There’s Nothing Like a Delicious Dessert

07 Mar There’s Nothing Like a Delicious Dessert

What is it concerning dessert that creates us delighted, something about our preferred form of sugar that satisfies? Going out to an expensive restaurant and purchasing your favorite yum soon after a savory meal is pretty lovely, yet it feels even better to prepare and serve something up to family and friends that knocks their socks off, moving them to some delicious place of culinary ecstasy.

One person might love chocolate and caramel, while someone else gravitates to berries or something that isn’t quite as rich and decadent. Either way, when you’re thinking about dessert for your next gathering or a guilty pleasure to make at the end of a hard week, we’ve put some tempting sweets into the following five categories to help you brainstorm and choose something that will hit the spot.

Chocolate. Let’s explore this stuff. Ganache. Fudgy brownies. A moist, triple-layer cake with buttery, sweet goodness frosted between each layer. The most suitable sauce for fondue. The ideal chocolate chip cookie that has just the right balance of snap and chew. The menu for chocolate sheet cake that has been passed on ever since your great-grandmother.

German chocolate cake. Banana cream, cherry, apple, lemon, chocolate, pecan, rhubarb custard, berry, coconut cream, pumpkin, or fresh peach. And, honestly, let’s just go get a container of whipped cream for added joy and inspiration, too.

Something cool. Relax with an ice cream cake! Life is short, and if ice cream brings you joy, sometimes you just got ta capitalize on that.

Something fruity. Among the great things about food is that we correlate certain flavors with specific seasons. And when you want something fruity, there are great combos all throughout the year. How about strawberry shortcake or a lemon blueberry pound cake with whipped cream and strawberries on the top in the springtime? When it’s late summer, there’s nothing quite like stopping at roadside orchard stands to pick up fresh peaches, and then going home to make a cobbler to enjoy on the deck under the stars later on. When the chilly nights of fall and winter arrive, nothing says a warm evening tucked in by the fire quite liked baked apples, cinnamon bubbling in the apple juice, a hint of nutmeg registering on your tongue.

Small bites. Cuz often you want something sweet, but you don’t want to overdo it. A tiny teaser will be just the thing to take care of your craving. Brownie bites. Homemade caramels. Chocolate truffles. Mini cupcakes. Cookie dough bites. Donut holes. Individual fruit tarts. Eclairs. Small bread pudding cups. Whoopie pies with lush, smooth frosting. Chocolate covered strawberries. Macaroons. Cannoli. And remember that classic mix of graham cracker, marshmallow, and some good chocolate for a delicious little s’more.

And if you want to steal away to the kitchen right now for something sweet, we understand. If you want to go beyond that and acquire some new cooking skills and whip up a fresh dessert or two, consider booking a cooking tour with us. Maybe you’ll finally learn how to make a pie crust from scratch that you can feel good about, or get a handle on how to make melt-in-your-mouth pudding that has that velvety texture you’ve never been able to pull off.