These are the very best desserts on the planet.

• Fresh strawberries kissed with maple syrup on a freshly baked tea biscuit and real lightly-sweetened whipping crea.

• Italian tiramisu made from scratch with freshly baked lady’s fingers soaked in real coffee

• Tarte tatin which is little more than apples, vanilla bean, cinnamon sticks, butter, and a pie shell

• A raspberry Pavlova with fresh whipping cream then raspberry coulis laid between layers of perfectly baked sweetened meringue disks

• Lemon meringue pie with meringue piled high and lightly browned and honey marks in the crusty meringue

• Gingerbread served hot with either cold, lightly sweetened whipped cream or a warm, tart, and silky smooth lemon sauce
  
• A four-layer deep rich chocolate Devil’s Food cake piled high with homemade white boiled icing
  
• Trifle: the true English variety served in a glass bowl made with fresh whipped cream, fruit, cake, and sherry and topped with slivered almonds
  
• Creme brulee (in any permutation)but I prefer the classic caramel variety
  
• Baklava in a crunchy phyllo crust with crushed pistachios and honey
  
• Burfi in almost any flavor
  
• Gulab jamun served cold out of the fridge floating in sweet syrup
  
• Zabaglione: rich, sweet, and heavily laced with a robust Madeira wine
  
• Homemade ice cream either served alone straight from the canister or on a fresh piece of warm fruit pie

Vote on one to three of your top favorites. Discuss your memories of them or any other not on the list. Surprise me. Have a delicious day.