Sweets & Desserts Recipes
Loukoumades are essentially Greek doughnuts, with or without a hole. On Ikaria, loukoumades are almost always drizzled with Ikarian pine honey, sprinkled with cinnamon and, of course, served warm. You can also serve them sprinkled with sesame seeds. The secret is not to let the yeasty batter sit too little or too long. The former […]
I loved grilled fruit, especially when seasoned with a little Greek wine. This is the perfect Mediterranean Diet dessert: light, fresh, easy, and made with healthy ingredients like fresh fruit and Greek yogurt. You can swap out the plums and grapes for peaches, nectarines and cherries. Served with Greek yogurt, this is an easy, elegant […]
Grilled fruit is not a Greek tradition, but I give this simple, elegant summer dessert a Greek twist with the addition of a marinade that calls for any one of the organic regional olives oils available at my online shop. Infused with a bit of ginger, aromatic herbs, and a pinch of black pepper, then […]
Baklava is transformed into easy muffins, a perfect breakfast or brunch item, or even dessert, of course, for Mother’s Day or any day.
I give my kids sweets. But most of the time, I make them myself, and this lemon-olive oil-Greek yogurt cake is an example. Sometimes, my son gobbles a piece down for breakfast and looks forward to eating a bit when he comes home from school. Use authentic Greek honey and olive oil, which you can […]
Tsoureki is the Greek Easter bread that usually appears in abundance during Greek Easter. There are lots of great leftovers to be made with it. Here’s one of my favorites.
Olive oil, honey and nuts make these classic melomakarona Greek Christmas cookies one of the healthiest sweets you can enjoy. You can find great Greek honey and olive oil on my online store here.
Mosaico is one of the favorite desserts of childhood, a refrigerator cake filled with biscuits and chocolate that brings back many sweet memories. This version, the creation of my friend and colleague, Carolina Doriti, is perfect for the kid in all of us!
Milk pie, galatopita, is one of the most elegant, sumptuous, and seductive Greek recipes. Most galatopita recipes hail from the mainland and northern parts of the country.
This Greek-American hybrid is an easy cheesecake to make. The faintly bitter, earthy flavor of the mastiha, adds an exotic dimension. You can try using crumbled Greek melomakarona cookies, available in Greek stores or online, as a base, too.