Memorize these and recognize 16.3% of all Desserts clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honey | 6 | Van Morrison sings, "she's as sweet as" this, something you might find in a Mississippi apiary |
| 2 | pudding | 6 | This traditional Christmas dish contains suet, currants & raisins but no plums |
| 3 | milk chocolate | 6 | Of all the different kinds of chocolate, this "dairy" type is probably the most popular |
| 4 | snickers | 5 | Short, disrespectful quiet laughs |
| 5 | Hershey | 5 | In 1906 the town of Derry Church, Penn. changed its name to this to honor a local candymaker |
| 6 | flan | 5 | This Spanish dessert with a 4-letter name is custard with a layer of caramel sauce |
| 7 | coconut | 5 | A favorite at luaus, haupia is this flavor of pudding |
| 8 | cocoa butter | 5 | White chocolate is actually not chocolate—it is milk & sugar mixed with this, the edible fat of the cocoa bean |
| 9 | a trifle | 5 | Sponge cake, sherry, jam & custard combine to make this "piddling" English dessert |
| 10 | strudel | 4 | German for "whirlpool", when filled with apples it's a pastry |
| 11 | Mr. Goodbar | 4 | In 1977 Diane Keaton went "Looking for" him; he wasn't so delicious |
| 12 | Milky Way | 4 | When it debuted in our galaxy in 1923, it was touted as "a chocolate malted milk in a candy bar" |
| 13 | Crunch | 4 | This Nestle candy bar, crisped rice in chocolate, was introduced in 1938 |
| 14 | cherries | 4 | Your guests will think you're the pits if you don't pit these before serving them "jubilee" |
| 15 | Butterfinger | 4 | You might want to keep both hands on this "crispety, crunchety, peanut buttery bar" |
| 16 | Baked Alaska | 4 | Because of its cold ice cream interior & hot meringue covering, it was once called "Alaska-Florida" |
| 17 | 3 Musketeers | 4 | An early TV ad for this candy bar featured a fleur-de-lis flag & a song with the lyrics "fun for all" |
| 18 | shoo-fly pie | 4 | Pennsylvania Dutch pie whose name probably refers to the difficulty of keeping flies off it |
| 19 | The Three Musketeers | 4 | This 1844 novel is set during the time of Louis XIII |
| 20 | Sweet Bird of Youth | 3 | This Tennessee Williams play features fading film star Princess Kosmonopolis |
| 21 | St. Louis | 3 | Ice cream cones first became popular after appearing at the World's Fair in this city in 1904 |
| 22 | s'mores | 3 | Signature desserts from Dominique Ansel Bakery include the cronut & a frozen version of this campfire confection |
| 23 | pralines | 3 | This confection of pecans & brown sugar is named for the French military officer whose cook is credited with inventing it |
| 24 | mousse | 3 | Properly spelled, it’s a whipped dessert, not an elk |
| 25 | Mounds | 3 | This Peter Paul candy bar, coconut in bittersweet chocolate, has been around since 1920 |
| 26 | molasses | 3 | Fannie Farmer's recipe for old-fashioned gingersnaps calls for 1/2 cup of this liquid sweetener |
| 27 | meringue | 3 | Baked Alaska is sponge cake topped with a slab of ice cream, all of which is blanketed by this froth & then browned |
| 28 | marshmallows | 3 | This fluffy white confection holds your Rice Krispies Treats together |
| 29 | Life Savers | 3 | Pep-O-Mint was the first flavor of these |
| 30 | licorice | 3 | Lincoln, Nebraska's this candy "International" sells nearly 160 types of it & not just the anise-like black one |
| 31 | Kit Kat | 3 | This candy bar, crispy wafers in chocolate, says it's for "break time, anytime" |
| 32 | Kisses | 3 | Hugs are a version of this bite-sized Hershey candy, with milk chocolate hugged by sweet white cream |
| 33 | Good Humor | 3 | In 2020 this brand of ice cream bars celebrated 100 years of putting everyone into a better mood |
| 34 | Godiva | 3 | Riding through town naked seems like the best way to enjoy one of this Belgian company's signature boxes of truffles |
| 35 | Gelato | 3 | A teen named Lina is in Tuscany for the summer in Jenna Evans Welch's novel called "Love &" this Italian ice cream |
| 36 | cookies | 3 | Famous Amos, Mrs. Fields & the Keebler elves have all made their names with these |
| 37 | cookie | 3 | The word for this type of dessert comes from the Dutch meaning "little cake" |
| 38 | almonds | 3 | A smooth, heavy paste made from sugar & these nuts is the traditional basis of marzipan |
| 39 | Almond Joy | 3 | In 2005 Hershey introduced a limited-edition Key lime version of this "Sometimes you feel like a nut" bar |
| 40 | a parfait | 3 | Literally French for "perfect", it's the perfect dessert to serve in a tall glass |
| 41 | taffy | 3 | Banana & teaberry are among more than 30 flavors of this old-fashioned sweet sold at Shriver's in Ocean City, New Jersey |
| 42 | pies | 3 | Two Fat Cats Bakery in Maine is famous for makin' these regional "pies", a creamy filling between 2 cake-like cookies |
| 43 | a cannoli | 3 | In "The Godfather" Richard Castellano says, "Leave the gun, take" these tubular pastries |
| 44 | zabaglione | 2 | This Italian dessert consists of egg yolks, wine & sugar whisked together |
| 45 | Wedding Cake | 2 | Joy of Cooking says whether this cake is "round or rectangular, the cutting begins at the lowest tier" |
| 46 | Turkish delight | 2 | Often flavored with rosewater, lokum is another name for this jelly confection |
| 47 | Toll House | 2 | Created in 1930, these original chocolate chip cookies are named for a Massachusetts inn |
| 48 | tiramisu | 2 | Enjoy a cup of coffee with this coffee-flavored Italian dessert |
| 49 | the gods | 2 | What a compliment to chocolate! Theobroma, the genus of cacao, means "food of" these beings |
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