# What is your favorite kind of dessert? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2020, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647 "2020-03-17T12:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/21 "2020-03-17T17:01:30Z")
I’m not a desert eater generally. All taste good, but none are a real big deal so i typically skip all deserts as easy calories to avoid. Ice cream and bread pudding are my go to deserts if I do feel like splurging. So I voted “other.” Cake and pie don’t do it for me. I do enjoy a glass of Port after a good meal. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/22 "2020-03-17T17:49:22Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > A melon is a dessert? I thought melon was fruit. Which is already on the list. Unless it’s a euphemism for something. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/23 "2020-03-17T17:59:31Z")
Pie among the options listed (blueberry, cherry, pumpkin or chocolate), but I went with “Other.” Gimme cookies - specifically these: [A kickass ginger snaps recipe - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=338513) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/24 "2020-03-17T18:01:22Z")
Other. I’m not a big desserts person, but a little bit of ice cream or a cookie are great for me. After that, cake, but it depends on the kind of cake, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/25 "2020-03-17T18:02:14Z")
Let’s see… my three favorite desserts, in descending order, are pecan pie, [kanafeh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanafeh)and lemon meringue pie. Since the first and third are pies, and the second is somewhere between a pie and a pastry, I’ll have to say “pie”. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/26 "2020-03-17T18:49:17Z")
Chocolate mousse. I am rather less fond of mousse and squirrel, and mousse and wombat is right out. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/27 "2020-03-17T19:03:41Z")
I voted “other” - I like custards (Crème caramel and crème brûlée, especially, but I wouldn’t trifle over a trifle), and meringues - baked Alaska, Eton mess, Pavlova - and puddings (which is not the same things as what the OP means by pudding, I gather) - [summer pudding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_pudding) is my favourite, closely followed by [malva pudding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malva_pudding). I realise many of those contain fruit. But they are not what I’d call a “fruit dessert” ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/28 "2020-03-17T20:48:33Z")
Please exclude my misspelling earlier. I swear I’m not always this stupid. Just multitasking. I’ll give myself a warning for this. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/29 "2020-03-17T21:57:17Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > I thought melon was fruit. Which is already on the list. > > Unless it’s a euphemism for something. Sliced apple, or orange slices seem completely different than delicious Cantaloupe. It’s our most frequent dessert. We have Cantaloupe or honeydew melon at least twice a week. Anyway, it seemed ok to consider an apple as a separate poll choice vs melons. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/30 "2020-03-17T22:04:55Z")
Warm raspberry pie à la Mode. Sure, it’s contraindicated with my diabetes, but if anything’s worth a below-knee amputation, it’s warm raspberry pie à la Mode. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/31 "2020-03-17T22:13:34Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Sliced apple, or orange slices seem completely different than delicious Cantaloupe. No more different than French silk pie is from cherry pie, or chocolate layer cake is from white angel food cake, or peppermint discs are from Snickers bars. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/32 "2020-03-17T22:16:34Z")
Just. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/33 "2020-03-17T22:30:15Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Other: cognac or port or armagnac or a really nice single-malt. Yes, that’s for after the cheese. Armagnac or calvados for me, please. Never took to port, and why drink cognac when you can get Armagnac? ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/34 "2020-03-17T23:56:10Z")
Almost any raw fruit except bananas which I loathe. I’m not much of a dessert person. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/35 "2020-03-18T00:51:57Z")
Assuming tiramisu is cake, I went cake. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/36 "2020-03-18T01:52:21Z")
Ice cream, so, other. mmm ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/37 "2020-03-18T03:07:48Z")
Ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/38 "2020-03-18T03:19:30Z")
I didn’t see Pie or Ice Cream on the list. Which means the poll is about as accurate as this one: **What is your favorite dessert?** () Wood () Cat () Grass () Virus () Cement ---
**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/39 "2020-03-18T03:45:35Z")
Cannoli. But only if it’s done right. Creme brulee, done right, is a close second. If I’m dealing with a chef of unknown competency, brownies and vanilla ice cream. Those have a pretty high floor. Chocolate cake is the brownie’s inferior cousin. Come at me. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647/40 "2020-03-18T03:49:23Z")
I chose fruit. I like them all, but my nutritionist might be lurking, shhhhhh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-kind-of-dessert/849647.md?page=3)