dessert

as in candy
sweet food eaten after the main part of a meal She doesn't care for rich desserts. a chocolate dessert

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Recent Examples of dessert Crème anglaise is used in many classic French desserts, from being poured tableside into a steaming hot chocolate soufflé, to forming the base of an Île Flottante or Floating Island, a dessert composed of meringue floating in crème anglaise. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2025 Most desserts demand a crowd, and recipes for the most seductive of desserts rely on the anticipation of consumption. Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 12 Feb. 2025 Dishes include sauteed scallops, monkfish, crispy duck breast and a decadent chocolate-heart dessert. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025 So the restaurant’s regular menu also includes a Huckleberry Mule cocktail ($12.50) and an Apple Huckleberry Open-Face Pie dessert ($10.95). Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dessert 

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“Dessert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dessert. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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