How to Pair Your Favourite Dessert with Drinks

We all love ending our meals with desserts, and even after a not-so satisfying meal, having our favourite dessert after that will always leave us feeling fulfilled. Today, we are here to help you elevate this wonderful experience of enjoying your favourite desserts! We believe that pairing the right drink with the right dessert can help to balance and cleanse your palate, making that the best meal you’ve ever had.

1. Salted Caramel Cake & Sweet Dessert Wine

Sally (Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Cake) by Ugly Cake Shop: https://www.foodline.sg/d/7901

Pairing salty with sweet like salted caramel (or even peanut butter!) cake with Moscato results in a perfect balance between sweet and savoury. These two may be complete opposite tastes, but when come together can help to offset each other and is the best combination for those who do not fancy overwhelming flavours.

2. Fruit Tarts & Champagne

Mini Orange Chocolate Tartlets by Twenty Grammes: https://www.foodline.sg/d/14100

Fruity, especially tangy flavours like orange or lemon are a fresh alternative to enjoy your champagne with. The light and fruity flavours are the best ways to end a heavy, solid meal. We also recommend having them for parties as they will make you feel super refreshed in places with hot and humid weather like Singapore!

3. Coffee & Donut

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There is a reason why coffee and donuts are a common pairing in America, and not only among police officers. The bitterness of coffee tones down and prevents you from drowning in the sugary sweetness of donuts. The combination of caffeine and sugar will also definitely keep you wide awake for a while, which is probably why people usually consume them for breakfast or as refreshments after a long lecture!

For coffee lovers, go big or go home! If you haven’t already tried it yet, pairing tiramisu with your favourite coffee is a whole new level of heaven. The extra kick of caffeine will leave you feeling bittersweet and very, very satisfied.

4. Chocolate Cakes & Wine

Flourless Chocolate Cake by Perfect Bakes: https://www.foodline.sg/d/13931

Feeling fancy for a date night? End your meal with a classic pairing of chocolate and wine! The sweetness of wine complements the sweet and dense chocolate cake but not overpowering the intensity of chocolate. We recommend pairing red wine with darker and bitter chocolates, and white wine with sweeter chocolates like white chocolate.

5. Chocolate Desserts & Fruit Juice

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It sometimes baffles us the amount of sweet treats kids can take in, but not to worry as we have the ideal pairing of chocolate treats with healthy juices, so you do not have to be anxious about your kids having too much unhealthy sugar. Tart and tangy juices like cranberry, pomegranate, grape or even yuzu are great companions to your chocolatey desserts. There is also a certain level of sweetness in juices, so the next time you’re preparing snacks, reduce the amount of chocolate treats and replace them with a glass of fruit juice. This allows you to have the same amount of sweetness as a big plate of treats, but also having some healthy vitamins from the fruit juice!

For people who don’t like it too sweet, this is for you as well! The sourness and acidity of fruit juices will balance the sweetness of chocolates wonderfully.

Now that you know how to pair your favourite desserts with certain drinks, go wild and order some desserts for your next party from our extensive list of sweet treats! Check them out here: https://www.foodline.sg/cakes/