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This is a list of British desserts, i.e. desserts characteristic of British cuisine, the culinary tradition of the United Kingdom. The British kitchen has a long tradition of noted sweet-making, particularly with puddings, custards , and creams; custard sauce is called crème anglaise (English cream) in French cuisine .
Banoffee pie is a British dessert pie made from bananas, whipped cream, and a thick caramel sauce (made from boiled condensed milk or milk jam), combined either on a buttery biscuit base or one made from crumbled biscuits and butter. [1] Some versions of the recipe include chocolate, coffee, or both.
Cherries jubilee is a dessert dish made with cherries and liqueur (typically kirschwasser), which are flambéed tableside, and commonly served as a sauce over vanilla ice cream. [ 1 ] The recipe is generally credited to Auguste Escoffier , [ 2 ] who prepared the dish for one of Queen Victoria 's Jubilee celebrations, widely thought to be the ...
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This dessert changes name to "The Queen's Pudding". In 1845, Eliza Acton suggests giving "a good flavour of lemon-rind and bitter almonds, or of cinnamon, if preferred, to a pint of new milk", then adding cream and sugar, thickened with beaten eggs. Her recipe also calls for a glass of brandy to be added to the mixture. [5]
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Originally, the most common fruit ingredient in fools was gooseberries, although other fruits and berries are known from early recipes, e.g., apples, strawberries, rhubarb and raspberries. Modern recipes may include any seasonal fruit readily found. [8] In Anglo-Indian cuisine, mango fool is a popular variation. [9]
Typical recipes for 20th century Queen of Puddings can be found in many post-war British cookbooks, such as those of Marguerite Patten, [1] Delia Smith, [6] Jane Grigson [7] and in Mary Norwak's book on English Puddings. [8] In the 1960s, it was on the British government recommended diet for sick children. [9]