New Zealand desserts

A ' (; ), also known by the names Napoleon in North America and Post-Soviet countries, vanilla slice in the United Kingdom, and custard slice', is a French dessert made of puff pastry layered with pastry cream. Its modern form was influenced by improvements made by Marie-Antoine Carême.

steamed pudding

Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert. Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, it was named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. Taking the form of a cake-like circular block of baked meringue, pavlova has a crisp crust and soft, light inside. The confection is usually topped with fruit and whipped cream. The name is commonly pronounced or (in North America) , and occasionally closer to the name of the dancer, as .

Trifle is a layered dessert of English origin. The usual ingredients are a thin layer of ladyfingers or sponge cake soaked in sherry or another fortified wine, a fruit element (fresh or jelly), custard and whipped cream layered in that ascending order in a glass dish. The contents of a trifle are highly variable and many varieties exist, some forgoing fruit entirely and instead using other ingredients, such as chocolate, coffee or vanilla. The fruit and sponge layers may be suspended in fruit-flavoured jelly, and these ingredients are usually arranged to produce three or four layers. The assem

bread-based dessert popular in many countries' cuisines

sweet biscuit popular in Australia and New Zealand

traditional New Zealand biscuit containing cornflakes and cocoa powder, topped with chocolate icing and walnut

type of doughnut

Biscuit confectionery

popular children's confection in Australia and New Zealand based on puffed rice

iconic New Zealand flavour of ice cream

A friand is a small almond cake, popular in Australia and New Zealand, closely related to the French financier.

iconic food from New Zealand