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The best Australian desserts and sweets

The top 3 according to 121 votes from people: Pavlova · Chocolate crackles · Lamington. (Updated Aug 15, 2021.)

Pavlova, lamingtons, Anzac biscuits and fairy bread: the sweet classics of Australia, from Wikipedia's articles on Australian cuisine.

knitter.slow · · 17 items · 121 votes · 1 comment

Top 17

  1. 1

    Pavlova

    Meringue cake with cream and fruit.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 0

    11
  2. 2

    Chocolate crackles

    Rice bubbles set in chocolate.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 1

    9
  3. 3

    Lamington

    Sponge squares in chocolate and coconut.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  4. 4

    Tim Tam

    Chocolate biscuit for the 'Tim Tam slam'.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  5. 5

    Port wine jelly

    Jelly made with port.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  6. 6

    Damper

    Bushman's soda bread.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  7. 7

    Fairy bread

    Buttered bread with hundreds and thousands.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 2

    5
  8. 8

    Neenish tart

    Tart with two-tone icing.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  9. 9

    Chocolate ripple cake

    Biscuits layered with cream.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 2

    4
  10. 10

    Frog cake

    Green frog-shaped cake from Adelaide.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  11. 11

    Pikelets

    Small thick pancakes.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  12. 12

    Apricot delight

    Chewy apricot confection.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  13. 13

    Anzac biscuits

    Oat and golden syrup biscuits.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 3

    3
  14. 14

    Passionfruit sponge

    Sponge cake with passionfruit icing.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 2

    3
  15. 15

    Lemon delicious pudding

    Self-saucing lemon pudding.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 3

    2
  16. 16

    Freddo Frog

    Frog-shaped chocolate.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  17. 17

    Friand

    Almond meal cake.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 2

    1

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Kayla Ward

Pavlova at the top, sorry New Zealand, it's ours ;)

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