Just Desserts by FlaxmanR

Originating in Sicily, their name means “little tubes.” Give the name for this popular dessert made from fried pastry usually filled with a sweet cheese filling and other items such as chocolate chips or chopped pistachios.

Maine eventually named this item the “state treat,” rather than the state dessert (which went to blueberry pie), after a dispute with Pennsylvania over which state could claim to have originated it. What dessert snack item supposedly named after the reaction it elicited from hungry farmers is alternately filled with a variety of cream filling or marshmallow fluff?

It is unclear how the dish got its name, with alternate suggestions that it could come from a shortened version of “pudding” or a corruption of “dough.” Made from suet paste and dried fruit (usually currants or raisins), what is this British pudding with a notorious name?

Traditional in the Amish community, what dessert with a rhyming name is similar to the British treacle tart but made with molasses instead of golden syrup?

Although dishes by this name almost invariably involve custard, there is a significant distinction between the American and Spanish dish and the one served in other countries, particularly the UK. What name may describe a custard dessert with a caramel top or a custard tart that can be prepared as savory in a way that resembles a quiche?

More than half of this ice cream chain’s retail locations are in New York, also home to the first storefront, opened in Hartsdale in 1936. Now often found paired with fellow Focus Brands like Cinnabon and Schlotzsky’s, what primarily regional franchise is perhaps best known nationally for a whale-shaped cake most heavily promoted around Father’s Day?

On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver referred to this dessert – a popular wedding staple made of choux pastry balls held together with caramel – as a “French Freedom Tower.”

These donut-like pastries differ from other donuts with their richer dough and small amount of alcohol added for the cooking process. Most popular in the Midwest, particularly the Chicago and Detroit areas, what Polish delicacy is usually consumed just before the start of Lent?

Due to a trademark, only the original – invented and popularized by Dominique Ansel in 2013 – is known by this name, though many imitators, including Jack in the Box, have produced knockoffs to fill the gap left by Ansel’s limited production. What portmanteau name did Ansel give to his creation, a round pastry made from layers of flaky dough?

The original dish of this name was a mild stew made from milk, sugar, and shredded chicken or fish. Eventually it evolved into a dessert in which thickened milk or cream was flavored with almonds, although the traditional color remained the same. What is this dessert, giant alien versions of which invade Earth with the intention of winning Wimbledon in an episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus?

What name is given in French cuisine to a small meringue sandwich cookie typically filled with buttercream, ganache, or jam? It is not to be confused with an unrelated small cake that often contains coconut.

The original name contained a possessive apostrophe s because the recipe used a specific brand of baking chocolate, but this was dropped when the recipe was popularized. What cake has thus confused people into thinking it hails from a particular location, despite notably containing coconut and pecans?