Gluten-Free Desserts from Around the World, Page 2
A world of desserts that are naturally gluten-free: 96 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle gluten-free on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
96 recipes · showing 49 to 96
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) Nishallo (Whipped Ramadan Sweet)Dushanbe, Tajikistan · medium · 25 minA glossy white Tajik whip of egg whites beaten into a hot sugar syrup and scented with vanilla, made for iftar in Ramadan and scooped up with warm bread.
Nishallo (Whipped Ramadan Sweet) 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) 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.
Besan Ladoo 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) Crème BrûléeBurgundy, France · medium · 1 h 5 minA silky vanilla custard under a brittle sheet of torched caramel, the crack of the spoon half the pleasure.
Crème Brûlée Tarta de SantiagoGalicia, Spain · easy · 50 minA dense, moist almond cake marked with the cross of Saint James and dusted with sugar, Galicia's pilgrim dessert.
Tarta de Santiago Kyiv CakePoltava, Ukraine · advanced · 20 h 40 minCrisp hazelnut meringue layers filled with a chestnut-scented buttercream, the famous cake of Ukraine's capital.
Kyiv Cake 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 Garash TortaSofia, Bulgaria · advanced · 1 h 10 minA flourless walnut cake layered with dark chocolate cream, a rich and elegant Bulgarian celebration torte.
Garash Torta RožataCetinje, Montenegro · medium · 1 h 15 minA silky caramel custard scented with rose liqueur, the classic celebration dessert of the Montenegrin coast.
Rožata 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 Suspiro a la LimeñaLima, Peru · medium · 50 minA layer of thick caramel dulce de leche under a cloud of port-scented meringue, Lima's most romantic dessert.
Suspiro a la Limeña 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 Leche AsadaCentral Valley, Chile · easy · 55 minA rustic baked milk custard with a scorched, caramelised top, Chile's homelier cousin of crème caramel.
Leche Asada 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 QuesilloCaracas, Venezuela · easy · 6 h 25 minA dense caramel-topped custard set with whole eggs and condensed milk, the Venezuelan flan of every celebration.
Quesillo 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.
Cassava Pone Bojo CakeParamaribo, Suriname · medium · 3 h 40 minA dense, moist cake of cassava and coconut spiked with rum and raisins, Suriname's Creole celebration bake.
Bojo Cake Sweet Potato PuddingKingston (Surrey), Jamaica · easy · 1 h 35 minA dense, spiced pudding of grated sweet potato and coconut, known for its soft top and firmer base.
Sweet Potato Pudding Pen PatatOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 1 h 30 minA dense baked pudding of sweet potato, banana, and coconut milk, warmly spiced, a Haitian Sunday sweet.
Pen Patat Rellenitos de PlátanoSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · medium · 50 minSweet fried plantain dumplings stuffed with spiced black bean paste, a Guatemalan treat.
Rellenitos de Plátano Cajeta de CocoSan José, Costa Rica · medium · 55 minA dense coconut-and-milk fudge cooked down to chewy squares, a traditional Costa Rican homemade candy.
Cajeta de Coco Rosquillas en MielSan Pedro Sula, Honduras · medium · 55 minLittle corn-and-cheese rings simmered in a dark spiced sugar syrup, a Honduran and Central American sweet.
Rosquillas en Miel TemblequeSan Juan, Puerto Rico · easy · 3 h 25 minA wobbling coconut pudding set with cornstarch and dusted with cinnamon, a light Puerto Rican holiday classic.
Tembleque Grenadian Nutmeg Ice CreamSt. George's, Grenada · easy · 25 minA cool, creamy ice cream fragrant with fresh-grated nutmeg, showcasing the spice that defines the Isle of Spice.
Grenadian Nutmeg Ice Cream Coconut Sugar CakeBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis · easy · 35 minChewy pink-and-white coconut candy set in ginger sugar syrup, a nostalgic Saint Kitts and Nevis sweet.
Coconut Sugar Cake Dominica Guava CheeseRoseau, Dominica · medium · 1 hA firm, chewy guava paste cooked down and cut into sugared squares, a confection traditional to Dominica.
Dominica Guava Cheese DuckanooKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · medium · 1 h 10 minSweet spiced cornmeal and coconut tied in banana leaves and boiled, a West African legacy sweet of Saint Vincent.
Duckanoo Thayacha (Andean Frozen Oca)La Paz, Bolivia · easy · 8 h 40 minAn ancient Bolivian altiplano treat: sweet oca tubers boiled with cinnamon, then frozen overnight into a natural ice, sold in the winter markets of La Paz and El Alto.
Thayacha (Andean Frozen Oca) Calabaza en TachaOaxaca, Mexico · easy · 1 h 15 minPumpkin simmered in dark piloncillo syrup with cinnamon, cloves and orange until deep amber and tender, a pre-Hispanic sweet that is a fixture of the Dia de los Muertos altar.
Calabaza en Tacha PavlovaCanterbury, New Zealand · medium · 1 h 35 minA cloud of meringue, crisp shell, marshmallow heart, piled with cream and summer fruit. The dessert two nations claim.
Pavlova VakaloloViti Levu, Fiji · easy · 1 h 5 minDense baked cassava under a dark coconut caramel, one of Fiji's oldest sweets, cut into sticky squares.
Vakalolo Fa'ausiUpolu, Samoa · easy · 2 hWarm squares of grated-taro cake folded through a dark, salty-sweet coconut caramel, a Samoan Sunday favorite.
Fa'ausi Saksak (Sago and Banana Dumplings)Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 35 minPearls of sago and sweet banana set in coconut cream, the pudding that turns up at feasts across Papua New Guinea.
Saksak (Sago and Banana Dumplings) Sweet Banana LaplapEfate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · easy · 1 h 20 minThe sweet, dessert cousin of Vanuatu's savory national dish: grated cassava and ripe banana bound in coconut cream, wrapped in banana leaves and baked until dense and pudding-like.
Sweet Banana Laplap Pawpaw PokeRarotonga, Cook Islands · easy · 55 minThe orange poke of Rarotonga: ripe pawpaw thickened with arrowroot, baked into a soft pudding and eaten on its own under sweet coconut cream.
Pawpaw Poke Seboseb (Tapioca Coconut Pudding)Ngerulmud, Palau · easy · 30 minA silky Palauan pudding of tapioca starch cooked slowly with sugar and coconut milk until glossy and chewy, served cool.
Seboseb (Tapioca Coconut Pudding) Benben in Mokmok (Arrowroot and Coconut Sap Dumplings)Majuro, Marshall Islands · easy · 30 minMarshallese arrowroot simmered with sweet coconut sap into a soft jelly, shaped into little balls and rolled in fresh grated coconut.
Benben in Mokmok (Arrowroot and Coconut Sap Dumplings) Uht Sukusuk (Pounded Banana with Coconut Cream)Palikir, Micronesia · easy · 25 minA Pohnpeian sweet of ripe bananas boiled and pounded to a smooth, sticky mass, crowned with a pour of fresh coconut cream.
Uht Sukusuk (Pounded Banana with Coconut Cream) Nauruan Coconut MousseYaren, Nauru · easy · 2 h 25 minA light, cool Nauruan coconut mousse: coconut milk sweetened and set soft with agar and folded through whipped coconut cream, made for special days.
Nauruan Coconut Mousse Solomon Islands Cassava PuddingHoniara, Solomon Islands · easy · 1 h 5 minA sticky, chewy Solomon Islands pudding of grated cassava baked with coconut cream and sugar, served at weddings and feast days.
Solomon Islands Cassava Pudding Puleleti (Coconut and Coconut Syrup Sweet)Funafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 25 minA chewy Tuvaluan coconut candy, fresh grated coconut cooked down with sweet coconut toddy syrup until thick, sticky and glossy.
Puleleti (Coconut and Coconut Syrup Sweet) Dia (Sago and Banana in Coconut Cream)Highlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 40 minRipe banana and sago wrapped in banana leaves and boiled, then served warm with thick coconut cream, a Central District delicacy.
Talo Tokotokoi (Baked Taro with Coconut Cream)Funafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 1 h 50 minBaked taro broken into chunks and coated in a thick, sweet coconut cream cooked down until glossy, a favourite at Tuvaluan feasts.
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