After debm: You can only eat One Dessert for rest of your life! What is it? 😄

[electric_blue68]

Bc I just did deb's one food challenge, and I had a dessert on my narrow it down list, I decided to toss it out here.

Dark chocolate 🩷 is my favorite dessert in almost any form!

As much as I love Ice Cream(!!!!!) I'm choosing this instead.
(I just had Talenti's double dark chocolate gelato for the first time in a few months. Little irregular chips, and a touch of Vermouth. Not my favorite liquor at all but it's minimal enough I can ignore it. Probably would have preferred a bit of bourbon instead)

So there's a particular chocolatier's Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip cookie with Walnuts.
Ohhhhh, yum.

I love the heft if this cookie (it's big). The dark chocolate is sooooo good! I also like having the extra taste, and contrast of the added walnuts.

What's yours?! 😄👍

[BlueKota]

1. Apple Crumble

[True Dough]

2. For me

it would have to be the Sahara!



If we're talking desserts, I'd go with cinnamon rolls.

[electric_blue68]

10. Ohhhh! 😄😄😄 I Thot it looked wrong but couldn't figure out why! Will correct now!

😄 As for me it'd be The Arizona High Desert.

[True Dough]

17. It's all an oasis anyway!

[hlthe2b]

3. The Sonoran desert, probably

Sorry... could't resist..


And boy do I love desserts too, but not sure just one comes to mind...

[electric_blue68]

12. True Dough beat you by 1 min. 😄 Corected, but I gave him a desert answer.

[eppur_se_muova]

98. Are you familiar with "The Desert Speaks" with David Yetman ?

It sometimes runs on local PBS. Apparently you can stream it if you make a donation to AZ Public Media.

https://playpbs.azpm.org/show/the-desert-speaks/

I've seen several fascination episodes, but it's not on our local channel anymore. They do have "In The Americas" with David Yetman -- not quite as interesting, IMHO.

[NewHendoLib]

4. Devils food two layer chocolate cake with vanilla bean buttercream frosting.

Second choice - sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream

[electric_blue68]

14. Oh, yes, Devil's Food Cake has been a fav! Also Mississippi Mud cake.

[House of Roberts]

5. Red Velvet cake,

if it's got that real cream cheese icing.

[electric_blue68]

16. So pretty looking!

[Tarzanrock]

6. Banana Split ...

... on top of a thick slice of potica.

[electric_blue68]

20. Potica ... I learned something new! Ty. Sounds pretty tasty.

I might have had a banana split once. Fun. But I not a super fan of bananas. Like em, not love em.
My mom made a nice banana bread. 👍

[JoseBalow]

7. English Trifle

[electric_blue68]

22. Pretty looking!

[enid602]

8. Pepas

Pepas, Argentine quince thumbprint cookies. With mate, in the afternoon.

[JoseBalow]

27. Dulce de membrillo

YUM!

[3catwoman3]

9. Triple berry pie with the crust not too brown.

Or Chocolate Chip cake from Nothing Bundt Cakes.

Or Walker's shortbread cookies from Scotland.

Or my own Spritz butter cookies.

[MyOwnPeace]

13. NO FAIR!!!!!!

The 'question' was for ONE! (now I'm drooling for four!!).

[electric_blue68]

26. It's tough, yes! I ended up first listing 6 foods plus the dessert.

[electric_blue68]

24. Oooo, chocolate chip bundt cake! The spritz cookies look fun. Had...

to look them up.

For a fruit pie I'd choose apple. 👍

[Joinfortmill]

11. Vanilla icecream with a side of Lindt dark chocolate.

[electric_blue68]

28. Ohhh, nice. I go for Lindt 72%, 85% usually. 👍

[Lunabell]

15. My homemade toffee!

It's easy and so good. The trick to making it crunchy not sticky or tacky is a small amount of baking soda. Also, I buzz roasted almonds in my food processor, not too fine, and add that into the candy when it's ready to take off the burner. Then I either pour chocolate chips or plain Hershey bars on it to melt, then spread that around. Easy peasy.

4 sticks butter, real butter.
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Cook on medium heat until that golden brown toffee color. About 300° - 320° F. Take off the heat and add 1/4 top baking soda and the 3/4 to 1cup chopped roasted almonds and stir. Pour on to buttered surface like a cookie sheet or large rectangle cake pan. Pour on the chips, 1 bag, or Hershey chocolate bar pieces (I use 6 regular bars) and when it melts spread it around. Let cool and enjoy!!

[electric_blue68]

30. Cool, you make your own!...

I didn't know exactly what toffee was. Looked it up.

[Lunabell]

47. It's my favorite.

Almond roca comes close, but homemade is always better!

[MyOwnPeace]

18. No question!

Cheesecake with fresh strawberry topping - "God, it can never be better - take me now!!!!"

[electric_blue68]

32. Hahaha. Ah, cheeese cake - it's a Winner. 👍

[ms liberty]

19. Pistachio ice cream. Or, pecan pie. Or maybe cherry cobbler

No, mother's Oatmeal Cake (from scratch, natch). Well, maybe her banana pudding. I'm forgetting...the Chocolate Pie. And the Peanut Butter Pie. Aww, hell.

Okay, I cannot narrow it down to a half dozen, much less one.

[electric_blue68]

34. I Hear you! Pecan pie is sooo tasty. I was temporarily near a gelato store that had...

(separatey) chocolate, and hazelnut Gelato. I bought both to eat together! Yum!

One day if I see chocolate, and pistachio ice creams in the same freezer I might get both.

I actually had to put pistachios back this eve at the supermarket, didn't, quite have enough money on me.

[Espoir]

21. Brownies!

That is all.

[electric_blue68]

36. A top contender! 👍

Love blondies, too.

[Deuxcents]

23. Just had a Dove dark chocolate covered ice cream bar..I'm hooked!

I love key lime pie, too, but gotta go with dark chocolate 😋

[electric_blue68]

37. Yum! I was excited to finally try a key lime pie at a gathering...

unfortunately I found them to be to too strong!

[Phoenix61]

25. Ice cream!!! Any flavor except coffee. nt

[electric_blue68]

38. Ice cream is true delight. Besides Chocolate I enjoy Butter Pecan, Chocolate & Peanut Butter...

Talents has a raspberry, and dark chocolate chip Gelato.

I've wanted to try coffee ice cream. I'd probably get coffee, and chocolate together.

[3catwoman3]

49. Cold Stone Creamery cake batter flavor ice cream...

…with M&Ms mixed in is pretty damn delectable.

[electric_blue68]

80. They opened a store near Times Sq Fun but I tound the ice cream too sweet. Glad you enjoy it

[Phoenix61]

55. Publix has a holiday flavor, Marshmallow Candy Cane & Cookie Blast.

Marshmallow flavored ice cream with bits of candy cane and chocolate cookie swirl.😍

[electric_blue68]

56. Sounds like fun for those who love marshmallow.

[Marigold]

29. Hot fudge sundae

with nuts, lots of whipped cream, and a cherry on top.

[electric_blue68]

40. I've had my share of those! But finally after like 3+ decades ...

while I love Hot Fudge it melts the ice cream too fast!

[Marigold]

65. It has to be the kind that turns hard as soon as it hits the ice cream

Joy of Cooking has a great recipe. But in a pinch, I won't complain if it melts.

[electric_blue68]

70. Oh? I don't know if I've heard of that

[CanonRay]

31. Crem Brule

just delightful

[electric_blue68]

41. I have never had it!

[malthaussen]

73. It's good.

[ProfessorGAC]

76. Have You Had Flan?

That & creme brulee are pretty much the same thing.
Creme brulee has sugar put on top & torched while flan is served with a carmel sauce, and flan is a little stiffer, but they are both firm egg custards.
I'm a big fan of both.
Also, the Italian dessert panna cota is similar too, but there is gelatin added to make it even firmer.

[electric_blue68]

84. I had flan once? Decades ago. Was good

[Backseat Driver]

33. Hands down, I'd let New York Style Cheesecake duke it out with

simple dark chocolate covered huge juicy fresh strawberries on the stem.

[electric_blue68]

42. That's a tough fight!

[IcyPeas]

35. Chocolate covered strawberries

My wonderful sister likes to make them ❤️

🍓

[electric_blue68]

43. How nice ... Homemade!

[Figarosmom]

39. Italian christmas cookie

Scallili.

https://images.app.goo.gl/oa4MEvNBwx4rYM3r6

[electric_blue68]

44. Looks like fun!

[bamagal62]

45. Either peach cobbler

Or southern caramel cake.

[electric_blue68]

50. Southern caremel cake sounds too sweet for me. Peach cobbler is yummy.

[bamagal62]

96. If you get the

Right caramel cake recipe, it’s like heaven. It can be labor intensive so you don’t see a good one often.

[AllaN01Bear]

46. double scoop hot fudge sunday like betsy ross ice cream parlours made them . btw lots of whip cream and cherry.

[applegrove]

48. Lemon Meringue Pie

My dad used to get off the bus when he was on his way home from work and pick one up from the grocery store. Then he'd catch the next bus home.

He worked as a lobbyists for the trucking industry. One of his friends, a businessman who shipped their frozen food across the country, offered to make us a 'test family' for all the frozen desserts they were developing. Dad said no. We didn't let him forget that betrayal over the years.

[electric_blue68]

51. Oh, ho! Betrayal! Lemon Meringue, tasty!

[greatauntoftriplets]

52. Rhubarb pie.

[electric_blue68]

59. I have No Idea what that tastes like!

[greatauntoftriplets]

67. It's tart.

People tend to add strawberries or lots of sugar to make it sweeter, but I like the tartness.

[electric_blue68]

71. Ty

[WheelWalker]

53. Alice B. Toklas cookies... oatmeal, chocolate chip, walnut, shredded coconut...

and flower bud.

[electric_blue68]

60. Oh, ha! I'd always heard the name but didn't know what they were!

[eppur_se_muova]

54. Tough call -- akbar mashti ice cream and rasmalai are both up there.

https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/rasmalai-recipe-easy-rasmalai-in-10-mins-diwali-recipes/

https://persianrecipes.com/recipe/bastani-akbar-mashti/

I would say Southern chocolate cobbler, but I'd like to live long enough to enjoy dessert a long time, and arteries full of butter would preclude that.

[electric_blue68]

62. Never heard of Southern Chocolate cobbler.

I have heard of rasmalai.

Hmmm... I don't know about rose water as a food ingredient. in the other dessert.

[electric_blue68]

92. Just looked up Southern Chocolate Cobbler. Ohhh, that sounds soooo good! 😄

[eppur_se_muova]

94. Unusual cooking technique (and lots of butter, as promised/threatened). Haven't made it in a while. nt

[electric_blue68]

95. Perhaps during the upcoming Holidays? 🙂

[Dem2theMax]

57. If it can only be one thing, ice cream.

But I'm allowed any flavor. Although most of the time it will be some form of chocolate.

If I'm allowed a combination, because some things just go together, it would be the most incredible chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream.

These things don't have any calories in them, correct?

[electric_blue68]

61. Magical zero calories desserts! 😄👍

[pnwest]

58. Even considering how much of a chocoholic I am...

…if I have to pick only one for the rest of my life, it would be Marie Callendar’s Dutch Apple Pie, 20 minutes out of the oven - with Vanilla Bean ice cream and a drizzle of caramel.

[electric_blue68]

63. I do like apple pie. Not sure about ice cream w it but maybe.

Hmmmm...maybe butter pecan ice cream.
Yeah, I think I like that idea! 😄 ty.

[Luciferous]

64. Brownies. When I was a kid I had my

mom make me brownies for my birthday instead of a cake.

[electric_blue68]

81. Sounds good to me!

[Nittersing]

66. Dulce de leche brownies!

I think you can buy dulce de leche in a can now... if not, a can of condensed milk in a slow cooker on low for 6-7 hours will do the trick.

Basically, you combine all your brownie mix, swirl in generous spoonsful of dulce de leche and bake!

https://www.davidlebovitz.com/dulce-de-leche/

[electric_blue68]

85. Interesting. My friend used to make cream cheese brownies

[lark]

68. I'd have to look it up but it's a famous Belgian choclatier's creation.

It's the best thing to ever cross my lips, but it sounds so weird. It's dark choclate, shaped & colored like like a lucious pair of red lips, but with a dark choclate & gin filling. It's to die for, you'd never ever guess it had gin in it, but it makes the chocolate freakishly delicious. I tasted it when in Belgium 12 years ago and ordered boxes of his chocolates that included this one for all the family. It was a crazy expense, I spent more on shipping than the boxes, but it was so worth it for the smiles and groans as my loved ones tried these oh so tasty treats. I kept the pamphlet that came with the box in case I ever have extra $$ and can splurge again.

[electric_blue68]

86. Oh, that's cool! Don't really like gin, otoh; now... bourbon! 😄

[lark]

99. I don't like gin either, anymore. Too much fun one 3 day weekend in San Diego!

You would never in a million years know there was one drop of gin in this, no juniper taste at all!

[lpbk2713]

69. Custard pie.

One of my mother's specialties.

[electric_blue68]

88. Niiiice!

[malthaussen]

72. Who makes these rules, anyway?

Tyrants, I tell you, tyrants. I'll die before I give up my desserts!

-- Mal

[electric_blue68]

89. One time deal...you can go back to the plethora of desserts afterwards! 😁

[ProfessorGAC]

74. Tiramisu

There are others I'm big on like pecan pie or custard pie, but I could probably eat tiramisu every day.

[electric_blue68]

82. Enjoy!

[TommieMommy]

75. Cheesecake with strawberries

[electric_blue68]

83. Tasty!

[WestMichRad]

77. Warm Blueberry crisp

… with butter pecan ice cream. Yum!!!!

[kimbutgar]

78. Strawberry. Shortcake with whipped cream

[electric_blue68]

93. Sounds good!

[MFM008]

79. Ice cream

Or bread pudding
Jelly rolls
Or pudding
Or anything sweet.🍩🍨🍧🍦🍪🎂🍰🧁🥧🍫🍬🍭🍯🥥

[electric_blue68]

90. 😁

[Bristlecone]

87. Chocolate Mousse

[electric_blue68]

91. Ahhhh, yeaaah!

I think my mom made it once, or twice.

[bamagal62]

97. Another favorite that I

Haven’t had since I was a child is homemade coconut cake. You can often find a cake called that. But it’s not the same as homemade when I was a child.
OMG, I could keep going. Because I forgot about bread pudding. But, the way they make bread pudding now is awful. It has to be moist and custard/like. Not too “bready”. . Southerners really do make the best desserts.