Category: desserts
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Bakkali
Central Asian Honey Cake Bakkali Bakkali is a traditional Uyghur cake that is soft, sweet, and full of nutty flavor. The main ingredients are honey, walnuts, eggs, sugar, and flour, and some recipes also include raisins or other dried fruits for extra sweetness. The batter is mixed and baked until it becomes a golden, slightly…
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Lúcuma Tiramisu
Peruvian style tiramisu with Lúcuma Lúcuma Tiramisu This Andean inspired dessert is the perfect no-bake pastry to make this summer. Mascarpone cream flavoured with Peruvian lúcuma pulp, espresso soaked lady fingers topped with cocoa powder what more could you ask for. Lúcuma is a fruit native to the Andes mountains found from southern Colombia to…
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Passion Fruit No-Bake Cheesecake
No-bake cheesecake with passion fruit curd and coconut biscuit crust. Passionfruit No-Bake Cheesecake This easy summer dessert is perfect for dinner parties or for tea time. The passion fruit can be submitted with any fruit puree. This dessert is ideal during summer since it requires no oven and it comes together quit easily and quickly.…
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Sarı Burma Baklava
Rolled baklava Sarı Burma Baklava Baklava is one of the most famous Mediterranean desserts. Several different varieties exist across the region coming in all different shapes and sizes. Sarı Burma Baklava is a type of rolled baklava from Turkey. Turkish Baklava is typically filled with pistachios where Greeks tend to use more walnuts. This recipe…
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Ma’amoul
Middle Eastern Date Cookies Ma’amoul These Middle Eastern Date cookies resembling shortbread are popular across the Levant can be found with a variety of filings most commonly date, pistachio or walnut. These cookies are especially popular during Eid, Purim, Christmas and Easter celebrations. These cookies use a special mould or pincers to form the iconic…
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Laz Böreği (Paponi)
Custard Baklava Laz Böreği (Paponi) This typical Laz dessert from the Black Sea region of Turkey is very similar to the Greek Galaktoboureko but instead of semonila uses flour and starch to thicken the custard. A particularity of Laz Böreği is that it uses black pepper as a flavouring agent within the custard. The Black pepper…
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Nan-e Berenji
Persian rice cookies Nan-e Berenji A classic Persian baked good. They hail from the western Kermanshah province in Iran. They are traditionally gluten free, being made with rice four. Nan-e Berenji is associated with Navruz, also known as Persian new year. Unlike most middle eastern sweets they are not too sweet. They pair perfectly with…
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Muhallebi
Middle Eastern rice pudding Muhallebi This traditional Middle Eastern rice pudding flavoured with rose, pistachio, mastic and vanilla, is a delicious and simple dessert. It’s a perfect addition to your Ramadan table and will be sure to impress your guests. ⏰Prep Time: 5 min ⏲️Cooktime: 10 min 🍽️Servings: 6 Ingredients: Directions:
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