for me...
strawberry shortcake
ice cream
peach cobbler
duncan hines brownies
cookies
rice pudding with whipped cream
peaches fruit cup
applesauce
peach pie

Adore ice-cream,
cookies/cakes,
chocolate,
Port,
...did I say chocolate ;-)

Creme Brulee,
cobbler/pie,
...did I say ice-cream ;-))

ultra ripe fruit, with vanilla and balsamic vinegar,
...did I say Port :-)))

Cheesecake
Cremebrulee
Bocone Dolce
Some icecreams
Chocolate cake with mint frosting

My aunt made the best divinity-soft and toothsome!:-)

German chocolate cake, made in my own kitchen . . . is my favorite.

Its very rare that I meet a cheesecake I dont like.
Love pastry , pies , crumbles and cobblers.
Chocolate cake filled with chocolate mousse and covered in chocolate ganache or chocolate coconut cake.
Custards, puddings and mousses.
Bermuda rum cake is probably the only non chocolate cake I like.

We rarely ate dessert when I was growing up...so...I'm not used to eating it...and don't care much for cakes and the like.
I never really liked cheesecake, and since I can't stand sweet potatoes...I had never tasted sweet potato pie...
Well, a couple of years ago...I finally got hold of a piece of sweet potatoe pie...and it was one of the best things I've ever eaten.
Also...my older palate has developed a taste for cheese cake.
So....either a good, rich piece of cheesecake...or a piece of sweet potato pie would do me up rightly! LOL

Tiramisu, hands down!

I'm not a huge fan of those huge "death by chocolate" type desserts... but I do love chocolate and certainly wouldn't turn it down if offered!

I guess my favorites are fruity desserts like tarts or angel food cake with fresh strawberries and cream.

I like chocolate as much as anyone, but not for dessert after a big meal. It's too heavy and not refreshing.

My favorite category of dessert is fruit tart. While I can't resist ordering these in a restaurant, the ones I make myself are invariably better. I'm not bragging, just stating a fact. Ask anyone who's eaten one of my tarts.

I also like lemon mousse, the way I make it.

I like gelato, especially at Otto in NYC. I like the gelato there so much that often we will go there after a meal in another restaurant just to have dessert.

Cookies, of course. Even chocolate cookies after a meal, because they are small enough to tolerate.

At high end restaurants nowadays, a dessert plate featuring 3, 4, or 5 bites in the same or complementary flavor group is very popular. I like these, especially if caramel is the focus.

Click to view attachmentSandra . . . that's partly why I've relinquished big meals . . . so that I can have my chocolate, instead.

my top ten non-ice cream based deserts-

1. Strawberry rhubarb pie
2. Apple pie
3. Lemon tart
4. Montblanc (pureed chestnuts on a merengue base with sweetened whipped cream on top)
5. Dobos Torte
6. Treacle pudding with custard
7. A good chocolate cake with pistachio sauce
8. Cheese strudel with vanilla sauce
9. Rice pudding made with a little lemon
10. Gulab jamun

Creme brulee, chocolate souffle with sliced strawberries, fresh blueberry pie, fresh peach pie, that cherry gratin that FTR sent in the other day, stawberry/rhubarb crumble, Double Diablo chocolate cake, Greek rice pudding, Mysore pak, peda, fresh fruit alone or with freshly whipped cream, baked apples, steamed blueberry pudding with lemon sauce, plum pudding with hard sauce, grapes with sour cream and raw sugar. I don't often make desserts - it's usually whatever fruit is available that day (but never apples). The dessert really depends on what the main course is - if we have soup and salad for dinner, the dessert has to have more substance. I offer people ice cream on some occasions, but never serve it as the planned dessert, because with a few exceptions I don't like it. Vata dosha. There is also no mention of cake here (the Double Diablo is more of a collapsed souffle) - though I do sometimes make coconut cake for special occasions.

St Andrews Girl, for the next time I go to a good Indian restaurant, please give me descriptions of the Mysore Pak and Vata Dosha.

Mysore pak is like a dense bar cookie - ghee, besan, raw sugar, cardamom. It's simple. It's addictive. I don't know that it is served in restaurants, because it is really home cooking - but it might be sold in an Indian sweet shop.

Vata dosha is an ayurvedic description of a physiological state - nervous temperament needing warmth and moisture rather than cold and draft.

Thanks for the tip for the Mysore Pak for the next time I go to a chaat cafe.

I left out Ile Flottante: soft meringue clouds floating on a pool of custard.

Virtually anything, I love desserts. If pressed, I will say Black Forest cake or German chocolate cake.

Just about anything that's considered a dessert...ha!
A few faves:
Chocolate caramel toffee torte (My Mom's)
Strawberry shortcake (which I've been eating the past 2 weeks! Yum)
Lemon Meringue Pie
Black Raspberry Pie

Flan
Coffee granita
Once in a while, my homemade brownies featuring bittersweet chocolate and Chambord - I must say, they are rather good.

Oooo, recipe, please?!

Chocolate Raspberry Brownies

Nonstick cooking spray
3/4 cup unsalted butter
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup granulated white sugar
1/3 cup good quality, seedless raspberry jam (Polaner's All-Fruit works well in this recipe)
3 tablespoons Chambord liqueur
1 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
optional: 2/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 inch brownie pan with cooking spray. Melt butter and chocolate in saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; let cool several minutes. Whisk in eggs, sugar, jam and liqueur. Stir in flour and salt, then chocolate chips and nuts, if using. Place batter in prepared pan. Bake about 40 - 45 minutes (start checking after about 35 minutes) or until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs. Let cool in pan, then cut into squares.

Excellent with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Say, those sound marvelous!! Love the touch of the liqueur!! Thanks, besotted . . .

My pleasure, Mietros - and they're a snap to make.

lemon tart with meringue swirls
chocolate tart
jasmin chocolate on ripe figs, raspberries
lavender creme brulee
fruit salad with vanilla infused whipped cream

Indian sweets are divine , though gulab jamun is too rich for me, I love burfi and there is this milkshake concoction called falooda that I adore.

today I had an orange meringue pie , amazing.

I don't normally eat dessert, but on special occasions will eat

Pavlova with cream and fruit
Strawberry Cheesecake

Chocolate Lush
Peanut Butter Cookies
Lemon Bars (good ones)

A good made from scratch coconut cream pie is probably my favorite and haven't had it in years.

Cheese

Chocolate cake and pavlova with passionfruit.

I've seen Pavlova mentioned here twice...what is it?