After Running Out In Minutes, Free Dessert Truck Returns To LIC

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — A famous Manhattan bakery is celebrating its 25th birthday by handing out one of its best-known treats for free across New York City, including in Queens.

On July 18, Magnolia Bakery is distributing 500 banana puddings at Gantry State Plaza in a "banana pudding mobile," which will stop in Long Island City around 11:30 a.m., according to the bakery's Instagram.

This is the second weekend in a row that the bakery is handing out hundreds of treats, but the free banana puddings ran out quickly in Astoria last Sunday, so the bakery advises showing up early.

"It's first come, first serve, and that Banana Pudding's going quick," Magnolia Bakery posted online.

According to Time Out the banana treats will be in limited-edition, NYC-themed birthday cups designed by local artists.

Also, people can enter to win a year of banana budding by following Magnolia Bakery on Instagram and then scanning a QR code at the top of each cup, or entering online.

The dessert truck will also stop at Prospect Park on July 16, and then the Natural History Museum and the Highline on July 17.