American Tries New Zealand Desserts- I can't believe it! 

You have to dunk your Krispie and ANZAC biscuits in your tea or coffee - that makes them all soft and brings out the flavour!

The ANZAC biscuit is said to have originated during WWI, wives sent them to their husbands and the ingredients used don't spoil easily so the stood the test of time as in the naval journey to the war. ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps, the RSA is returned services association so veterans.

This cracked me up, the mock cream is most Kiwis peeved 😖 food lol. Fresh cream is definitely more preferred 😅

Haha, when you go "oh no" after the first bite of the donut. Now you need to try a real one from your local bakery

If you let the brandy snaps sit after filling with creame (real cream and not mock creame) you will find that they soften nicely.

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All these treats are best from your local bakery. The lamingtons came about from sponge cakes at the end of the day being cut into blocks dipped in food flavouring (chocolate or raspberry) and coated in coconut. Now it is it's own thing. usually cut into with cream in middle. This is New Zealand everything comes with (Watties) tomato sauce or cream.

1. Krispie Biscuits - a toasted coconut biscuit made by Griffin's Foods of New Zealand. 8/10 2. ANZAC Biscuits - The original biscuits were made from a spartan blend of flour, sugar, salt and milk powder. They were hard and often eaten by the troops as a substitute for bread, or crumbled up by pounding wholemeal biscuits into meal for making porridge. 7.5/10 3. Afghan Biscuits - Afghan biscuits are crispy oval-shaped and was eventually renamed "Milk Chocolate Roughs" by Griffin's, which advertised the renaming with a new slogan: "Same Bikkie. New name." However, the name "Afghan" is still the one used, and "rough" is not used by any other company. 8/10 4. Lamington's - MUCH Better with whipped cream filled centers and a dollup of raspberry jam on top, The Lamington, Australia's famed dessert, was actually invented in New Zealand and originally named a “Wellington”, according to new research published by the University of Auckland. 9.5/10 5. Lolly Cake slice - Never had one. A cake or confectionery that features "lollies" as a key ingredient. The exact origins of this cake are unknown. Lolly cakes are known to have been consumed in the 1940s, but were not commonly available until the 1960s in supermarkets. ??/10 6. Mock (Fake) Cream Doughnut - Mock cream is a substitute for fresh cream. Best used as a filling for fluffy sponge cakes or traditional tarts, or as a coating over cakes that need to be made in advance. I Prefer Fresh Cream. 9/10 7. Brandy Snaps - Need to let the cream infuse and soften the Brandy snap a little before eating. The name brandy snap has no reference to the alcoholic drink. In 1825 John Trotter Brockett suggested that the name comes from ''branded'' as in burned. 7.5/10 8. Pavlova - Interesting topping skills. A bit too sweet for me but plenty of whipped cream and fresh fruit helps. Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, it was named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. In its relaunched online edition, the dictionary says the first recorded Pavlova recipe appeared in New Zealand in 1927. This was in a book called Davis Dainty Dishes, published by the Davis Gelatine company, and it was a multi-coloured jelly dish.Pavlovas and meringues are both made of whipped egg white, but a Pavlova has a delicate crispy exterior with pillowy soft marshmallow inside, while meringue is dry and crisp all the way through. 6/10 9. Jelly Tip - Childhood favourite, It takes the three elements of the classic Jelly Tip (raspberry jelly, vanilla ice-cream and chocolate) to new heights of sophistication.9/10 10. Hokey Pokey (Honeycomb) Ice Cream - Hokey Pokey ice cream is one of the most popular ice creams in New Zealand, perhaps second only to plain ol' vanilla. It's a quintessentially Kiwi treat where rich creamy vanilla ice cream is mixed with crunchy bits of honeycomb toffee (i.e. hokey pokey) 7/10 Girl Guide Biscuts - New Zealand is one of 150 member countries of the World Association of GirlGuiding and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS). Every member of GirlGuiding New Zealand automatically joins the WAGGGS community of over 10 million girls and women around the world. For over 60 years, Griffin's has been baking our crowd-favourite biscuits. Dan Gilbert, Griffin's Managing Director, says “Griffin's has been partnering with GirlGuiding NZ for more than 60 years and we're delighted to help keep this iconic tradition alive”. 8.5/10 Custard Squares - A personal favourite. also known as 'custard slice', it's similar-ish in essence to a French dessert known as mille-feuille. The traditional vanilla slice recipe consists of a layer of set custard sandwiched between two layers of crispy puff pastry. Bakeries will often serve theirs with a layer of icing on top for extra sweetness 8/10 Another topic that maybe of interest - Things Australia Has Stolen From New Zealand And Claimed As Their Own, has been an ongoing debate for years.

Chocolate fish and pineapple lumps are my favourite

Lolly cake is crushed malt biscuits mixed with melted butter and chopped lollies and pressed into a slice.

One of my favourite things is a bakery custard slice. You can get them at most bakeries....

I love the cream donuts with fresh cream, of course, from my favourite local bakery. I live across from the local mall, where there are four bakeries. I was mildly appalled that you were taste testing mock cream donuts 🫢 🤣

Donuts are better with fresh cream and brandy snaps are better if you leave them for a few hours until they soften

Most of these treats are so much better home made.

When I was a kid in the '70's. The Anzac biscuit 🍪 was also called the "Old lady biscuits". As whenever you visited a grandmother or an Aunty or a senior. They would bring out the home made Anzacs. Back then every home had the Edmonds Cookbook. Which contained all the kiwi Staples of the day. It was known as the "Housewives Bible". Edmonds is a brand seen still in the baking aisle of every NZ supermarket today. Back then, up until the mid 1980's people baked more often.

You must seriously like that donut. And by the way the look on your face was priceless lol

ANZAC is an acronym for the Australia and New Zealand Army Corp. Oats and golden syrup. Lamingtons are just sponge dipped in raspberry jelly and coated in coconut. Leave the brandy snaps to soak so it softens and is easier to eat.

I would suggest you do this test using fresh from the Bakery items, rather than the mass produced supermarket items. So much better.

The Lolly cake my mother used to make was with crushed malt biscuits, melted butter and the lollies were fruit puffs. There used to be a recipe on the pack. Our local Cafe used to make a version with chopped up licorice Allsorts (lollies) Jelly Tips are great, I agree they need more jelly.🙂

The Jelly Tip recipe has changed since the 60s. The jelly was alot softer, not gooie or melty nor firm like jellybabies like they are now. There is no nostalgia in them today. Those days of innocence are really the good old days. A favourite pastime was to go black berry or raspberry picking in the wild, on the edge of town then buy a half litre tub of vanilla ice cream, mix the two and enjoy the fruits of foraging.

the brandy snaps with the cream in them go real nice when eaten with a plate of fresh diced fruit salad what's topped off with a scoop or two of some ice cream as well. Eat them as pudding

I absolutely love laminations and lolly cakes! They are delicious. And the multi coloured things in the lolly cakes are these marshmallow like things called explores

Great video!! Thanks for sharing your sweets!!! I hope you exercise after all that sugar overload! I’m hooked on sweets myself, it’s my weakness! I admit it!! That chocolate bar looked delicious! Chocolate is my weakness, too! Thanks for the “taste test”!!!

Glorified Krispies recipe: cover one krispie with fresh whipped cream and topped with your favourite slice fruit.

Okay, You are making me homesick now.....thank you very much!

Laminations are usually cut in half with some fresh whipped cream in the middle. You also might find some with some jam spread on the middle as well to add to the strawberry flavor

Krispies are best to be dipped in your coffee or tea, just the same as a gingernut...makes it more soft and soaks up the flavour of your drink

The mock cream doughnut would be a 1 or 2 on the doughnut scale. A real cream doughnut would be an 11 on the doughnut scale. "Hokey pokey" is just honeycomb candy (sponge toffee) - caramel with baking soda to aerate it as it cooks Lamingtons originated in Queensland Australia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamington Pavlova is just a variation on a Austro-Hungarian Spanische windtorte. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanische_Windtorte

Next time, would love for you to try the tan slice and rocky road. My overseas visitors love the salted caramel ice-creams which can be in any NZ brands. 3

This is the first time RU-vid, recommend me a video with less view . But you're very good presenting 💕

You would cream the whole pav then put fruit and other things on also cream in the lamington so there not so dry

Fresh cream dounut all the way. A baking company used to deliver them fresh to my parents dairy on Satudays. They would sell out everytime by lunch. Mum used to put one aside for us kids to cut up and share.

You should try a Hangi which is food cooked underground

Lolly cake is something you can easily make at home, mix it up put in tray and straight in the fridge to set, no cooking involved!

Have a look for Caramel Dumplings,it should be in the Edmonds cookbook, a classic delicious Kiwi dessert.

With those mock cream donuts not keep them for too long as the 'cream' doesn't keep very long. Refrigeration just makes them stale. Those are all NZ favorites and NZ creations. Don't let the Aussies tell you any different!

We have both types of donuts here, the round ones with chocolate and sprinkles on top or rolled in cinnamon. Then we have the one you tried, generally called the long donut.

The trick wirh the brandy snaps is to fill them amd leave them in the fridge for 2hrs, they get soft and its more enjoyable to est😊

Waiting for her to notice/realise that NZ has dozens of different types of things in most categories, whereas the US will have only 3-4 flavours, but twenty manufacturers of the same 3-4 flavours. Dozens of ice cream flavours, dozens of different types of biscuits, choices in chocolate blocks, etc., etc. Even stuff like canned fruit. More actual choices in NZ compared to the US which simply doesn't offer much choice in most categories. On the flip side, the US does have Trader Joe's.

A lot of the supermarket things use the cheapest ingredients and the taste isn't really great, where possible getting those things from a bakery would be a better choice for better tasting items. I was taught that "mock cream" wasn't real fresh cream but full of ingredients to make it last for several days, the "mock" part meaning it was not real cream. In both New Zealand and Australia they have strict laws regarding ANZAC Biscuits, under law that aren't cookies, they have to be called biscuits and cannot be anything else. In Australia the term Anzac is protected under Australian law and cannot be used without permission from the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, in New Zealand the Governor General has similar powers in the naming conventions as Australia. Basically the ingredients have to be unchanged from the original, the name is protected legally and legally cannot be sold as cookies, only as biscuits.

An old friend of mine was addicted to krispies. They are the best biscuit in my opinion in NZ

Well done on trying the cakes and biscuits etc. However the items you bought are considered the budget type pre-packed, longer-life supermarket brands. THE best donuts, biscuits and cakes are those made fresh by the local bakery, Mom or Grandmother ( the unofficial Guru's of baking) . Depending on where you live there will be an outlet that makes the best local donuts etc. Brandy snaps are not made to be eaten alone; they should be filled with fresh whipped cream and allowed to rest for about 1 hour, softening the snap. You should perhaps try NZ pies! Again avoid the pre-packed types found in the gas-station warmer, or re-heatable frozen ones from the supermarket. Buy fresh from the bakery; if you ever find yourself in Fairlie in the South Island, they have a famous pie shop that make THE best pie's I have ever eaten; people make a detour while travelling just to get one and eat it in-store.

Definitely agree…Lamingtons and cream doughnuts only from a bakery. And custards squares, you gotta try those. Your a crack up all right, I like your vids

Krispies are my favourite with a hot milo. You should try it dunked in a hot Milo that's the way to eat it, it's so good that way

My favourite slice are peach, strawberry, and raspberry slice (homemade) they are supurb and mouth-watering

When did biscuits go from morning / Afternoon tea to dessert?

The brandy snap has to soften a little after you've put the cream in so they don't crumble everywhere 😉

Brandy snaps should be in the fridge for a little bit so it softens up

hah, wait till you go to the marae and try some steam pudding with custard and golden syrup. It'll have you wanting to marry a Māori lol

My favorite is the brandy snap. Reminds me of crème brûlée.

Ooohhhhh Mock cream dounut We would eat at St pauls collegiate in Hamilton Back in 1994 before i moved to America

A homemade pavlova will typically be a lot more crispy on the outside, but they can be temperamental and crack easily, which is not pretty on a supermarket shelf so I expect that's why the store-bought version is softer.

When I first started school in NZ in 1966 I would buy my lunch for 20c [ 2 shillings then } from a man in a white bakers coat who had a tray on which you put your order written on a wee envelope with the money inside . Most times it would be a meat pie and always paired with a saucer sized fresh baked afghan biscut !

Question for you: Is Nutella available in NZ?? It’s good on cookies like the first shortbread you tried!! You could put two flatbreads together with Nutella spread inside!

Oh when you were eating the biscuits I just wanted to see you take a good sip of cuppa tea to wash it down ...😂

Mock cream is not real cream. I hope one day you can try home made lolly cake, pavlova and lamingtons. Lamingtons need to be fresh, eaten on the day, the one you had gosh knows how long it's been sitting in that packet. Also lamingtons with cream in the middle even nicer. Lolly cake is made with condensed milk, malt biscuits, butter and I use chopped up Pascall Eskimos lollies. If you have home made Pavlova the outer layer will be crunchy and marshmallow in the centre. Even homemade afghan biscuits are a lot tastier than supermarket varieties.

put 2 Krispie's together back2back & dunk in your coffee/tea/hot chocolate. Yum.

yummy yum yum

The iceing on afghans are amazing.....u have to garnish with a walnut

Girl get a cup of tea with those biscuts lol. Love Anzac with a hot tea

No mention of Feijoas!!!! Kiwis would put Feijoa flavouring into Feijoas if they could manage it. Monroes do a decent Feijoa ice cream btw, was available in Auckland last time I was in NZ.

My favourite, pav followed closely by donut

RSA means Return servicemen Association which basically who ever is served in the military

Yeah let the cream soften thee hard crust of the brandy snap. That way they're easier to eat

brandy snaps go soft if left in the fridge for a day :)

Hve you tried Pavlova? We dip our biscuits in tea or coffee. Also try some real Maori bread. It's homemade for a reason, ask a Maori friend to make you some. Delicious.

Wow, very good research. Hit it on the head. Mmm krispies, simple but tasty. Every kid loves a jelly tip. Afghans, yep, awesome. Lolly cake, old school, not often found now as much as it was years ago. Yeah, donut, mmm. A real fav. That cardboard rolled thing is frankly crap. Can’t understand why people buy them. Pav, who doesn’t like a pav?. Messy to eat but so good. Hokey Pokey a fav.😊

RSA, returned servicemen's association. A fave biscuit from the war times ANZAC biscuits. Australia, Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (1914-18).

A slice is Chocolate fudge Marshmallow Nuts Thats pretty much it

firm biscuits are for dipping into your cuppa!!!!!

Halve those lamingtons and put whipped cream on them. Changes them totally! Brandy snaps you cream and leave an hour maybe before eating them. If you thought that Pav was nice , that’s just a supermarket version. Find a recipe and make one and then, that’s a real Pav! Krispie biscuits make a great key lime pie base…

Homemade afghans have crushed corn flakes in them.

Home made Anzac biscuits and afghans are much nicer. Use the Edmonds cookbook recipes…( that’s a good kiwi thing to find out about)

Krispy & anzac biscuit are actually the healthy side

I hope you have tried bakery items not supermarket by now as they are waaay better and the pav is way better if crunchy with fresh cream and berries

Ohhhhj......u can make s'mores on Krispy!!!!!!!

Hey if you wanna know what RSA stands for its means Return Service Association RSA that why NZL and Australia have a day in April the 25th called ANZAC DAY ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corpe ANZAC

Its like rocky road

That mock cream is made from butter

I cant believe its taken you so long to try it. My favorite

I microwave ALL... cookies for about 5-10 seconds. It's just like they're fresh from the oven. 😋🍪

No we call them biscuits lol

Your eating a Jelly tip!!!!!! I haven't had one in 28 years 😢

Pav's need to be eaten with Summer fruit, Peach slices, Kiwifruit, etc,

I am so impressed with how much sugar you consumed, in one sitting. I would be headed to the closest toilet for a massive squirt out the ring :/ Love all of those things that you ate. I don't live in NZ anymore but I miss all of those treats that take me back to my childhood. Thank you for posting.

apart from the pavlova, everything else that you tried are just biscuits and ice cream snacks and not normally called a dessert

Yeah u no they red bit looks like a dohs thingy so girls get them from Walmart for cheap tarts

Nice video

Do u have tim tams Toffi pops!!!!!!

U need 🥝🥝 kiwi 🥝 fruit on pavlova...oe' I can understand ur 'peeps reference

Krispies ha ha I was born and Bred in NZ and I've never had them

Why did i never realise Krispies have coconut?

Rsa returned services association, the guys who returned from war. Australia New Zealand army Corp.lollie cake is crushed malt biscuits. We're so used to pure fresh cream so mock cream is the on from spray

I think people meant jelly tip ice cream in a tub lol

Good choices to try. Krispies are supposed to be had with a cup of tea... Oh no you did the pavlova wrong! Who told you to cut a slice first before making it up ...!

not a fan of lamingtons either but the choc lamington with whipped cream is ok. Pav is great with tart fruits like kiwifruit or strawberries. The lollie cake, the one you couldn't place the taste is made with eskimos. they changed the name to something more culturally appropriate but I don't know what you would compare them to.

I actually use to be a baker and I use to make mock cream all the time and it is absolutely disgusting it's about 90% sugar and 10% fat when you buy the long doughnuts you really want the ones with real cream in them they are much better and funny as it may seem healthier.

Lolly cake is condensed milk

Ah put cream and fruit on top of the pav

All of those things are so much better home made. Doughnuts and lamingtons should have fresh cream not mock cream. The lolly cake is made with crushed malt biscuits . I’d say a lot of them are old school types of sweet treats. Can’t beat a good home made Pavlova!