Bake semolina custard between buttered phyllo and soak it in cool lemon-cinnamon syrup. Serves 12 and keeps well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Greek Island Recipes / Holiday Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Soft Baked Chios Mastic Cookies with Powdered Sugar
Bake soft mastic butter cookies with ground Chios mastic and a powdered sugar coat. Makes 24 cookies in 75 minutes, with dough you can chill ahead.
Greek Island Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Melekouni: Rhodes Honey and Sesame Bars with Orange
Toast sesame, simmer honey to 120 C / 248 F, and press into melekouni, the crunchy Rhodes bars with orange zest. Ready in under an hour, keeps 10 to 14 days.
Greek Island Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts / Vegetarian
Buttery Greek Semolina Halva Pudding with Toasted Almonds
Toast semolina in butter, stir in a hot cinnamon syrup, and set this classic Greek halva pudding in about an hour, no oven needed.
Cypriot Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Cypriot Carob Syrup Cake: Sticky, Spiced, and Simple
Bake this Cypriot carob syrup cake with olive oil, walnuts, and orange, then soak it in warm carob syrup right out of the oven.
Breads, Pies & Pastries / Greek Island Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Portokalopita: Greek Orange Phyllo Cake, Soaked in Syrup
Bake portokalopita, a Greek orange phyllo cake made with torn phyllo sheets and soaked in warm orange syrup, for a soft, moist crumb.
Greek Island Recipes / Holiday Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Soft Greek Almond Cookies (Amygdalota) with Cloves
Bake Greek almond cookies (amygdalota) with ground almonds, egg whites, and orange blossom water. Ready in about an hour, naturally gluten-free.
Breads, Pies & Pastries / Greek Island Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Ladokouloura: Greek Olive Oil Biscuits with Orange
Bake Greek olive oil biscuits, ladokouloura, with orange zest and cinnamon in about 38 minutes for a not-too-sweet cookie that keeps well all week.
Cypriot Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Traditional Cypriot Fig Spoon Sweet with Lemon and Cloves
Simmer fresh figs in lemon-clove syrup for classic Cypriot fig spoon sweet, ready in about an hour, great spooned over yogurt.
Cypriot Recipes / Mediterranean Desserts
Flourless Cypriot Orange and Almond Cake
Bake this flourless Cypriot orange almond cake with whole boiled oranges, ground almonds, and a simple citrus syrup for a moist, gluten-free dessert.