dessert

Dessert is the final, sweet course served as the conclusion to a meal. It usually consists of a baked confection such as cake, pie, cookies, or pastry. It might also be a dairy-based dish such as ice cream, yogurt, pudding or custard. All of these dishes may be served with fruit; sometimes fruit and/or cheese or nuts are served as a dessert course instead of an elaborate sweet dish.

Dessert is known as afters, sweet or pudding in parts of Great Britain. The word dessert is from the French "desservir," which means "to clear the table." In many Asian countries, dessert is only served on special holidays, or as a separate snack. In North America and Europe, though, dessert is often the high point of a meal.

Many food blogs are devoted entirely to desserts in general, or specific types of dessert, such vegan sweets. The popular blog Cake Wrecks shows the humorous side of professional dessert-making gone wrong. To make sure that your desserts do not go wrong, you can find helpful how-to videos on line, such as this guide to making a perfect wedding cake.

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• Abrikos (apricot Dessert) Recipe

  
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  INGREDIENTS 1lbdried apricots 4cupswater 1 1/2cupssugar 12-15macaroons sherry wine (optional) 1cupwhipped cream DIRECTIONS Soak apricots overnight in water. Bring to a boil in same water and add sugar. Simmer 15-20 minutes. Cool. Place half of macaroons in serving dish. Sprinkle with sherry, if desired. Add half of ...
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• Frozen Desserts: Yogurt Almond Ice Cream

  
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• How to make Crème Caramel, Cream Caramel dessert

  
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• Nestle Chocolate Milk: The Taste of Childhood

  
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• Pie Crust Recipe – For Diehard Foodies

  
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• Candied peel and succade

  
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  Cedro candito Candied peel and succade  is a must-have when making cakes and desserts, and it is quite easy to make it yourself. Even succade made from the Calabrian citron fruit. In Italy the citron or citrus medica grows almost exclusively along the Riviera dei Cedri on the west coast of Calabria, and its is ...
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• Lemon Meringue Pie #SundaySupper

  
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• WTap X Clarks Original Dessert Boot

  
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  WTaps and Clarks Originals have collaborated to bring you their version of the classic WWII British Army dessert boot. This shoe features suede leather upper, crepe sole,... Visit Man of Many for the full post.
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• To all the Mom out there!

  
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  Happy Mother’s Day! This cupcake bouquet is set on all the tables for the guests of our Lounge to enjoy or take away once they are done with our delicious afternoon tea!
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• Easy Strawberry Cookies

  
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  This is the best recipe for soft and chewy Easy Strawberry Cookies! These Easy Strawberry Cookies  are so addicting and so very simple to make it’s kinda nuts! 3 ingredients are all you need to make the softest, chewiest, yummiest strawberry cookies that are just bursting with strawberry flavor. Then toss ...
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• The Ultimate First Street Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich Recipe

  
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  I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and Smart & Final. Mother’s Day is all about mom’s favorite things, right? And I know that my mom (and mother in law) loves sweets. And since ...
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• Cannoli with ricotta and pistachio. Simply Sicilian.

  
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  For the filling: fresh ricotta, ground pistachio, sugar to your liking. ( Some people also like to add some dark chocolate chips) After filling all cannoli, place them in the fridge for an… Read More →
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• RECIPE: Mascarpone Filled Red Velvet Doughnuts with Cream Cheese Glaze

  
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  It had to happen sooner or later, the perfect marriage of the new obsession with my doughnut pan, the love of red velvet anything, and the magic I see in using Mascarpone cheese in baking. These took some playing with. My first batch did not have a firm enough filling with any binder to help it stay put. So the ...
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• Rhubarb cheesecake pie

  
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  I have full garden of rhubarb. So I wanted to make a dessert for my fiance and this is what I came up with. I hope you like it. ;) For 8 people. Preparation time: 3 hours Ingredients for the dough: - 300 grams / 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour - 1 big egg - 100 grams / 1/2 cup of sugar - 200 grams / 7oz ...
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• Simple Pleasures | Strawberries San Francisco

  
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  Strawberries are a treat by themselves. They don’t need much tweaking, just a simple glaze or cream accompaniment. Strawberries San Francisco is a simple pleasure that can be enjoyed at anytime. A subtle mix of fresh strawberries, sour cream and brown sugar are the perfect start or end to a day. The sour cream ...
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• Whats for Dinner: Homemade Crepes

  
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• Recipe of the Day: Lemon Pineapple Pie

  
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  Lemon Pineapple Pie Ingredients 1 cup reduced-fat graham cracker crumbs (about 5 whole crackers) 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 package (.8 ounce) sugar-free cook-and-serve vanilla pudding mix 2 cups water, divided 1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free lemon gelatin 1 can (8-1/4 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple, well ...
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• Smoothies!

  
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  The weather is warming up and Im starting to think about frozen treats. A frequent summertime dessert in our family is the fruit smoothie. Have you made them? They are easy and good for you! Heres the recipe for one I made recently. I hope you enjoy it. Marionberry Smoothie In a blender, add: 1 banana, ...
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• No Bake Peanut Butter Bars Recipe

  
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  I have a favorite recipe that I make whenever I need an easy dessert.   No Bake Peanut Butter Bars is the recipe I bring to church potlucks, picnics and bake sales.  They are extremely easy, but very satisfying.  Once after a party, my friend that left early, called me to see if I had brought any extra No Bake ...
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• Sweet on Nosh

  
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  Truth to be told, I actually love desserts even though I am not into sweet stuff. I was really glad when Ann understood where I came from when I said I like desserts yet I dont like desserts because its generally so sweet that I get cold shivers from just a small bite. She assures me that at NOSH, desserts are not the ...
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