List of American desserts

This is a list of desserts encountered in the cuisine of the United States.

Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

* See also
* References

## A

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Angel food cake is a light, airy cake that originated in the United States.

* Angel food cake
* Apple crisp
* Apple dumpling
* Apple pie

## B

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* Banana split
* Bananas Foster
* Banana pudding
* Bean pie
* Black and white cookies
* Black bottom pie
* Blackberry pie
* Blackout cake
* Blondie
* Blueberry pie
* Boston cream doughnut
* Boston cream pie[1]
* Butter mochi
* Bumbleberry pie
* Buttermilk pie

* Banana pudding is prepared with vanilla flavored custard, cookies and sliced fresh bananas, topped with whipped cream or meringue.

* A traditional banana split, as served at Cabot's Ice Cream and Restaurant in Newtonville, Massachusetts

* Boston cream pie is a cake that is filled with a custard or cream filling and frosted with chocolate.[2]

## C

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The chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. A portion of berry cobbler

* Candy
* Caramel
* Checkerboard cake
* Cheesecake
* Cherry pie
* Chess pie
* Chiffon pie
* Chips Ahoy!
* Chocodile Twinkie
* Chocolate brownie
* Chocolate chip cookie
* Chocolate pudding
* Chocolate-covered bacon
* Chocolate-covered fruit
* Chocolate-covered potato chips
* Cinnamon rolls
* Cobbler[3]
* Coconut cake
* Cookie salad
* Corn cookie
* Cream pie
* Cube toast[4]
* Cupcake

## D

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Devil's food cake is a moist, rich chocolate layer cake.

* Derby pie
* Dessert bar
* Devil's food cake
* Ding Dong
* Dirt cake
* Doberge cake
* Doughnut (also spelled "donut")

## F

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Blueberry frozen yogurt

* Fried dough
* Fried ice cream
* Fried pie
* Frozen yogurt
* Fruit pizza
* Fudge
* Fudge cake
* Fudge Rounds
* Funnel cake

## G

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Glorified rice is a dessert salad served in Minnesota and other states in the Upper Midwest Gooey butter cake is a type of cake traditionally made in the American Midwest city of St. Louis.[5]

* German chocolate cake
* Gingerbread
* Glorified rice
* Golden Opulence Sundae
* Gooey butter cake
* Grape pie
* Grasshopper pie

## H

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A halved Hostess CupCake

* Hasty pudding
* Haupia
* Ho Hos
* Hostess (snack cakes)
* Hostess CupCake
* Hot milk cake
* Huckleberry pie
* Hummingbird cake
* Hydrox

## I.

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An icebox cake

* Ice cream
* Ice cream cake
* Ice cream cone
* Icebox cake

## J

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* Jefferson Davis pie
* Jell-O
* Jelly bean
* Jelly cream pie
* Joe Froggers

## K

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* Key lime pie

## L

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A lemon bar

* Lady Baltimore cake
* Lane cake
* Lava cake
* Lemon bar
* Lemon meringue pie

## M

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* Maraca pie
* Marshmallow creme
* Mississippi mud pie
* Mochi donuts
* Molten chocolate cake
* Moon Pie
* Moravian spice cookies

## N

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* Needham
* Newtons
* Nutter Butter

## O

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* Oatmeal cookie
* Oatmeal Creme Pie
* Oreo

## P

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Fork-scored peanut butter cookies Pistachio pudding

* 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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* Red velvet cake
* Rhubarb pie
* Rice Krispies Treats
* Rice pudding

* In New Mexico and southern Colorado, panocha is a pudding made from ground sprouted wheat and piloncillo.

* 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

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A sundae

* Salt water taffy
* Scone
* Scotcheroos
* Shaker lemon pie
* Shave ice
* Shaved ice
* Shoofly pie
* S'more
* Smith Island cake
* Snack cake
* Snickerdoodles
* Snickers salad
* Sno Balls
* Soft serve ice cream
* Sopaipilla
* Stack cake
* Strawberry delight
* Strawberry shortcake
* Strawberry rhubarb pie
* Sundae
* Sweet potato pie
* Swiss roll

## T.

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Whole and split Twinkie snack cakes

* Tapioca pudding
* Tipsy cake
* Twinkie

## W

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* Waffle
* Waldorf pudding
* Watergate salad
* Whoopie pie

## Y

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* Yodels

## Z

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* Zingers

## See also

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* Cuisine
* List of American foods
* List of American regional and fusion cuisines
* List of desserts

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## References

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1. ^ "Although It Is Called A Boston Cream Pie, It Is In Fact A Cake, And Not A Pie". South Florida Reporter. October 23, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
2. ^ "English Language Definition: Boston Cream Pie". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
3. ^ Shepherd, J. (2016). Puddings: Over 100 Classic Puddings from Cakes, Tarts, Crumbles and Pies to all Things Chocolatey. Orion Publishing Group. p. 62\. ISBN 978-0-297-87055-5. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
4. ^ O'Malley, Nick (June 16, 2016). "This is cube toast: The French Toast bread fortress that surpasses breakfast dimensions (I ate it)". masslive.com. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
5. ^ Barry, Ann (April 19, 1989). "A Butter Cake That Sticks to the Gums". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 January 2014.

## External links

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* Media related to Desserts of the United States at Wikimedia Commons

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