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-
Cornulete
Small pastry crescents rolled around jam or walnut, dusted with sugar. Ready in 40 min prep and 20 min cooking.…
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Cuajada con melao
Fresh curd cheese under warm panela syrup, eaten with a spoon. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking.…
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Crostata di ricotta e visciole
Sealed pastry tart of sheep ricotta layered with sour cherry jam. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 50 minutes cooking.…
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Crema catalana
Chilled citrus custard under crackly burnt sugar. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking. 8 servings. A dessert…
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Crème brûlée
Chilled vanilla custard beneath crackling burnt-caramel crust. Ready in 20 min prep and 40 min cooking. 6 servings. A dessert…
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Custard block
Frozen block of sweet spiced custard, sold from home freezers. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 15 minutes cooking. About…
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Cușma lui Guguță
Crepe stack with sour cherries and cream, ‘Guguță’s hat’. Ready in 1 hour prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves 10.…
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Curau
Pudding of grated green maize and milk, dusted with cinnamon. Ready in 20 min prep and 20 min cooking. 6…