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Decadent desserts

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MsLuxLisbon · 22/06/2024 11:18

Spin off from the decadent food thread. What are your go-to desserts for when you want to treat yourself?

Mine: Tarte tatin served with creme fraiche. Pavlova with strawberries and kiwi. Crepes suzette (hassle to make, but divine to eat) Chocolate mousse.

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CoffeeCantata · 23/06/2024 07:23

I won't hear a word said against Lemon Meringue Pie!

Tangy, creamy, frothy and delicious.

ItsDifficult · 23/06/2024 03:15

Not necessarily decadent, but my favourite is Biscoff cheesecake!

Sunnytwobridges · 23/06/2024 03:14

Carrot cake
caramel cake
actually almost any kind of cake except for chocolate and coconut

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MsLuxLisbon · 23/06/2024 01:01

Itsmeamandaberry · 22/06/2024 21:16

Never in my life have I ever had or seen anyone gasp when a lemon meringue pie has been brought out. I would normally make this 😩 face at it

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Well, I can assure you that they do! Your experience is clearly not universal.

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ntmdino · 22/06/2024 21:27

My absolute favourite has to be a chocolate orange fondant - unfortunately, my other half insists that they're too rich, and it's a pain to just make one, so I have to wait until we have friends or family over.

Friendofdennis · 22/06/2024 21:24

Marks and Spencer chocolate eclairs the pack of 2 ( although I do think they have less cream in them than previously ) or their profiterole stack.

my home made trifle with creme de cassis and raspberries in a raspberry jelly layered with madeleines and syllabus

Itsmeamandaberry · 22/06/2024 21:16

MsLuxLisbon · 22/06/2024 12:44

I've thought of another: Lemon Meringue pie! Actually pretty easy to make but always draws gasps when wheeled out. Ditto Pecan pie. Not so keen on Pumpkin, though. I tried making it last autumn, it was a lot of effort but pretty 'meh'.

Never in my life have I ever had or seen anyone gasp when a lemon meringue pie has been brought out. I would normally make this 😩 face at it

Kitkatfiend31 · 22/06/2024 21:16

I am also a fan of Black Forest Gateau. Sainsbury's sell Patisserie Valerie slices of it for when I'm home alone!

BashfulClam · 22/06/2024 21:13

I made the easiest dessert tonight that DH described as ‘filthy’. We got lovely strawberries from a farm shop. I got meringue nests filled with whipped cream and strawberries then added strawberry tart sauce that we got from the farm shop and dark chocolate chips…it was amazing for something really simple.

ILikeALemonWedgeInMyGin · 22/06/2024 21:12

Cinnamon rolls or fruit tart

KnitnNatterAuntie · 22/06/2024 21:08

The vicar's wife at a church I used to attend made Peach & Apricot Crumble in big baking trays every Harvest Festival . . . it was legendary

Comedycook · 22/06/2024 20:55

OperationPushkin · 22/06/2024 20:22

I'm waiting for the posts that say, "How can you possibly eat anything so sweet? I simply couldn't manage more than half a biscuit once a year." 😅 For the avoidance of doubt, I am not one of those people. I have quite a sweet tooth.

One of my favourite desserts is a gingerbread blondie. Especially with vanilla ice cream. Yum.

I read a thread a long time ago on here where a woman said she found fruit so sweet she could only manage a piece every three months

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gocompare · 22/06/2024 20:49

Creme brûlée

Or m and s rice pudding

Bluebellsinthewind · 22/06/2024 20:44

Another one for black forest, I had totally forgotten about lemon meringue pie used to love that. @thehousewiththesagegreensofa thanks for sharing, have been thinking about making creme for a while but kept putting it off as I thought it would be difficult to make.

Does anyone remember the pots of jelly with raspberries in them? I hadn't seen them for years and found them in Marks the other day. I treated myself to two of them... amazing!

thehousewiththesagegreensofa · 22/06/2024 20:36

I was surprised at how easy creme brûlée was to make when I got a blow torch. It became quite dangerous. It's not exactly a low calorie dresser and, due to the ingredient ratios, it was always easiest to make 6 at a time. The only other person in the house who likes them is DH.

OperationPushkin · 22/06/2024 20:22

I'm waiting for the posts that say, "How can you possibly eat anything so sweet? I simply couldn't manage more than half a biscuit once a year." 😅 For the avoidance of doubt, I am not one of those people. I have quite a sweet tooth.

One of my favourite desserts is a gingerbread blondie. Especially with vanilla ice cream. Yum.

UnctuousUnicorns · 22/06/2024 19:43

Is there any such thing as a dessert that isn't decadent?! 🤷‍♀️ Ftr my absolute favourite is Eton Mess. 😋

CoffeeCantata · 22/06/2024 19:36

Is that Delia’s lemon surprise pudding?

Yes - I think she has a lovely recipe. Mine was from an ancient Penguin cookbook for students long ago, but I think they amount to the same result. I think Nigella also does a chocolate version (she would!).

Now I apologise for the extreme unhealthiness and unsophisticated nature of this suggestion, but my family used to love it. It's very quick and easy and disgustingly bad for you:

Gungey Pudding
Whip a large carton of cream into soft peaks.
Get a packet of Maryland chocolate chip cookies and dip them just briefly in sherry (for adults) or orange juice (for children).
Use the whipped cream to sandwich them together in either a roll formation or layer in a trifle bowl. Cover them with more cream.
Leave in the fridge for several hours (or overnight).

When you serve it, the texture is completely soft and trifle/tiramisu-like. Most people cannot believe it's made of biscuits! The chocolatey flavour of the biscuits comes to the fore. I think you can also make it with ginger biscuits, but not just any type of biscuit. To be safe, I'd stick to choc chip cookies.

JMSA · 22/06/2024 19:32

OP, I'd prefer something heavier and more stodgy than your options Grin
I love cheesecake and generally anything with chocolate, caramel and nuts.
Fruit ruins a dessert for me Blush

Comedycook · 22/06/2024 19:31

Creme brulé
Burnt basque cheesecake
Creme caramel
Tarte tatin
The frozen berries and white chocolate sauce in the Ivy.

I have a terrible sweet tooth 😂

Originalusername89 · 22/06/2024 19:29

Creme brulee is my deal breaker - if it's on the menu I have to have it!

DiscoBeat · 22/06/2024 19:24

(if I'm out my go-to is creme brulee. I've yet to achieve making it right).

DiscoBeat · 22/06/2024 19:23

Great thread. I don't usually make pudding. Boringly, usually a crumble, or strawberries and cream in the summer. Some lovely ideas on here though, might have to try some of those!

WouldYouLikeMeToSpellThatForYou · 22/06/2024 19:17

Tiramisu

A proper fudge cake

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