FROZEN DESSERT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frozen dessert mean? 

• FROZEN DESSERT (noun)
  The noun FROZEN DESSERT has 1 sense:

1. any of various desserts prepared by freezing

  Familiarity information: FROZEN DESSERT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FROZEN DESSERT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various desserts prepared by freezing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("frozen dessert" is a kind of...):

afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "frozen dessert"):

frappe; ice (a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk))

ice cream; icecream (frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring)

ice-cream cone (ice cream in a crisp conical wafer)

sherbert; sherbet (a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin)

ice lolly; lollipop; lolly; popsicle (ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick)

ice milk (similar to ice cream but made of milk)

frozen yogurt (a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt)

snowball (ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup)

snowball (ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce)

parfait (layers of ice cream and syrup and whipped cream)

ice-cream sundae; sundae (ice cream served with a topping)

split (a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts)

frozen pudding (a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor)

frozen custard; soft ice cream (dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base)

ice-cream cake; icebox cake (ice cream molded to look like a cake)

 Context examples 

Blueberry powder, on the other hand, did not prevent melt-down or ice crystal formation during refreezing, and the frozen dessert showed a little wheying off.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

While blackberry powder prevented the frozen dessert from wheying off the foam structure still collapsed so it lost its original shape.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

Freeze-dried berry powder will absorb moisture from the premix base, improving its stability and texture to the point where the frozen dessert will keep its shape even after melting to room temperature.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)