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Qatayef with Cheese
Cheese-filled qatayef — a beloved Arabic sweet, especially during Ramadan, but delicious year-round. The same batter can be used to fill qatayef with walnuts (see note in recipe).
Nutella Chocolate Crown
Nutella chocolate crown — a sweet stuffed pastry. The dough is filled with Nutella, sprinkled with cocoa or Nesquik, rolled, then cut into a crown shape. Have fun getting creative!
Sugar and Chocolate Decorating Icing for Cookies and Desserts
Just two ingredients and less than 10 minutes are enough to make beautiful decorations for cookies and all kinds of desserts! You can write names, letters, and numbers with this easy mixture and use it to decorate most sweets.
Maghli
Maghli, also known as karawiya, is a popular dessert served in the Levant when a baby is born. You can adjust the amount of sugar to achieve the desired sweetness.
Hot Dog Pastries
Nothing beats the aroma of dough at home; it brings back sweet memories and creates joyful moments for the kids too. Make these hot dog pastries for smiling faces.
Safouf with Farikha Flour
Safouf is one of the tastiest homemade sweets! It can be made with white flour, or with a mix of white flour and farikha flour just like our recipe. Serve safouf as an energizing, nourishing snack for kids!
How to Make Zalabia
How to make delicious zalabia, one of the tastiest pastries you can enjoy with labneh, thyme, and olives, or turn into a light sweet treat with a few additions of honey and syrup. The dough recipe is from us, and you choose whether to make it sweet or savory :)
Honeycomb Bread with Cheese, Za'atar, and Nutella
A wonderful homemade honeycomb bread recipe... kids will be delighted to have it for breakfast, and it can also be filled with chocolate for a sweet treat :)
Honey-Glazed Salmon Fillet
Honey salmon in a truly sweet recipe — the marinade is wonderful and brings out the nutritious, healthy, and delicious qualities of the salmon. Enjoy the great flavor in minutes!
The Best Maghli (Caraway Pudding)
Our best maghli (caraway) from Shu Tabkhin Al-Youm — maghli is one of the most delicious Levantine sweets, traditionally served especially when celebrating a newborn!
How to Make Maghli (Caraway Pudding)
How to make maghli (caraway pudding) in a tasty, reliable home-cooked recipe. Maghli is a distinctive Levantine sweet often served for birth celebrations or any occasion. It takes time and effort, but the result is outstanding.
How Do We Make Maqroun Dessert?
Maqroun dessert is one of the tastiest and easiest Arabic sweets for anyone who loves syrupy, rich desserts. Making it at home is very easy—you can prepare it yourself and it will turn out well the first time.
Qatayef with Akkawi Cheese
Qatayef in all its forms is delicious, especially with a cheese filling. The soft batter makes it especially irresistible, and you can vary the fillings as you like. You can also control the amount of syrup to adjust the sweetness.
Harissa Tray Bake
Harissa is one of the most delicious Arab sweets. Besides being tasty and perfect for serving guests, it is very easy to make, and the result is even better than the best sweet shops.
How to Make Baklava at Home
How to make baklava at home from A to Z is in this recipe... Who loves making Arabic sweets? This recipe will definitely interest you and be very useful because it is detailed and successful.
Banana Biscuit Balls
Banana Biscuit Balls — a super easy and budget-friendly sweet! If you love bananas or have a few overripe ones and don’t know what to do with them, these balls are the perfect solution. You can even serve them to guests!
Cheese Halawa with Daaoukiyeh Filling
Cheese halawa is one of the tastiest Lebanese sweets. You may think it is difficult to make at home, but the opposite is true. In this recipe, we chose an unconventional filling for the halawa: ashta with daaoukiyeh.
Lobiya bi Zayt
Lobiya bi Zayt is a recipe that couldn’t be easier. Who would serve it with fluffy rice? And who would eat it with Arabic bread? It’s delicious with cucumber and sweet green pepper.

















