Desserts That Start With L

5 desserts Food and drink Checked 9 Oct 2026

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

L gives five desserts, split between sweets and baked goods. Lollipop and licorice are the easy answers for kids, and lemon drop is a small yellow hard candy.

Lemon meringue pie has a tangy lemon filling under a fluffy meringue topping. Layer cake is made of stacked sponges held together with a sweet filling. Lemon appears twice on this short list, so it is a handy flavour word to remember. Licorice is made from the root of a plant, which surprises many children.

Desserts starting with L: 5
Best known: lollipop, licorice
Longest name: lemon meringue pie

All desserts that start with L

#	Name	What it is
1	layer cake	cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting
2	lemon drop	a hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemon
3	lemon meringue pie	lemon filling pie topped with fluffy meringue
4	licorice	a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
5	lollipop	ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick

Questions people ask

How many desserts start with L?

This list has 5 desserts starting with L, from well-known ones like lollipop, licorice, lemon meringue pie to rarer kinds.

What desserts start with L?

Well-known examples are lollipop, licorice, lemon meringue pie.

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.

See every letter on one page: desserts A to Z