What is your favorite dessert to serve for dinner party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL!

If I’m having a dinner party, I’m serving something special for dessert, not fruit!

You don’t serve any desserts involving fruit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old fashioned fruit soaked in wine topped with vanilla ice cream. Also offer a non-alcoholic version. It is easy and great for hot days.

Fruit soaked in wine sounds gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Old fashioned fruit soaked in wine topped with vanilla ice cream. Also offer a non-alcoholic version. It is easy and great for hot days.

Fruit soaked in wine sounds gross.

I don’t think she’s serving sangria with a scoop of vanilla on top. Wine macerated fruit is definitely a thing.

[Anonymous]

Afagatos
Chocolate boxes so easy to make and customize.

Mini ice cream sandwiches for BBQ's

[Anonymous]

The real question should be "What is your favorite dessert to EAT at a dinner party". So many of these are old and boring and gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The real question should be "What is your favorite dessert to EAT at a dinner party". So many of these are old and boring and gross.

Okay
What is your favorite dessert to eat at dinner party?

[Anonymous]

I usually serve multiple desserts. There is always an Indian dessert. Usually Rasmalai, but sometimes pineapple or orange kesari, or a payasam. My pecan squares get requested a lot, so that's a staple in the rotation. DD likes to bake and decorate, so sometimes there's a fancy cake of some sort. And I almost always serve fruit, with ice cream, home made custard, or whipped cream in the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Summer: strawberry shortcake, or a layer cake with lots of fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

Fall: apple pie or individual apple crumbles, with homemade vanilla ice cream

Winter: chocolate pots de creme with fresh whipped cream, raspberries and mint leaves. Or flourless chocolate cake with caramel pecan topping.

Spring: carrot cake, or lemon cake with raspberry filling.

Recipe, please?

[Anonymous]

This is great in the summer when you have a lot of fresh berries:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/peach-and-berry-summer-pudding-4718313.amp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The real question should be "What is your favorite dessert to EAT at a dinner party". So many of these are old and boring and gross.

My, fancy that. What do you think isn't old and boring and gross?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old fashioned fruit soaked in wine topped with vanilla ice cream. Also offer a non-alcoholic version. It is easy and great for hot days.

I would totally eat that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Summer: strawberry shortcake, or a layer cake with lots of fresh strawberries and whipped cream.

Fall: apple pie or individual apple crumbles, with homemade vanilla ice cream

Winter: chocolate pots de creme with fresh whipped cream, raspberries and mint leaves. Or flourless chocolate cake with caramel pecan topping.

Spring: carrot cake, or lemon cake with raspberry filling.

Recipe, please?

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/lemon-cake/
There's a link in the recipe notes for a raspberry filling, or you can just use a good quality raspberry jam.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the cuisine, occasion and the season -

Indian cuisine - carrot halva and rasmalai
Indian tea - Gulab-jamun and rasgulla
Indian lunch in summer - Kulfi and Faluda
Italian cuisine - Tiramisu
American BBQ - ice cream, cupcakes
Thanksgiving - At least 4-5 kinds of pies
Indian breakfast - Sooji halwa
Birthdays - birthday cake of course
Diwali - Jalebi and kheer
Holi - Malpua and gujhiya
Rakhi - Kaju Katli, kalakand
Janmashtami - Aamras and poori, ladies
Durga Puja - Sandesh, Mishti doi, chandrakala, ras-kadamb
Navratri - Wholewheat kadha prasad. Also Dhodha barfi
Thai - Sticky-rice and Mango, Coconut-pandan steamed cake
Mexican - Tres Leches cake, churro dipped in chocolate
Karvachauth - vermicelli kheer, besan pinni, shakkarpade.

Otherwise, I also make all kinds of cakes, fried sweets like banana fritters, pancakes, ice creams etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trifle

Do you post this on every dessert post? Because someone does.

I’ve never actually seen trifle served at someone’s house.

I’m not the PP but I make trifle and was just served it at someone else’s house. It’s an unusual choice but I think people enjoy it. I usually make it with apricots and blackberries to cut the sweetness of the custard; the one I was served recently was strawberry-rhubarb which was lovely for a spring dinner.

[Anonymous]

I’m definitely a cook not a baker (if you go in for the idea that the two are often mutually exclusive). My go-to desserts are berry pies or crumbles, key lime pie, or brownies and ice cream. Not fancy, but they get the job done!