Pick Or Pass These Desserts And We'll Guess Your Favorite Rom-Com
- by Brittany Brown
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If anyone else has been as invested in "The Great British Baking Show", then desserts have definitely been on the brain. In the reality show, the best bakers in the country are put up against each other in a series of challenges. Each episode, one contestant is eliminated based on the performance in three challenges to reveal the next great baker. The show would make anyone want to make a cake or stretch their baking knowledge for something a little more ambitious. Based on some pastry and cake disasters...maybe stick to a boxed cake mix.
We all have a favorite dessert, even if sweets aren't something preferred. This might not be the place for a "piece of fruit after dinner" person, but if anyone is a fan of Keyshe Lime Pie or Apple Crisp, then this is the right quiz to take. Pick or pass between a wide assortment of desserts from basic (but delicious) chocolate chip cookies to Tiramisu.
Everyone loves a sweet ending to a rom-com, and what's a girls night without some sugar cookies or cupcakes? Something's gotta sweeten up the mood after a hard work week. Pick or pass these desserts and we will guess everyone's favorite rom-com!
Pick or pass: chocolate ice cream
For many people, chocolate ice cream is a hard pick. Ice cream is a sweet frozen dairy treat made from milk, or cream, and sugar. Flavors can be added to change the flavor, and boy are there many. Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry are your standard flavors that are pretty self-explanatory.
Pick or pass: vanilla ice cream
Vanilla ice cream, like its buddy chocolate, is a pretty standard ice cream flavor. You're getting vanilla, there's no bells or whistles here. That being said, vanilla ice cream is one of the most versatile flavors. Add a scoop to pie to create Pie à la Mode, or add your favorite toppings to create the most custom ice cream cone there ever was.
Pick or pass: cupcakes
It isn't a proper party without cake, and cupcakes are definitely a great way to go. With cupcakes, you're able to have a variety of flavors while having a similar amount of dessert to that of a sheet cake. Cupcakes have especially become trendy at weddings instead of a layered cake.
Pick or pass: chocolate brownies
This typically square chocolate treat is usually baked in a sheet pan. A brownie is thicker than a cake and usually more rich in flavor. Cakes are made with baking soda and baking powder, when brownies are not. Brownies can be made as is, or additional ingredients can be added like nuts or chocolate chips.
Pick or pass: wedding cake
Wedding cake is served during the reception after a wedding. There are many ways to do a wedding cake, and couples will often try different cakes before finalizing on what to serve at the reception. A lot of times, there is extra cake that guests can take home. Gotta love some emergency freezer wedding cake.
Pick or pass: apple pie
Apple pie is a classic dessert in the United States. It's especially popular during holidays such as Thanksgiving or Christmas. Popular ways to serve apple pie is with whipped cream, ice cream, or even cheddar cheese. Many kinds of apples can be used for apple pie, but popular ones are Granny Smith and McIntosh.
Pick or pass: key lime pie
Key Lime Pie is a cream pie that is made with the small and tangy key limes that originate from Key Lime, Florida. The juice of the limes are combined with egg yolks and condensed milk. A meringue topping is traditionally added on top, which gives the pie some height. A graham cracker crust is the most commonly used.
Pick or pass: pumpkin pie
Pumpkin pie is most commonly eaten in the Fall during the holidays, but we don't judge when you need your pumpkin pie fix. Pumpkin puree, either homemade or canned, is combined with evaporated milk, eggs, and spices. Pumpkin pie even has its own kind of spice you can buy, which eliminates buying individual spices.
Pick or pass: lemon meringue pie
Lemon meringue and key lime pies are classified similarly due to both being light, summery citrus pies. Lemon meringue is different though because it uses a lemon custard, opposed to key lime, and always has the meringue topping. Hello, it's in the name! The top of the meringue is often caramelized with a blowtorch.
Pick or pass: cheesecake
It's safe to say that at a place called "The Cheesecake Factory", you will find a good cheesecake. More than that, you'll find a variety of cheesecakes from the classics to fun adaptations. Cheesecake is made of a dairy base such as cream cheese or ricotta and combined with sugar and eggs. A graham cracker crust is traditional.
Pick or pass: cherry pie
If you haven't guessed it, a cherry pie is filled of none other than the small pitted fruit. Cherries are thought of as sweet, but the cherries used in pies are typically more tart. Morello and black cherries are the most commonly used varieties in a cherry pie. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
Pick or pass: rice crispy treats
Available store bought, or easily made at home, rice crispy treats are one of the few desserts made up of cereal. A homemade rice crispy treat only requires the popped rice cereal, marshmallows, and butter. It really is that easy. The ingredients are combined in a large pot and spooned into a dish.
Pick or pass: banana pudding
The name "banana pudding" doesn't begin to describe what is being served for dessert. The only banana part is the bananas layered in between vanilla custard and cookies such as ladyfingers or Vanilla Wafers. Not what you were expecting, right? It's similar to that of an English Trifle, but is commonly made in the Southern United States.
Pick or pass: peanut butter fudge
Fudge is a combination of milk, sugar and butter that is is headed. However don't confuse it with hot fudge! During the cooling process, the mixture is stirred which creates the unique consistency that fudge is. Different kinds of flavors can be added to the fudge such as chocolate or peanut butter.
Pick or pass: funnel cake
This fried dough treat was brought over to the United States by European immigrants, and is commonly served at festivals or carnivals. Batter is poured into a deep fryer and the pieces that come out are similar to that of a funnel. The most popular topping for funnel cake is powdered sugar.
Pick or pass: frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt became a huge trend within the last couple years. Ice cream companies have made frozen yogurt before the trend, but the up and coming frozen yogurt shops definitely contributed to that. Frozen yogurt is less sweet and lower in fat than traditional ice cream. This leaves room for many toppings.
Pick or pass: custard tart
A custard tart consists of a pastry shell filled with an egg custard. An egg mixture is combined with sugar and milk, and poured into the pastry sell. The tarts are baked for a short amount of time at 350 degrees. The tarts need to cool before serving, and they are typically eaten at room temperature. Sometimes fruit will be added on top.
Pick or pass: carrot cake
Vegetables and desserts seem to be on opposite ends of the food pyramid, but that's where carrot cake comes in. Shredded carrots are mixed into the cake batter with spices. Sometimes nuts and/or dried fruit are added as well. The most common frosting for a carrot cake is a rich cream cheese frosting.
Pick or pass: apple crisp
Don't have time for a whole apple pie? Try an apple crisp. An apple crisp is an apple based fruit dessert with a crumble on top. In Europe, an apple crisp is called an apple crumble. Apples, butter, sugar, oats, and cinnamon are combined in a baking dish and baked with a topping of oats and sugar on top.
Pick or pass: peach cobbler
Visit the southern states of the United States and try a peach cobbler. Peaches and biscuit dough or batter are baked in a deep dish. Because of how a cobbler is baked, and that it also involves fruit, they are often categorized with crisps or crumbles. Peach cobbler is often served with vanilla ice cream.
Pick or pass: banana split
You'll go bananas over this ice cream based dessert. Consisting of multiple scoops of ice cream, a banana split is typically served in a long dish to accommodate a whole peeled banana. A traditional banana split has a scoop of each vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry with hot fudge, nuts, and whipped cream as well.
Pick or pass: devil's food cake
If it's the cake of the devil so be it because this rich chocolate cake is worth the fiery pits. Actually, a devil's food cake isn't all that different than your traditional chocolate cake. But, there is more chocolate which makes it darker and richer in appearance. Maybe it's the devil's cake because chocolate icing is traditionally paired with this dessert.
Pick or pass: angel food cake
Insert pun about how angel food cake is heavenly. This lightweight fluffy cake may be called an angel food cake because you won't feel as guilty eating it. Its super light consistency is due to the fact that recipes for angel food cake don't include butter. This cake goes great with some strawberries and whipped cream.
Pick or pass: German chocolate cake
Germany may be famous for sausages and soft pretzels, but country to popular believe, this cake isn't German at all. It was actually created in the United States. Still, this isn't any old chocolate cake. A German chocolate cake is a layered cake with coconut and pecans. Talk about a delicacy!
Pick or pass: chocolate chip cookies
Okay, who can resist the perfect chocolate chip cookie? You know, where it's crispy on the outside, but warm and gooey on the inside. Nothing beats a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie. Grab a plateful and a glass of milk (diary or non-dairy, your preference) and you are good to go!
Pick or pass: tiramisu
Get your after dinner coffee fix with the Italian dessert tiramisu. Ladyfinger cookies are dipped in coffee and layered with mascarpone cheese, or Italian cream cheese, and also a mixture of sugar, eggs, and cocoa. The word tiramisu is translated in Italian to "pick me up". Totally makes sense with all of the coffee!
Pick or pass: ambrosia salad
This fruit salad is different then any other kind you've had before. When most people think of fruit salad, it's strawberries, blueberries, and maybe some melon. In an ambrosia salad, it's mostly citrus fruit like pineapple and mandarin oranges, combined with coconut shavings and (ready?) marshmallows. A dairy base like yogurt or cottage cheese may also be included.
Pick or pass: bananas foster
This dessert comes from the Southern part of the United States, specifically, New Orleans, Louisiana. Bananas are cooked with a rum, butter, and brown sugar sauce over flames using a technique called flambe. Vanilla ice cream is typically served with this warm dessert, making all flavors perfectly melt together in this dish.
Pick or pass: Boston cream pie
If you've heard Boston cream doughnut, then you are definitely familiar with the flavors of this pie. A Boston cream pie is a yellow cake with a custard filling, that is covered in a shiny chocolate glaze. It's hard to eat a piece of cake on the go, so it totally makes sense that they created a doughnut for a easy morning treat!
Pick or pass: caramel corn
Popcorn is a wonderful snack for anytime, but caramel corn is a perfect sweet and salty dessert. Pre-popped corn is covered in a molasses or sugar based caramel coating. When the syrup is produced, the popcorn is mixed in. Sometimes the coated popcorn is baked again for an especially crisp top.
Pick or pass: chocolate covered potato chips
Chocolate covered potato chips are the perfect combination of sweet and salty. This combination of snacks were combined in the United States, and are especially popular in the Midwest. The snack was invented in North Dakota under Widman's Candy, who call them "chippers". The potato chips are either completely covered or dipped in chocolate.
Pick or pass: crème brûlée
Crème brûlée is a European based custard dessert also called trinity cream or burnt cream. A rich custard is put in a small baking dish and sugar is added on top. The sugar is then caramelized with a blowtorch or other flame method to create a crust. When eating, the crust is broken though with a spoon.
Pick or pass: root beer float
If you're a fan of ice cream and soda, boy do I have a dessert for you! This dessert drink, called a coke float or a spider in other countries, consists of ice cream scooped into a carbonated drink. In this case, root beer! When the ice cream is dropped into the carbonated beverage, it melts and creates a unique texture that is eaten with a spoon and straw.
Pick or pass: pineapple upside down cake
This is the story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down cake. An upside down cake is put together with the toppings at the bottom of the pan. After it's baked, and flipped over, the toppings are now the showstopper of this cake. The cake is built upside down, but look how pretty that pineapple came out.
Pick or pass: whoopie pie
Say whoopie to whoopie pies! These cookies are also called black moon, black and white, bob, or gob. With having so many names, this dessert has a little bit of an identity crisis because it can be considered a cookie, cake, sandwich, or pie. A traditional whoopie pie is two pieces of rounded chocolate cake that surround a frosting middle.
