List of American desserts facts for kids
This is a list of American desserts and pies. The cuisine of the United States refers to food preparation originating from the United States of America. The various styles continued expanding well into the 19th and 20th centuries, proportional to the influx of immigrants from many foreign nations; such influx developed a rich diversity in food preparation throughout the country.
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American Desserts
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B.
- Banana split
- Bananas Foster
- Banana pudding
- Black and white cookies
- Blackout cake
- Blondie
- Bomb pop
- Boston cream doughnut
- Boston cream pie
- Butter mochi
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Banana pudding is prepared with vanilla flavored custard, cookies and sliced fresh bananas, topped with whipped cream or meringue.
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A traditional banana split, as served at Cabot's Ice Cream and Restaurant in Newtonville, Massachusetts
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Boston cream pie is a cake that is filled with a custard or cream filling and frosted with chocolate.
C.
- Candy
- Caramel
- Checkerboard cake
- Cheesecake
- Chocolate brownie
- Chocolate chip cookie
- Chocolate pudding
- Chocolate-covered bacon
- Chocolate-covered fruit
- Chocolate-covered potato chips
- Cinnamon rolls
- Cobbler
- Coconut cake
- Cookie salad
- Corn cookie
- Cube toast
- Cupcake
D.
- Dessert bar
- Devil's food cake
- Dirt cake
- Doberge cake
- Doughnut (also spelled "donut")
F.
G.
- German chocolate cake
- Gingerbread
- Glorified rice
- Golden Opulence Sundae
- Gooey butter cake
- Grasshopper pie
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Glorified rice is a dessert salad served in Minnesota and other states in the Upper Midwest.
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Gooey butter cake is a type of cake traditionally made in the American Midwest city of St. Louis.
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I.
J.
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L.
- Lady Baltimore cake
- Lane cake
- Lava cake
- Lemon bar
M.
N.
O.
- Oatmeal cookie
- Oreo
P.
- Pancake
- Panocha
- Parfait
- Pastry hearts
- Peanut butter cookies
- Pecan pie
- Pecan pralines
- Peppermint stick
- Persimmon pudding
- Pistachio pudding
- Pop-Tarts
- Pound cake
- Pudding
- Pumpkin Pie
R.
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In New Mexico and southern Colorado, panocha is a pudding made from ground sprouted wheat and piloncillo.
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Red velvet cake is traditionally prepared as a layer cake topped with cream cheese or cooked ermine icing. The reddish color is achieved by adding beetroot or red food coloring.
S.
- Salt water taffy
- Scone
- Scotcheroos
- Shave ice
- Shaved ice
- S'more
- Smith Island cake
- Snack cake
- Snickerdoodles
- Snickers salad
- Soft serve ice cream
- Sopaipilla
- Stack cake
- Strawberry delight
- Strawberry shortcake
- Sundae
- Swiss roll
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W.
American pies
- Apple crisp
- Apple pie
- Bean pie
- Black bottom pie
- Blackberry pie
- Blueberry pie
- Bumbleberry pie
- Buttermilk pie
- Cherry pie
- Chess pie
- Chiffon pie
- Cream pie
- Derby pie
- Fried pie
- Grape pie
- Grasshopper pie
- Huckleberry pie
- Jefferson Davis pie
- Jelly cream pie
- Key lime pie
- Lemon meringue pie
- Maraca pie
- Mississippi mud pie
- Pecan pie
- Pumpkin pie
- Rhubarb pie
- Shaker lemon pie
- Shoofly pie
- Strawberry rhubarb pie
- Sweet potato pie