Fast food restaurants are best known for savoury snacks and fried goods – but sweet-toothed customers are certainly not neglected. Pretty much every chain serves at least one sweet treat, with special variations regularly joining the menu. From Tim Hortons’ Timbits and Taco Bell’s cinnamon twists to market-specific creations like McDonald’s corn pies, here we rate the best fast food dessert items of all time.

Click or scroll through our gallery as we count down to reveal the ultimate fast food dessert. Have your favourites made our list?

Our ranking is based on reviews, accolades and the popularity of each item, taking into account sales, longevity and the reaction to the products at the time of their release. The list is unavoidably subjective.

Ranked: the best fast food dessert items of all time