Really Good Desserts to Serve at a Dinner Party
Like a perfect lullaby, a warm, heavy dessert satisfies dinner party guests on a cold, winter day. In contrast, your guests will relish the refreshing taste of ice cream, gelatin and frozen desserts during the hot summer climate. A heavy dessert complements a light meal; a light dessert complements a heavy meal. Some guests prefer fruit to chocolate, whereas others prefer cheesecake to fruit. To serve a really good dessert that your guests will savor, you need to select a dessert to complement both the meal and your guests' personal preferences.
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Chocolatey
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It's almost impossible to resist a dessert of chocolate and liqueur, chocolate with nuts or chocolate with visually dramatic fruit like a blood orange. After a meal, indulge your guests in the pleasure of a gooey chocolate pudding. You could consider serving a luscious, moist, chocolate cake with hazelnut frosting, served with a delicately drizzled orange compote. The hypnotic, deep colors of chocolate with its mouth-watering, sweet taste and texture will leave your guests craving bite after bite.
Fruity
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After a hearty meal, serve a light, fruity dessert to refresh your guests' palate and leave them satisfied without feeling heavy. Consider serving a summery treat of a fruit crumble, whether it's apple and passion fruit, peaches, berries or other fresh fruit of the season, topped with a baked, crumbly mixture of butter, sugar and flour. Or, take your guests back to their childhood as your serve banana fritters smothered in rich, butterscotch sauce.
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Mexican
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A Mexican dessert complements a Mexican-themed dinner party meal perfectly. You can entertain with a serving of scrumptious fried ice cream sprinkled with cinnamon sugar. For a new experience, serve an authentic dessert such as a deliciously moist and dense "chocolate rum tres leches cake," topped with caramelized bananas, whipped cream or chocolate sauce. For decadent dessert enchiladas, your guests can fill tortillas with their own preference of fresh fruits such as apples, strawberries or cherries, then wait in mouth-watering anticipation while you bake it for 20 minutes and serve with a drizzle of fresh raisin sauce.
Cheesecake
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Impress your dinner guests with a cheesecake dessert using your own imaginative twist. You could combine white chocolate and cranberries, caramel apple or crushed peppermint. For guests with a less adventurous palate, you may prefer to serve the traditional vanilla cheesecake with a cherry topping. Whichever cheesecake you opt to serve, one thing's for sure: Don't expect to find leftovers waiting for you in the morning.
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