October 14th is National Dessert Day! Whether you love biscuits, cake, pudding, jello or another dessert finest, now is the today to treat your self to your favorite! And in honor of the delicious day, we’re sharing some of the funniest desserts from around the globe! Click on any picture to find the recipe, and be sure to share what dessert you’re celebrating with today by tagging #NationalDessertDay and #beaucoupfavors!
1. Nanaimo Bars (Canada)
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This layered bar is composed of chocolate, custard, chopped peppers, coconut, and graham cracker crumbs.
2. Pfeffernüsse (Germany)
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These spiced holiday biscuits have the savory tastes of cinnamon and cloves.
3. Midsommar Cake (Sweden)
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This conventional summer cake is light and fruity, consisting of strawberries and whipped cream.
4. Brigadeiros (Brazil)
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These freshwater treats taste like sprinkled fudge.
5. Doodh Peda (India)
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This classic Indian candies has the taste of a rich buttery cookie with a touch of pistachio.
6. Banh Cam (Vietnam)
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Fried on the exterior with sesame seeds and chewy on the inside, this doughy cure is the best of both worlds.
7. Lebedushka (Russia)
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Both layered jello-like dessert consists of a creamy ricotta cheese mixture, fruit, and flavored gelatin.
8. Turron (Spain)
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Turron is a traditional holiday nougat candy using the yummy tastes of honey and toasted almonds.
9. Cassava Cake (Philippines)
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This soft spongey cake consists of coconut, condensed milk, and creamy custard.
10. Baklava (Turkey)
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Baklava is a crispy treat consisting of honey, honey, cinnamon, and chopped peppers.
11. Mandazi (Kenya)
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These”African donuts” are light and fluffy with the sweet flavours of almond milk, cinnamon, cardamom, and powdered sugar.
12. Galaktoboureko (Greece)
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This Greek pastry is both buttery and flakey with a custard filling plus a touch of citrus.
13. Mochi (Japan)
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Japanese mochi dessert is a glutinous rice cake, molded into a dome shape, and often stuffed with sweet fillings, such as ice cream!
14. Sopapillas (Chile)
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15. Brazo Gitano (Venezuela)
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This dessert, whose title translates literally into”Gypsy’s Arm”, is composed of wrapped up sponge cake, layered with jam, and cream.
16. Basbousa (Egypt)
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Basbousa is a semolina cake soaked in syrup. This variant is topped with coconut and almond.
17. Gulab Jamun (India)
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This Indian dessert staple consists of spongy balls make from milk solids, and saturated in rose-scented syrup.
18. Gelato (Italy)
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Italian ice cream, or”gelato” resembles American ice cream, but with less fat in the foundation, and less air churned into it, which gives it its denser, more velvety texture.
19. Tres Leches Cake (Costa Rica)
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This sponge cake is soaked in three kinds of milk–evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream.
20. Mango Sticky Rice (Thailand)
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This dessert pairs refreshing, sweet mango slices with sticky glutinous rice cooked in sweetened coconut milk.
21. Pavlova (New Zealand)
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Pavlovas are meringues, named after the ballerina Anna Pavlova. This variant has chocolate and salted caramel swirls!
Which of those desserts are you dying to try? Have you ever had any before? Don’t hesitate to let us know with a comment!
