Moroccan Chebakia
Spiced dough is shaped into interwoven pastries, fried, dipped in honey, and finished with sesame. Makes about 8 servings.
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Vietnamese Steamed Bánh Flan
Vietnamese caramel flan made with condensed milk and vanilla, gently steamed. Makes 6 servings; hands-on preparation takes about 15 minutes.
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Japanese Matcha Cheesecake
A light, airy Japanese cheesecake with matcha and green-and-white bands. Servings and preparation time are estimates.
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Korean Hotteok
Korean fermented-dough pancakes filled with brown sugar, cinnamon, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds, then pan-fried until golden. Makes 8 pieces, about 4 servings; times are approximate.
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Mooncakes with Apricot and Dates
Chinese baked pastries with a tender dough and a sweet filling of apricot jam, dates, coconut, and raisins. The recipe makes approximately 15–20 pieces; serving and preparation-time estimates are approximate.
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Tub tim grob (Thai ruby dessert)
Red-dyed water chestnuts coated in tapioca starch and cooked until translucent. Serve with syrup, coconut milk and crushed ice.
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Pecan pie
An American pie with a crisp crust and a sweet pecan filling. Makes about 15 servings; hands-on preparation takes around 1 hour, baking about 1 hour, and total resting time about 4 hours.
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Peruvian purple corn pudding
A Peruvian dessert of purple corn, fruit and spices, thickened with sweet potato flour and finished with lemon. Makes approximately 8 servings.
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Colombian Postre de Natas
A creamy Colombian dessert made with milk, eggs, and cinnamon, served chilled. Makes about 4 servings; allow about 25 minutes for preparation and cooking, plus 1 hour to chill.
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Canadian blueberry grunt
A Canadian dessert of cooked blueberries in a lightly spiced sauce, topped with tender barley-flour dumplings. Makes 6 servings; estimated prep time: 10 minutes, cook time: 25 minutes.
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Tunisian baked makroudh filled with dates
Semolina pastries with a spiced date filling, baked and coated in a honey and orange-blossom-water syrup.
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Turkish baked sütlaç (fırın sütlaç)
A Turkish rice-and-milk pudding baked until its surface is golden. Makes 4 servings.
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Ghanaian bofrot
Ghanaian yeast-raised doughnuts, spiced, fried, and coated in cinnamon sugar. The recipe makes about 18; preparation times are approximate.
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South African Malva Pudding
A tender South African cake with apricot jam, covered in a warm cream, butter and vanilla sauce. Serves 8; preparation times are approximate.
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Korean Yakgwa
Korean sweets made with wheat flour, honey, and sesame oil, fried and soaked in syrup. Makes 12 pieces, about 4 servings of 3. Preparation times are estimates.
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Dadar gulung
Thin pandan crêpes filled with grated coconut and palm sugar, folded and rolled. Serves 4; timings are estimates.
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Filipino leche flan
A creamy Filipino custard made with egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk, cooked in a water bath and topped with caramel. Makes 10 servings; estimated prep: 15 minutes, cooking: 40–60 minutes, and resting: at least 3 hours and 45 minutes.
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Vietnamese Chè Ba Màu
A chilled, layered dessert of mung beans, red beans, pandan jelly, coconut milk, and crushed ice.
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Key lime pie
An American lime pie with a crisp cookie crust, creamy filling and whipped cream topping.
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Argentinian criollo pastries
Flaky pastries filled with quince paste and fried until golden. The quantities make about two dozen; the serving count and preparation and frying times are estimates.
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