Dessert recipes are instructions on how to make desserts. A dessert is a sweet food item that is usually served as a last course of the meal. Desserts can include fruit, ice cream, pastry, nuts or sweet meats.http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dessert They can be served cold, hot, warm or room temperature. Other words used for dessert in the United States are sweet and treat.

Dessert is so loved in the United States that many states have an official state dessert. Some of these states are Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, South Dakota and Vermont. Most of the official state desserts are pies.http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/state_food.htm

Dessert recipes have been around for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptian recipes have been found for desserts that include honey, butter, sugar and breadcrumbs as ingredients.http://www.ifood.tv/recipe/egyptian_sweet

Puddings recipes have a long history but have changed through the centuries. The old puddings were like sausages that were made with grains mixed with meats. Modern puddings are now usually made with sugar, cornstarch, gelatin, eggs and tapioca.

Pies started out as a main dish or were part of the main meal and were often filled with meats. Over time pies started being filled with fruits and other sweet food items.http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/657235/the_history_of_desserts.html?cat=22

Cake began as a more bread-like dessert that was sweetened with honey. Recipes of medieval fruitcakes and gingerbread are still available. The first cakes that were similar to modern cakes were created in Europe in the mid-seventeenth century. These dessert recipes included refined sugar and were often molded.http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodcakes.html

A special eating utensil called a dessert spoon is used when eating certain kinds of desserts. This type of spoon is in between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon with a standard capacity of two teaspoons. When a table is traditionally set, the dessert spoon would be above the plate, set horizontally. The dessert spoon may be set out at the before the meal starts or may be brought out with the dessert. The rather large size of the dessert spoon requires the diner to eat from the side of the spoon. They are not designed to fit entirely in the mouth.http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-dessert-spoon.htm