Egg-Free Desserts from Around the World, Page 2
A world of desserts that are naturally egg-free: 131 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle egg-free on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
131 recipes · showing 49 to 96
KleponYogyakarta (Java), Indonesia · medium · 45 minPandan-green rice balls with a molten palm-sugar center, rolled in fresh coconut, a favorite Indonesian sweet snack.
Klepon KheerLahore (Punjab), Pakistan · easy · 1 h 40 minA slow-cooked rice pudding perfumed with cardamom and scattered with nuts, the comforting sweet of every occasion.
Kheer Juju DhauKathmandu Valley, Nepal · easy · 2 h 45 minA rich, sweet set yogurt scented with cardamom, the King of Yogurts from the Newar city of Bhaktapur.
Juju Dhau MahalabiaAmman, Jordan · easy · 25 minA delicate milk pudding set with cornstarch and perfumed with rose or orange blossom, a light Levantine sweet.
Mahalabia Sholeh ZardTehran, Iran · easy · 1 h 15 minA fragrant saffron and rose rice pudding decorated with cinnamon, an Iranian dessert of celebration and charity.
Sholeh Zard RoshogollaDhaka, Bangladesh · medium · 55 minSpongy cheese-curd balls simmered in light sugar syrup, the springy sweet of Bengal.
Roshogolla Khao TomLuang Prabang, Laos · easy · 1 h 15 minSweet coconut sticky rice wrapped around banana and steamed in banana leaf, a fragrant Lao treat.
Khao Tom FirniKabul, Afghanistan · easy · 35 minA silky ground-rice milk pudding scented with cardamom and rosewater, topped with pistachios, an Afghan celebration sweet.
Firni Halawet el JibnDamascus, Syria · advanced · 2 hSoft semolina-and-cheese dough rolled around clotted cream and drenched in syrup, a Damascene sweet-cheese specialty.
Halawet el Jibn Pulut HitamSingapore, Singapore · easy · 1 h 10 minA warm porridge of black glutinous rice sweetened with palm sugar and finished with salty coconut cream, a Nyonya classic.
Pulut Hitam KhabzeyThimphu, Bhutan · medium · 1 hCrisp, lightly sweet fried dough shaped into knots and butterflies, a festive Bhutanese biscuit for New Year and offerings.
Khabzey Omani HalwaMuscat, Oman · advanced · 1 h 15 minA dense, glossy, aromatic sweet of rosewater, saffron, and spices set with ghee and nuts, the pride of Omani hospitality.
Omani Halwa QatayefWest Bank, Palestine · medium · 1 h 5 minLittle stuffed pancakes filled with sweet walnuts, fried or baked and soaked in syrup, the classic sweet of Ramadan.
Qatayef KleichaBaghdad, Iraq · medium · 1 h 10 minSpiced pastry spirals filled with date paste and cardamom, Iraq's national cookie, made for every celebration.
Kleicha AreekaRiyadh, Saudi Arabia · easy · 25 minSoft bread mashed with dates, butter, and honey into a rich, comforting sweet of southern Saudi Arabia.
Areeka LuqaimatDubai, United Arab Emirates · medium · 1 h 50 minCrisp golden dumplings drenched in date syrup and scattered with sesame, the classic fried sweet of the Emirati Ramadan table.
Luqaimat ZhentAlmaty, Kazakhstan · easy · 30 minA sweet, crumbly pressed mixture of toasted millet, butter, and raisins, a traditional Kazakh treat of the steppe.
Zhent PenyaramBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · medium · 2 h 40 minA chewy fried cake of rice flour and palm sugar with lacy, crisp edges, a traditional Bruneian and Bornean sweet.
Penyaram RanginakManama, Bahrain · easy · 35 minDates stuffed with walnuts under a blanket of toasted spiced flour and cinnamon, a rich Bahraini and Gulf sweet.
Ranginak Assidat al-BoubarDoha, Qatar · easy · 50 minA warm pumpkin pudding of toasted flour, date syrup, and cardamom, a warming Qatari Ramadan sweet.
Assidat al-Boubar Gangnaengi-tteokPyongyang, North Korea · easy · 50 minChewy steamed corn cakes lightly sweetened and often dotted with beans, a homely North Korean treat.
Gangnaengi-tteok Khailmag (Caramelized Clotted Cream)Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia · easy · 25 minA rich Mongolian dessert of urum, clotted cream, cooked down slowly with sugar and a little flour into a thick, caramel-toned pudding eaten warm with a spoon.
Khailmag (Caramelized Clotted Cream) Zhansak (Walnut and Honey Candy)Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan · easy · 20 minA traditional Kyrgyz tea candy of crushed walnuts bound with mountain honey and sary may, the local clarified butter, then set and dried into sweet pieces.
Zhansak (Walnut and Honey Candy) Pishme (Turkmen Fried Dough Diamonds)Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · medium · 1 h 50 minTurkmenistan's celebration sweet: little diamonds of light yeasted dough fried until puffed and golden, then dusted with sugar.
Pishme (Turkmen Fried Dough Diamonds) Babilak Ai-luka (Cassava and Coconut Balls)Dili, Timor-Leste · easy · 35 minTimorese sweet fritters of grated cassava and fresh coconut bound with brown sugar and a little basil, rolled into balls and fried golden.
Babilak Ai-luka (Cassava and Coconut Balls) JalebiPunjab, India · medium · 6 h 50 minCrisp fermented-batter spirals deep-fried and soaked in warm saffron-cardamom syrup, the bright coils shared at Diwali and celebrations across North India.
Jalebi Besan LadooPunjab, India · medium · 35 minGram flour slow-roasted in ghee until nutty and golden, sweetened with cardamom sugar and rolled into melt-in-the-mouth balls, a quintessential Diwali mithai.
Nian Gao (New Year Rice Cake)Shanghai, China · medium · 1 h 5 minA dense, chewy steamed cake of glutinous rice flour and dark brown sugar, studded with jujube and walnut, eaten at Lunar New Year because its name puns on rising higher each year.
Nian Gao (New Year Rice Cake) GujiyaPunjab, India · advanced · 1 h 15 minCrisp half-moon pastries of maida filled with khoya, coconut, nuts and cardamom, deep-fried and made above all for Holi, when they are prepared at home and gifted between families.
MalpuaWest Bengal (Kolkata), India · medium · 1 h 15 minFried flour-and-milk pancakes with crisp lacy edges and a soft centre, soaked in cardamom sugar syrup, a festive sweet made across North and East India for Holi, Navratri and Diwali.
SpeculoosFlanders, Belgium · easy · 35 minThin, crisp caramelized spice biscuits traditionally baked for Saint Nicholas, the coffee companion of the Low Countries.
Speculoos RisalamandeZealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · easy · 1 hA cold almond rice pudding folded with whipped cream and cherry sauce, the Danish Christmas dessert with a hidden almond.
Risalamande TufahijeSarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina · medium · 55 minWhole apples poached in syrup and stuffed with sweet walnuts, topped with cream, an elegant Ottoman-Bosnian sweet.
Tufahije TinginysVilnius, Lithuania · easy · 25 minA no-bake chocolate log of crushed biscuits set in a cocoa-butter mixture, sliced to reveal a mosaic, a Lithuanian classic.
Tinginys ImqaretValletta, Malta · medium · 45 minDiamond-shaped fried pastries filled with spiced date paste, a Maltese street sweet scented with aniseed and orange.
Imqaret Rupjmaizes KārtojumsRiga, Latvia · easy · 35 minA layered trifle of toasted rye breadcrumbs, tart cranberry, and whipped cream, a uniquely Latvian dessert.
Rupjmaizes Kārtojums CornulețeChișinău, Moldova · medium · 1 hTender sour-cream crescents rolled around a sweet walnut filling and dusted with sugar, a Moldovan holiday cookie.
Cornulețe LoukoumadesNicosia, Cyprus · medium · 1 h 50 minAiry fried dough puffs soaked in honey syrup and dusted with cinnamon, an ancient sweet loved across Cyprus.
Loukoumades KulagaMinsk, Belarus · easy · 35 minA thick, warm berry and rye porridge sweetened to a jammy pudding, an old Belarusian forest-berry dessert.
Kulaga Fougasse MonégasqueMonaco, Monaco · medium · 1 h 5 minA sweet anise-and-orange-blossom bread topped with nuts and tiny red-and-white sweets, Monaco's festive bake.
Fougasse Monégasque Torta Tre MontiCity of San Marino, San Marino · medium · 35 minCrisp wafer layers stacked with chocolate-hazelnut cream and glazed, the emblematic cake of San Marino's three towers.
Torta Tre Monti RømmegrøtVestland (Bergen), Norway · medium · 30 minA rich Norwegian festive porridge made by cooking full-fat sour cream with flour until its butterfat separates, loosened with milk and served with cinnamon sugar.
Rømmegrøt Rødgrød med FlødeZealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · easy · 50 minThe taste of a Danish summer: red summer berries cooked to a thick pudding and served cold under a pour of cream.
BrigadeiroMinas Gerais, Brazil · easy · 25 minFudgy chocolate truffles of condensed milk cooked with cocoa and butter, rolled in sprinkles. No Brazilian party exists without them.
Brigadeiro Natilla ColombianaAntioquia, Colombia · easy · 35 minA firm, sliceable cinnamon custard set with cornstarch and sweetened with raw-cane panela, Colombia's Christmas sweet.
Natilla Colombiana Higos con QuesoPichincha (Andes), Ecuador · easy · 1 h 45 minWhole figs slow-cooked in dark panela syrup and served with a slice of fresh cheese, an Ecuadorian classic.
Higos con Queso Dulce de MamónAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 5 h 30 minGreen papaya slow-cooked in clove-and-cinnamon syrup until translucent and jammy, a Paraguayan pantry sweet.
Dulce de Mamón Cassava PoneDemerara (Georgetown), Guyana · easy · 1 h 35 minA dense, chewy bake of grated cassava, coconut, and warm spice, a much-loved Guyanese teatime slice.
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