Synonyms and antonyms of Sweet food and desserts in British Thesaurus

angelica (noun)

stems of a tall plant that are boiled in sugar and used for decorating cakes

apple pie (noun)

a sweet food made from apples baked in pastry

banana split (noun)

a sweet food that consists of a banana with ice cream, cream, sauce, and nuts

blancmange (noun)

British a soft sweet food eaten as a dessert. It is made mainly from milk and sugar.

brown sugar (noun)

sugar that is brown and has not been refined (=made pure) or has been only partly refined

buttercream (noun)

a soft sweet food made of sugar and butter, used on top of or between the layers of a cake

cake (noun)

a sweet food made by baking a mixture that usually contains sugar, eggs, flour, and butter or oil

caramel (noun)

burnt sugar used for colouring and flavouring food

carob (noun)

a sweet brown powder that tastes like chocolate and is made from the seeds of a Mediterranean tree

caster sugar (noun)

British white sugar in the form of very small grains, used especially in cooking

castor sugar ()

another spelling of caster sugar

choc-ice (noun)

British an ice cream covered with a layer of chocolate, shaped like a small block

chocolate (noun)

a sweet brown food eaten as a sweet or used for flavouring other food

Christmas pudding (noun)

British a sweet food made with dried fruits and spices (=substances that flavour food), eaten at Christmas

coconut milk (noun)

the sweet thin liquid contained in a coconut, used in drinks and in Asian and Caribbean cooking

compote (noun)

a sweet food made from fruit cooked with sugar

confection (noun)

formal a sweet food, especially a cake

crème caramel (noun)

a sweet food made from cream, eggs, and sugar

crisp (noun)

American a crumble

crumble (noun)

British a sweet food made from pieces of fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar, and baked in an oven

demerara sugar (noun)

British a type of rough pale brown sugar

donut (noun)

mainly American a doughnut

doughnut (noun)

a round sweet food, often in the shape of a ring, that is made by cooking dough in oil

dumpling (noun)

a sweet food consisting of pastry filled with fruit

flan (noun)

American a crème caramel

fondant (noun)

a very soft sweet food made from sugar and water, usually spread over cakes as icing

fool (noun)

a sweet food made from crushed cooked fruit mixed with cream and served cold

frosting (noun)

American icing for a cake

fruit cocktail (noun)

a food consisting of small pieces of different types of fruit, often sold in tins

fruit salad (noun)

a food consisting of small pieces of different types of fresh fruit, usually eaten as a dessert

fudge (noun)

a soft brown sweet food made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream

fudge (noun)

mainly American a sweet soft chocolate that is spread on cakes or poured over ice cream

ganache (noun)

a mixture of chocolate and cream used on top of or inside cakes

golden syrup (noun)

British a sweet sticky yellow food made from sugar

granulated sugar (noun)

sugar in the form of small white grains, used especially for adding to cups of tea and coffee

gur (noun)

Indian English a type of dark brown sugar that you buy in solid pieces, not small grains

halo-halo (noun)

Philippine English a dessert made by mixing different fruits, beans, crushed ice, sweetened milk and ice cream

halva (noun)

a sweet food made of ground sesame seeds mixed with sugar syrup or honey and sometimes other flavourings

honey (noun)

a sweet, sticky yellow or brown food made by bees

ice (noun)

Britishold-fashioned an ice cream

ice cream (noun)

a frozen sweet food made from cream or milk and sugar, often with fruit or chocolate added to flavour it

ice cream (noun)

British an amount of ice cream for one person

icing (noun)

a substance used to cover or fill cakes. Icing is made by mixing sugar with water or butter.

icing sugar (noun)

British a type of sugar that has been made into a powder and is used to make icing to cover cakes. The American word is confectioner’s sugar.

jaggery (noun)

Indian English in South Asia, brown sugar from sugar cane or from a palm tree

Jell-O (American)

American jelly that is made from fruit juice, sugar, and gelatine

jelly (noun)

British a soft sweet food made from fruit juice, sugar, and gelatine that you can see through and that shakes when you touch it

junket (noun)

a sweet food made from milk that was popular in the past

knickerbocker glory (noun)

British ice cream in a tall glass with sweet sauce and cream

koeksister (noun)

South African a sweet food similar to a doughnut made of plaited dough, deep-fried and covered in sugar syrup

lolly (noun)

British an ice-lolly

lolly (noun)

British a lollipop

lump (noun)

a solid piece of sugar with a square shape

malva pudding (noun)

South African a traditional sweet sponge pudding that is soaked in syrup after it has been baked

marzipan (noun)

a sweet food made from sugar and almonds that is used for decorating cakes and making sweets

meringue (noun)

a sweet food made from a mixture of sugar and egg whites

milk pudding (noun)

British a sweet food made by cooking a mixture of milk, sugar, and rice or a similar grain in the oven

mincemeat (noun)

a sweet food made by mixing small pieces of dried fruit and spices, used especially to make mince pies

molasses (noun)

American treacle

mousse (noun)

a cold sweet food made with cream, eggs, and fruit or chocolate

parfait (noun)

American a sweet food consisting of layers of fruit and ice cream, served in a tall glass

pavlova (noun)

British a sweet food that consists of cream and fruit on top of meringue

peach melba (noun)

a sweet food that consists of half a peach with ice cream and raspberry sauce on top

plum pudding (noun)

Britishold-fashioned Christmas pudding

pudding (noun)

a soft sweet food that you eat at the end of a meal

pudding (noun)

mainly American a sweet food like thick cream, usually flavoured with fruit or chocolate, eaten as a dessert

raspberry/chocolate etc ripple ()

ice-cream that has lines of a raspberry/chocolate etc flavoured substance in it

rice pudding (noun)

a sweet food made from rice cooked with milk and sugar

roly-poly (noun)

British a sweet food made by spreading jam or fruit on a piece of pastry that is then rolled up and cooked

semolina (noun)

a sweet food made by cooking grains of crushed wheat with milk and sugar

sherbet (noun)

American a sorbet

sorbet (noun)

a sweet food made from fruit juice, ice, and sugar

sponge pudding (noun)

British a sweet food that is made with eggs, butter, flour, and sugar and is eaten hot

spotted dick (noun)

a type of sweet pudding that has dried fruit such as currants in it

sugar (noun)

a sweet substance consisting of very small white or brown pieces that is added to food or drinks to make them taste sweet

sugar cube (noun)

a small hard piece of sugar with six sides that you put in a hot drink

sugar lump (noun)

a sugar cube

summer pudding (noun)

British a sweet food that is made by putting pieces of bread around the sides of a bowl and filling it with a mixture of soft fruits

sundae (noun)

ice cream served with a sweet sauce, and nuts, fruit, and syrup

syllabub (noun)

a sweet food made from cream, sugar, fruit juice, and wine

syrup (noun)

a sweet liquid made from sugar and water

syrup (noun)

a sweet thick yellow liquid made from sugar, used especially in cooking

treacle (noun)

British a thick sweet black liquid used in cooking

trifle (noun)

a sweet food eaten especially in the UK, made from cake covered with fruit or jelly, cold custard, and sometimes cream

turnover (noun)

a sweet food like a small pie, filled with fruit

tutti frutti (noun)

a type of ice cream that contains small pieces of different types of fruit

water ice (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a sorbet

whip (noun)

a sweet soft food made with cream and flavours or fruit

yoghurt (noun)

a food made from milk that has become thick and slightly sour, sometimes with fruit added to it

yogurt ()

another spelling of yoghurt