Do you eat dessert after dinner?

[Freya]

We never used to but ever since we spent christmas with the inlaws the kids are keen on dessert after dinner (and sometimes its a fab incentive to get them to eat dinner in the first place ). Its not always something unhealthy (although tonight its mars bar slice) sometimes its a milkshake or some fruit or banana cake or something.

Just wondering if anyone else has dessert after dinner or is it an old fashioned notion?

[Rouge]

The kids will have something, even if it's yoghurt or fruit or just a hot chocolate. But us not so much. We should because my granny was the same. Although most of the time it was fruit based, ie. fruit salad or fruit pie/cobbler etc So it never was too unhealthy.

[Freya]

Must be a parent/grandparent thing then. All the great grandies do it too. Also the cup of tea after dinner lol

Guess it drags out dinnertime a little so more family time spent together.

[Rouge]

Yep the pot of tea happened at our house too. And then after that EVERYONE cleaned up the kitchen together. Now that's another tradition I'd love to see back in place

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

Depends. If DS is still hungry we do, if he's not and eaten enough of his dinner then we don't. DH and I will sometimes have a pudding on the sofa when DS is in bed if we don't.

We have yoghurt, mousse, banana cake, sponge and custard, banoffee pie, pumpkin pie, sticky toffee puddings, lemon merangue, fruit, jam tarts... whatever I've made. Or have bought in because it was on offer with the wine.

Actually, I fancy making a merange now. And banoffee pies. Will have to put ingredients on the shopping list!

I often skipped pud as a teenager. Nothing was worse than spending time with my family! My sister used mealtimes to tell me how dull and stupid I was, so I tended to avoid them at all costs. Having to clear the kitchen with her afterwards would have been awful.

[[M]umma[M]ia]

We had it in our house growing up. Nothing too fancy... most of the time, just icecream. But every now and then it would be something speical like Mousse.

We didnt carry it on. DD is only 18 months so dessert isnt on her menu at the moment. Not saying we wont in the future, we just dont now. Though being on a diet..it forbids me to do so lol

[beckoes]

we always did when i was growing up, normally a yoghurt. or vanilla icecream and golden syrup is we were at my grandmas house. Sometimes fruit.
I do with DD, just a yog or fruit. I normally have something a few hours after dinner after DD is in bed....for example i just had a baked banana with yoghurt, on to a cheeky glass of red, does that count as dessert too??

[Kazbah]

We pretty much always do, usually ice-cream with fruit or something else. My DH is pretty weird though and won't mix foods - like ice-cream and fruit or fruit & custard. He has them seperately which makes it difficult to get D to eat it...

I wish I had more time to make crumble and stuff ... I love baking.

[Floweryfields]

Must be a parent/grandparent thing then. All the great grandies do it too. Also the cup of tea after dinner lol

Guess it drags out dinnertime a little so more family time spent together.

Perhaps it was started back when they didn't have alot to share out for mains so had to eek out something extra to fill them all up?

[sneakysparkle]

yep we have yoghurt or fruit

My mum used to make lovely puddings and meringues and custard when I was young mmmmmmm

[Vintrar]

DH and I have dessert after dinner every night and after lunch too. I always feel terribly guilty afterwards! It's usually something chocolate after lunch and for after dinner We'll have ice cream with topping, or will bake a pudding or a crumble, or sometimes will buy a cheesecake or a blackberry pie. Or go for a walk to Baskin Robbins!

[Phteven]

Usually we have desert after dinner even though it's a little old fashioned but sometimes we like to mix things up a bit and have it before dinner

[Cherished]

We don't have dessert after dinner unless we are having a dinner party and even then it's something pretty simple like choc mouse with fresh whipped cream and crushed up peppermint crisp sprinkled on top... I'd like to get more creative and make golden syrup dumplings or chocolate pudding but I just can't be bothered. Normally after dinner I am satisfied/full and don't feel like dessert, even when we go out for dinner... If the meals have been small portions we may order one to share but it's rare. As a child dessert was always available but again I was full from the main meal and didn't have any unless it was something extra special like a pudding.

[Mummato2]

What a great thread.

Growing up we didn't have dessert after dinner - but now we do without fail every night.

My son gets a mini cone with a teaspoon of ice-cream (he loves it!) - my husband and I have whatever I've made or bought - ice cream, frozen yoghurt, banana bread I've baked etc.....oh, and a cup of tea for me and a bourbon for my husband (his one drink per day LOL)