Chili’s Desserts Menu With Prices & Calories

The current Chili’s dessert menu has three items: Molten Chocolate Cake, Peanut Butter Pie Made With REESE’S®, and Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie.

The Chili’s menu dessert section isn’t huge but it’s carefully put together. You won’t find twenty options here. What you will find is a small collection of crowd-pleasing, well executed sweets that hit the spot after a savory meal.

Chili’s desserts are available every day starting at 11:00 AM and served until closing time, which usually falls between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM depending on the location. Whether you’re dining in with family, grabbing takeout on the go, or ordering late-night delivery, there’s always time to treat yourself. Desserts are available across all dayparts lunch, dinner, and late night. There are no dessert-specific hours or restrictions.

The Molten Chocolate Cake is Chili’s most popular dessert. This signature treat features warm chocolate cake with a molten chocolate center, topped with vanilla ice cream, a chocolate shell, and caramel drizzle. It’s genuinely one of the better desserts in casual dining, not just at Chili’s, but across the category. For around $10, you’re getting a restaurant-quality warm chocolate dessert that most people absolutely love.

One food reviewer who ate through 45 Chili’s items in a single sitting described it: “If you had a bad day, you would just want to sit here with it and snuggle up with it.” The caramel sauce is what makes that true. Without it this would be a solid but standard chocolate cake. With it, the combination of warm molten chocolate, cool vanilla ice cream, and sweet caramel creates the contrast that makes this Chili’s most talked-about dessert.

The sodium at 560mg is the lowest of all three desserts. The Molten Chocolate Cake is actually the most sodium-friendly of the three options. The sugar at 115g is the highest, as expected for a chocolate-forward dessert with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream all in one plate.

A warm, gooey chocolate chip cookie baked in a cast-iron skillet and topped with vanilla ice cream. The Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is $9.49 and 1230 calories, the most affordable dessert at Chili’s and the one best suited for groups. The cast-iron skillet is the functional element here, not just aesthetic. The skillet retains heat differently from a standard baking dish; the edges of the cookie bake crispier and stay crispier longer because the cast iron continues conducting heat through the serving period. The center stays soft and slightly underdone, which is intentional. The Skillet Cookie is a strong second choice, especially if you’re with a group.

The Skillet Cookie at 1230 calories is the most calorie-dense of the three desserts 60 more calories than the Molten Chocolate Cake. Split three ways at a group table, each person takes approximately 410 calories, a reasonable dessert contribution. Split two ways: approximately 615 calories each. At $9.49 it’s also the most affordable dessert by $0.80 and at roughly 1230 calories for a dessert that genuinely serves two to three people, the per-calorie value is the strongest of the three options.

The Peanut Butter Pie is Chili’s collaboration dessert with REESE’S a creamy peanut butter and chocolate chip filling in a chocolate cookie crust, finished with ganache, REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups, and a white chocolate drizzle. At 920 calories it’s the lightest of Chili’s three desserts and the best option for anyone who wants something rich without the heat of the skillet cookie or molten cake. The peanut butter filling is dense and mousse-like, with the REESE’S peanut butter cups giving bursts of concentrated peanut-chocolate flavour throughout. This is the only cold dessert on the Chili’s menu, which changes the experience significantly. There’s no timing pressure, no “eat it before it cools” urgency, no technique required. It arrives cold, it stays cold, and the peanut butter mousse filling maintains its texture through the whole dessert.

No special technique required but the best version of this dessert comes from taking a bite that includes the chocolate cookie crust, the peanut butter filling, and a piece of REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup together. Each element alone is good. All three together is what makes this the most consistently satisfying dessert on the Chili’s menu for people who like peanut butter and chocolate.

At 920 calories, the Peanut Butter Pie is the lightest dessert on the menu by 250 to 310 calories versus the other two. It’s also the highest in sodium at 750mg. The REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups and chocolate cookie crust contribute salt in a way the chocolate-forward items don’t. The protein at 14g is consistent across all three desserts; the combination of dairy (from ice cream and filling), eggs, and nut protein in the REESE’S elements creates a higher protein contribution than most desserts of comparable calorie counts.

It’s genuinely one of the better desserts in casual dining for around $10, you’re getting a restaurant-quality warm chocolate dessert that most people absolutely love.

• You’re celebrating something birthday, anniversary, any occasion where the presentation matters
• You love warm chocolate desserts and have never had a proper molten cake before
• You’re eating dine-in with one other person and want to share something iconic
• You want Chili’s number one bestselling dessert

• You’re at a table of three or more people who all want dessert without each ordering separately
• Budget matters at $9.49 it’s the most affordable option
• You want something familiar that everyone will enjoy without negotiation
• You’re not a chocolate cake person but still want something warm and shareable

• You love peanut butter and chocolate together
• You’re ordering takeout or delivery – it travels the best of the three
• You want the lightest calorie option – 250 fewer calories than the Molten Cake
• You prefer a cold dessert over a hot one
• Someone at the table specifically loves REESE’S

Chili’s desserts are calorie-dense because of portion size, baking method, and sugar-fat combinations. Here’s the calorie context most pages never provide:

If you’re ordering the Molten Chocolate Cake or Skillet Cookie, the best preceding entrees are lighter options, the Guiltless Sirloin 6oz (250 cal), Ancho Salmon (620 cal), or Santa Fe Salad (450 cal). The full meal with lighter entree + shared Molten Cake stays under 1,500 calories for most combinations. If you’re ordering after a heavier entrée (Bacon Rancher Burger at 1710 cal, Nashville Hot Crispers® at 1710 cal), skip the individual dessert and share the Skillet Cookie three ways. 410 calories each is the most manageable sweet finish after a heavy main course.

Unlike the Molten Cake (which loses its molten centre) or the Skillet Cookie (which cools quickly), the Peanut Butter Pie holds up well for takeout and delivery orders. The takeout quality ranking: Best for takeout/delivery: Peanut Butter Pie: Cold dessert, zero degradation in transit. Arrives tasting exactly as it does in the restaurant. The REESE’S elements stay firm, the crust stays crispy, the filling stays mousse-like. Fair for takeout: Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie: The cookie itself travels acceptably for distances under 15 minutes. The ice cream will melt in transit and the cookie becomes a warm (not hot) chocolate chip cookie rather than the hot-with-cold-ice-cream experience it is dine-in. Still enjoyable, just different. Avoid for takeout / delivery: Molten Chocolate Cake: The molten center is what you’re paying $10.29 for. That center solidifies within approximately 10 to 15 minutes after leaving the kitchen. A takeout Molten Chocolate Cake is a warm chocolate cake with the molten element gone. If you’re going to order this, eat it in the restaurant.

Some sweets are even part of the 2 for $25 Chili’s menu, so you get good food and a good deal. My Chili’s Rewards® members receive a birthday reward through the app, redeemable for a free dessert during their birthday month. Here’s how it works:

• The birthday reward requires an entrée purchase – it’s not a standalone free dessert
• It’s valid for your birthday month, not just your birthday date
• Reward value and specific dessert may vary by location and promotion period
• Confirm the current birthday reward with your server when you arrive

The Mini Molten Cake is a smaller version of the classic: good when you want less. The Mini Molten Chocolate Cake is available as a dessert add-on for kids meals (Pepper Pals®) at approximately $3.99. Same preparation as the full Molten Chocolate Cake, the same chocolate shell, the same molten center, the same vanilla ice cream, in a smaller individual portion sized for younger diners. At 580 calories for the mini version, it’s the right-sized dessert for a child who wants the Molten Cake experience without the full adult portion. The technique is the same: crack the shell hard with a spoon, let the center flow, add the ice cream to the same bite.

Chili’s desserts contain things that might not be safe for people with food allergies. Milk is in ice cream, cheesecake, and most chocolate treats. Eggs are found in most baked desserts.

Seasonal desserts at Chili’s add exclusive flavors. The Peppermint Molten Cake brings festive delight at $7.99. Chili’s rotates seasonal dessert specials around major holidays primarily Thanksgiving and Christmas windows. The Peppermint Molten Cake is the most commonly returning seasonal item with the same cast-iron skillet preparation as the Molten Chocolate Cake but with a peppermint flavor profile added to the sauce and topping. Seasonal items are not available at all locations and are time-limited. Check the Chili’s app or your local Chili’s menu for current seasonal availability. The standard three-item dessert menu is available year-round.

It’s genuinely one of the better desserts in casual dining, not just at Chili’s, but across the category. For around $8 to $10, you’re getting a restaurant-quality warm chocolate dessert that most people absolutely love. The Skillet Cookie is a strong second, especially if you’re with a group. The honest verdict on all three:

Yes, worth it. The technique required to eat it correctly (crack the shell hard, combine all three elements in one bite) is a real restaurant experience that you can’t replicate easily at home. It’s the number one bestselling dessert at Chili’s for a reason.

Yes, worth it for groups. The most affordable dessert, serves two to three people comfortably, and delivers the straightforward satisfaction of a warm cookie with ice cream. Not the most impressive item on the table, but the most reliably enjoyed by the widest range of people.

Yes, worth it if you like peanut butter. The REESE’S collaboration gives this genuine brand credibility: you’re not getting a generic peanut butter dessert, you’re getting a dessert built around one of the most recognized candy brands in the US. If peanut butter and chocolate is your combination, this is the best version of it available at any casual dining chain in 2026.