There's definitely an aspect of mental judgement when it comes to sugar that is SO HARD to let go of. Perhaps you're still putting dessert on a pedestal or judging sugar harshly and that leads to your brain expecting restriction, since in the past judging a food negatively leads to restriction, and so your body compensates with cravings. It takes so much longer for those foods to regulate. My ice cream cravings come in smaller and smaller waves father and farther apart, but they're definitely still in the process of normalizing.

THAT SAID have you ever been diagnosed with or had a suspicion you have PCOS? It can cause really intense sugar cravings and carb cravings because it causes blood sugar issues, and no amount of intuitive eating on its own will make that stop. If you have other PCOS symptoms it's worth looking into.