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Desserts

26 recipes in this category

Many Spanish treats revolve around delectable confections of eggs, almonds, and honey in the form of marzipan, cookies and ice cream -- all drawn from their Moorish past. Yet the universal childhood favorite is a plateful of churros and chocolate. Buen Provecho!

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1. Almond Cakes
A delicate almond cake from a Granada convent.

2. Almond Flan
Simple to make and a nice light dessert.

3. Almond Snaps
Lace-like almond biscuits to serve with coffee at the end of a meal.

4. Arbequina Olive Oil Ice Cream on an Hojiblanca Oil Cake
Arbequina and Hojiblance olive oils star in these individual cakes served with syrup, crisps and olive oil ice cream.

5. Breadcrumb fritters in honey syrup
A traditional Easter treat sweetened with honey, from a monastery menu.

6. Calanda Peaches in Wine with Yogurt Sauce
Fresh peaches in fruited wine syrup, topped with a sweet yogurt sauce.

7. Calanda Peaches with a Meringue Topping
Peaches filled with custard and topped with merinque.

8. Cameros cheese and apple pastries with honey ice cream
Cheese pastries topped with baked apple slices, with homemade honey ice cream.

9. Casar Cheese Ice Cream with Villuercas Honey
Homemade ice cream flavored with cheese and honey, sprinkled with cinnamon.

10. Churros
No open-air festival in Spain would be complete without these fresh fritters, dusted with sugar.

11. Churros Version II
Crunchy treats that are great for breakfast or as a dessert.

12. Farinetes with ratafía liqueur and honey
Buckwheat fritters flavored with ratafia liquer and honey, from Garrotxa.

13. Flourless almond cake
A deceptively simple recipe from a Spanish convent that produces an almond cake bursting with flavor.

14. Magdalena sponge-cakes
A traditional recipe from the Poor Clares nuns in the Basque region of Spain.

15. Natilla
A simple and satisfying soft custard

16. Peach Tart
Calanda peaches topped with an almond meringue.

17. Pedro Ximénez Bavarois
A molded Bavarois flavored with Pedro Ximenez wine.

18. Pescajús
Brandy flavored pancakes filled with Crema Catalan.

19. Rice Pudding
Rich and delicious, but not too heavy, this soothing dish is a family favorite throughout Spain.

20. San Pablo's Christmas Marzipan
A Christmas marzipan recipe from a Spanish convent that starts with home-ground almonds.

21. Seville or bitter orange rind preserved in syrup
A syrupy preserve of bitter orange rinds as made by the nuns of San Leandro.

22. Smoked Cheese Ice Cream in a Filo Pastry Flower
Homemade pastry flower cups filled with an interesting ice cream, drizzled with honey.

23. Sweet Dripping Buns
A traditional dough made with pork drippings, and flavored with lemon, brandy, sugar and spice.

24. Sweet Egg Dessert
A dessert specialty from the Asturian town of Grado that can be served on its own or with a raspberry sauce.

25. Torta de Santiago
This delicious almond cake originates in the medieval pilgrimage town of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.

26. Two Turrón Ice Cream
A wonderfully rich dessert based on Jijona and Alicante turrón.