Affogato al Caffè
Affogato al caffè pours hot espresso over cold vanilla ice cream for a fast Italian dessert with a creamy coffee contrast.
Dessert recipes
164 recipes for dessert, with the full ingredients and method on the page. Page 1 of 3.
Apam Balik (Malaysian Peanut Pancake)
A Malaysian apam balik pancake with crisp edges, soft center, peanuts, sugar, and sweet corn.
Assamese Til Pitha
Til pitha wraps sesame and jaggery in a rice flour crepe, an Assamese Bihu sweet.
Authentic Mathura Peda
Mathura peda cooks khoya until it darkens, then shapes it into flat rounds pressed with a thumb.
Aval Payasam
Aval payasam simmers flattened rice in milk with jaggery.
Badam Halwa
Badam halwa cooks ground almonds in milk and ghee until it turns dense and glossy.
Baked Nolen Gurer Sandesh
Baked nolen gurer sandesh is a Bengali chhena dessert baked with date palm jaggery, milk and pistachios.
Banana Shikran
Banana shikran is a quick Maharashtrian dessert of ripe banana, milk, sugar and cardamom.
Banoffee Pie
Banoffee pie is a no-bake dessert with a biscuit crust, dulce de leche, sliced bananas, whipped cream and dark chocolate.
Bengali Chum Chum
Chum chum boils chhena in syrup and rolls it in coconut, a Bengali sweet shaped oval rather than round.
Bengali Kacha Golla
Kacha golla binds soft chhena with condensed milk without cooking it into a syrup.
Bengali Lobongo Latika
Lobongo latika folds pastry around a khoya filling and pins it with a clove before frying.
Bengali Patishapta
Patishapta rolls a thin crepe around coconut and jaggery, a Bengali winter sweet.
Bengali Rasmalai
Rasmalai flattens chhena discs and soaks them in thickened saffron milk.
Besan Ki Barfi
Besan ki barfi roasts gram flour in ghee until it smells nutty, then sets it with sugar syrup.
Besan Ladoo
Besan ladoo roasts gram flour in ghee until it smells nutty, then binds it with sugar and cardamom.
Bhapa Doi
Bhapa doi is a Bengali steamed yogurt dessert made with hung curd, condensed milk, cardamom and saffron.
Bihari Thekua
Thekua fries a stiff wheat and jaggery dough into hard biscuits, made for Chhath.
Bombay Karachi Halwa
Karachi halwa sets cornflour with sugar into a chewy, translucent block studded with nuts.
Brazilian Carrot Cake with Chocolate Glaze
A Brazilian carrot cake blended smooth and topped with a simple chocolate glaze.
Brigadeiro (Brazilian Chocolate Truffles)
A classic Brazilian party sweet made by cooking condensed milk, cocoa, and butter into soft chocolate truffles.
Canjica (Brazilian Hominy Coconut Pudding)
A creamy Brazilian hominy pudding simmered with milk, coconut milk, condensed milk, cinnamon, and cloves.
Cannoli Siciliani
Cannoli Siciliani are crisp Sicilian pastry shells filled with chilled sweet ricotta, chocolate, pistachios, and candied orange.
Cantucci Toscani
Cantucci Toscani are twice-baked Tuscan almond biscuits with a dry crunch made for coffee or vin santo.
Caramel Bread Pudding
Caramel bread pudding is an Anglo-Indian steamed custard with bread, eggs, milk, vanilla and a glossy caramel top.
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is an eggless spiced cake with grated carrots, walnuts and tangy frosting.
Cendol (Malaysian Coconut Pandan Dessert)
A Malaysian cendol dessert with pandan jelly, coconut milk, ice, and palm sugar syrup.
Chanar Payesh (Paneer Kheer)
Chanar payesh is a Bengali paneer kheer with reduced milk, crumbled chhena, cardamom and pistachios.
Cherry Clafoutis
Cherry clafoutis is a French baked custard dessert with cherries suspended in a soft egg, milk, flour, sugar, and vanilla batter.
Chhena Poda
Chhena poda bakes fresh chhena with sugar until the outside caramelises, an Odia sweet cooked slowly.
Churros with Chocolate
Classic Spanish churros served with thick warm chocolate for dipping.
Classic Aamras
Classic aamras is a Gujarati and Maharashtrian mango dessert blended with cardamom and a little dry ginger.
Classic American Apple Pie
Classic American apple pie bakes firm apples with cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon, and buttery pastry into a sliceable fruit dessert.
Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies
Classic chocolate chip cookies bake with golden edges, soft centers, brown sugar depth, and pockets of melted chocolate.
Classic Chocolate Mousse (Eggless)
Eggless chocolate mousse is a chilled no-bake dessert made with dark chocolate ganache and folded whipped cream.
Classic Fruit Tart
Classic fruit tart pairs a crisp shortcrust shell with thick vanilla custard and fresh glazed fruit.
Classic Mishti Doi
Mishti doi sets sweetened milk with yoghurt culture in an earthen pot, which draws out the water as it sets.
Classic Phirni
Classic phirni is a North Indian ground-rice milk pudding chilled in clay bowls with cardamom, saffron and nuts.
Classic Rice Kheer
Rice kheer simmers rice in milk until the grains break and the milk thickens around them.
Crema Catalana (Catalan Custard)
A Catalan custard infused with cinnamon and citrus, finished with a crisp caramelized sugar top.
Crêpes Suzette
Crêpes Suzette folds thin French crêpes into a warm orange-butter sauce scented with zest and a small splash of Cognac.
Crispy Jalebi
Jalebi pipes fermented batter into spirals, fries them and drops them straight into syrup.
Crispy Til Chikki
Til chikki sets toasted sesame in jaggery, rolled thin so it snaps cleanly.
Crostata alla Marmellata
Crostata alla marmellata is an Italian jam tart with buttery pastry, fruit jam, and a tender lattice top.
Dharwad Peda
Dharwad peda cooks milk solids until they darken and turn grainy, which is what sets it apart from a plain peda.
Eggless Caramel Custard
Eggless caramel custard is a steamed milk pudding set with custard powder and agar agar over a dark caramel base.
Eggless Fudgy Chocolate Brownie
Eggless fudgy chocolate brownie is a dense cocoa brownie made with yogurt, melted butter and chocolate chips.
Eggless Vanilla Sponge Cake
Eggless vanilla sponge cake is a soft basic tea cake made with curd, oil, vanilla and a gentle cut-and-fold batter.
Elaneer Payasam
Elaneer payasam blends tender coconut into milk, served cold.
English Bread and Butter Pudding
A classic English bread and butter pudding with buttered bread, raisins, nutmeg, and baked egg custard.
English Sticky Toffee Pudding
A warm English sticky toffee pudding with soft date sponge and glossy buttery toffee sauce.
English Victoria Sponge Cake
A classic English Victoria sponge filled with fruit jam and whipped cream, finished with powdered sugar.
Faloodeh Shirazi (Persian Rose Noodle Sorbet)
A refreshing Shirazi Persian dessert with chilled rice vermicelli, rose syrup, and lemon.
Farali Raw Papaya Halwa
Raw papaya halwa cooks grated green papaya in ghee and milk until it turns soft and translucent.
Filipino Cassava Coconut Cake
Filipino cassava coconut cake bakes grated cassava with coconut milk, condensed milk, egg, and a creamy caramelized topping.
Florida Key Lime Pie
Florida Key lime pie sets a tangy condensed-milk lime filling in a graham cracker crust for a chilled creamy dessert.
Fresh Fruit Cream
Fresh fruit cream is a chilled Punjabi-style dessert with whipped cream, vanilla and chopped seasonal fruit.
Fruit Trifle Pudding
Fruit trifle pudding is a chilled layered dessert with sponge cake, vanilla custard, fruit, jam and whipped cream.
Fujian Peanut Soup
Fujian Peanut Soup slowly cooks soaked peanuts with rock sugar until buttery-soft in a pale, lightly creamy dessert broth.
Gajar Ka Halwa
Gajar ka halwa cooks grated carrot down in milk until it darkens, then finishes it with ghee and nuts.