Diners can try an array of unique dishes when dining out. Choices can be made based on different criteria, be it international fare or complicated dishes that are best left to professional chefs. But it’s not just breakfast, lunch or dinner that tempt the tastebuds while dining out. Don’t forget to leave room for dessert, especially at restaurants that feature a number of impressive confections.
Though it’s unwise to try them all at once, the following are seven decadent desserts to consider when dining out.
1. Crème brûlée: Despite having only a few simple ingredients, crème brûlée is an elegant and rich dessert. According to NYT Cooking, most crème brûlée recipes require the use of a small propane torch to toast the top of the dessert to achieve a crackled, sugary top. Vanilla is the custard of choice in this dessert, but some pastry chefs experiment with additional flavors.
2. Tiramisu: Tiramisu is a layered treat comprised of lady fingers cookies soaked in espresso and topped with sweet and creamy mascarpone cheese and cocoa. This classic Italian dessert is very simple, but decadent nonetheless.
3. Crêpes Suzette: According to Food & Wine, this dessert is traditionally made with light and airy crêpes topped with an orange-flavored buttery sauce made from caramelized sugar. As the French Crêpes Suzette typically contains Grand Marnier, triple sec or orange Curaçao, it is often flambéed tableside.
4. Sachertorte: This Austrian dessert classically layers chocolate cake with apricot preserves and is one of the most famous Viennese culinary specialties. The rich dessert is made even more decadent thanks to the dark chocolate gânache glaze.
5. Napoleon pastry: Napoleon pastry also is known as mille-feuille, which is a classic French dessert that has been enjoyed for hundreds of years. It is made of many layers of puff pastry layered with pastry cream.
6. New York cheesecake: Arnold Reuben, who owned Reuben’s Restaurant and Delicatessen, is credited with creating the New York cheesecake in the 1920s. Various institutions have different interpretations of New York cheesecake. It may be made only with cream cheese or with the addition of sour cream. Others say that the cheesecake should stand alone with no crust, while other recipes feature a graham cracker crust. Most people agree the New York cheesecake should not have any toppings.
7. Cannoli: Cannoli is a Sicilian dessert made from tube-shaped shells of fried dough filled with a creamy filling made from a ricotta cheese base dotted with chocolate chips or candied fruit rinds.
Dining out presents perfect opportunities to indulge in any number of decadent desserts. DE24B398
