dessert flavor

Cake or ice-cream

Dessert flavor describes taste profiles associated with sweet after-meal treats—vanilla, chocolate, caramel, strawberry.

The term appears in marketing for products that mimic these tastes: dessert flavor coffee creamer, dessert flavor protein powder.

It signals indulgence without the calories or commitment of actual dessert.

Related

salted caramel · butterscotch · brown butter · mint · cinnamon · honey · maple · toffee · mocha · hazelnut · almond · coconut · lemon · key lime · raspberry · cherry · peach · mango

Opposites
culinary category

dessert flavorsavory flavor

Rich, non-sweet taste

umami flavor · smoky flavor · bitter flavor · tangy flavor

taste sensation

dessert flavorbitter taste

Sharp, unpleasant flavor

pungent flavor · sharp flavor · earthy flavor

Family

dessert, desserts, flavor, flavors, flavored, flavoring, flavorings, flavorful, flavorless

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G