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    Home » Recipes

    Dessert Recipes

    Take your pick from this collection of not-so-common dessert recipes!

    Whether you’re looking for a typical Italian dessert (Pistachio Semifreddo), or a traditional one from Sweden (Swedish Chocolate Coffee Squares), you will certainly come up with an array of easy and delicious dessert ideas from this collection.

    Maybe something healthier?  Then Swedish Apple Crumble is the one for you!

    • A close shot of the top of arroz done, highlighting its creamy texture (2025).
      Portuguese Rice Pudding (Arroz Doce)
    • A closer shot of a serving of creamy chicken salad with macaroni, showing the different ingredients in it.
      Filipino Chicken Macaroni Salad
    • Freshly baked Spanish muffins, served with a cup of espresso in the background.
      Magdalenas (Traditional Spanish Muffins)
    • Latest (May23) feature image for affogato, showing the Italian summer dessert served on a glass.
      Affogato (Italian Coffee and Ice Cream)
    • Latest (May23) feature image for blueberry clafoutis, showing the dish fresh out of the oven.
      Easy Blueberry Clafoutis
    • Latest (May23) feature image for Swedish blueberry soup, serving it with cream on top.
      Swedish Blueberry Soup (Blåbärssoppa)
    • Chocolate balls served with coffee, for afternoon snack.
      Swedish Chocolate Balls (Chokladbollar)
    • Latest (Apr23) feature image for French Yogurt Cake showing the inside of the cake.
      French Yogurt Cake
    • Feature image for Swedish Apple Pie with no crust, showing the golden crumble on topl.
      Swedish Apple Pie (Crustless!)
    • Feature image for oatmeal crumble topping.
      Oatmeal Crumble Topping
    • Feature image for Semla, showing a bunch of semlor in a cooling rack.
      Semla (Semlor or Swedish Lent Buns)
    • Latest (Jan23) feature image for Torta Caprese showing a slice of the cake.
      Torta Caprese (Flourless Italian Chocolate Cake)
    • Latest feature image for Italian orange and carrot cake, Jan23.
      Italian Orange and Carrot Cake
    • Feature image for German Apple Pancake, showing it served with a scoop of ice cream.
      German Apple Pancakes (Apfelpfannkuchen)
    • Feature image for homemade almond paste, showing slices on it.
      Homemade Almond Paste (+ Recipes using Almond Paste)
    • Latest (Oct22) feature image for Panforte, highlighting the nuts inside.
      Panforte
    • Latest feature image for Swedish mulled wine, locally known as glogg.
      Glögg (Swedish Mulled Wine)
    • Feature image for Food for the Gods, showing the texture of the bars.
      Food for the Gods
    • An overhead shot of Finnish Oven-Baked Pancake, straight out of the oven, sprinkled with powdered sugar and served with fresh berries.
      Finnish Baked Pancakes
    • Feature image of Thai Black Beans in Coconut Milk, showing a serving of the dish.
      Thai Black Beans in Coconut Milk
    • An overhead shot of a plate of Swedish pancakes, served with raspberry jam and fresh fruits.
      Swedish Pancakes (Pannkakor)
    • An overhead shot of Kärleksmums sliced and ready for serving.
      Kärleksmums (Swedish Chocolate Coconut Cake)
    • An overhead shot of Mascarpone and Dried Apricot Tart, with a slice cut and ready for serving.
      Mascarpone and Dried Apricot Tart
    • A shot of pistachio semifreddo, with melted chocolate being poured on it.
      Pistachio Semifreddo
    • A closer shot of a plate of watermelon puddings, garnished with pistachio and choc chips.
      Sicilian Watermelon Jelly (Gelo di Melone)
    • An overhead shot of a cooled Portuguese Honey Cake, with two slices ready for serving, with some sliced almonds on the side.
      Portuguese Honey Cake (Bolo de Mel)
    • An overhead shot of Italian Hazelnut Cake, with a slice ready for serving.
      Torta di Nocciole (Italian Hazelnut Cake)
    • An overhead shot of a serving of Italian Chocolate Custard, with a piece of Amaretto cookie on top, ready to be enjoyed.
      Italian Chocolate Custard (Bonet alla Piemontese)
    • Overhead shot of homemade marzipan cut into shapes, from how to make marzipan post
      How to Make Marzipan
    • White Chocolate Orange Truffles
      White Chocolate Orange Truffles
    • Coffee Ricotta with Berry Compote Pic
      Coffee Ricotta with Berry Compote
    • A bowl of creamy mascarpone cream, with the used whisk on the background.
      How to Make Mascarpone Cream

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      Spanish Chorizo and Potato Stew
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      Swedish Beef Stew (Kalops)
    • A serving of rabo de toro, showing how its traditionally served in Malaga, with French fries.
      Spanish Oxtail Stew (Rabo de Toro)
    • Feature image for Turkish Celeriac Soup showing a bowl of it, ready for serving.
      Turkish Celeriac Soup
    • A bowl of Filipino mung bean soup, garnished with chicharon.
      Ginisang Munggo (Filipino Mung Bean Soup)
    • A closer shot of German beef goulash stew, highlighting the intense paprika sauce.
      German Beef Goulash (Rindergulasch)
    • A serving of loubia, highlighting the thickness of the sauce.
      Loubia (Moroccan White Bean Stew)
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      Spanish Chorizo and Chickpea Stew

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    • Two servings of German Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe). Both creamy potato soup servings are garnished with spring onions.
      German Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe)
    • A closer shot of kanelbullar on a cooling rack, highlighting the filling of the buns.
      Swedish Cinnamon Buns (Kanelbullar)
    • A pan of pollo al ajillo, fresh out of the stove, ready for serving.
      Spanish Garlic Chicken (Pollo Al Ajillo)
    • Arroz de Tomate in a pan, ready for transferring to serving plates, with fresh cherry tomatoes next to it.
      Portuguese Tomato Rice (Arroz de Tomate)
    • Latest feature image for drommekage, highlighting the texture of the cake.
      Danish Dream Cake (Drømmekage)
    • Three freshly-baked pasticciotti sprinkled with powdered sugar and served wiith espresso.
      Pasticciotto (Italian Cream Filled Pastry)
    • An image showing two bowls of Finnish Salmon Soup served with some bread.
      Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto)
    • An overhead shot of a bunch of freshly baked taralli, served with a shot of espresso, with scaterred fennel seeds on the background.
      Taralli (Italian Crackers)
    • Swedish Almond Tart
      Swedish Almond Tart
    • Latest feature image (Apr23) for Filipino picadillo showing the dish on a plate.
      Filipino Picadillo
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      Salt and Pepper Pork Belly
    • A slice of cardamom sponge cake, served with a cup of coffee.
      Swedish Cardamom Cake

    Favorite Snacks

    • Fried panzerotti served with a glass of wine, for snack.
      Panzerotti (Panzarotti)
    • A collage of flammkuchen toppings to choose from.
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    • Freshly cooked panelle from Palermo, served with a dustingg of ground black pepper.
      Panelle (Sicilian Chickpea Fritters)
    • Chocolate balls served with coffee, for afternoon snack.
      Swedish Chocolate Balls (Chokladbollar)

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      Traditional Spanish Recipes
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      Easy Finnish Recipes
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      Traditional Greek Recipes
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      Lebanese Recipes

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