Desserts
Desserts
Desserts
Types of dessert
Categories of Desserts
1. Cakes- Perhaps the most popular dessert of all time, cake contains a combination of flour, sugar, eggs, butter or
oil, leavening agents (such as yeast or baking powder), and sometimes milk or water. It’s topped with sweet and
creamy icing for the ultimate treat.
2. Cookies- Made from flour and sugar, cookies are usually small, flat, and round. To create sandwich cookies,just
place a small amount of jam or icing in the middle of two cookies. Cookies can also be cut in elaborate shapes,
perfect for different seasons and events.
3. Biscuits- A different variety of baked goods that includes scones, biscotti, and more, biscuits are in a category all
their own. Biscuits are typically made denser than cake, but they can vary in texture from soft and chewy to hard
and crispy.
4. Pastries- include pies, cobblers, and anything else made with a light and flaky bread crust. They’re often filled
with fruit, chocolate, nuts, or spices to elevate the flavor profile of the treat. Apple pie is the quintessential
American pastry.
5.Candies- Confections, also called candy or sweets, feature sugar or honey as a principal ingredient. Caramel,
fudge, toffee, hard candies, and gummies are all types of candy. Chocolate is perhaps the most popular type, made
from a combination of cocoa, cocoa butter, sugar, and milk.
6. Custards and puddings- Made with a base of cream and milk, puddings and custards are remarkably similar.
However, puddings are thickened with starches such as corn starch or tapioca, while custards are thickened using
only eggs.
7. Deep fried- There are many different desserts made of deep-fried batter or dough. Donuts are made with a
flour-based batter that has been deep-fried and topped with sugar or filled with sweet cream or chocolate. Churros
are deep-fried and rolled in a sugar and cinnamon combination.
8. Frozen- Cold, creamy, and absolutely delicious, frozen treats include ice cream, gelato, sorbet, shaved ice, frozen
yogurt, and so much more. The main difference between ice cream and gelato is that gelato uses more milk and
less cream than ice cream, resulting in a denser dessert.
9. Jellied desserts- are made of gelatin, a processed collagen product that gives desserts the quintessential “jiggle.”
These desserts include old-school gelatin, Jello, marshmallows, Gelatina de Mosaico, and more
10. Fruits- Even fruit can be considered a dessert with its sweet and vibrant texture. Mix it with simple syrup for an
easy and delicious fruit salad.
Designing a Dessert