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Most American restaurants and "diners" (informal restaurants) have similar items on their dessert menu. For example, most dessert menus include apple "pie," which is a dessert made with a round piece of thin, sweet bread filled with sweet fruit and sometimes covered with another piece of the round, sweet bread. Other "flavors" (tastes) of pie are also common, such as pumpkin pie and banana cream pie, but apple pie is probably the most common. There is even a phrase, "as American as apple pie," used to describe things that are characteristic of the United States. If the pie is served "a la mode," it is served warm with ice cream.

Chocolate cake is also very common, as are "brownies" (small pieces of dense or heavy chocolate cake). These are often covered in "frosting" (a sweet, colored substance put on top of cookies and cakes for decoration) and sometimes have nuts.

"Cheesecake" is made like a pie, but the "filling" (the part on the inside) is made from cream cheese and sugar. Cheesecake is very "rich" (very creamy and with a lot of calories) and comes in many flavors, like strawberry cheesecake and raspberry cheesecake.

Most restaurants also offer a small bowl of ice cream or a "sundae" (ice cream covered with sauces, nuts, and cherries) as part of their dessert menu.

Some restaurants have begun offering dessert "shooters," where a very small "portion" (serving size; amount for one person) is served in a "shot glass" (a very small glass, normally used for measuring or drinking liquor). That way, "diners" (people who eat at a restaurant) can enjoy dessert without spending a lot of money or worrying about all the extra calories.