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How to Make Mabsoos (Oil Cakes)
Mabsoos are oil-based cakes made without milk, eggs, or sugar. They have a bold, distinctive flavor thanks to fennel, anise, sesame and nigella seeds — delicious with tea!
Laminated Sambousek with Two Doughs
A brilliant, flaky sambousek made by combining two types of dough — water (oil) dough and butter dough. Try mixing two doughs in one recipe for extra flakiness. Full details below.
Diet Nut Cake
Diet nut cake — light, easy and delicious. Using a small amount of brown sugar and whole wheat flour lowers the calories and makes the cake healthier.
Zalabia (Fried Dough) Recipe
Zalabia — one of the tastiest and easiest pastries to make. Serve at breakfast with labneh or as a sweet with sugar or syrup. This version is flavored with anise.
Oatmeal Chocolate Bars
Tasty, wholesome oatmeal and chocolate bars. A tested, healthy recipe — you can swap nuts or butter according to what you have on hand.
How to Make Cotton Candy at Home
A wonderful recipe for making cotton candy at home. This method is very easy and uses only a few ingredients, though the challenge lies in shaping the strands to create fine, spun-sugar filaments.
Sammoun Bread
Soft, delicious sammoun bread that will fill your home with its wonderful aroma, made with a tried-and-tested homemade recipe. It is perfect for breakfast, delicious with jam, labneh, butter, and mortadella. Try it.
Nutella Cheesecake
An easy Nutella cheesecake with just two layers and no biscuits. You can also add a biscuit-and-butter base if you like. A dessert with an ice-cream-like texture that melts in the mouth.
Qamar al-Din Mahallabia (also called Balawza)
Qamar al-Din mahallabia, also called balawza — a light, easy dessert. You can adjust the sugar to your taste.
Saffouf (Sfoof) with Carob Molasses
Saffouf with carob molasses—an updated take on a classic traditional sweet. You can replace some or all of the sugar with nutritious carob molasses for a delicious result.
Brazilian Sonho (Cream-Filled Doughnuts)
Sonho — a Brazilian sweet made from fried dough filled with cooked, cooled pastry cream. Dust with powdered sugar to serve. A very delicious treat we recommend trying.
Cinnamon Rolls (Cinnabon-Style)
Cinnamon rolls — a delicious dough roll filled with cinnamon, cocoa and sugar. Topped with sweetened condensed milk and melted chocolate; add walnuts if you like.
How to Make Othmaliyeh or Basma Dessert
Basma or Othmaliyeh... two layers of Othmaliyeh vermicelli filled with fresh qashta (clotted cream). And of course, don't forget the pistachios, which add richness and flavor. A very special dessert, served with atr (sugar syrup).
Cheese Qatayef (Qatayef with Cheese)
Qatayef is very popular—delicious, light, and easy to prepare. Here are the cheese-filled Qatayef baked in butter in the oven. Choose your preferred filling!
Arabic Dessert
A very easy and tasty Arabic dessert. You can serve the Arabic dessert with syrup or sugar syrup, adjusting the sweetness by the amount of syrup added.
Carrot Halva with Oil
For anyone seeking butter-free desserts, this carrot halva uses oil instead of butter. Give this oil-based carrot halva a try—you’ll surely love it.
Granola Bars
Granola bars have become a popular healthy snack option, and this recipe is healthful and incredibly tasty while helping you cut back on sugar and artificial sweeteners.
How to Make Turkish Ka'ak (Turkish Cookies)
An easy homemade Turkish ka'ak recipe using common pantry ingredients. Try this tasty pastry from Turkey, famous for its breads and baked treats.