# Your Favorite Dessert? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499 "2013-04-23T15:43:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/21 "2013-04-23T21:03:21Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Tart lemony desserts are my favorite, but once a year I crave a piece of really good homemade coconut cream pie from my favorite restaurant in the Amana Colonies. Fortunately I had one back in September so I should be good for a few more months. You must be my husband. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/22 "2013-04-23T21:48:14Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Cannoli. With the ends dipped in mini chocolate chips. Real cannoli. Crispy shell, pastry cream. Dear god I want one. I haven’t had one in five years. Pastry cream? Oh, nononono. Cannoli should be filled with sweeted fresh ricotta cheese. Really, if you’ve never tried it this way, please do. Yum, I may go get one tonight. For me, I love a really good apple pie like almost no-one makes any more. Lots of cinnamon, good flaky crust, apples piled higher than the outside crust, and topped with softened very good vanilla ice cream. That’s it, no caramel sauce on it, no sprinkled powdered sugar, no fancy chef touches. Just really good homemade apple pie with really good vanilla ice cream. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/23 "2013-04-23T22:52:12Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Cannoli. We get this with every pizza order > [@Enright3](#): > > Pie; most any variety. Lemon Meringue, Banana Cream, Cherry, Pecan would be the top 4. add Key Lime and we’re good. > [@Czarcasm](#): > > German chocolate cake. Also, carrot cake or red velvet cake. =========== Not going to argue with any of these, but I’ll add to the list the most delicious ice cream I’ve had to date. Got it at a Mediterranean place: saffron ice cream. I could have eaten a gallon right then and there. Otherwise, chess or pecan pie with some vanilla ice cream topping. Or strawberry shortcake with real strawberries topped with whipped cream. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/24 "2013-04-23T23:02:11Z")
Bananas Foster on vanilla ice cream. Diabetic coma in a bowl. Since that’s not an option in any local eateries that I know of, I usually opt for creme brulee. Most non-cream/non-pecan pies in most restaurants or diners suck ass, because none of them knows how to make a proper crust, or they use canned fruit which also sucks ass. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/25 "2013-04-23T23:16:39Z")
Banana Split Pie Banana Cream Pie Boston Cream Pie Apple Pie Chocolate Cream Pie Sweet Potato Pie ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/26 "2013-04-24T00:08:27Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Pastry cream? Oh, nononono. Cannoli should be filled with sweeted fresh ricotta cheese. Really, if you’ve never tried it this way, please do. Hmm, I don’t know. This was at an authentic-seeming hole-in-the-wall Italian place in Manhattan, that I used to get them. It may have been ricotta I guess, but whatever it was, it was very thick and seemed to have a floury texture. It could have been ricotta. I guess it did have a slight sour note. Bananas Foster–oh heck yes. I learned about this at a local Latin fusion place, and was so happy to learn that it’s easy to make at home. That’s my second favorite dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/27 "2013-04-24T00:24:55Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Bananas Foster–oh heck yes. I learned about this at a local Latin fusion place, and was so happy to learn that it’s easy to make at home. That’s my second favorite dessert. Yeah, I’ve got a recipe around here somewhere. As I recall, it had both rum and banana liqueur along with the brown sugar. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/28 "2013-04-24T00:25:11Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > Hmm, I don’t know. This was at an authentic-seeming hole-in-the-wall Italian place in Manhattan, that I used to get them. It may have been ricotta I guess, but whatever it was, it was very thick and seemed to have a floury texture. It could have been ricotta. I guess it did have a slight sour note. That’s the typical filling. It’s made with ricotta, confectioners sugar, usually eggs, and sometimes some flour to for texture. I’m not a fan but my wife’s family is Sicilian and she loves them. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/29 "2013-04-24T00:48:38Z")
Grand Marnier. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/30 "2013-04-24T01:07:42Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > Pie; most any variety. Lemon Meringue, Banana Cream, Cherry, Pecan would be the top 4. Peach, cherry, pecan, strawberry-rhubarb or lemon cream (can’t stand meringue). ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/31 "2013-04-24T01:22:28Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Also, carrot cake or red velvet cake. I’ll second that! ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/32 "2013-04-24T01:45:42Z")
Ice cream, unless tiramisu is an option. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/33 "2013-04-24T02:11:41Z")
Fresh strawberry with cream and sweet condensed milk. Also an egg flan. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/34 "2013-04-24T02:33:23Z")
Apple crumble- always get this at the steakhouse I frequent. Creme brûlée - was on location on a job a few months back and the craft services table had them. I had at least 15. That’s being conservative. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/35 "2013-04-24T02:50:47Z")
Either strawberry shortcake or chocolate cream pie. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/36 "2013-04-24T03:01:06Z")
I can’t even limit it to my top 20 favorites. ---
**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:** [April 24, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/37 "2013-04-24T03:06:24Z")
I’m not much for desserts, but I love a well-made creme brulee. Dobos torte, too, but the last good one I had was in Hungary. Haven’t found a good one here in Chicago, but I haven’t looked too hard. (Just had one at a Hungarian restaurant that used to be around, and their version was meh.) Oh, and I do like a nice walnut gateau once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/38 "2013-04-24T03:45:37Z")
Chocolate. Warm chocolate. Chocolate bread pudding. With hot chocolate sauce. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/39 "2013-04-24T03:54:41Z")
Tiramisu. I could eat it everyday. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499/40 "2013-04-24T03:58:20Z")
Key Lime Pie OMG, KEY LIME PIE!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-dessert/656499.md?page=3)