Spanish & Portuguese Dessert Recipes

Discover the best of Spanish and Portuguese sweets, like caramelized custards and flaky pastries.
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Hawaiian Malasada
Malasadas (Hawaiian and Portuguese Doughnut) Recipe
45 mins
Pumpkin Flan
Pumpkin Flan
105 mins
Tarta de Santiago
Tarta de Santiago (St. James' Cake)
65 mins
Spanish Leche Frita Dessert
Spanish Leche Frita Dessert Recipe
45 mins
Chocolate Turron
All About Turron, a Spanish Christmas Sweet
Mantecados
Mantecados: Traditional Spanish Crumble Cakes
40 mins
Polvorones: Spanish Almond Cookies
Spanish Polvorones
60 mins
Arroz doce
Creamy Portuguese Rice Pudding (Arroz Doce)
75 mins
Alfajores cookies
Alfajores: Tasty South American Cookies
Crema Catalana
Authentic Crema Catalana
3 hrs
Spanish Cream-Filled Pastries
Miguelitos: Spanish Cream-Filled Pastry
60 mins
Spanish flan with caramel sauce
Easy Spanish Flan With Caramel Sauce
90 mins
From above white plate with flan and spoon on the wooden background. Horizontal shoot.
How to Make Better Flan From a Box
Palmiers in a bowl
Palmeras de Hojaldre
45 mins
Natillas de Leche (Spanish Custard)
Natillas de Leche (Spanish Custard)
35 mins
Frixuelos with ice cream
Frixuelos de Asturias Recipe - Asturian Crepes
15 mins
Torrijas
Easy Spanish Bread Pudding (Torrijas)
25 mins
Spanish Ponche Segoviano
Ponche Segoviano
50 mins
Ground coffee and beans
Café Canario or Café Bombón
10 mins
Orange flan recipe
Flan de Naranja: Orange Flan
90 mins
Roscon de Reyes or Twelfth Night Bread.
Spanish Twelfth Night Bread (Roscon de Reyes)
3 hrs
Bunuelos de viento recipe
Buñuelos de Viento: 'Light-as-Air Fritters'
115 mins
Easy egg custard recipe
Spanish Pastry Cream: Easy Egg Custard
18 mins
Spanish fruit salad recipe
Spanish Macedonia Tropical Fruit Salad
15 mins
Spanish Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)
Spanish Rice Pudding (Arroz Con Leche)
45 mins
Chocolate and Almond Cake - Pastel de Chocolate y Almendras
Chocolate and Almond Cake - Pastel de Chocolate y Almendras
65 mins
Pan de Calatrava
Calatrava Bread Pudding (Pan de Calatrava)
65 mins
Chocolate Hazelnut Pies
The Best Spanish Chocolate Desserts
Easy chocolate turron recipe
Chocolate Turrón Recipe
15 mins
Horchata with fartóns
Fartóns Recipe
43 mins
Panellets
Panellets (Catalan Almond Sweets) Recipe
49 mins
Close up of caramelized almonds
Spanish Caramelized Almonds (Almendras Caramelizadas)
20 mins
Magdalenas
Magdalenas: Spanish Lemon Cupcakes
30 mins
Caramel flan recipe on a plate with a spoon
Easy Caramel Flan
95 mins
Figs in a bowl
Figs in Brandy Recipe (Higos al Brandy)
110 mins
homemade gateau basque on cake cooler
Basque Cake (Pastel Vasco)
80 mins
lemon cream
Spanish Lemon Cream Recipe (Crema de Limon)
5 mins
Traditional Leche Merengada is made with milk, sugar, egg whites, and cinnamon
Leche Merengada Recipe
20 mins
Spanish Sweet Milk Bread Recipe – Pan de Leche
Spanish Sweet Milk Bread Recipe – Pan de Leche
2 hrs
Saints bones recipe huesos de santo
Saint's Bones (Huesos de Santo)
60 mins
Custard in pan on chopping board
Spanish Heavenly Custard, aka Tocinillo de Cielo
95 mins
Easy Spanish almond cookies recipe
Top 4 Traditional Spanish Christmas Cookie Recipes
Goxua
Goxua: Easy Basque Cream
30 mins
Caramel flan
How to Make Flan with Vanilla Custard and Caramel Sauce
Ensaïmada Mallorquina (Mallorcan Spiral Pastry)
Ensaïmada Mallorquina (Mallorcan Spiral Pastry)
2 hrs
Bundt cake with glaze
Spanish Cinnamon Cake Recipe
45 mins
Spanish almond cake
Spanish Almond Cake - Gató de Almendras Mallorquin
45 mins
Spanish almond cookies recipe
Spanish Almond Cookie (Polvorones)
2 hrs
Easy Spanish almond cookies recipe
Almendrados (Spanish Almond Cookies)
25 mins
Flan oranges
Different Flavors of Spanish Flans
Spain, Apple tart with cinnamon, close-up
Creamy Spanish Apple Tart
75 mins
Quince Paste on plate
The Ins and Outs of Dulce de Membrillo: Quince Paste