Delicious Desserts and Sweet Treats

cake noun

/keɪk/

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

Examples:

"For dessert, my mom baked a delicious chocolate cake. "

cookie noun

/ˈkuːki/

A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it.

Examples:

"My sister baked a delicious chocolate chip cookie for our snack. "

ice cream noun

/ˌaɪsˈkɹiːm/

A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.

Examples:

"Strawberries are particularly delicious with ice cream."

candy noun

/ˈkændi/

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

Examples:

"My little sister loves to eat candy after dinner. "

pie noun

/paɪ/

A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

Examples:

"The family had steak and kidney pie for dinner and cherry pie for dessert."

pastry noun

/ˈpeɪstɹi/

The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

Examples:

"The flaky pastry of the apple pie crumbled in my hand as I took a bite. "

pudding noun

/ˈpʊd.ɪŋ/

A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.

Examples:

"For dessert, my grandmother made a delicious vanilla pudding. "

sugary adjective

/ˈʃʊɡəri/ /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/

Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar

Examples:

"My grandmother's cookies are very sugary, so I only eat one. "

sweetener noun

/ˈswiːtnər/ /ˈswiːʔnər/

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

Examples:

"My grandmother uses a sugar substitute sweetener in her tea because she's watching her sugar intake. "

Delicious Desserts and Sweet Treats

cake noun

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

Examples:

cookie noun

A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it.

Examples:

ice cream noun

A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.

Examples:

candy noun

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

Examples:

pie noun

A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

Examples:

pastry noun

The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

Examples:

pudding noun

A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.

Examples:

sugary adjective

Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar

Examples:

sweetener noun

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

Examples:

dessert noun

A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

Examples:

Vocabulary in this post

cake noun

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

Examples:

cookie noun

A sweet baked good (as in the previous sense) usually having chocolate chips, fruit, nuts etc. baked into it.

Examples:

ice cream noun

A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a similar substance, usually flavoured.

Examples:

candy noun

Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.

Examples:

pie noun

A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling.

Examples:

pastry noun

The type of light flour-based dough used in pastries.

Examples:

pudding noun

A type of dessert that has a texture similar to custard or mousse but using some kind of starch as the thickening agent.

Examples:

sugary adjective

Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar

Examples:

sweetener noun

Something added to food to sweeten its taste, especially an artificial substitute for sugar.

Examples:

dessert noun

A sweet confection served as the last course of a meal

Examples: