Chilean Grated Apple Dessert
A cozy Chilean winter dessert using grated apples and condensed milk. Perfect for using up mealy apples and topped with a golden meringue.
Desserts
Desserts and sweets from Chile and beyond: no-churn ice cream, florentine cookies, picarones and other easy recipes with exact quantities and timings.
Basque Burnt Cheesecake (Cheesecake Vasco)
Make a creamy Basque burnt cheesecake with this simple recipe. A perfect mix of traditional cheesecake and Spanish custard with a caramelized top.
Authentic Crema Catalana
Make authentic Crema Catalana at home. This classic Spanish dessert features a silky citrus-infused custard with a crisp caramelized sugar topping.
Chilean sopaipillas in syrup
One of the most classic winter recipes in Chile is sopaipillas pasadas (sopaipillas in syrup), a slightly sweet fried pumpkim bread
On rainy days, it’s almost mandatory to prepare this sweet and comforting dish, perfect for when you come home numb from the cold.
Picarones, fried pumpkin donuts recipe
Picarones are an ancient and delightful sweet treat typical in Chile and Peru, somewhat similar to sopaipillas. They contain yeast, which gives the dough a much airier texture. This old recipe is based on Spanish fritters or Spanish buñuelos, a recipe that, in turn, has a strong Moorish influence. The Chilean picarones: The Chilean version … Read more
Strawberry ice cream (no churn)
You’ll need just 3 ingredients, that you can find in any grocery store, to make this wonderful treat perfect for long summer days: the homemade strawberry ice cream that’s also very natural and nutritious. If you liked this recipe, you may also like Sicilian lemon granita, suspiro de limeña or raspberry custard kuchen.
How to make Leche asada recipe (roasted milk dessert)
Leche asada is a classic and great dessert that is a simpler and quicker version of the traditional flan.
Poppy seed pie
This poppy seed pie recipe is one of those classic recipes that our grandmothers used to prepare, and unfortunately, we often forget about them.
Sicilian lemon granita recipe (granita al limone)
This lemon granita is absolutely delicious, super fresh, and very easy to make. We could also prepare it with other fruit juices, the most common flavors are oranges, tangerines, or grapefruits although one of my favorites is Meyer lemons which are a mix between lemon and mandarin. Granita is born in Italy, more specifically in … Read more
Suspiro de limeña recipe (delicious peruvian dessert)
This Suspiro de Limeña recipe, also known as Suspiro a la Limeña or Suspiro Limeño (aka sigh of a lima lady) is one of the most famous desserts in Peruvian cuisine. The origin is his peculiar name: As you might guess, this wonderful dessert originated in Lima, the capital city of Peru, in the mid-19th … Read more