Dessert – the mere word makes most people salivate. There’s very little not to appreciate about a great dessert. From pastries that fall apart to candies that melt in your mouth, desserts are truly magnificent. While purchasing any kind of dessert from a pastry or candy shop is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth, making your own dessert is another kind of satisfaction entirely.
Desserts are not hard to make once you understand a few basic rules. Here are some things to keep in mind while making any kind of dessert:
- Measure Precisely
- Use a Scale
- Purchase a Good Candy Thermometer
- Watch Any Boiling Pot
As with any other type of science, making a dessert is all about precision and timing. You’ll find many dessert recipes on our site ranging from candy recipes to dense chocolate cake recipes. Some of the recipes that you see are simple, while others are complex. Pick any dessert recipe from our site, gather the ingredients, and get ready to make something that you’ll swoon over – we promise!
Dessert – A Brief History
Dessert means something very different to every culture. While some cultures believe that fresh fruits can cure any sweet tooth, other cultures wouldn’t dream of anything less than a pastry laden with cream. It is believed that the word “dessert” was originally derived from the French word “desservir,” which means “to serve” or “to clear.”
Another interesting note about dessert is that every country has a preferred type of sweetening agent. While some regional desserts use only honey and natural sweeteners, other desserts are filled with processed sugar. One type of sweetener isn’t necessarily better than the other, but the taste of a dessert made with sugar as opposed to honey is quite different.
Our Recipes
We love everything that there is to love about dessert. That’s why you’ll find a wide variety of desserts on our website. Here are just some of the recipes that you’re bound to come across when looking through our site:
- Brownies
- Cakes
- Cookies
- Bars
- Candy
- Pastries
If you love dessert as much as we do, then you’ll love spending your time looking at our site. If there’s a dessert out there worthy of note, you’ll find it listed right here!
Apple flan
Soy milk pear flan
Creme caramel with milk jam
Creme caramel
Chocolate flan
Coconut flan
Coffee flan, another option
Nut flan
Orange plan
Creme caramel with condensed milk
Neapolitan flan
A family flan, homemade milk jam
Different apple flan
Apple flan, another option
Coconut flan with condensed milk
Peach flan
Uncooked pineapple flan
Amarettis flan
Flans
Raisin cream filled pie
Chocolate and milk jam pie
Crispy sugar delight
A different apple tart
Pumpkin and almond cake
Coconut and cream pie
Orange tart
Pineapple delight pie
Yam jam and nut pie
Chocolate cream pie
Assorted nuts filling pie
Apple tart
Soy milk pastry cream pie
Creamy cherry pie
Orange pie
Fresh grape pie
Fresh fig pie
Rice pudding pie
Orange flan pie
Tatin pie
Milk jam and coconut ricotta pie
Simple and quick strawberry pie
Quince jam with pastafrola
Milk jam and coconut pie
Different pear pie
Autumn fresh grape pie
Apple pie covered with meringue
Pie with fresh fruit and chocolate filling
Apple pie with brittle
Delicious milk jam and coconut cream pie
Ricotta pie with chocolate cookie pastry
Ricotta pie with cookie pastry
German pie with apple sauce and whipped cream
Pastry cream and candied apple pie
Orange pie, a dessert that will always be good
Pies
Golden Birthday Cake
Alejandro Birthday Cake
Caramel chocolate cake
Birthday Cake for warm day
Birthday Cake for a Teenager
Romantic Birthday Cake
Baptism cake
Technique to learn to decorate with reduced jam
Children's cake, a train, super easy
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Sponge Bob Birthday Cake and Useful Tips
Lazy Town Birthday Cake
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Birthday cakes
Apples strudel
Tempting ricotta strudel
Nut strudel
Quince jam and almond strudel
Cherry strudel
Pear and strawberry ricotta strudel
Strudel
Tiramisu
Fritter cakes for rainy days
Chaja dessert, typical of Uruguay
Struffoli, a typical Naples sweet
Stollen, German pastry
Auyama cake (pumpkin)
Grostoli, typical sweets from Northern Italy
Prince Regent Cake
Tiramisu, another Option
Armenian pastries, super delicious and delicate
Sacher cake, the original
Baklava
Gingerbread Men
Yorkshire Sticky Cake
Powdered milk and coconut
Black cake, Venezuelan Christmas tradition
Lady kisses, baci di dama, Italian specialty
Sfogliatelle pastry, step by step.
Sweet taralli from Southern Italy
Catalonian cream
Cannoli Sisciliani
Linz cake or Linz pastries
Dobos cake Dobosh cake
Fried cream
Classic British Scones
Biscotti
Lemon curd.
Regional desserts
Lemon Pie
Surprise flan and cake dessert
Quick meringue, strawberry and milk jam dessert
Wine chocolate gateau
Whipped cream, honey and meringue dessert
Peach delicacy
Windmill Gateau
Delicious orange cream cake
Milk jam and coconut cream specialty
Cold alfajor cake
Strawberry and cream delight
Quick and easy cold dessert
Floating Island, detailed step by step
Quick and tasty apple dessert
Meringue, whipped cream and peaches delight
Chocolate bavaroise
Coconut gateau
Pineapple bavaroise
Strawberry gateau
Chocolate and milk jam mousse rolled dessert, decorated with cigars
Date dessert with chocolate ribbons
Tres leches cake
Chocolate and orange marbled pie with cookie crumb pastry
Coconut and plum pie
Fresh cake with strawberry and peach mousse
Orange pie. Another option.
Cheese cake with raisins, a special dessert for a special gathering
Biscuit with milk jam and chocolate mousse
Fresh fig cheesecake
Chocolate and mint pastry
Heavenly delicacy
Pineapple and whipped cream gateau
Cold chocolate gateau
Russian Imperial Stout
Ricotta pie and pastry cream with stroisser
Fine ricotta pie with almond and cereal crumble
Rice pudding with chocolate and candied pears
Chocolate and milk jam mousse deliciously cold dessert
Croquembouche. A French profiterole dessert.
Lemon curd pie (another option)
Brownie and white chocolate delicatessen
Milk jam and peach mousse
Chocolate and orange mousse tart
Chocolate cheese cake for a children's party
Chocolate gateau with mint mousse filling
Chocolate gateau
Select Desserts
Orange cake
Honey dream cake
Honey cookies
Baked apples with filling
Bread and pear pudding
Whole wheat pastries
Orange flan for children
Tempting orange bread pudding
Special orange cream
Cupcakes
Chocolate cookies
Cookies with peanuts
Chocolate and honey specialties
Delights for rainy days
Banana cake
Lemon cookies
Apple Fritters