Loukoumades (fried doughballs in syrup), Loukoumia, Ravani, Touloumbes and Baklavas are some well-loved desserts. There are also Pastish, cookies made of ground almonds, that are offered to guests at weddings.
Flaounes are savory Easter pies that contain goats cheese (or a variety of cheeses), eggs, spices and herbs all wrapped in a yeast pastry, then brushed with egg yolk and dipped into sesame seeds.
Cypriots also make many traditional sweets that are usually made of turunch/ bergamot, figs, tiny aubergines, fresh fleshy walnuts, watermelon or pumpkins processed akin to jam but without the over-cooking. The fruit is soaked for two weeks (depending upon the fruit) then boiled with sugar until the correct texture is obtained.
- Bourekia me Anari (Pastries with Ricotta Cheese)
- Baklava
- Bombes / Touloumbes (Piped Cakes Dipped in Syrup)
- Cake Portokali (Orange Flavour Cake)
- Geography Cake – Keik Geografias
- Halvas (Semolina Dessert)
- Halloumi cakes recipe
- Honey-Sesame Snacks – Pasteli
- Kateifi (Shredded Pastry with almonds)
- Kattimeri Cyprus recipe
- Kypriakes Pishies (Pastries Dipped in Syrup)
- Kypriaki Tahinopita (Cyprus Tahini Pie)
- Koulouria me Teratsomelo (Cookies in Carob Syrup)
- Kifylla (Raisin Buns)
- Loukoumades (1)
- Lokoumathes (2)(Cyprus Doughnuts with Honey Syrup)
- Lenten Biscuits – Paximathia Nistisima
- Muhallebi(1)
- Muhallebi me nero (Water Base Pudding)
- Muhallebi me gala (Milk Base Pudding)
- Moustokouloura (Must Cookies)
- Orange cream
- Ravani or Shamali (Semolina Cake)
- Rice Pudding
- Shamishi (Cyprus Semolina Pastries)
- Sharlotta
- Thaktila (Lady’s Fingers)
- Tourva (Moist Coconut Cake)
- Karpouzi – Watermelon in Syrup (Gliko koutaliou)
- Glyko Karidaki – Picked Walnuts in Syrup (Method 2)
- Glyko Karidaki – Picked Walnuts in Syrup(Method 1)
- Kithoni – Quince in Syrup (Gliko koutaliou)
- Bitter Oranges in Syrup (Gliko koutaliou)
- Bergamot Peel Preserve – Gliko Pergamonto
- Grated Quince Preserve- Kithoni Trifto
- Chestnut Preserve – Gliko Kastano
- Strawberry Preserve – Gliko Fraoula
About Soujoukos & Palouzes (information)
