Bay Area right now.
Mochi
(Elise McDonough for Leafly)
Check these menus for it:
- Cookie Co. 415 in San Francisco
- GrassRoots in San Francisco
- Garden of Eden in Hayward
All of the flower I’ve experienced from Gold Seal SF has been fire, and their Mochi is no exception. Purple-hued buds coated in trichomes, this Mochi is as frosty as its namesake dessert treat. Testing at 16.9% THC, this indica-dominant cross of Sunset Sherbet and Thin Mint Cookies smokes smooth and creamy—great for an after-dinner indulgence.
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Blueberry Pie
(Elise McDonough for Leafly)
Check these menus for it:
- Bloom Room in San Francisco
- Blueberry Muffins at Santa Cruz Naturals
- Universal Collective in Los Angeles
Full of sweet, fruity blueberry flavor, the aroma of these flowers leap right out of the jar. Every strain from Red Beard Farms on display at Bloom Room was incredibly terpy, and it’s currently the only place to find flowers from this boutique brand. With moderate THC potency of 15%, Blueberry Pie is perfect for well-heeled connoisseurs looking for incredible flavor with a pleasant—but not overwhelming—high.
Other Blueberry crosses such as Blueberry Muffins have been popular recently, so check out these delicious varieties at locations near you.
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Orange Cookies
(Elise McDonough for Leafly)
Check these menus for it:
- Theraleaf in San Jose
- RCP Sacramento
- Barbary Coast in San Francisco
Grown by Greendawg Collective, Orange Cookies was the best-smelling flower in stock at Barbary Coast with bright, lime green buds covered in orange hairs. With a scent similar to Tangie, these citrusy buds tested at 16.7% THC, making this a moderately potent strain appropriate for daytime use.
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Key Lime Pie
(Elise McDonough for Leafly)
Check these menus for it:
- Santa Cruz Naturals in Aptos
- Purple Star MD in San Francisco
- Bloom Room in San Francisco
A popular new phenotype of GSC, the Key Lime Pie grown by Monterey Kush Co. delivers a strong potency of 21% THC with a pleasing citrus-lime flavor and an undertone of tart green apples. With fast-acting effects that delightfully perk up the senses, this strain is meant for people with high tolerances.
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Lemon Meringue
(Elise McDonough for Leafly)
Check these menus for it:
- CannaCruz in Santa Cruz
- The Pottery in Los Angeles
- The Green Easy in Los Angeles
Extremely smooth and creamy with overt lemon flavor, Lemon Meringue is a cross of Lemon Skunk and Cookies & Cream perfected by Exotic Genetix. Grown by RB26 at CannaCruz, this was the highest potency strain sampled at 26% THC—definitely for seasoned smokers who want to energize and create. With a buzzing head rush, smoke this early in the day.
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Lemon Banana Sherbet
(Elise McDonough for Leafly)
Check these menus for it:
- Cookie Co. 415 in San Francisco
- Buddy’s Cannabis in San Jose
- Monterey Bay Alternative Medicine in Monterey
A cross of Lemon Skunk and Sour Banana Sherbet bred by Crockett Family Farms and cultivated by FloraCal, Lemon Banana Sherbet is rich in limonene, with an overpowering smell of sharp astringent lemon. When you grind up the buds, you’ll notice notes of gas and ripe banana, and the smoke is creamy and smooth: just like real sherbet! Get motivated to do some cooking after smoking these tasty nugs, and pair it with a lemony dessert.
