WASHINGTON — It's National Dessert Day! Anybody with a sweet tooth can use some of the deals restaurants and shops are offering Tuesday to grab discounted, or sometimes even free, treats.

Here's what to know.

What is National Dessert Day?

Unfortunately, National Dessert Day isn't an "officially" recognized holiday. Celebrated on Oct. 14, it's a chance for sweets-lovers to enjoy sugary goodness as the weather turns cold in the fall.

And Americans really do love their sweets. According to the National Day Calendar , shoppers in the U.S. spent around $6 billion on ice cream in 2019. Market Data Forecasts, which analyzes businesses for investors, notes that around 10 billion donuts are made in the U.S. every year . And around 2 billion cookies are consumed in the U.S. every year , t

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