Desserts That Start With A

5 desserts Food and drink Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 5 desserts that start with A, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

Apples feature twice on the short A dessert list. Apple pie and apple crumble are classic baked treats, and both are easy for children to recognise.

The other three are a little more unusual. Ambrosia is a fruit dessert of oranges and bananas mixed with shredded coconut. Almond cookie is a rich biscuit made with ground almonds, often shaped like a crescent. Angel cake is a very light sponge made without egg yolks. Five desserts in all gives a good spread of pies, cakes and cookies.

Desserts starting with A: 5
Best known: apple pie, apple crumble
Longest name: apple crumble

All desserts that start with A

#	Name	What it is
1	almond cookie	very rich cookie containing ground almonds; usually crescent-shaped
2	ambrosia	fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
3	angel cake	a light sponge cake made without egg yolks
4	apple crumble	baked apples topped with a crumbly buttery topping
5	apple pie	pie (with a top crust) containing sliced apples and sugar

Questions people ask

How many desserts start with A?

This list has 5 desserts starting with A, from well-known ones like apple pie, apple crumble to rarer kinds.

What desserts start with A?

Well-known examples are apple pie, apple crumble.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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