Desserts & Sweets
Cakes, pastries and sweet treats to finish the meal.
248 dishes
Ottijiet
Ottijiet is a cookie from Malta.
Quindim
Glossy yellow coconut-and-egg-yolk custard.
Rote Grütze
Red summer-berry compote served with vanilla sauce.
S'mores
Toasted marshmallow and chocolate squashed between crackers.
Skolebrød
Skolebrød is a traditional sweet pastry from Norway.
Skradinska Torta
From Croatia, Skradinska Torta is a well-known cake.
Sorbetes
Rooted in the Philippines, Sorbetes is an ice cream enjoyed for generations.
Spumoni
Neapolitan dome of layered cherry, pistachio and chocolate ice cream — sliced like a cake and served as a finish to a long Italian meal.
Sütlaç
Baked rice pudding with a caramelised brown skin.
Taiyaki
Fish-shaped cakes filled with sweet red bean.
Tang Yuan
Chewy glutinous rice balls in sweet ginger broth.
Trifle
Layered sponge, custard, fruit and cream in a glass bowl.
Turkish Delight
Soft rosewater jellies dusted in icing sugar.
Zeppole
Fried choux puffs with cream, eaten on St Joseph Day.
Akumaki
Pink-and-cream spiral kuzu-starch jelly sweet from Tōhoku, where Morioka and Akita wagashi counters still slice it into coin-shaped rounds.
Anzac Biscuits
Chewy oat-and-coconut biscuits bound with golden syrup.
Apam Balik
Apam Balik is a folded peanut-stuffed pancake sold at Malaysian night markets, with a crisp caramelised edge and a soft, chewy centre.
Bambalouni
Tunisian deep-fried doughnut perfumed with orange-blossom water, sold hot from street carts along the Mediterranean corniches.
Boterkoek
Boterkoek is a beloved cake, traditional to the Netherlands.
Bukaj Baklava
From Lebanon, Bukaj Baklava is a well-known sweet pastry.
Cassatelle
Cassatelle is one of the classic dishes in the sweet pastry tradition of Italy.
Cornish Hevva Cake
From the United Kingdom, Cornish Hevva Cake is a well-known cake.
Gâteau Nantais
Gâteau Nantais is a cake from France.
Huguenot Torte
Huguenot Torte is a cake from the United States.