The Best Deserts In The World

 The world is full of delicious desserts and bakes, and your upcoming summer holiday is the perfect time to discover them! This list of the best desserts in the world will show you the bakes you might come across while you’re travelling. Or, if you’ve already been away, you can get over your holiday blues by baking your way around the world.

Tiramisu - Coffee Flavoured Dessert from Italy

Tiramisu needs no introduction - but we’ll give it one anyway. This classic Italian dessert is made up of sponge fingers soaked in coffee, traditionally layered between a coffee-flavoured mascarpone cheese whipped with eggs and sugar, and then topped with cocoa. Literally meaning ‘pick-me-up’ in Italian, tiramisu is the perfect end to an Italian feast and can be found on most menus across the country. 

Gulab Jamun - Deep-fried sweets from India

Gulab jamun is easily one of the best desserts in the world. Imagine a deep-fried doughnut in bitesize form, soaked in a sweet syrup. Now imagine something that’s even better than that, and you’ve got gulab jamun.Gulab jamun is made by mixing dried milk powder, flour, yoghurt and clarified butter with flavourings before rolling into a ball and deep frying. It is then soaked in an infused syrup for a few hours before being topped with crushed nuts and served.It’s one of the best desserts from around the world, traditionally served to celebrate festivals and parties or to welcome guests in Southern Asia. If you’re travelling to India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal or Sri Lanka over your summer holidays, there’s a high chance you might be treated to gulab jamun at a restaurant.

Churros - deep-fried dough sticks from Spain

Churros are traditionally deep-fried dough sticks originating from Spain, but they’re now really popular in Latin America, particularly Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala. You’re bound to find them served by street vendors or in cafes in each of these countries over your summer holidays.

Churros are made from a choux-like pastry, piped through a star-shaped nozzleinto hot oil where they’re fried until golden brown and then sprinkled with sugar. They are traditionally eaten for breakfast, dipped or drizzled with hot chocolate or dulche de leche, but you might also spot them on dessert menus in some restaurants.

Lamingtons - square sponge cakes from Australia

Lamingtons are traditionally made from a small square of vanilla sponge covered in chocolate and desiccated coconut, but they can also contain a layer of jam sandwiching two lamington halves.

Lamingtons are said to be named after Lord Lamington, who served as the Governor of Queensland in the late 1890s. The story goes that he had some unexpected guests, so his chef dipped leftover vanilla sponge cake in chocolate and coconut before serving them to the guests. This adds even more fuel to the fire that says the world’s best desserts are often created by accident!