Gavhachi Kheer
Gavhachi kheer simmers broken wheat in coconut milk with jaggery until it thickens.
Dessert recipes
164 recipes for dessert, with the full ingredients and method on the page. Page 2 of 3.
Goan Bebinca
Bebinca bakes coconut milk batter one layer at a time, each browned before the next goes on.
Goan Mangane (Chana Dal Payasam)
Goan mangane is a chana dal and sabudana payasam simmered with jaggery, coconut milk, cardamom and cashews.
Gougères (French Cheese Puffs)
Gougères are light French cheese puffs made from choux pastry with Gruyère, butter, eggs, nutmeg, and black pepper.
Granita al Limone
Granita al limone is a Sicilian lemon ice scraped into bright, loose crystals for a refreshing dessert or snack.
Greek Baklava
Greek baklava stacks buttered phyllo with walnuts, pistachios, cinnamon, and honey syrup for crisp, sticky diamond-shaped pieces.
Grilled Pineapple with Vanilla Ice Cream
Grilled pineapple with vanilla ice cream pairs caramelized cinnamon-brown-sugar pineapple with cold ice cream.
Gujarati Adadiya Pak
Adadiya pak roasts split black gram flour in ghee with jaggery and edible gum into a dense Gujarati winter sweet.
Gujarati Doodhpak
Doodhpak simmers rice in milk until thick, thinner than a kheer and served in a bowl.
Gujarati Sukhdi
Sukhdi sets roasted wheat flour with jaggery and ghee into squares that keep for weeks.
Gujarati Surti Ghari
Ghari encases a khoya and nut filling in thin pastry and coats it in ghee, made in Surat for Chandani Padvo.
Hayagreeva Maddi
Hayagreeva maddi is a Karnataka chana dal sweet with jaggery, coconut, ghee, cashews and raisins.
Hotteok
Hotteok is a Korean sweet pancake filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, peanuts, walnuts, and sesame, then pan-fried until golden.
Hyderabadi Badam Ki Jali
Badam ki jali shapes almond paste into a lattice, a Hyderabadi sweet made without cooking.
Hyderabadi Double Ka Meetha
Double ka meetha soaks fried bread in saffron milk, the Hyderabadi wedding pudding.
Instant Kharvas
Instant kharvas is a Maharashtrian steamed milk pudding made with milk, condensed milk, hung curd, cardamom and nutmeg.
Instant Poha Ladoo
Poha ladoo binds roasted flattened rice with jaggery and coconut, ready in minutes.
Jain Anjeer Basundi
Anjeer basundi thickens milk with dried figs, made without onion or garlic.
Jain Lauki Ka Halwa
Lauki ka halwa cooks grated bottle gourd in milk until it loses its water and takes the sweetness.
Kada Prasad (Aate Ka Halwa)
Kada prasad roasts wheat flour in an equal weight of ghee, the offering made in every gurdwara.
Kaju Pista Roll
Kaju pista roll rolls cashew paste around a pistachio centre and cuts it into pieces.
Kashmiri Shufta
Shufta tosses paneer with nuts and dried fruit in syrup, a Kashmiri festive sweet.
Kerala Unniyappam
Unniyappam fries a rice, banana and jaggery batter in a dimpled pan.
Kesar Pista Shrikhand
Shrikhand strains yoghurt overnight and sweetens it with saffron and pistachio.
Klepon (Indonesian Palm Sugar Rice Cakes)
Klepon are Indonesian chewy rice flour balls filled with molten palm sugar and rolled in lightly salted grated coconut.
Kluay Tod (Thai Banana Fritters)
Crisp Thai banana fritters with a rice flour, coconut milk and sesame coating.
Kuih Seri Muka (Pandan Layered Rice Cake)
A Malaysian kuih seri muka with a glutinous rice base and soft pandan coconut custard layer.
Kuler Ladoo
Kuler ladoo binds roasted pearl millet flour with jaggery and ghee.
Künefe (Turkish Cheese and Kadayif Dessert)
A Turkish Hatay-style cheese dessert with crisp kataifi pastry, stretchy unsalted cheese, lemon syrup, and pistachios.
Lapsi Kheer (Broken Wheat Kheer)
Lapsi kheer is a Rajasthani broken-wheat milk pudding sweetened with jaggery and scented with cardamom.
Lauki Ki Kheer
Lauki ki kheer simmers grated bottle gourd in milk instead of rice.
Leche Flan (Filipino Caramel Custard)
Filipino leche flan is a smooth caramel custard steamed gently with eggs, condensed milk, evaporated milk, and vanilla.
Maharashtrian Dink Ladoo
Dink ladoo binds roasted wheat flour and puffed edible gum with jaggery, a winter sweet from Maharashtra.
Maharashtrian Rava Ladoo
Rava ladoo binds roasted semolina with sugar syrup and ghee.
Makhana Kheer
Makhana kheer simmers fox nuts in milk until they soften and thicken it.
Marillenknödel (Austrian Apricot Dumplings)
Austrian marillenknödel are tender potato-dough dumplings wrapped around fresh apricots and rolled in buttery sweet breadcrumbs.
Mazamorra Morada (Peruvian Purple Corn Pudding)
A classic Peruvian purple corn pudding with pineapple, apple, cinnamon, cloves, and cornstarch.
Mississippi Mud Pie
Mississippi Mud Pie layers a chocolate cookie crust, fudgy baked filling, and whipped cream into a chilled Southern dessert.
Mixed Fruit Custard
Mixed fruit custard is a chilled Indian party dessert with silky vanilla custard and fresh diced fruit.
Moong Dal Halwa
Moong dal halwa roasts ground mung dal in ghee for the better part of an hour, which is what gives it its depth.
Mughlai Ande Ka Halwa
Mughlai ande ka halwa is a rich winter egg dessert slowly roasted with milk, ghee, cardamom, saffron and nuts.
Nariyal Ladoo
Nariyal ladoo binds desiccated coconut with condensed milk, needing no cooking down.
New York Cheesecake
New York cheesecake bakes cream cheese, sour cream, vanilla, and lemon over a graham cracker crust for a dense chilled slice.
Nolen Gurer Ice Cream
Nolen gurer ice cream is a Bengali no-churn ice cream flavored with date palm jaggery, milk and whipped cream.
Nolen Gurer Sabudana Payesh
Nolen gurer sabudana payesh simmers tapioca pearls in milk sweetened with date palm jaggery.
Odia Khaja
Khaja fries layered pastry and soaks it in syrup, so it shatters into leaves when bitten.
Odia Rasabali
Odia rasabali is made with shallow fried chhena patties soaked in cardamom-scented reduced milk.
Parsi Lagan Nu Custard
Lagan nu custard bakes a set milk custard with nutmeg, served at Parsi weddings.
Parsi Ravo
Parsi ravo is a soft semolina and milk pudding scented with rose water, nutmeg, almonds and fried raisins.
Parwal Ki Mithai
Parwal ki mithai hollows pointed gourd and fills it with khoya, a Bihari sweet that begins as a vegetable.
Phalahari Chhena Poda
Phalahari chhena poda is a fasting-day version of the Odia baked cheese cake, set with arrowroot rather than semolina.
Pisang Goreng (Indonesian Banana Fritters)
Pisang goreng fries ripe banana pieces in a light flour and rice-flour batter for a crisp Indonesian snack with a soft sweet center.
Pori Urundai
Pori urundai binds puffed rice with jaggery syrup into balls, pressed while the syrup is still warm.
Portokalopita (Greek Orange Phyllo Cake)
Portokalopita is a Greek orange phyllo cake soaked with citrus syrup for a moist, fragrant dessert with soft phyllo layers.
Pudim de Leite (Brazilian Condensed Milk Flan)
A smooth Brazilian condensed milk flan baked in caramel until creamy, glossy, and sliceable.
Pune Special Mango Mastani
Pune mango mastani is a thick mango milkshake topped with mango ice cream, nuts, tutti frutti and cherry.
Punjabi Dodha Barfi
Dodha barfi cooks milk down with broken wheat until it darkens and turns grainy.
Punjabi Panjiri
Panjiri roasts wheat flour in ghee with edible gum and dried fruit, traditionally eaten in winter and after childbirth.
Quindim (Brazilian Coconut Egg Custard)
A glossy Brazilian coconut egg custard baked gently until rich, golden, and spoon-soft.
Rajasthani Wheat Churma
Churma crushes ghee-fried wheat dough into a coarse crumb and sweetens it with jaggery.