Desserts and sweets from around the world

Cakes, pastries, puddings, syrupy sweets and frozen treats worldwide.

Dish guides

Desserts and sweets in every country

• Afghanistan: Firni, Jelabi, Baklava
• Albania: Baklava, Trilece, Revani, Kadaif, Sheqerpare, Hasude
• Algeria: Makroud, Baklawa, Kalb el louz, Tamina, Griwech
• American Samoa: Pani popo, Banana cake, Fa'ausi
• Andorra: Crema andorrana, Bunyols, Coca de llardons, Mel i mato
• Angola: Pudim de ovos, Cocada angolana, Bolo de ginguba
• Anguilla: Coconut tart, Guava duff
• Antigua and Barbuda: Sugar cake, Tamarind balls
• Argentina: Dulce de leche, Alfajor, Flan con dulce de leche, Panqueques con dulce de leche, Postre vigilante
• Armenia: Gata, Alani, Sujukh, Nazook
• Aruba: Bolo preda, Quesillo
• Australia: Lamington, Pavlova, Anzac biscuits, Tim Tam, Vanilla slice, Golden Gaytime, Pavlova trifle
• Austria: Apfelstrudel, Sachertorte, Salzburger Nockerl, Linzer torte, Palatschinken, Marillenknodel
• Azerbaijan: Pakhlava, Shekerbura, Shorgogal
• Bahamas: Guava duff, Coconut tart, Bahamian fruit cake
• Bahrain: Bahraini halwa, Luqaimat, Rangina
• Bangladesh: Rasgulla, Mishti doi, Roshomalai, Chomchom, Jilapi
• Barbados: Coconut bread, Bajan black cake, Tamarind balls
• Belarus: Syrniki, Medovik, Berry kissel, Pirozhki with apples
• Belgium: Belgian chocolate, Speculoos, Liege waffle, Rijstevlaai, Dame blanche, Tarte au sucre
• Belize: Coconut tart, Cassava pudding, Craboo tart
• Benin: Gateau de mais
• Bermuda: Bermuda cassava pie, Banana bread
• Bhutan: Khur-le, Sip-chum
• Bolivia: Helado de canela, Buñuelos, Arroz con leche
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Baklava, Tufahije, Hurmasice, Ruzica, Sutlijas, Tulumbe
• Botswana: Malva pudding
• Brazil: Brigadeiro, Beijinho, Pudim de leite, Quindim, Romeu e Julieta, Pave, Bolo de rolo
• British Virgin Islands: Coconut tart, Sweet potato pudding
• Brunei: Kuih cincin, Wajid, Cendol, Kuih lapis
• Bulgaria: Baklava, Tikvenik, Kozunak, Garash torta, Yogurt with honey, Halva
• Burkina Faso: Beignets
• Burundi: Bananas in syrup
• Cambodia: Sticky rice with mango, Num kom, Num ansom, Tuk-a-loc, Pumpkin custard
• Cameroon: Beignets-haricots, Fried sweet bananas
• Canada: Butter tart, Nanaimo bar, Maple taffy, Sugar pie, Saskatoon berry pie, Date squares, Pouding chomeur, Tarte au sucre, Apple crisp
• Cape Verde: Pudim de queijo, Doce de papaia
• Caribbean Netherlands: Bolo preda, Dutch pancakes
• Cayman Islands: Heavy cake, Coconut tart
• Central African Republic: Bananes frites
• Chad: Bouille sweet
• Chile: Alfajor chileno, Leche asada, Sopaipillas pasadas, Torta de mil hojas
• China: Mooncake, Tangyuan, Red bean soup, Egg tart, Mango pomelo sago
• Christmas Island: Cendol, Pisang goreng
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Kuih, Banana fritters
• Colombia: Arequipe, Natilla, Brevas con arequipe, Postre de tres leches
• Comoros: Gateau coco
• Congo: Beignets
• Cook Islands: Poke, Coconut pudding, Pineapple cake, Banana bread
• Costa Rica: Tres leches, Arroz con leche, Cajeta de coco, Flan de coco
• Croatia: Rozata, Fritule, Kremsnita, Krostule, Orahnjača, Paprenjak
• Cuba: Flan de leche, Tres leches, Pastelitos de guayaba, Arroz con leche, Boniatillo
• Curaçao: Bolo di anasa, Quesillo
• Cyprus: Loukoumades, Baklava, Glyko tou koutaliou, Daktyla, Pasteli, Soutzoukos
• Czechia: Ovocne knedliky, Kolace, Palacinky, Buchty, Medovnik, Vanocka
• DR Congo: Beignets, Banana pudding
• Denmark: Aebleskiver, Kanelsnegle, Rodgrod med flode, Koldskal
• Djibouti: Halwa, Banana with honey
• Dominica: Coconut sweet bread, Guava cheese
• Dominican Republic: Tres leches, Dulce de leche cortada, Majarete, Flan, Bizcocho dominicano
• Ecuador: Helado de paila, Quimbolito, Dulce de higos, Arroz con leche
• Egypt: Basbousa, Umm Ali, Kunafa, Rice pudding, Qatayef
• El Salvador: Quesadilla, Nuegados, Atol de elote, Semita
• Equatorial Guinea: Banana fritters
• Eritrea: Halwa, Cake with coffee
• Estonia: Kama kissel, Kissell, Kringel pastry
• Eswatini: Marula jelly
• Ethiopia: Honey cake, Halva
• Falkland Islands: Apple pie, Sticky toffee pudding
• Faroe Islands: Rhubarb cake
• Fiji: Cassava pudding, Vakalolo, Lolo cake, Gulab jamun, Barfi
• Finland: Mustikkapiirakka, Runebergin torttu, Korvapuusti, Leipajuusto, Mansikkakakku
• France: Creme brulee, Macaron, Eclair, Tarte Tatin, Clafoutis, Profiteroles, Mille-feuille, Madeleine, Mousse au chocolat
• French Guiana: Flan coco, Tarte a la banane
• French Polynesia: Po'e, Firifiri, Vanilla ice cream, Tropical sorbet, Coconut cake
• Gabon: Fried bananas
• Gambia: Churra gerte
• Georgia: Churchkhela, Pelamushi, Gozinaki
• Germany: Black Forest cake, Apfelstrudel, Bienenstich, Kasekuchen, Berliner, Kaiserschmarrn, Lebkuchen, Rote Grutze
• Ghana: Chinchinga sweet bites, Groundnut candy (nkate cake), Ice kenkey
• Gibraltar: Rock cake, Sponge cake, Pestinos, Leche frita
• Greece: Baklava, Loukoumades, Galaktoboureko, Kataifi, Rizogalo, Spoon sweets
• Greenland: Crowberry cake, Blueberry pie, Angelica ice cream
• Grenada: Nutmeg ice cream, Cocoa tea, Spice cake
• Guadeloupe: Tourment d'amour, Blanc-manger coco, Flan coco
• Guam: Latiya, Bunelos aga, Kalamai, Coconut candy, Tapioca pudding
• Guatemala: Canillitas de leche, Rellenitos, Molletes, Dulce de leche
• Guernsey: Guernsey cream tea, Guernsey ice cream
• Guinea: Gateau de manioc
• Guinea-Bissau: Doce de caju
• Guyana: Cassava pone, Gulab jamun
• Haiti: Pen patat, Dous makos, Tablet pistach
• Honduras: Rosquillas, Tres leches, Torrejas, Dulce de leche
• Hong Kong: Egg tart, Mango pomelo sago, Tofu pudding, Double skin milk
• Hungary: Dobos torta, Somloi galuska, Rigo Jancsi, Retes, Kurtoskalacs, Turos gomboc
• Iceland: Skyr cake, Vinarterta
• India: Gulab jamun, Jalebi, Kheer, Rasgulla, Kulfi, Gajar ka halwa
• Indonesia: Lapis legit, Klepon, Dadar gulung, Cendol, Bubur sumsum, Es campur, Onde-onde, Kue cubit
• Iran: Faloodeh, Sholeh zard, Gaz, Sohan, Baghlava, Nan-e berenji
• Iraq: Kleicha, Baklava, Zalabia, Mann al-sama
• Ireland: Irish apple cake, Bread and butter pudding, Scones, Rhubarb tart
• Isle of Man: Manx spice cake, Apple pie, Scone
• Israel: Halva, Rugelach, Kunafa, Malabi
• Italy: Tiramisu, Gelato, Cannoli, Panna cotta, Cassata siciliana, Biscotti, Zabaglione
• Ivory Coast: Gateau de manioc, Dejeuner de bananes
• Jamaica: Gizzada, Grater cake, Bulla cake, Sweet potato pudding, Banana bread
• Japan: Mochi, Dorayaki, Dango, Daifuku, Anmitsu, Castella, Kakigori
• Jersey: Black butter, Jersey cream tea, Gache mellee, Jersey ice cream
• Jordan: Kunafa, Qatayef, Basbousa, Halawet el jibn, Maamoul
• Kazakhstan: Chak-chak, Kurt
• Kenya: Kaimati, Coconut halwa, Kashata
• Kiribati: Te kabubu, Pandanus cake
• Kosovo: Baklava, Tespishte, Trilece, Revani, Sutlijash
• Kuwait: Luqaimat, Khabeesa, Halwa
• Kyrgyzstan: Chak-chak, Jemish
• Laos: Khao niao mamuang, Khanom kok, Kanom ping, Nam van
• Latvia: Rupjmaizes kartojums
• Lebanon: Kunafa, Maamoul, Baklava, Ashta with honey, Layali Lubnan, Sfouf, Halawet el jibn
• Lesotho: Steamed pudding
• Liberia: Ginger cake, Pumpkin pie
• Libya: Maqroudh, Ghreyba, Zlabia
• Liechtenstein: Apple strudel, Nusstorte, Kuchen
• Lithuania: Sakotis, Medaus tortas, Spurgos
• Luxembourg: Quetschentaart, Bernier, Verwurelter
• Macao: Egg tart, Serradura, Ginger milk curd, Almond cake
• Madagascar: Koba, Fried sweet bananas, Mofo anana
• Malawi: Sweet potato pudding
• Malaysia: Cendol, Kuih lapis, Ais kacang, Pulut hitam, Onde-onde, Kuih seri muka, Dodol
• Maldives: Foni boakibaa, Bondibai, Huni hakuru
• Mali: Gateau malien, Degue
• Malta: Imqaret, Kannoli tal-irkotta
• Marshall Islands: Jaankun, Coconut candy
• Martinique: Blanc-manger coco, Gateau patate, Tourment d'amour
• Mauritania: Dates with butter
• Mauritius: Napolitaine, Gato la cire, Halwa
• Mayotte: Coconut cake
• Mexico: Tres leches cake, Churros, Flan, Arroz con leche, Cajeta, Paletas
• Micronesia: Titiyas, Banana in coconut milk
• Moldova: Placinte cu mere, Alivenci, Cozonac, Nuci in sirop, Gogosi
• Monaco: Tourte de blettes, Macaron, Crepe
• Mongolia: Ul boov, Boortsog, Aaruul, Milk sweets, Ice cream
• Montenegro: Priganice, Palacinke, Baklava, Krempita
• Montserrat: Coconut tart, Sweet potato pudding
• Morocco: Chebakia, Gazelle horns, Sellou, Seffa medfouna, Orange with cinnamon
• Mozambique: Bolo polana, Pudim de coco, Cocada
• Myanmar: Mont let saung, Shwe yin aye, Mont lone yay baw, Thagu, Sanwin makin
• Namibia: Apple strudel, Malva pudding
• Nauru: Coconut candy, Banana pudding
• Nepal: Juju dhau, Lal mohan, Kheer, Sikarni, Khuwa
• Netherlands: Appeltaart, Dutch pancakes, Vlaai, Speculaas
• New Caledonia: Tarte coco, Caramelized bananas
• New Zealand: Pavlova, Hokey pokey ice cream, Anzac biscuits, Lolly cake, Afghan biscuit, Steamed pudding
• Nicaragua: Tres leches, Cajeta de coco, Almibar, Atolillo
• Niger: Dates
• Nigeria: Coconut candy, Fried plantain with ice cream, Kuli kuli
• Niue: Takihi pudding, Coconut cake
• Norfolk Island: Guava pie, Passion fruit tart, Lemon cake
• North Korea: Yakgwa, Songpyeon, Sweet rice drink
• North Macedonia: Baklava, Tulumbi, Halva, Sutlijash, Trilece
• Northern Mariana Islands: Latiya, Kalamai, Coconut candy
• Norway: Krumkake, Multekrem, Kvaefjordkake, Risengrynsgrot
• Oman: Omani halwa, Luqaimat, Khubz rakhal with date syrup
• Pakistan: Gulab jamun, Kheer, Jalebi, Kulfi, Sheer khurma
• Palau: Cassava cake, Taro pudding
• Palestine: Kunafa Nabulsiyya, Qatayef, Ma'amoul
• Panama: Tres leches, Arroz con leche, Cocadas, Sopa de pan (syrup cake)
• Papua New Guinea: Banana in coconut cream, Pineapple pie, Sweet potato pudding
• Paraguay: Kiveve, Mazamorra, Dulce de mamon, Dulce de guayaba, Arroz con leche
• Peru: Suspiro a la limena, Mazamorra morada, Arroz con leche, Alfajores peruanos, Lucuma ice cream, Turron de Dona Pepa
• Philippines: Halo-halo, Ube halaya, Leche flan, Suman, Buko pie, Sans rival, Maja blanca, Biko, Mais con yelo
• Pitcairn Islands: Banana pie, Coconut cake
• Poland: Sernik, Makowiec, Szarlotka, Kremowka, Pierniki
• Portugal: Pastel de nata, Arroz doce, Bolo de arroz, Leite creme, Queijadas, Bola de Berlim, Pudim flan
• Puerto Rico: Flan de queso, Tembleque, Arroz con dulce, Quesitos, Coquito (non-alcoholic)
• Qatar: Luqaimat, Aseeda, Umm Ali
• Romania: Papanasi, Cozonac, Placinta cu mere, Savarina, Gogosi
• Russia: Medovik, Napoleon cake, Ptichye moloko, Syrniki with jam, Pryaniki
• Rwanda: Sweet potato
• Réunion: Gateau pistache, Tarte ananas
• Saint Barthélemy: Coconut flan, Tarte tropezienne
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha: Coffee cake, Pumpkin pudding
• Saint Kitts and Nevis: Coconut tart, Sweet potato pudding
• Saint Lucia: Banana bread, Coconut cake
• Saint Martin: Coconut tart, Flan
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Partridgeberry tart, Blueberry pie, Tarte au citron
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Arrowroot biscuits, Coconut tart
• Samoa: Panipopo, Fa'ausi, Vaisu, Banana cake, Fa'apapa
• San Marino: Torta Titano, Cassatella, Torta tre monti, Zuppa inglese
• Saudi Arabia: Kunafa, Luqaimat, Basbousa, Maamoul, Muhallabia, Aseedah, Qursan, Sago pudding
• Senegal: Thiakry, Ngalakh, Cinq centimes
• Serbia: Palacinke, Tulumbe, Baklava, Vanilice, Reform torta, Slatko
• Seychelles: Coconut cake, Banana pudding
• Sierra Leone: Cassava cake
• Singapore: Chendol, Ice kacang, Kueh lapis, Bubur cha cha, Tau huay, Kueh salat
• Sint Maarten: Guava tart, Coconut cake
• Slovakia: Makovy kolac, Bobalky, Orechovnik, Parene buchty, Medovnik
• Slovenia: Potica, Prekmurska gibanica, Kremna rezina, Strudel, Blejska kremsnita
• Solomon Islands: Banana pudding, Coconut cake
• Somalia: Xalwo, Kac kac
• South Africa: Malva pudding, Koeksister, Melktert, Hertzoggie, Peppermint crisp tart
• South Korea: Bingsu, Tteok, Yakgwa, Hodu-gwaja, Patjuk
• South Sudan: Peanut sweets
• Spain: Flan, Crema catalana, Tarta de Santiago, Turron, Arroz con leche, Torrijas
• Sri Lanka: Watalappan, Kavum, Kokis, Aluwa, Curd and treacle, Love cake
• Sudan: Basbousa, Balila, Lugma
• Suriname: Bojo, Dawet
• Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Cloudberry cream, Krumkake
• Sweden: Kanelbulle, Princesstarta, Kladdkaka, Ostkaka
• Switzerland: Swiss chocolate, Meringue with double cream, Basler Leckerli, Nusstorte
• Syria: Baklava, Kunafa, Maamoul, Halawet el jibn, Nammoura, Muhallabia
• São Tomé and Príncipe: Chocolate cake, Cocada
• Taiwan: Mochi, Pineapple cake, Shaved ice with mango, Tofu pudding, Aiyu jelly, Taro balls, Egg tart
• Tajikistan: Halvo, Chak-chak
• Tanzania: Kashata, Halua, Kaimati
• Thailand: Mango sticky rice, Khanom krok, Tub tim krob, Khao niao sangkhaya, Bua loi
• Timor-Leste: Bolo, Banana in coconut, Pastel de nata
• Togo: Gateau de mais
• Tokelau: Coconut pudding, Banana cake
• Tonga: Faikakai topai, Otai, Banana pudding, Coconut buns
• Trinidad and Tobago: Kurma, Gulab jamoon, Sweetbread, Pone, Coconut ice cream
• Tunisia: Makroud, Baklawa, Assida zgougou, Yoyo
• Turkmenistan: Halva, Pishme
• Turks and Caicos Islands: Guava duff, Coconut tart
• Tuvalu: Coconut pudding, Pulaka cake
• Türkiye: Baklava, Turkish delight, Kunefe, Sutlac, Halva, Lokma
• Uganda: Jaggery cake
• Ukraine: Medovik, Syrnyk, Kyiv cake, Verhuny
• United Arab Emirates: Luqaimat, Aseeda, Khabeesa, Kunafa
• United Kingdom: Sticky toffee pudding, Banoffee pie, Apple crumble, Trifle, Eton mess, Victoria sponge, Bread and butter pudding, Cranachan, Welsh cakes, Shortbread
• United States: Apple pie, Key lime pie, Cheesecake, Chocolate brownie, Chocolate chip cookie, Doughnut, Pecan pie, Banana pudding, Ice cream sundae
• United States Virgin Islands: Coconut tart, Guava tart, Banana fritters
• Uruguay: Dulce de leche, Alfajor uruguayo, Chaja, Martin Fierro
• Uzbekistan: Halva, Parvarda, Sumalak
• Vanuatu: Banana pudding, Coconut cake
• Vatican City: Tiramisu, Gelato, Maritozzi, Crostata di ricotta
• Venezuela: Quesillo, Tres leches, Bienmesabe, Majarete
• Vietnam: Che, Banh flan, Sua chua, Kem
• Wallis and Futuna: Coconut pudding, Banana cake
• Western Sahara: Ghoriba, Sellou
• Yemen: Bint al-sahn, Aseeda with honey, Sabaya
• Zambia: Fried bananas, Pumpkin cake
• Zimbabwe: Rice pudding, Pumpkin fritters
• Åland Islands: Apple cake, Prune compote, Pulla

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