dessert - a dish served as the last course of a mealcourse - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" ambrosia - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut baked Alaska - cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven blancmange - sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded charlotte - a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard dumpling - dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry flan - open pastry filled with fruit or custard junket - dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet mousse - a light creamy dessert set with gelatin whip - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit pudding - any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed tiramisu - an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate trifle - jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard sauce |