Dessert
613 dishes.
KremšnitaSamobor custard-cream slice between puff pastrySloveniaKrofiRound jam-filled doughnuts, fluffy and sugar-dusted, eaten at Carnival.
KrostuleKnotted strips of fried dough scented with brandy and lemon, dusted with sugar.NorwayKrumkakeLacy waffle cones filled with whipped cream.
Kuih BingkaBaked tapioca or cassava cake with coconut milk and egg, dark and chewy
Kuih CelorotCoconut and palm sugar batter steamed inside a rolled palm-leaf cone
Kulagathick berry pudding cooked with rye flour and honey
KulfiDense frozen milk reduced with cardamom, set in metal cones, never churnedTurkeyKunefeshredded pastry baked over melting cheese, drenched in syrup; served hotUkraineKutiaChristmas wheat porridge with poppy seeds, honey, nutsMyanmarKyauk KyawFirm coconut-milk jelly set with agar and cut into cool white squaresUkraineKyiv cakehazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercream
Ladobplantain and sweet potato poached in vanilla coconut milk
Ladutoasted rice-flour and sugar balls with cardamom for festivals
LamingtonSponge cake cubes dipped in chocolate and rolled in desiccated coconut
Lapis LegitDense spiced butter cake built up layer by layer under a grill, eighteen or more deepSlovakiaLaskonkyTwo coconut meringue discs joined with buttercream
Layali LoubnanChilled semolina milk pudding topped with ashta, syrup, nuts and banana.
Leche asadaBaked caramelized milk custard, homier cousin of flanPhilippinesLeche FlanDense caramel custard of egg yolks and condensed milk
Leche poleadaLoose milk custard thickened with cornstarch and scented with cinnamon
LeivasuppSweet purée of dark rye bread with apple, cinnamon and whipped cream.NetherlandsLimburgse vlaaiWide yeast-dough tart with fruit filling and a lattice top
Linzer torteSpiced nut pastry with redcurrant jam under a lattice topTurkeyLokmasyrup-soaked fried dough balls, often handed out free in memory of the dead
Lokmet el qadiSmall doughnut balls fried crisp and drowned in sugar syrupNew ZealandLolly CakeNo-bake log of malt biscuits studded with colorful lollies, rolled in coconut
Loukoumadeshoney-soaked doughnut balls with cinnamon, walnuts
Loukoumirosewater Cyprus delight from GeroskipouThailandLuk ChupMung bean paste modelled into tiny fruits, painted and dipped in clear jelly
Luqaimatsyrup-soaked crisp fried dough ballsUkraineLvivskyi syrnykBaked curd cheesecake with raisins under a chocolate glaze, no base.MoroccoM’hanchaCoiled snake of warqa pastry filled with almond paste and orange-flower water
MaamoulButtery semolina cookies pressed in wooden moulds around date, walnut or pistachio.
MacaronAlmond meringue shells sandwiching ganache in pastel flavours.-
Cacciatello
Milk-and-egg caramel custard, rustic crème caramel. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 8. A dessert recipe…
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Calabaza en tacha
Pumpkin simmered in piloncillo syrup with cinnamon until glassy and dark. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour 30…
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Cajeta de leche
Dense fudge of boiled milk and sugar, cut in squares. Ready in 15 minutes prep and 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Canillitas de leche
Small sticks of cooked milk and sugar, dusted white and sold in boxes. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1…
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Canjica
White corn simmered with coconut milk and cinnamon; June festivals. Ready in 10 min prep and 2 hr 20 min…
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Cannoli
Crisp Sicilian shells piped with sweet ricotta. Ready in 1 hr prep and 30 min cooking. 20 cannoli. A dessert…
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Carrageen moss pudding
Light milk pudding set with boiled seaweed, served with cream. Ready in 10 minutes prep and 20 minutes cooking. Serves…
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Cascos de guayaba
Guava shells poached in syrup, served with white cheese. Ready in 30 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 8.…
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Cassata siciliana
Sponge and sweet ricotta cake sheathed in green marzipan and candied fruit. Ready in 1 hr 30 min prep and…