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Just about every group in every nation has a desert that is considered to be a gourmet dessert. In fact, gourmet lies in the eye of the beholder, but there are some gourmet desserts that are recognized the world over.

Most delicacies that are considered “gourmet” take time, effort, and skill to prepare and present. However, there are a few of these desserts that don’t require near the effort or skill that one might think. For instance, trifles are pretty easy to prepare, while crme brulee, baklava, and Baked Alaska take some skill to perfect.

While Baked Alaska is a delicious gourmet dessert, it is one of those that is difficult to accomplish. The recipe includes a rich concoction of egg whites, fresh fruits, and ground hazelnuts.

Gourmet desserts also include the ever-prevalent mousse recipes. Mousse is generally, light, airy, and fluffy but can be much higher is calories that some of the other desserts that are considered heavy. However, mousse does leave a lot of breathing room after a big meal and dessert. Mousse recipes often include deep rum or other type of liquor, egg whites, heavy cream, and sugar. They are satisfyingly rich, but aren’t terribly filling.

Petit Fours is another gourmet dessert that doesn’t take much time to prepare. With fruit like strawberries on the inside, they are lower in calories that many of the other gourmet desserts.

Strawberry and Trifle desserts are very popular and are often considered gourmet desserts even though many of them take very little time to actually prepare. Strawberry desserts can include something as simple as strawberry shortcake, or something that is as elegant as chocolate dipped ice strawberries layered on a light and airy angel food cake.

Trifle is considered to be a traditional gourmet dessert. Trifle can be prepared differently in different regions of the world. For example, a traditional British trifle recipe may include home cooked custard, fresh whipping cream, raspberries, and pound cake, while the Americanized version of trifle calls for custard topping, whipped topping, raspberry pie filling, and angel food cake. In many regions, dark chocolate shavings are added for flavor and texture.

Gourmet will depend largely on where you are, who you are, and what you like. Whether your favorite dessert is considered to be gourmet in your area or not, dessert is certainly everyone’s favorite part of a meal.

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