Dessert
Dessert recipes have been around since the beginning of time. The first desserts were fruits and nuts that were dried and then ground into a powder. This powder was then used to make a paste that was used to sweeten food. The first desserts were made by the Egyptians and were called “honey cakes.”
The first chocolate desserts were created in Mesoamerica. The Maya and Aztecs used chocolate in their religious ceremonies. Chocolate was also used as a currency. The Spaniards brought chocolate to Europe in the 1600s.
In the 1700s, sugar became more available and desserts became more popular. Ice cream was invented in the 1700s. The first American cookbook, “The Art of Cookery,” was published in 1796 and included dessert recipes.
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Recipes
Thai Mango Sticky Rice Dessert (Khao Niaow Ma Muang)
- coconut milk
- sticky rice
- water
- salt
- mango
- brown sugar
Jello Fruit Cake Dessert
- green grape
- purple grape
- strawberry
- mango
- orange
- gari gelatin dessert
- raspberry
Chocolate Delight Dessert
- whipped
- confectioners sugar
- pecan
- walnut
- butter
- chocolate pudding
- graham cracker crumb
- sugar
- milk
- cream cheese
Indian Semolina (Sooji Ka Halwa) Dessert
- semolina
- ghee
- sugar
- milk
- water
- cashew
- green
- fruit
No-Bake Cherry Cream Cheese Dessert Recipe
- sweetened condensed milk
- cherry pie filling
- cream cheese
- vanilla extract
- graham cracker crust
- lemon juice
- salt
Easy Mixed Berry Dessert Sauce
- blueberry
- raspberry
- strawberry
- lemon juice
- sugar
Poires Belle Helene, the Classic French Pear Dessert
- chocolate sauce
- cinnamon
- water
- sugar
- bosc pear
- vanilla ice cream
Chocolate Eclair Dessert
- chocolate frosting
- graham cracker
- jello vanilla pudding
- milk
- non dairy whipped
Judy's Easy Blueberry Crunch Dessert
- pineapple
- pecan
- yellow cake
- butter
- sugar
- blueberry
Easy Fresh Lemon Dessert Sauce
- water
- cornstarch
- butter
- lemon zest
- sugar
- salt
- lemon juice
Classic Dutch Poffertjes Recipe for Brunch or Dessert
- buckwheat flour
- white all purpose flour
- butter
- sugar
- yeast
- milk
- salt
- egg
- confectioners sugar
Spanish Leche Frita Dessert
- milk
- cinnamon
- sugar
- olive oil
- egg
- butter
- cornstarch
- all purpose flour
- cinnamon
Portokalia me Meli Orange Honey Dessert Recipe
- orange
- honey
- cinnamon
Eastern European Molded Cheese Easter Dessert (Paska / Paskha) Recipe
- heavy cream
- raisin
- farmers cheese
- vanilla
- confectioners sugar
- egg yolk
- butter
- almond
- candied citron
- candy
- glacé cherry
Peanut Butter Dessert Sauce
- heavy cream
- peanut butter
- light brown sugar
- light corn syrup
- ice cream
Thai Banana-Lychee Dessert in Coconut Milk
- coconut milk
- salt
- brown sugar
- banana
- lychee
Baked Apple Crisp Dessert
- sugar
- cinnamon
- water
- salt
- all purpose flour
- apple
- butter
- ice cream
Badam Almond Halwa Indian Dessert Recipe
- milk
- cardamom powder
- sugar
- water
- yellow coloring
Easy Sticky-Toffee Dessert
- butter
- self rising flour
- vanilla extract
- egg
- milk
- dark brown sugar
- approximately butter
- water
- dark brown sugar
- rolled date
Rich and Custardy Lemon Dessert Sauce
- sugar
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- egg
- butter
Sweet Honey and Mascarpone Dessert
- cinnamon
- honey
- mascarpone cheese
- citrus peel
Berry Easy Dessert
- orange
- greek yogurt
- honey
- blackberry
- crystallized ginger
Mango Crisp Dessert
- cornstarch
- cinnamon
- all purpose flour
- brown sugar
- rolled oat
- sugar
- vanilla extract
- lemon juice
- butter
- mango
- butter pecan ice cream
- cinnamon sugar
- whipped cream
Mont Blanc Chestnut Dessert
- egg white
- vanilla extract
- vanilla bean
- heavy cream
- tartar cream
- salt
- sugar
- semisweet chocolate
- chestnut
- water
- egg white
- confectioners sugar
Chinese Bow Tie Dessert With Honey and Brown Sugar
- brown sugar
- egg roll wrapper
- corn syrup
- honey
- water
- oil
Dragon Fruit Frozen Sorbet Dessert
- lemon juice
- water
- sugar
- dragon fruit
Peach Flambé Dessert
- peach
- butter
- brown sugar
- dark
Chocolate Coffee Mousse Dessert
- heavy cream
- gelatine
- sponge cake
- sweet chocolate chip
- coffee
- bailey irish cream liqueur
- butter
Classic Rasgulla: A Delicious Indian Dessert
- sugar
- lime juice
- rose water
- water
- all purpose flour
- milk
Classic Baked Alaska Dessert
- sponge cake
- raspberry jam
- sugar
- ice cream
- egg white
Cherry Pretzel Dessert Recipe
- sweetened condensed milk
- cherry pie filling
- vanilla pudding
- pretzel
- whipped
- butter
- water
- sugar
Indian Milk Barfi Dessert (Microwave Made)
- sweetened condensed milk
- heavy cream
- pistachio
- powdered milk
Red Grout Dessert From the US Virgin Islands
- vanilla extract
- vanilla bean
- water
- whipping cream
- milk
- tapioca
- cinnamon
- salt
- nutmeg
- guava nectar
- egg yolk
- sugar
Spiced Apple Crunch Dessert
- all purpose flour
- egg
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- salt
- sugar
- butter
- apple
Verjuice Dessert Bars
- butter
- confectioners sugar
- sugar
- salt
- all purpose flour
- verjuice
- egg
Peach Crepes Recipe: Light and Lovely Breakfast Fare or Dessert
- amaretto
- ground
- milk
- mascarpone cheese
- sugar
- egg
- all purpose flour
- salt
Easy Orange Dessert Sauce
- orange
- orange juice
- butter
- sugar
Anmitsu: A Classic Japanese Dessert
- lemon juice
- agar agar powder
- anko
- water
- sugar
- fruit
Chinese Almond Float Dessert
- fruit cocktail
- water
- water
- evaporated milk
- gelatin
- sugar
- almond extract
Rhubarb Betty Dessert
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- butter
- salt
- lemon rind
- tapioca
- rhubarb
Chocolate Moon Dessert
- cherry
- chocolate cake
- cocoa butter
- dessert sauce
- kirsch
- heavy cream
- bittersweet chocolate
- bittersweet chocolate
Dessert Nachos
- bittersweet chocolate
- strawberry
- sugar
- milk
- cinnamon sugar
- confectioners sugar
- vanilla extract
- tortilla
- butter
- cream cheese
Spicy Dried Fruit Dessert Sauce
- TO FINISH THE SAUCE
- black pepper
- dark rum
- butter
- MINCED DRIED FRUIT
- butter
- cherry
- lemon
- apple
- crystallized ginger
- nutmeg
- brandy
- allspice
- clove
- prune
- walnut
- dark brown sugar
- raisin
Bobby Flay's Dessert Pizza
- canola oil
- confectioners sugar
- blackberry
- raspberry
- pizza dough
- mascarpone cheese
- honey
- plum
Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars - 3 Ingredient Dessert
- peanut butter
- powdered sugar
- chocolate chip
Layered Strawberry Dessert With Ladyfingers and Cream
- orange juice concentrate
- strawberry
- ladyfinger
- whipping cream
- whipped cream stabilizer
- confectioners sugar
- mint
Black Cherry Layered Pretzel Dessert
- smucker black cherry
- cola carbonated beverage
- pretzel
- sugar
- whipped
- pkgs black cherry gelatin
- butter
Cinnamon Roll Dessert Pizza
- pizza dough
- brown sugar
- butter
- oat
- vanilla extract
- cream cheese
- cinnamon
- powdered sugar
- butter
Strawberry Banana Dessert Pizza
- strawberry
- confectioners sugar
- banana
- pizza dough
- chocolate hazelnut spread
- butter
Pumpkin Dream Dessert
- pumpkin
- pecan
- pumpkin pie spice
- all purpose flour
- cream cheese
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
- milk
- butter
- vanilla pudding
No-Bake Strawberry Angel Dessert (+Video)
- angel cake
- water
- strawberry
- strawberry jell
- tub cool whip
French Strawberry and Vanilla Charlotte Dessert
- ladyfinger
- berry
- lemon juice
- all purpose flour
- cornstarch
- strawberry
- vanilla extract
- milk
- sugar
- egg yolk
Raw Berry Dessert Sauce
- salt
- agave nectar
- berry
Lemon Lush Dessert
- vanilla
- lemon oreo
- cream cheese
- sugar
- heavy cream
- pecan
- powdered sugar
- powdered sugar
- butter
- salt
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- cook
- butter
- egg yolk
4th of July Layered Pudding Dessert with Golden Oreos
- strawberry
- vanilla
- oreo
- heavy cream
- blueberry
- powdered sugar
- milk
- butter
- french vanilla pudding
- cream cheese
Sandesh Mishti - Bengali Dessert
- ghee
- milk
- almond
- powdered sugar
- cardamom
- pistachio extract
- paneer
- milk powder
- saffron
- pistachio
6-Ingredient Paleo & Keto Flourless Chocolate Torte Dessert
- ghee
- lily stevia sweetened chocolate chip
- cacao powder
- vanilla
- dietz sweet
- salt
- pastured egg
Caramel Pretzel Dessert Nachos
- marshmallow
- pretzel slim
- candy
- caramel
Raspberry Streusel Dessert Bars
- all purpose flour
- butter
- sugar
- cinnamon
- rolled oat
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
- water
- all purpose flour
- cornstarch
- sugar
- milk
- brown sugar
- raspberry
- butter
Layered Pistachio Dessert
- all purpose flour
- powdered sugar
- vanilla
- butter
- pecan
- pecan
- pistachio
- evaporated milk
- pistachio pudding
- cream cheese
- whipped
Simple and Delicious Dessert Nachos
- banana
- blueberry
- strawberry
- chocolate
- cinnamon tortilla chip
- whipped cream
Lemon Dessert Sauce
- lemon juice
- sugar
- salt
- lemon zest
- yellow coloring
- butter
- egg
35 Easy Fruit Desserts
- ambrosia salad
- apple dumpling
- apple galette
- apple pie
- apple turnover
- banana foster
- blueberry lemon cake
- carrot pineapple cake
- cinnamon apple cake
- coconut cake
- coconut cream pie
- coconut macaroon
- fruit pizza
- fruit tart
- grape salad
- guava pastry
- banana pudding
- lemon bar
- lemon blueberry scone
- lemon tart
- light fruit cake
- bake key lime mango coconut cheese cake pie
- orange cake
- passion fruit pudding cake
- peach cobbler
- peach cobbler cake
- pineapple cake
- pineapple empanada
- pineapple pie
- pineapple upside down cake
- rum raisin ice cream
- strawberry cake
- strawberry shortcake
- strawberry trifle
- tropical fruit salad
Grandma’s pumpkin dessert
- pecan
- cinnamon
- salt
- vanilla extract
- pumpkin
- evaporated milk
- butter
- all purpose flour
- brown sugar
- nutmeg
- allspice
- baking powder
- egg
- sugar
- clove
- ginger
- vanilla ice cream
Beeramisu and Kidamisu Desserts
- semisweet chocolate
- mascarpone cheese
- chocolate stout beer
- sugar
- hot chocolate
- vanilla extract
- ladyfinger
- egg
Ekmek Kadayıfı: a Turkish Bread and Cream Dessert
- clotted cream
- ekmek kadayıf
- lemon juice
- pistachio nut
- sugar
- water
Chestnut Chocolate Dessert
- whipped cream
- heavy cream
- sugar
- chocolate
- chestnut
- rum
- butter
Pineapple Cheesecake Dessert Bars
- pineapple
- powdered sugar
- egg
- all purpose flour
- macadamia nut
- coconut flake
- butter
- white chocolate chip
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- cream cheese
- coconut
Yogurt Mousse: A Light & Tasty Dessert
- blackberry
- white yogurt
- cream
- powdered sugar
A Peachy Dessert
- peach
- sweetened condensed milk
- peach tea
Chef Dave's Grilled Strawberry and Goat Cheese Dessert Pizza
- strawberry
- armagnac
- heavy cream
- yeast
- salt
- orange liqueur
- black pepper
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- vegetable oil
- honey
- water
- goat cheese
- mint
Caramelized Banana Brownie Dessert
- dark chocolate
- icing sugar
- butter
- whipping cream
- sugar
- brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- banana
- browny
Caramel Apple Dessert Nachos
- lemon lemon juice zest
- potato chip
- gala apple
- caramel
- brown sugar
- sprinkle
- granny smith apple
- cream cheese
Butternut Squash Meringue Box Harvest Dessert
- confectioners sugar
- nonstick spray
- white royal icing
- milk
- vanilla extract
- butternut squash puree
- cinnamon
- sugar
- tartar cream
- clove
- nutmeg
- heavy cream
- all purpose flour
- butter
- cornstarch
- egg white
- egg yolk
- sugar
Easy Peppermint Dessert
- evaporated milk
- vanilla
- whipped
- creme filled chocolate sandwich cooky
- butter
- butter
- peppermint
- peppermint candy
- sugar
- chocolate
Dessert Nachos with Strawberry, Mango and Avocado Salsa
- cinnamon
- honey
- garlic
- red jalapeño
- white corn tortilla
- mango
- avocado
- strawberry
- onion
- cilantro
- lime
- butter
- sugar
- monterey jack cheese
- cinnamon sugar tortilla chip
- mango
No-Bake Chocolate Eclair Dessert
- sugar
- vanilla
- graham cracker
- butter
- cocoa powder
- milk
- carton cool whip
- milk
- french vanilla pudding
No-Bake Pumpkin Dessert
- milk
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- vanilla
- otis spunkmeyer creme cake
- whipped
- pumpkin
- pumpkin pie spice
- vanilla
- cream cheese
Dessert Pizza
- chocolate chip
- graham cracker crumb
- chocolate hazelnut spread
- miniature marshmallow
- sugar
- krusteaz wheat flatbread
Chocolate Chip Dessert Pizzas
- fleischmann rapidrise yeast envelope
- miniature chocolate chip
- all purpose flour
- sugar
- water
- butter
- salt
- spice islands vanilla extract
- sauces peanut butter an assortment
- fruit an assortment
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- lemon juice
Staple Ingredients
- sugar 34%
- butter 26%
- water 22%
Common Ingredients
- milk 19%
- salt 18%
- all purpose flour 14%
Usual Ingredients
- cinnamon 12%
- heavy cream 11%
- vanilla extract 11%
- lemon juice 9%
- powdered sugar 9%
- brown sugar 8%
- cream cheese 8%
- egg 8%
- pecan 8%
- 7%
- confectioners sugar 7%
- strawberry 7%
- vanilla 7%