10  Delicious Turkish Desserts

Turkish Desserts are incredibly delicious, addictive and rich as well as being unique. Most of them have a great story behind them thanks to Turkey's rich and diverse cultural heritage.

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Turkey has a wide selection of desserts for every occasion and a flavour to satisfy every taste. Here is the list of my 10 favourite dessert recipes.

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Sutlac (Turkish Rice Pudding) is a thick and creamy milk-based dessert that has a very special place in Turkish cuisine. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe.

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This rich and creamy Turkish Fig Pudding infused with butterscotchy dried figs is one of my favourite guilt-free desserts. Click on "learn more" for the full recipe.

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Irmik Helvasi is a delicious pudding enriched with butter & pine nuts and soaked in syrup. To find out more about this recipe, click on 👇 "learn more ".

Kunefe is a delicious Turkish Cheese Dessert made with kadaif pastry filled with cheese and soaked in syrup. For the full recipe, click on 👇"learn more".

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Cevizli Baklava is a traditional Turkish treat made of layers of filo pastry filled with walnuts and then soaked in syrup. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe.

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Sekerpare is a delicious dessert traditionally served for celebrations, such as Seker Bayrami which marks the end of Ramadan. Click on 👇"learn more" for the full recipe.

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Fistikli Baklava is a very popular Turkish sweet dating back to Ottomans, made with filo pastry, pistachio nuts, and syrup. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe.

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Revani dessert is a syrup-soaked Turkish Cake made with Semolina and flavoured with orange and coconut. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe.

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Turkish Cookies (Elmali Kurabiye) are delicious pastries made with crispy cookie dough filled with apple, cinnamon, and walnuts. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe.

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Chocolate Pastry Rolls are buttery, flaky, and delicious sweet treats made with a homemade pastry filled with dark chocolate chips, tahini, and walnuts. Click on 👇 "learn more" for the full recipe.

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