Vegetarian Desserts from Around the World, Page 3
A world of desserts that are naturally vegetarian: 221 authentic dishes, each from a real region with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in. Toggle vegetarian on any other recipe and it rewrites itself to match.
221 recipes · showing 97 to 144
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) 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) 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.
Pastéis de NataLisbon, Portugal · medium · 45 minBlistered puff-pastry cups filled with silky cinnamon-scented custard, Lisbon’s daily miracle, best warm.
Pastéis de Nata TiramisùLombardy (Milan), Italy · easy · 4 h 30 minCoffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with airy mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa, Italy's most famous dessert.
Tiramisù 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 SernikLesser Poland, Poland · medium · 1 h 35 minA dense, rich baked cheesecake made from Polish twaróg curd cheese, a cornerstone of every celebration table.
Sernik GalaktobourekoAttica (Athens), Greece · medium · 1 h 15 minA creamy semolina custard baked between crisp layers of phyllo and drenched in citrus syrup, a Greek pastry classic.
Galaktoboureko Schwarzwälder KirschtorteSwabia, Germany · advanced · 1 h 15 minLayers of chocolate sponge soaked in cherry kirsch, whipped cream, and morello cherries, the famous Black Forest gateau.
Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte Dobos TorteGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · advanced · 1 h 30 minThin sponge layers stacked with chocolate buttercream under a crown of hard caramel, a jewel of Hungarian patisserie.
Dobos Torte 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 BarmbrackMunster, Ireland · easy · 9 h 20 minA lightly spiced tea-soaked fruit loaf, tied to Halloween and its hidden fortune-telling charms.
Barmbrack KanelbullarSkåne, Sweden · medium · 2 h 25 minCardamom-scented cinnamon buns crowned with pearl sugar, the heart of the Swedish coffee ritual of fika.
Kanelbullar Sticky Toffee PuddingCumbria (Lake District), United Kingdom · medium · 1 hA moist date sponge drowned in warm toffee sauce, the most comforting of British puddings, best with cream.
Sticky Toffee Pudding StroopwafelGelderland, Netherlands · advanced · 1 h 55 minTwo thin waffle wafers pressed around a layer of warm caramel syrup, the Dutch treat meant to rest on your coffee cup.
Stroopwafel Ovocné KnedlíkyBohemia, Czechia · medium · 45 minSoft dumplings wrapped around whole plums or apricots, boiled and rolled in butter, curd, and sugar, a Czech summer treat.
Ovocné Knedlíky PapanașiTransylvania, Romania · medium · 35 minFried curd-cheese doughnuts topped with sour cream and tart jam, a warm Romanian dessert.
Papanași SkolebrødVestland (Bergen), Norway · medium · 55 minCardamom buns cradling a pool of vanilla custard, iced and edged with coconut, a Norwegian bakery favorite.
Skolebrød SachertorteVienna, Austria · advanced · 1 h 25 minA dense chocolate sponge with a thin layer of apricot jam under a glossy dark chocolate glaze, Vienna's famous cake.
Sachertorte SpeculoosFlanders, Belgium · easy · 35 minThin, crisp caramelized spice biscuits traditionally baked for Saint Nicholas, the coffee companion of the Low Countries.
Speculoos MustikkapiirakkaNorth Karelia, Finland · easy · 50 minA rustic blueberry pie on a soft cardamom base with a tangy quark topping, made from Finland's wild forest berries.
Mustikkapiirakka Engadiner NusstorteBern, Switzerland · medium · 1 dayA buttery shortcrust tart filled with caramelized walnuts, the keeping cake of Switzerland's Engadine valley.
Engadiner Nusstorte 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 VínartertaReykjavík, Iceland · medium · 2 daysA striped layer cake of thin cardamom shortbread and spiced prune filling, an Icelandic Christmas heirloom.
Vínarterta 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 FrituleDalmatia, Croatia · easy · 40 minLittle rum-and-citrus doughnut balls studded with raisins and dusted with sugar, a Croatian festive fritter.
Fritule 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 Šúľance s MakomBratislava, Slovakia · medium · 45 minSoft little potato-dough rolls tossed in ground poppy seed, butter, and sugar, a nostalgic Slovak sweet.
Šúľance s Makom TrileçeTirana, Albania · medium · 3 hA sponge soaked in three milks and finished with a caramel glaze, Albania's much-loved milk cake.
Trileçe Prekmurska GibanicaLjubljana, Slovenia · advanced · 4 h 30 minA grand layered pastry of poppy seed, walnut, apple, and cottage cheese, Slovenia's most celebrated cake.
Prekmurska Gibanica RavanijaSkopje, North Macedonia · easy · 50 minA moist semolina cake drenched in sweet syrup, a simple dessert across North Macedonia.
Ravanija MedovikMoscow, Russia · advanced · 21 h 40 minMany thin honey-baked layers stacked with a tangy sour-cream frosting, Russia's classic honey cake.
Medovik KringelTartu, Estonia · medium · 1 h 5 minA twisted, braided sweet bread swirled with cinnamon, the celebratory loaf of the Estonian coffee table.
Kringel 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.
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