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Desserts

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2,030 recipes

Magic Bars

Layered bars on a graham cracker crust with walnuts, coconut shreds and chocolate chips, bound with coconut condensed milk and baked until the edges crisp.

AmericanDessert50 minServes 9639 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: gluten-free graham crackers

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-11530 · Hand-built original

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Magical Chocolate Pie (Chess Pie)

A chocolate chess pie with a sugar, cocoa and espresso filling enriched with melted butter, semi-sweet chocolate, cream and eggs, baked in a blind-baked crust until the centre no longer jiggles. It cools for at least two hours so the filling sinks and sets before slicing.

AmericanDessert7 hrone 9-inch pie32 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: chocolate

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7531 · Hand-built original

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Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding

Layers of vanilla pudding folded with whipped cream, sliced bananas and vanilla wafer cookies, chilled until the wafers soften into the pudding. The pudding base itself needs at least four hours in the fridge before the dessert is assembled.

AmericanDessert8 hr 15 minServes 16202 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: milk

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7532 · Hand-built original

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Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding)

Majarete (Dominican Corn Pudding) is a Dominican dessert built around husked. It takes 45 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with coffee and vanilla ice cream.

DominicanDessert45 minServes 4228 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: husked

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-1404 · Hand-built original

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Makroud

These little diamonds of golden semolina are packed with a fragrant filling of dates or chopped nuts, then bathed in warm honey until they gleam. Served at festivals and family gatherings alike, they are a warm-hearted symbol of Tunisian hospitality. Bring the flavours of a North African celebration straight to your own kitchen.

TunisianDessert1–2 servings1381 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: semolina

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-1407 · Hand-built original

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Makroud aux Dattes

These little semolina pastries are filled with a fragrant paste of dates, warm spices and crunchy nuts, then baked or fried until golden. Naturally sweet and wonderfully moreish, they turn up at celebrations, family gatherings and quiet afternoons with a pot of mint tea. Bring a taste of the Maghreb to your own kitchen with this simple, crowd-pleasing recipe.

TunisianDessert1–2 servings1665 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-1408 · Hand-built original

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Malasadas

Portuguese-style yeasted doughnuts from Hawaii: a soft, slightly sticky dough is cut into squares, deep-fried until puffed and golden, and showered with sugar while warm. The batch makes twenty-four malasadas.

Dessert2 hr 40 minMakes 24137 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: divided

HB-7538 · Hand-built original

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Malva Pudding

A golden South African sponge soaked in a hot vanilla cream sauce, the apricot jam in the batter giving the pudding its signature caramel depth.

South AfricanDessert1 hr 5 minServes 6531 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: sugar

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-14410 · Hand-built original

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Mango Lassi

Thick, frothy mango yogurt drink with a whisper of cardamom.

IndianDessert5 minServes 4130 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: mango

Pairs well with: spicy curries, biryani, samosa

HB-5663 · Hand-built original

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Mango pancakes

Thin yellow crêpes are rolled burrito-style around a thick layer of sweetened whipped cream and a chunk of ripe mango, in the style served at yum cha. The batter rests for an hour and the finished pancakes are eaten straight away because of the cream.

Asian, ChineseDessert40 minServes 10150 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: fat

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-7544 · Hand-built original

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Mango Pie

An Indian-inspired chilled mango pie on a spiced biscuit base with a light cream and cream cheese filling.

IndianDessert2 hrServes 1649 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: mango

Pairs well with: basmati rice, naan, raita, mango chutney, dal

HB-3982 · Hand-built original

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Mango Sticky Rice

Once you know how to make this super-simple one-pot mango sticky rice, you'll never have to leave the house again for your favorite Thai dessert.

ThaiDessert10 hr2 - 4 serving(s)462 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: rice

Pairs well with: jasmine rice, spring rolls, cucumber salad, satay, coffee

HB-1435 · Hand-built original

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Mango Sticky Rice

Sweet coconut sticky rice served with sliced mango, a coconut sauce and toasted sesame seeds.

ThaiDessert1 hr 15 min6 servings322 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: glutinous rice

Pairs well with: iced tea, tropical fruit, coconut ice cream

HB-5288 · Hand-built original

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Maple Spam Shakoy

Filipino twisted doughnuts made from a yeasted egg dough, fried until golden and dipped in a maple glaze thickened with powdered sugar. Crispy fried Spam bits are showered over the glazed tops.

DessertMakes 16 doughnuts199 kcalVegetarianLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-7554 · Hand-built original

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Margarita Cookies

Slice-and-bake shortbread-style cookies flavoured with tequila, lime zest and orange zest, rolled in coarse sugar and flaky sea salt before slicing. The chilled logs keep for up to three days in the fridge and the batch makes about fifty cookies.

AmericanDessertabout 50 cookies30 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: lime

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7560 · Hand-built original

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Maritozzi

Soft Roman brioche buns, split and generously filled with vanilla whipped cream — maritozzi at their most pillowy.

Italian, Italian American, romanDessert4 hr 25 minServes 10251 kcalVegetarianDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-14438 · Hand-built original

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Martha Washington Candy

No-bake balls of coconut, powdered sugar, toasted pecans and chopped maraschino cherries bound with butter, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla, chilled and dipped in dark coating chocolate. They are a Christmas and Valentine's Day staple.

AmericanDessert45 minServes 3092 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: stems

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-7569 · Hand-built original

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Marzipan

A simple homemade almond paste made by processing almond flour with powdered sugar, water and almond extract, then kneading and chilling it into a log.

EuropeanDessert1 hr 10 minServes 21217 kcalVegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-7581 · Hand-built original

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Matcha Banana Pudding

A matcha version of layered banana pudding, with matcha vanilla pudding folded with whipped cream over wafers, bananas and a wafer crumb base.

AmericanDessert7 hr10 servings331 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: banana

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9951 · Hand-built original

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Matcha Butter Mochi

Butter mochi with culinary-grade matcha sifted into the butter: earthy, vivid green, and every bit as dense and chewy as the original.

HawaiianDessert1 hrVegetarian

Main ingredient: Sweet rice flour (mochiko)

HB-8823 · Hand-built original

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Matcha Ice Cream

Vivid green tea ice cream — bitter-edged, creamy and not too sweet.

JapaneseDessert10 minServes 6389 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: matcha

Pairs well with: dorayaki, fresh berries, mochi

HB-5620 · Hand-built original

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