Recipes: Desserts and sweets

Explore desserts and sweets, with ingredients, timings and step-by-step instructions.

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Atropellado de maní y piña

Thick sweet of grated pineapple and roasted peanuts, bound with cooked egg yolks. A home adaptation of a preparation collected by researchers from INIFAT.

3 h 30 minMedium

Alegría de ajonjolí with sugarcane syrup

Sweet made from toasted sesame seeds and sugarcane syrup, cut into small tablets. An adaptation of the alegría found in a Cuban recipe book from 1925.

1 h 15 minMedium

Thick mamey colorado sweet served in small white bowls.

Old-Fashioned Mamey Colorado Sweet

Thick sweet made from ripe mamey colorado and sugar, inspired by a Cuban recipe book from 1925 and prepared with only two ingredients.

1 h 10 minEasy

Chocolate sponge capitolios with slightly toasted meringue domes on a plate.

Chocolate Capitolios with Toasted Meringue

Capitolios with a light cocoa sponge and a golden Italian meringue dome torched or grilled: a contrast of chocolate and soft meringue.

2 hMedium

Five vanilla panetela capitolios with lightly toasted meringue domes, served on a plate.

Cuban Capitolios with Toasted Meringue

Vanilla panetela with a dome of Italian meringue lightly browned with a torch or broiler: a homemade variant of Cuban capitolios.

2 hMedium

Capitolios covered in chocolate and a piece cut showing the white meringue and vanilla panetela.

Cuban Capitolios with Chocolate Coating

Vanilla panetela and Italian meringue capitolios, covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate that sets when cold.

2 h 40 minMedium

Baked Pears with Vanilla Cream and Rum

Fresh pears baked with butter and brown sugar, served over a smooth vanilla cream with an optional touch of rum. Dessert for 4.

1 h 10 minEasy

Creamy Yam and Coconut Dessert with Guava

Spoon dessert featuring white yam made into a cream with coconut milk, cinnamon, and vanilla, finished with a swirl of guava. Serves 6 small bowls.

50 minEasy

Sweet Chayotes Stuffed with Cream and Almonds

Chayote halves stuffed with a cream made from their own pulp, vanilla, and lemon, topped with sliced almonds and baked until golden.

2 hMedium

Ginger and Sugarcane Molasses Cake with Orange

Dark, spiced sugarcane molasses cake with ginger and cinnamon, featuring orange zest, adapted from Cocina al minuto (1956). Tender and aromatic.

2 h 30 minEasy

Peanut Upside-Down Cake with Caramelized Topping

Upside-down cake with peanut butter in the batter and a layer of caramelized peanuts that ends up on top when unmolded.

2 h 35 minMedium

Fried golden yam balls on a plate, with two halves showing the light crumb with spearmint.

Ñame a lo trinitario with spearmint and cinnamon

Fried balls of mashed yam with lard, spearmint, egg, sugar, and cinnamon, adapted from a 19th-century Cuban cookbook.

2 h 15 minMedium

Golden yam fritters with syrup, one opened to show the inside.

Yam fritters with syrup: a sweet from old Cuban cuisine

Fried yam balls with a hint of orange blossom water and light cinnamon syrup, adapted from a 1864 Cuban cookbook.

2 hMedium

Golden sponge cake Capitolios with white meringue domes on a tray.

Cuban Capitolios: Sponge Cake and Meringue

Cuban Capitolios with a vanilla sponge cake base and a tall white meringue dome: a homemade version inspired by Cuban confectioneries.

1 h 40 minMedium

Homemade Cuban-Style Milk and Vanilla Popsicles

Creamy milk and vanilla popsicles with a cooked base slightly thickened with cornstarch. No eggs, no fruit, no ice cream maker.

7 h 52 minEasy

Cuban crunchy whole-peanut nougat with caramel

Thin bars of whole peanuts in amber caramel, crunchy and simple. Just peanuts, sugar and water: no milk or ground peanuts.

1 h 30 minMedium

Baked Cassava Cookies to Accompany Coffee

Cookies baked with commercial cassava flour, butter and vanilla: golden edges, tender center and perfect with coffee with milk.

1 h 40 minEasy

Vanilla and Chocolate Marbled Cake for Coffee with Milk

Homemade loaf cake with vanilla and chocolate swirls, tender crumb and creamed butter. Ideal for breakfast or afternoon snack with coffee with milk.

2 h 35 minMedium

Homestead Starfruit Tropical Mousse with Guava and María Cookies

Chilled dessert in individual cups: María cookie base, airy starfruit mousse without raw eggs, and a thin layer of guava on top.

4 h 50 minMedium

Cuban guava and cream cheese stuffed torrejas

Cuban bread torrejas with a pocket filled with guava paste and cream cheese, golden on the outside and creamy on the inside.

1 h 10 minMedium

Coconut bites dipped in Hershey's chocolate

Coconut bites dipped in Hershey's milk chocolate

No-bake coconut and condensed milk bites, dipped in Hershey's milk chocolate. Easy, fresh, and perfect for a snack.

1 h 50 minEasy

Bustelo Coffee Flan with Caramel

Smooth condensed milk and strong Bustelo coffee flan, baked in a water bath and topped with amber caramel. A coffee variation of the classic.

8 h 45 minMedium

Coconut Ice Cream with Kinder Bueno, No Ice Cream Maker Required

Homemade coconut ice cream with Kinder Bueno, creamy and without a machine: whipped cream, condensed milk, and coconut cream. An easy fusion for hot weather.

8 h 40 minEasy

Passion Fruit Pie with Golden Oreo Base

Cold passion fruit pie, creamy and tart, on a vanilla Golden Oreo base. Egg-free and no-bake, set with gelatin.

6 h 30 minEasy