If you are wondering what delicious and suitable dessert to treat friends, family, and colleagues for the upcoming party, join the Cooking Tips section of TasteVN cooking and check out 40+ ways to make these party desserts!
1 Types of dessert soups
Corn Sweet Soup
Corn sweet soup is familiar to us through various vendors selling it along the sidewalks and roads across Vietnam. The soft, chewy glutinous rice combines with the light sweetness of sugar and corn.
Drizzling a bit of rich coconut milk on top not only makes it look beautiful but also enhances the flavor. Additionally, you can combine it with other ingredients such as: taro, durian, tapioca pearls, and coconut water sago to make the sweet soup more special and appealing to eaters.
Green Sticky Rice Dessert
If we mention the famous desserts of the Northern region of our country, we cannot overlook this characteristic green sticky rice dessert, right?
The dessert, when cooked and served, is still hot and fragrant with the enticing aroma of pandan leaves, with each spoonful of sweet and light dessert blending perfectly with the chewy green sticky rice.
If you want to make the dessert even more special to surprise your guests, you can cook it with mung beans or add coconut milk, which is also wonderful!
Pomelo Dessert
The bowls of pomelo dessert carry a delicious and unique flavor with the white pomelo flesh being cooked with sugar to create a chewy and crunchy texture, sweet and fragrant, combined with the nutty flavor of mung beans and sweet, fragrant tea that has a hint of pandan leaves.
However, each locality will have different ways to cook pomelo dessert. If you like, you can refer to the recipe shared by TasteVN below to prepare for your upcoming party.
Mung Bean Dessert
With just a few simple and quick steps, you can make mung bean dessert at home and treat your friends and family during gatherings.
Mung bean dessert features a rich and sweet tea that blends the flavor of sugar and coconut milk, highlighting the nutty taste of mung beans and the chewy texture of tapioca pearls, jackfruit, or aloe vera.
Lotus Seed Dessert
If you are looking for a dessert that helps cool you down and is good for your health, you can refer to this lotus seed dessert!
The way to cook lotus seed is very simple, but there are many cooking methods that create different flavors for you to choose from to prepare and serve at a party.
The creamy taste of lotus seeds blends with the light sweetness of syrup, and other supporting ingredients make the dessert even more delicious and appealing.
The creamy taste of lotus seeds blends with the light sweetness of syrup, and other supporting ingredients make the dessert even more delicious and appealing.
Thai Sweet Soup
Thai sweet soup is a combination of ingredients that brings perfection for those who do not like too rich and sweet flavors. This sweet soup, when completed, will have the taste of grass jelly, soft and delicious jelly.
The fruits are fresh and sweet, harmonizing with coconut jelly, crispy and sweet, making it appealing. Pour in durian coconut milk and ice cubes for a fragrant and refreshing treat.
Ginseng Sweet Soup
The flavor of ginseng sweet soup always makes us fall in love with bo bo seeds that are soft and delicious, combined with crunchy lotus root, red apples, and fragrant longans.
The sweet soup is refreshing and mildly sweet, making it easy to eat. This sweet soup, when enjoyed with some ice cubes after hot pot or stir-fried dishes at a party, will give you a wonderful feeling, definitely worth trying once.
Longan Sweet Soup
Longan sweet soup also has a refreshing flavor similar to ginseng sweet soup; however, it is quicker and does not take much time, and the ingredients for this sweet soup are fewer.
Just need ingredients like: jelly powder, longan, pho tai, and sugar, and you can treat everyone at the party.
The flavor of this sweet soup is impeccable, with the characteristic mild sweetness from longan, pho tai, and jelly strands combining with the sweet soup to create a nutritious dessert that effectively helps your guests cool down.
Green Rice Cake Dessert
Each soft and chewy strand of green rice cake, fragrant with pandan leaves, blends with the rich coconut milk and the light sweetness of syrup, creating a dessert that anyone who has tasted it remembers and wishes to enjoy again whenever possible.
To make it even tastier, you can cook green rice cake dessert with durian or pomegranate seeds, mung beans; these ingredients combined with the green rice cake dessert are absolutely amazing!
Almond Jelly Dessert
Almond jelly dessert always has its own charm, loved not only by the elderly but also by children.
The reason almond jelly dessert is so loved is because of the soft, chewy almond jelly cubes combined with the light sweetness of rock sugar.
The lotus seeds are creamy and roasted almonds are rich and fragrant; if you like it cold, you can add some ice cubes for an even better taste!
Ginkgo Nut Dessert
Just by hearing the name, we can somewhat guess the main ingredient of this dessert, right? Ginkgo nut dessert is a type of dessert that helps cool the body.
When eaten, your guests will feel the sweet, creamy, and soft texture of ginkgo nuts and lotus seeds. Moreover, the crunchy texture of dried longan will make the dish even more appealing.
If you organize a party on hot days, serving this dessert will create an incredibly refreshing feeling for dessert!
Banana Sweet Soup
Banana banana is easy to cook and has a sweet, creamy flavor, enhanced by the aroma of coconut milk combined with the soft sweetness of bananas. Sago and taro flour with various colors create an eye-catching appearance and make the dish more appealing.
Water Chestnut Sweet Soup
Water chestnut, also known as “ma thay” or “bot te,” is familiar to Vietnamese people, with a crunchy, sweet, and juicy texture that is excellent for quenching thirst. Therefore, it can be prepared into many delicious dishes.
Water chestnut sweet soup is also one of the tasty dishes made from water chestnuts. This sweet soup has many cooking methods. When eating, you can feel the sweet and refreshing taste of the soup combined with ingredients like crunchy and cool water chestnut, and chewy lotus seeds,…
If you like, you can combine it with many other ingredients to enjoy this dish even more deliciously and uniquely!
If you like, you can combine it with many other ingredients to enjoy this dish even more deliciously and uniquely!
Tofu dessert
Tofu dessert is a dessert that originated from China and quickly became famous, loved by everyone.
The finished tofu dessert will have a smooth white tofu layer served with a sweet syrup and a hint of fragrant ginger. This dish tastes better when served hot, especially with some tapioca pearls added.
Jelly
Jelly has a deep black color and a characteristic light aroma. When cut into small pieces and added with a bit of syrup and coconut milk, it becomes even more delicious and enticing.
2 Types of jelly desserts
Coconut jelly
Coconut jelly is completed with a sweet and chewy coconut jelly layer, combined with the delicious, cool aroma of coconut milk.
Although simple, the crunchy and cool texture of the jelly combined with a bit of the rich taste of coconut milk will delight your guests.
Mountain and water jelly
If you find that jelly only has a white color and is not vibrant enough, you can make this mountain and water jelly to treat your guests!
This jelly dish, when completed, will have an eye-catching color combination from three colors of pandan leaves, coffee, and condensed milk, which looks very attractive, and the flavor of this jelly is crunchy and delicious with a mild sweetness.
Coconut Jelly
Coconut jelly is crunchy and sweet, with a fragrant coffee flavor, and the coconut cream is extremely rich, with a layered pouring method that makes the jelly more visually appealing. This simple dessert is sure to win the hearts of both young and old. Give it a try now!
Coffee Flan Jelly
Enjoying jelly in the form of a flan will make the jelly more beautiful and appealing in the eyes of your guests.
Each layer of coffee jelly alternates with creamy flan, the sweetness of the flan blends with the refreshing sweetness of the coffee. It is guaranteed to make anyone fall in love with it every time they enjoy it.
Fruit Jelly
Jelly is enhanced with a variety of fresh and delicious fruits such as oranges, grapes, mango, watermelon, etc. Each fruit jelly will carry a different flavor characteristic of that fruit.
For example, orange jelly will have a very beautiful orange shape, and the jelly will have a sweet and refreshing taste combined with rich coconut milk jelly, which will surely surprise your guests when invited to enjoy!
3Dessert Types
Baked Banana Cake
Have you ever thought about bringing baked banana cake to treat your friends after a party? If not, then give it a try now!
Baked banana cake, after taking it out of the oven, you just need to cut it into bite-sized pieces and arrange it on a plate. With the strong banana aroma combined with flour and sandwich bread that is baked to soft, delicious perfection.
Remember to sprinkle a little sugar to enhance the flavor of this cake!
Steamed banana cake
Another banana-based cake you can refer to is the super simple steamed banana cake that is equally beautiful and delicious when served on a plate to treat guests at a party.
The steamed banana cake has a soft, chewy cake base, blended with the natural sweet and sour taste of banana and a bit of richness from coconut milk. Although simple, it will surely satisfy your guests!
Pork skin cake
No Vietnamese person has not tried the flavor of pork skin cake, right? This delicious cake features many layers of beautiful colors intertwined.
With the traditional pork skin cake, when eating, you will sense the fragrant aroma of pandan leaves mixed with the chewy texture of the outer cake layer.
Especially, the mung bean filling that is sweet and buttery interspersed with the pandan layers is a key factor that makes this cake famous and beloved by many Vietnamese people. There are many ways to make pork skin cake that you can refer to below.
Especially, the mung bean filling that is sweet and buttery interspersed with the pandan layers is a key factor that makes this cake famous and beloved by many Vietnamese people. There are many ways to make pork skin cake that you can refer to below.
Steamed Rice Cake
Steamed rice cake is one of the dishes often found in the offerings of the people from the Southwest region in particular and the South in general. Because it is so loved, steamed rice cake has been transformed in many ways of preparation, inadvertently creating a diversity for this cake.
From familiar steamed rice cake varieties such as: thốt nốt grilled rice cake, steamed rice cake, thốt nốt rice cake, pandan leaf rice cake,.. to new and exotic flavors like: durian grilled rice cake, purple sweet potato grilled rice cake, milk rice cake,..
Each type of cake will have a different flavor but the base of steamed rice cake is soft, smooth, with many bamboo roots, and a light sweetness is always the characteristic point when we mention this wonderful cake!
Mung Bean Cake
If you ask what the specialty of Hai Duong is, TasteVN is confident that the locals will confidently reply: “Mung Bean Cake” and anyone who visits and enjoys this dish will praise its deliciousness.
The mung bean cake, when completed, always has a very characteristic light yellow color. When eaten, the nutty flavor of mung beans blends with a hint of sweetness that is perfectly seasoned.
Sipping a cup of hot tea, your guests will be very satisfied to sit together after the meal with this dessert!
Swiss Roll Cake
It would be a mistake not to include swiss roll cake in this summary of desserts, a dessert that is widely sold in bakeries.
There are many ways to make delicious swiss roll cakes, and the flavor of this cake is also very diverse; you can choose the type of cake based on the purpose, style, or guests in the party.
Rest assured that with a soft, fluffy cake base combined with the filling rolled inside, it will help conclude your party perfectly.
Flan Cake
This is a cake loved by young people and children. If it’s a birthday party for kids, this is definitely a top candidate, right?
Flan cake is made with a super smooth surface, and each spoonful enjoyed will make your guests feel the softness and creaminess of the eggs blending evenly with the sweet and fragrant caramel sauce, which is very rich and attractive. No wonder the kids love it, right everyone!
Durian Crepe Cake
If you are hosting a party in hot weather, you can choose this durian crepe cake as a dessert!
The durian crepe cake will be placed in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes before being served so that the cream inside the cake reaches the necessary coldness.
Therefore, when eaten, guests will feel the coolness from the fresh cream combined with the fragrant durian. The cake layer is smooth with beautiful colors. It is sure to satisfy even the most discerning diners!
Choux Cream
In childhood, I’m sure everyone has eaten this choux cream cake at least once, right? If the “concept” of the party is about childhood, then why not choose this cake for dessert!
The choux cream is served and enjoyed with a crispy, airy shell, and the highlight is the cool, sweet, creamy filling that melts together with the cake, creating an extremely delightful feeling and reminding us of the childhood times when we begged our parents for money to buy choux cream from the vendors on bicycles.
Choux pastry is presented and enjoyed with a crispy, airy crust, nutty flavor, highlighted by the cool, sweet, creamy filling that melts together with the cake layer, creating an incredibly delightful sensation and reminding one of childhood when they used to ask their mother for money to buy from the vendors cycling around selling choux pastries.
Cheesecake
Cheesecake should be made as a dessert for parties not only because of its beautiful appearance but also due to its flavor and the variety that can be adjusted according to the host’s preferences.
When eating a regular cheesecake, you will feel the rich-flavored crust with a slight salty or bitter taste combined with the creamy topping and a hint of fruit, chocolate, matcha,…you can change it according to your taste.
Mousse cake
One of the famous desserts from France. Mousse cake is renowned for its many flavors. However, the most prominent ones are passion fruit, matcha, and chocolate.
No matter what flavor it is, mousse cake brings a soft, creamy taste with a hint of sourness, sweetness, and the distinctive aroma of the ingredients you want to add.
It promises that your guests will have a refreshing and delightful experience if the party ends with this cake!
Panna cotta
If mousse cake is the famous dessert of France, then Panna cotta is no less as it is a famous dessert from Italy.
The color of panna cotta is very diverse depending on the ingredients you want to combine to treat your guests. Each spoonful of panna cotta is creamy and sweet with whipping cream blended with beautiful colors and appealing aromas.
Making this dish for dessert at a European-style party is also a great idea!
4 Desserts with Ice Cream and Yogurt
Black Sticky Rice Yogurt
Yogurt is a dessert that is good for health and the digestive system. Especially with black sticky rice yogurt, both the flavor and nutritional value are elevated.
The flavor of this yogurt dish is unmatched, with the chewy, fragrant black sticky rice paired with the creamy, sweet, and refreshing yogurt. It provides a wonderful sensation for diners!
Aloe Vera Yogurt
Aloe vera is beneficial for skin beauty, so the slightly sour and sweet, refreshing taste of yogurt combined with the clear, beautifully diced aloe vera is delightful.
Simple, delicious, and easy to eat, it’s suitable for everyone at the party.
Fruit Yogurt
Fruit yogurt is a dessert that provides many vitamins and nutrients beneficial for the digestive system and skin health. With this fruit yogurt dish, you will experience the smooth, creamy yogurt blended with the sweet and sour taste of fruit jam.
This yogurt will surprise your guests with its diverse flavors when enjoying this fruit yogurt!
Upside-Down Yogurt
Yogurt is a liquid, and figuring out how to turn it upside down without it spilling will impress your guests at the party with your culinary skills.
This yogurt dish, when eaten, also has a creamy, delicious, and smooth texture with a slightly sour taste of yogurt, and the preparation is simple and not too difficult, so be confident to try it right away!
Fruit Salad (Fruit Bowl)
Ending a meal with fruit is always a familiar choice for many people, isn’t it? The sweet and sour taste of fruit combined with a hint of fresh, just-picked flavor. It’s simple, doesn’t take much time, and is perfect when you don’t have time to prepare!
Cheese Ice Cream
The cool flavor of ice cream helps to refresh very well, combined with the taste of cheese makes each spoon of ice cream we eat cold, subtly fragrant, blending with the sweet and sour taste intermingled with a bit of creaminess from the cheese.
Making dessert ice cream for guests will surely be a favorite at that party!
Passion Fruit Ice Cream
Passion fruit has a beautiful yellow color and when made into ice cream, it’s simply irresistible. The cool taste mingled with a bit of sourness, sweetness, and creaminess. Surely the children who come to the party will love this ice cream and may even ask for more!
Watermelon Ice Cream
Watermelon ice cream when completed will have a beautiful light pink color. When enjoying, the refreshing taste of watermelon will blend with the characteristic creaminess and sweetness of the ice cream. Making anyone who has tried it love it and forget their way home!
Strawberry Ice Cream
If the host of the party loves the fresh strawberry flavor, then try this strawberry ice cream recipe and treat them! It’s wonderful to enjoy your favorite ice cream at your own party.
With the natural tartness of strawberries blended with a hint of creaminess from whipping cream, receiving wishes from friends makes it wonderful and super happy!
Coconut Ice Cream
The final dessert in this compilation is coconut ice cream, which sounds very familiar, right? There are many ways to make it, so you can choose the method that suits you from the coconut ice cream recipes shared by TasteVN below.
The main flavor of the coconut milk and peanut ice cream is a pure white color sprinkled with a hint of light yellow from the peanuts, making it look incredibly appealing.
When tasted, you will feel the sweet, fragrant, and creamy flavor of coconut milk, and adding a bit of the nutty flavor from peanuts will make the ice cream incredibly delicious and irresistible!
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Finally, we have compiled over 40 delicious and diverse desserts for parties for you to freely choose from for your upcoming party. We hope this article is helpful to you. Wishing you a successful day!
