Desserts That Start With S

11 desserts Food and drink Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 11 desserts that start with S, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

Cold treats stand out among the eleven S desserts. Sundae, sorbet and sherbet all come from the freezer, and the difference is handy to know: sorbet contains no milk, while sherbet is mostly fruit juice and sugar.

The rest lean toward the oven. Sponge cake is light and airy, shortbread is a rich butter cookie, and strudel is thin dough rolled around a filling. Sugarplum is a lovely old word for small sugary candies. Many S names are plain compounds like sugar cookie, which makes them easy for young spellers.

Desserts starting with S: 11
Best known: sundae, sorbet
Longest name: steamed pudding

Best-known desserts that start with S

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

sundae
sorbet
sugar cookie
shortbread
sherbet
sponge cake

All desserts that start with S

#	Name	What it is
1	seed cake	a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon
2	sherbet	a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin
3	shortbread	very rich thick butter cookie
4	sorbet	an ice containing no milk but having a mushy consistency; usually made from fruit juice
5	spice cake	cake flavored with spices
6	sponge cake	a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
7	steamed pudding	a pudding cooked by steaming
8	strudel	thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked
9	sugar cookie	cookies sprinkled with granulated sugar
10	sugarplum	any of various small sugary candies
11	sundae	ice cream served with a topping

Questions people ask

How many desserts start with S?

This list has 11 desserts starting with S, from well-known ones like sundae, sorbet, sugar cookie to rarer kinds.

What desserts start with S?

Well-known examples are sundae, sorbet, sugar cookie, shortbread, sherbet, sponge cake.

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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