Dessert
613 dishes.
Ovocné knedlíkyFruit-stuffed dumplings showered with quark, butter, sugar.PortugalOvos molesAveiro wafer shells filled with sweet egg-yolk cream
Oznei HamanTriangular filled cookies with poppy seed, chocolate or date, eaten at Purim.
Pa de pessicLight sponge cake eaten with coffee or dessert wine.
PaçocaCrumbly bar of ground peanuts and sugar, eaten at the June festivalsPolandPączkiYeast doughnuts with rose jam, devoured on Fat Thursday.Trinidad and TobagoPaimeSweet cornmeal and coconut parcel tied in banana leaf and boiled
PakhlavaArmenian baklava layered with walnuts and honey syrup
PalouzesGrape must thickened with flour into a set pudding, eaten with almonds.SingaporePandan CakeFeather-light green chiffon cake scented with pandan and coconutSpainPanelletsSmall marzipan balls rolled in pine nuts, baked for All Saints' night.PortugalPao de loAiry egg sponge, often deliberately underbaked so the centre stays molten.
Papanașifried curd-cheese doughnuts with sour cream, sour-cherry jam
PaprenjakHard honey and black pepper biscuit stamped with folk patterns.SlovakiaParené buchtySteamed jam-filled yeast buns with cocoa and butter.UzbekistanParvardaSmall pillow-shaped caramel sweets dusted with flour, sucked with green tea.RussiaPastilaChewy layers of whipped baked apple purée, sliced into bars.South KoreaPatbingsuShaved ice heaped with sweet red beans, rice cakes and condensed milk
PavlovaCrisp-shelled marshmallow meringue with cream and passionfruit, Christmas centrepiece
Pé de molequeBrittle of peanuts set in melted rapadura or sugarUnited StatesPecan pieSweet corn-syrup custard pie packed with toasted pecans
Pelamushithick grape-must pudding set in squares
Pen patatSweet potato-banana pudding cake with coconut milkSouth AfricaPeppermint Crisp tartLayers of caramel, cream and crushed mint chocolate over coconut biscuitsPanamaPesada de nanceNance fruit cooked with sugar and cornstarch into a set golden pudding
Petulla me mjalteFried dough puffs served hot with honey and fresh cheese.PeruPicaronesSquash and sweet-potato doughnut rings drenched in chancaca syrupTaiwanPineapple CakeButtery shortbread cube filled with pineapple jam, favorite souvenirNicaraguaPío quintoRum-soaked sponge cake layered with custard and dusted with cinnamonTurkeyPismaniyeFine threads of pulled flour-and-sugar floss, eaten by the handful with tea.PanamaPlátano en tentaciónRipe plantains simmered in sugar, cinnamon and cloves until darkNetherlandsPoffertjesTiny puffed pancakes with butter and icing sugar.
PönnukökurThin rolled pancakes with sugar or whipped cream and jam.
PoolakiPaper-thin discs of hard sugar candy dropped into tea to sweeten it.
Porter cakeDark fruit cake made with stout, staying moist for weeks
Pouding chômeurHot cake baked under maple or brown sugar syrup that sinks into pudding-
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…