Dessert
613 dishes.
ÆbleskiverSphere pancake puffs with jam and icing sugar, December treat.
Air Batu CampurShaved ice heaped with beans, jelly, sweetcorn and coloured syrupsMalaysiaAis KacangShaved-ice mountain with beans, jellies, corn and syrupsSyriaAish el-sarayaSyrup-soaked bread base under thick ashta cream and crushed pistachios.TaiwanAiyu JellyWobbly plant jelly in iced lemon syrup, made from washed creeping-fig seedsTimor-LesteAkar CadakaSago flour mixed with grated coconut and roasted on a hot clay plate
AkwaduBaked banana with coconut and citrus
AlaniDried peaches stuffed with ground walnuts and sugar, eaten with coffee.
AlfajorCookie sandwich of dulce de leche, coated in chocolate or coconutMaldivesAluvi BoakibaaDense baked cake of grated cassava, coconut and sugar, cut into squaresSri LankaAluwaDiamond-cut sweet of rice flour and treacle, firm and lightly cardamom-scentedNorth MacedoniaAlvaCrumbly sesame paste block, cut in slabs and eaten with bread.
AnushaburSweet porridge of hulled wheat with dried fruit, nuts and cinnamon.
ApfelstrudelPaper-thin strudel pastry around spiced apples and raisins.United StatesApple pieSpiced apples baked in double crust; the national dessertSaudi ArabiaAreekaMashed dates and crumbled bread bound with ghee, topped with cream and honey.
Arepa dominicanaSweet cornmeal and coconut milk cake baked with coals above and below
Arroz con lecheCreamy cinnamon rice puddingPortugalArroz docelemon-scented rice pudding dusted with cinnamonOmanAseedaStiff wheat dough beaten smooth and eaten with date syrup, honey and ghee.United Arab EmiratesAseeda bobarpumpkin porridge with saffron, cardamom and date syrup
Asidasmooth wheat-flour dome pooled with date syrup and butter; birth celebrationsTunisiaAssidat zgougouAleppo-pine cream pudding layered with custard and nuts for Mouled
ÁstarpungarSmall raisin doughnut balls fried in fat and eaten with coffeeTurkeyAsurepudding of grains, pulses, dried fruit and nuts, shared with neighboursNicaraguaAtolilloMilk pudding thickened with cornstarch, flavoured with cinnamon and vanilla
Awamehcrisp fried dough balls rolled in syrup and sesame
Ayote en dulceSquash simmered in panela syrup with cinnamon, eaten with the syrup
Ayote en mielSquash candied in raw cane-sugar syrupMoldovaBabă neagrădense dark baked cake, northern wedding tradition
Badamburaflaky pastry parcels filled with ground almonds, sugar and cardamom
Bahamian rum cakeDense butter cake soaked in dark rum syrup, sold in tins
BajaderaLayered nougat praline of hazelnut and almond, sold in gold foil.
Bajan black cakeVery dark fruit cake made with fruit soaked for months in rum and falernumLibyaBakalawa bil jibnaFilo baklava filled with sweet cheese cream and rose waterUnited KingdomBakewell tartShortcrust pastry with jam and frangipane, sometimes iced with a cherry-
Samsa
Layered pastry squares of almond and sesame steeped in rose syrup. Ready in 50 min prep and 30 min cooking.…
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Quesillo
Caramel flan made with condensed milk and whole eggs. Ready in 20 min prep and 1 hr 15 min cooking.…
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Yomari
Steamed rice-flour dumpling filled with molasses and sesame; Newari sweet. Ready in 1 hour prep and 25 minutes cooking. About…
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Vínarterta
Layered cake with prune filling, cut in thin slices with coffee. Ready in 1 hour prep and 40 minutes cooking.…
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Æbleskiver
Sphere pancake puffs with jam and icing sugar, December treat. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. About…
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Aish el-saraya
Syrup-soaked bread base under thick ashta cream and crushed pistachios. Ready in 30 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8…