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Greek Desserts

Syrup-soaked pastries, spoon sweets, custards and cookies. Greek desserts lean on honey, semolina, nuts and citrus far more than on chocolate or cream.

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Greek cooking organises itself around the table rather than around courses in the French sense. Dishes arrive together, plates are shared, and the distinction between a starter and a main is often a matter of how much of it there is. The grouping below is a practical one for cooking from, not a rule anyone in Greece would recognise.

The dishes filed here include Baklavas, Loukoumades, Galaktoboureko, Melomakarona, Kourabiedes and Soutzoukos. Each one is written out in full, with the reasoning behind each step rather than just the sequence, because the difference between a good version and a poor one is almost always in the detail that recipes leave out.

Every recipe on Kalliopi's Kitchen carries the dish's Greek name and a pronunciation, its region where that is meaningful, ingredient quantities in both metric and imperial, and an honest note on what commonly goes wrong. Nutrition figures are calculated estimates and are labelled as such.

Greek Desserts

52 recipes on the site so far.

Diamond-cut baklava pieces glossy with honey syrup, studded with walnuts and a cloveBaklavaBaklavas ΜπακλαβάςDesserts · 1h 45m · serves 24A bowl of golden loukoumades glossy with honey, dusted with cinnamon and chopped walnutsLoukoumadesLoukoumades ΛουκουμάδεςDesserts · 45m · serves 6A square of galaktoboureko showing thick yellow custard between crisp golden phylloGalaktobourekoGalaktoboureko ΓαλακτομπούρεκοDesserts · 1h 30m · serves 12Oval honey-soaked Greek Christmas cookies topped with chopped walnutsMelomakaronaMelomakarona ΜελομακάροναDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 30Greek kourabiedes cookies buried under thick icing sugar on a plateKourabiedesKourabiedes ΚουραμπιέδεςDesserts · 52m · serves 30Strings of Cypriot soutzoukos grape must candy hanging to setCypriot Grape Must and Almond CandySoutzoukos ΣουτζιούκοςDesserts · 1h 40m · serves 12Cypriot mahalepi milk pudding topped with rose syrup and crushed pistachiosMahalepiMahalepi ΜαχαλεπίDesserts · 30m · serves 6Cubes of Cyprus delight loukoumia dusted in icing sugar on a plateCyprus Delights, Rose and MasticLoukoumia ΛουκούμιαDesserts · 1h 30m · serves 30Slices of fresh anari cheese drizzled with honey and walnutsCypriot Fresh Cheese with HoneyAnari me meli Ανάρι με μέλιDesserts · 5m · serves 4Twisted golden Greek koulourakia Easter cookies on a baking trayKoulourakiaKoulourakia ΚουλουράκιαDesserts · 1h · serves 30A golden Greek vasilopita New Year cake dusted with icing sugarNew Year Cake with the Hidden CoinVasilopita ΒασιλόπιταDesserts · 1h 10m · serves 12Curled crisp Greek diples pastry ribbons drenched in honey and walnutsFried Honey PastryDiples ΔίπλεςDesserts · 1h 15m · serves 10A slice of Greek karydopita walnut syrup cake on a plateWalnut Spice CakeKarydopita ΚαρυδόπιταDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 12A tray of Greek portokalopita orange phyllo cake soaked in syrupPortokalopitaPortokalopita ΠορτοκαλόπιταDesserts · 1h 15m · serves 15Cut bars of Greek pasteli sesame honey candy on a wooden boardSesame and Honey BarsPasteli ΠαστέλιDesserts · 25m · serves 16Golden Cretan kalitsounia cheese hand pies drizzled with honeyCretan Sweet Cheese Hand PiesKalitsounia ΚαλιτσούνιαDesserts · 1h 10m · serves 8Bars of Corfu mandolato almond nougat studded with toasted almondsCorfu Almond NougatMandolato ΜαντολάτοDesserts · 55m · serves 16Thessaloniki trigona Panoramatos custard-filled pastry trianglesThessaloniki Custard TrianglesTrigona Panoramatos Τρίγωνα ΠανοράματοςDesserts · 1h 20m · serves 10Peloponnese New Year's Eve Fried DoughLalangia ΛαλάγγιαDesserts · 1h 50m · serves 8A sliced Greek fanouropita spice cake, dusted with cinnamonEggless Spice Cake for Saint FanouriosFanouropita ΦανουρόπιταDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 12Diamond-cut pieces of Rhodes melekouni sesame honey sweetRhodes Sesame and Honey Wedding SweetMelekouni ΜελεκούνιDesserts · 40m · serves 16Kalymnos Honey-Soaked Cheese PancakesKatimeria Kalymnou Κατιμέρια ΚαλύμνουDesserts · 1h 15m · serves 8A sliced Greek yiaourtopita yogurt cake dusted with icing sugarYogurt CakeYiaourtopita ΓιαουρτόπιταDesserts · 1h · serves 10A slice of Greek milopita apple phyllo pie showing layered crisp pastryApple Pie in PhylloMilopita ΜηλόπιταDesserts · 1h 20m · serves 10Rhodes Sesame Ring CookiesKoulourakia Rodou Κουλουράκια ΡόδουDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 10Kumquat Spoon SweetGlyko koumkouat Γλυκό κουμκουάτDesserts · 1h 30m · serves 12Cretan Thin Cheese Pie with HoneySfakianopita ΣφακιανόπιταDesserts · 1h · serves 6A plate of Greek ladokouloura olive oil cookies dusted with sugarVegan Olive Oil CookiesLadokouloura ΛαδοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 10A tray of Greek halvas simigdalenios semolina halva with cinnamon and walnutsSemolina HalvaHalvas simigdalenios Χαλβάς σιμιγδαλένιοςDesserts · 40m · serves 10Unripe Walnut Spoon SweetKarydaki glyko Καρυδάκι γλυκόDesserts · 3h · serves 16A slice of Greek ravani semolina syrup cake dusted with coconutSemolina Syrup CakeRavani ΡαβανίDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 12A slice of Sifnos melopita honey cheesecakeSifnos Honey CheesecakeMelopita Sifnou Μελόπιτα ΣίφνουDesserts · 55m · serves 8A jar of Greek kydoni glyko quince spoon sweet, deep amber redQuince Spoon SweetKydoni glyko Κυδώνι γλυκόDesserts · 2h 10m · serves 16A jar of Greek vissino glyko sour cherry spoon sweetSour Cherry Spoon SweetVyssino glyko Βύσσινο γλυκόDesserts · 1h 45m · serves 16Sliced sykomaida fig and walnut bars from the PeloponnesePeloponnese Dried Fig and Walnut BarsSykomaida ΣυκομαΐδαDesserts · 30m · serves 12A jar of Greek nerantzi glyko candied bitter orange peelBitter Orange Spoon SweetNerantzaki glyko Νεραντζάκι γλυκόDesserts · 2h 30m · serves 16Rose Petal Spoon SweetTriantafyllo glyko Τριαντάφυλλο γλυκόDesserts · 1h 20m · serves 16A jar of Greek melitzanaki glyko candied baby aubergine spoon sweetCandied Baby Aubergine Spoon SweetMelitzanaki glyko Μελιτζανάκι γλυκόDesserts · 2h 15m · serves 16Greek amygdalota almond macaroons dusted in icing sugarAlmond MacaroonsAmygdalota ΑμυγδαλωτάDesserts · 50m · serves 12A tray of Greek moustokouloura grape must ring cookiesGrape Must CookiesMoustokouloura ΜουστοκούλουραDesserts · 50m · serves 16A slice of Greek galatopita custard pie dusted with cinnamonCustard Pie Without PhylloGalatopita ΓαλατόπιταDesserts · 1h · serves 8A bowl of Greek rizogalo rice pudding dusted with cinnamonRice PuddingRizogalo ΡυζόγαλοDesserts · 50m · serves 6A tray of Greek kollyva memorial wheat decorated with pomegranate and nutsKollyvaKollyva ΚόλλυβαDesserts · 2h 15m · serves 20Strings of Greek soutzouki walnut and grape must candy hanging to setWalnut and Grape Must CandySoutzouki ΣουτζούκιDesserts · 2h · serves 10Bars of Greek pastelli sesame and honey candySesame and Honey BarPastelli ΠαστέλιDesserts · 25m · serves 12Apricot Spoon SweetVerikoko glyko Βερίκοκο γλυκόDesserts · 1h 15m · serves 16A tray of Greek kataifi shredded pastry and walnut rolls in syrupKataifiKataifi ΚανταΐφιDesserts · 1h 15m · serves 12A dish of Greek ekmek kataifi with custard and whipped creamCustard and Cream Kataifi CakeEkmek kataifi Έκμεκ κανταΐφιDesserts · 1h 15m · serves 10A sliced Greek kormos no-bake chocolate biscuit logKormosKormos ΚορμόςDesserts · 30m · serves 12Halvas FarsalonHalvas Farsalon Χαλβάς ΦαρσάλωνDesserts · 45m · serves 12Cypriot Sweet Cheese PastriesBourekia me anari Μπουρέκια με αναρήDesserts · 1h 5m · serves 6Cypriot Semolina Custard PastriesShamishi ΣιάμισιDesserts · 1h 10m · serves 6
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