Here at Osbourn, we have students who have favorite desserts for the holidays. Some people get really excited to eat some of their favorite desserts during the holidays with friends and family. Maybe someone’s favorite dessert has a meaning behind it. Do you have a favorite dessert? Does your favorite have a meaning of why you like it? Whenever people bring up the holidays, they think about what they are going to eat, like the food and the desserts. That’s why people get excited during this time of year to eat all their favorites. Let’s hear what some of our Osbourn Eagles’ favorite desserts are that they are looking forward to eating this holiday season.

Some of our Osbourn Eagles have similar desserts that they can’t wait for this holiday season. One of our popular desserts that people like eating during the holiday season is flan.  Ashly Gonzalez and Dayana Rivera both said, “My favorite dessert is flan.” There is something called chocoflan, which is similar to flan, but it has chocolate cake under the flan, so it’s layered. Regular flan originated in ancient Rome. Chocoflan originated in Mexico.”

Another favorite dessert that people enjoy eating during the holidays is mint chocolate chip ice cream. Maliya Martinez and Ashly Gonzalez both say, ” My favorite dessert during the holiday is mint chocolate chip ice cream.” Maliya Martinez said, “Mint chocolate chip ice cream is my favorite because my dad introduced it to me when I was little and I fell in love with it ever since.” Some people have special meanings for why their favorite dessert is their favorite.

Cheesecake is another popular favorite. Brisa Sosa and Estrella Romero said, ” My favorite dessert is cheesecake.” Brisa Sosa and Estrella Romero both mentioned, ” You can find cheesecake and the restaurant called the Cheesecake Factory, or in any store.”

Pan dulce is made traditionally by Hispanics, and people really enjoy it. Kimberly Soto said, ” My favorite dessert is pan dulce because I always have it every two weeks because my mom sells pan dulce. You can buy Pan Dulce from a Panaderia, which is a bakery.” Pan dulce can be eaten with a cup of coffee or champurrado, which in English is called hot chocolate. Pan dulce is traditional for some Hispanic families to have during the holiday season, with a side of hot chocolate or their cup of coffee.

Another Hispanic traditional dessert that people like eating during the holidays is tres leches cake. One of our Osbourn Eagles, Giselle Martienz, said, “My favorite dessert is tres leches cake. It’s so yummy.”  People usually get their Tres leches cake made by someone or from a Hispanic bakery called a Panaderia. Tres leches cake is traditionally made by Mexican people, but anyone can make it if they want to. People eat tres leches cake during the holidays, birthday parties, or whenever they want to eat it.

When it comes to the holidays, there’s one type of dessert that everyone enjoys eating. People usually eat them with hot chocolate or with a cup of coffee. Cookies are the most popular dessert during November and December. Rosa Alfaro and Kimberly Arana Rodriguez both said, “My favorite dessert during the holidays is cookies.” Some people like baking their own cookies, like Rosa Alfaro and Kimberly Arana Rodriguez, who both said, ” I like baking my own cookies for fun.” Cookies are really enjoyable with a cup of milk during the winter! There are a variety of cookies to choose from that are really popular to eat during the holiday. Sugar cookies are the most popular for this time of the year.

Two uncommon favorite desserts that people have are chocolate mousse and confetti cake. Ella Quinio said, “My favorite dessert is chocolate mousse.” Alice Hertz said,” My favorite dessert is confetti cake.” These two desserts are unique choices.

In the Hispanic culture, there is a dessert called ensalada de fruta (fruit salad). Eymi Garcia said, ” My favorite dessert is ensalada de fruta.” Ensalada de fruta can be made hand-made with fruit ingredients and condensed milk. It can also be bought at a store called La Michoancana. Ensalada de fruta’s origin is Latin America and Spain.

The reason people get excited for the holiday is either to eat their traditional foods or to have their favorite desserts.