Nut-Free Desserts from Around the World, Page 3
A world of desserts that are naturally nut-free: 118 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle nut-free on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
118 recipes · showing 97 to 118
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 ChajáMontevideo, Uruguay · medium · 1 h 5 minAiry sponge layered with whipped cream, peaches, and crushed meringue, Uruguay's cloud-light celebration cake.
Chajá Apple PiePennsylvania (Philadelphia), United States · medium · 3 h 5 minA double-crust pie of cinnamon-spiced apples in flaky butter pastry, the definitive American dessert.
Apple Pie KurmaPort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · easy · 45 minCrunchy fried sticks of ginger-spiced dough tumbled in a hard sugar glaze, a Trinidadian Indo-Caribbean sweet.
Kurma Pastelitos de GuayabaHavana, Cuba · easy · 45 minFlaky puff-pastry parcels of sweet guava paste and cream cheese, glazed shiny, the classic Cuban bakery pastry.
Pastelitos de Guayaba Rellenitos de PlátanoSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · medium · 50 minSweet fried plantain dumplings stuffed with spiced black bean paste, a Guatemalan treat.
Rellenitos de Plátano Tres LechesManagua, Nicaragua · medium · 3 hAn airy sponge soaked in three milks and crowned with meringue, the cake Nicaragua claims as its own.
Tres Leches Quesadilla SalvadoreñaSan Salvador, El Salvador · easy · 55 minA sweet, dense pound cake made with hard cheese and topped with sesame seeds, El Salvador's coffee-break classic.
Quesadilla Salvadoreña 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 Sopa BorrachaPanama City, Panama · medium · 6 h 55 minSponge cake drenched in a spiced rum-and-prune syrup, Panama's boozy celebration dessert, despite the 'soup' in its name.
Sopa Borracha 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 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 Guava DuffNassau, Bahamas · medium · 1 h 45 minA boiled sweet dough rolled around ribbons of ripe guava, sliced into spirals and drowned in a warm rum-butter sauce.
Guava Duff Bermuda Rum CakeHamilton, Bermuda · medium · 3 h 20 minA dense, buttery cake soaked in dark Bermuda rum, the island's signature celebration dessert.
Bermuda Rum Cake 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) Pan de MuertoPuebla, Mexico · medium · 3 h 55 minThe soft, orange-and-anise scented sweet bread of Dia de los Muertos, shaped with a skull and crossed bones of dough and dusted in sugar, baked to eat and to place on the ofrenda.
Pan de Muerto 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.
Queensland Pumpkin SconesQueensland, Australia · easy · 35 minGolden, pillowy scones enriched with mashed pumpkin, a Queensland institution served warm with butter.
Queensland Pumpkin Scones 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.
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