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Gluttony: Top 10 Local Desserts

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Every person has a natural craving for something sweet every after meal. This led to the creation of wonderful and truly mouth-watering desserts that would keep someone asking for more. Here’s the top 10 list of local desserts around the Washington DC area, some of which are native while others have international influence.

 

 

 

Cakes

Cakes are all-time American favorite desserts. They come in a wide-variety of flavors, but chocolate varieties like black forest, chocolate truffle, and combination flavors like choco-mocha or choco-vanilla.

 

Fruit pies

 

 

 

The best fruit-packed pies are usually made at home. Yet, there are also restaurants where a slice or whole can be purchased for dine or take home. Some of the most commonly used fruits in fruit pies include blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, and pineapple. There are also recipes that use mango, apple, and other fruits in season.

 

 

 

Cookies

 

 

 

Kids always love cookies whatever time of day it is served. In most cases, cookies are sweet snack-time favorites but they can also make good desserts after heavy meals like lunch and dinner. Butter honey, chocolate, and coffee-dipped are popular flavors.

 

 

 

Cupcakes

 

 

 

Like cakes, cupcakes also make good desserts. Cupcakes are smaller version of cakes. Various flavors galore but common flavors include chocolate, vanilla, mocha, coffee, strawberry, and custard. Making them more tempting to the taste buds are various toppings like sprinkles, nuts, and small candies.

 

 

 

Ice Cream

 

 

 

Simple as it may seem but ice cream never fails to end a satisfying course of equally-delectable dishes. Aside from taming the taste buds, ice cream is good to alleviate heat caused by the immediate release of calories from the foods eaten. Fruit flavors, chocolate, and vanilla are among the common flavors.

 

 

 

Fruit salad

 

 

 

A delicious mixture of fruits, milk, and cream makes fruit salad a wonderful and healthy dessert. Common fruits included in fruit salad are cherries, pineapple, papaya, apple, and grapes. Own variations can be done with the inclusion of your favorite fruits. Some are fond of putting bananas and mangoes. Best serve chilled to make the milk and cream sink in to the fruits. Cheese can also be added.

 

 

 

Tiramisu

 

 

 

This is usually regarded as the Italian counterpart of fruit pies. It originated from Tuscany in Italy such that it is also called Tuscan truffle. It is made from eggs, cheese, ladyfingers, cream, brandy, marsala, sugar, and chocolate or cocoa. It has significantly found its way on American tables as a mouth-watering dessert that is light to the stomach.

 

 

 

Fruits

 

 

 

Individuals who want healthier desserts but simply do not want the fattening effects of sugar, chocolate, and other sweeteners can opt to go for fruits. Bananas, mangoes, pineapple, papaya, and other fruits can be served in slices. Place them in a bowl filled with ice and some cheese cubes.

 

 

 

Floats

 

 

 

Floats can come in two versions. There are floats made of graham crackers, condensed milk, cream, and a specific fruit placed in between the layers of graham. There are floats that serve as dessert cum beverage. They are composed of a carbonated drink served with a scoop of ice cream. Either way, both are truly satisfying.

 

 

 

Brownies

 

 

 

Back then, brownies are served during snack time or just when the kids want something to munch as they play. Overtime, enhancement to the recipes of brownies made it more suitable to serve as dessert. In common, brownies are crunchy and dense, chocolate-tasting and topped with nuts.

 

These simple desserts can end every meal in full satisfaction. Around the Washington DC area, there are lots of restaurants and food hubs that serve these kinds of desserts.

 

 

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