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British cuisine has a long history of making delicious sweet treats! Especially popular are puddings, custards, and creamy desserts. In fact, the French even call custard sauce crème anglaise, which means "English cream."

Delicious British Desserts

Many yummy desserts are famous in the United Kingdom. Here are some of the most popular ones:

Fruity and Creamy Treats

Butterscotch Angel Delight
Butterscotch Angel Delight is a quick and easy dessert.

Baked Goodies and Tarts

Bakewell tart on a plate
The Bakewell tart has a pastry base with jam and a sponge topping.
  • Bakewell tart is a famous English tart with jam and an almond sponge.
  • Custard tart is a pastry filled with creamy egg custard.
  • Ecclefechan tart is a rich fruit tart from Scotland.
  • Gypsy tart is a very sweet tart made with evaporated milk.
  • Manchester tart is a traditional tart with raspberry jam, custard, and coconut.
  • Maids of honour tarts are small, delicate tarts.
  • Mince pies are small fruit pies traditionally eaten at Christmas.
  • Treacle tart is a sweet tart made with golden syrup and breadcrumbs.
  • Yorkshire Curd Tart is a traditional tart from Yorkshire.

Other Sweet Bites

British Cakes

Battenbergcake
Battenberg cake is a light sponge cake with a checkerboard pattern.
Chorley cakes edited
Chorley cakes are flat, fruit-filled pastry cakes.

The UK loves its cakes! Here are some well-known British cakes:

British Puddings

Figgy Pudding with flaming brandy
Figgy pudding is often served with flaming brandy.
Queen of Puddings - Süti Sári
4 Queen of Puddings. This dessert has a breadcrumb base, jam, and a meringue topping.

Puddings are a big part of British dessert tradition. Many are steamed or baked:

Scottish Treats

Black bun cut open
The black bun is a fruit cake covered in pastry.

Scotland has its own unique and delicious desserts:

  • Abernethy biscuit is a plain, round biscuit.
  • Black bun is a rich fruit cake completely covered in pastry, traditionally eaten at New Year.
  • Clootie dumpling is a traditional Scottish fruit pudding, boiled in a cloth.
  • Cranachan is a lovely dessert with raspberries, cream, and toasted oats.
  • Deep-fried Mars bar is a famous (and unusual!) Scottish snack.
  • Empire biscuits are sweet biscuits with jam and icing.
  • Fudge doughnuts are a sweet treat.
  • Penguins are popular chocolate biscuits.
  • Tipsy laird is a Scottish trifle made with whisky.

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  • Vienetta is a popular layered ice cream dessert.

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