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A small plump variety of banana that is commonly used as a dessert or snacking banana. It has bluish-green skin that covers a sweet tasting creamy flesh.

A rich dessert made from combining gelatin with an egg custard and then blending it with whipped cream.

Native to Australia, this variety of nut is grown on Bunya pine trees. Covered by a hard fibrous shell, the meat of this nut is cream colored, chestnut-like texture, and tastes somewhat like a macadamia or pine nut.

A small puff pastry, commonly served as an appetizer or dessert, that is sliced in half to hold various fillings that could be sweet or meat or cheese-based.

A French term used to describe a light custard sauce that is prepared with egg yolks, sugar, hot milk, and cream.

A thin fan-shaped wafer that has a slightly sweet flavor. It is baked on a special iron, which is much like a waffle iron.

A type of unripened cheese with a smooth texture and a sweet tangy flavor that is produced from milk and/or cream.

The fruit harvested from pods that grow on species of Wattle bushes, or trees as they are often referred to in their native environment of Australia.

A ground substance that is a purple colored starch made from the meat of purple yams, a tuber that has a gnarled appearance.

A baked shell, made from a dough or batter, which is formed into the shape of a short and somewhat wide cup in order to hold prepared foods for serving.

A French term for chestnuts that are preserved in a sweetened syrup resulting in a "candied" nut. Marron glacé is considered a delicacy that may be served as a dessert accompaniment, a snack, or as a topping that is chopped into pieces and spread over baked goods, fruits, ice cream, and puddings.

Any variety of wine with an alcohol content that ranges between 14% and 24%, or that has a high-alcohol content that occurs naturally.

A sweet dessert that is made with a pastry or bread dough topping that covers a fruit base made from one or several fruits.

A common flavoring and liqueur produced as either a dark green or a clear colored mixture that provides a cool and refreshing mint flavor for beverages, baked goods and other food dishes.

A fruit, originating in Mexico and Central America, which has several varieties, the white sapote, the black sapote and the mamey sapote.

A type of German bread that is similar to a coffee cake, but is made with a white flour dough that is more bread-like than cake-like.

A moulded crust that serves as an edible container for various food ingredients. Croustades are traditionally formed into a circular or bowl shape to be filled with savory foods, which are then served as a main dish, an appetizer or a dessert.

A nut that is starchier and less oily than other nuts, allowing it to be cooked in a number of ways, such as roasted, steamed or boiled.

A somewhat small, round berry that is dark blue in color with a crowned opening at the opposite end of its stem.

Small circular or various shaped containers that hold sweet contents that are frozen so they take on the shape of the container.