Dessert
613 dishes.
Baklavawalnut phyllo in syrup, New Year's favorite
Baklawalayered nut-filled pastry cut in lozenges, drenched in honey syrup
Balah el ShamRidged fingers of choux dough fried and steeped in cold syrup
BalkaimakCream cooked down with honey and flour into a rich pourable sweet.
Ballokumegiant Elbasan cornmeal-butter cookies for Summer DayLuxembourgBamkuchRing-shaped tree cake baked layer by layer on a turning spit.VietnamBanh FlanCaramel egg custard served in a cup, often with iced coffee poured overSyriaBarazekthin crisp Damascene cookies pressed with sesame and pistachio
Basbousasemolina cake soaked in syrup, topped with almonds
Basbousa bil tamrSemolina cake layered with date paste and almonds, cut into diamonds
Bastani sonnatisaffron-rosewater ice cream with pistachios and frozen cream chunks
BaumkuchenRinged tree cake baked in layers on a spit and glazed with chocolate.
BejgliRolled pastry log filled with dense poppy seed or walnut paste.
Belgian pralinesFilled chocolates invented in Brussels; ganache and nougat centres.
Bhapa PithaSteamed rice-flour cake filled with date-palm jaggery and grated coconutPhilippinesBibingkaClay-pot rice cake with salted egg, Christmas morningsTimor-LesteBibinkaCoconut and rice-flour cake grilled between hot platesPanamaBienmesabeThick sweet of milk, rice flour and sugar cooked slowly and spooned cold
Bika AmbonYellow honeycomb cake of tapioca and coconut milk, chewy and faintly fermentedYemenBint al-sahnlayered flaky bread drenched in Sidr honey and nigella seeds
Black cakeDark rum-soaked fruit cake, dense and boozy, cut in thin slices
Black Forest cakeChocolate sponge with cherries, kirsch, and whipped cream.SloveniaBled cream cakevanilla custard and cream between crisp pastry, Lake Bled iconNorwayBløtkakeLayered sponge soaked in juice with cream, fruit and small flags
Blue drawersSweet cornmeal and coconut pudding tied in banana leaf and boiledSurinameBojoMoist cassava-coconut cake with rum and raisinsPortugalBolo de melDark spiced Madeira cake of sugarcane molasses, nuts and candied peel, broken by hand.
Bolo de roloPaper-thin sponge rolled around guava paste into a tight spiralMozambiqueBolo polanarich Maputo cake of ground cashews and mashed potatoMadagascarBonbon cocoGrated coconut cooked with caramelised sugar and set into chewy squares
Bonbon siwoDense molasses and ginger cookies, spiced and chewy
BoniatilloSweet potato purée cooked with sugar syrup, lime and cinnamonSyriaBoozastretchy pounded mastic ice cream rolled in pistachiosNetherlandsBossche bolFist-sized cream-filled choux ball fully coated in dark chocolate
Bourekia tis anarisFried pastry parcels of sweet anari cheese, dusted with sugar and cinnamon.TunisiaBouzathick sorghum or hazelnut cream pudding topped with crushed nuts-
Aiyu Jelly
Wobbly plant jelly in iced lemon syrup, made from washed creeping-fig seeds. Ready in 20 min prep and none cooking.…
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Air Batu Campur
Shaved ice heaped with beans, jelly, sweetcorn and coloured syrups. Ready in 40 minutes prep and 30 minutes cooking. Serves…
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Ais Kacang
Shaved-ice mountain with beans, jellies, corn and syrups. Ready in 30 min prep and 20 min cooking. 4 bowls. A…
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Akwadu
Baked banana with coconut and citrus. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 25 minutes cooking. Serves 4. A dessert recipe…
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Akar Cadaka
Sago flour mixed with grated coconut and roasted on a hot clay plate. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 20…
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Alva
Crumbly sesame paste block, cut in slabs and eaten with bread. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking.…
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Aluwa
Diamond-cut sweet of rice flour and treacle, firm and lightly cardamom-scented. Ready in 20 min prep and 25 min cooking.…
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Aluvi Boakibaa
Dense baked cake of grated cassava, coconut and sugar, cut into squares. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour…
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Anushabur
Sweet porridge of hulled wheat with dried fruit, nuts and cinnamon. Ready in 20 min plus overnight soaking prep and…
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Arepa dominicana
Sweet cornmeal and coconut milk cake baked with coals above and below. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour…