Recipe collection

Desserts.

Useful recipes for delicious food without unnecessary complication.

Watercolour illustration of Maltese almond macaroons topped with almonds and cherries.

Maltese · Stovetop

Biskuttini tal-Lewż (Maltese Almond Macaroons)

Traditional Maltese almond macaroons with a crisp outside and chewy centre. Simple, fragrant, and often served for celebrations.

Watercolour illustration of decorated Maltese Easter almond pastries topped with chocolate eggs.

70 min

Maltese · Oven

Figolli (Maltese Easter Almond Pastries)

Malta's iconic Easter sweet - two layers of pastry filled with almond paste, baked and decorated with colourful icing and a chocolate egg on top.

Watercolour illustration of diamond-shaped fried date pastries with orange and warm spices.

55 min

Maltese · Frying

Imqaret (Maltese Date Pastries)

Traditional Maltese fried date pastries scented with citrus, aniseed, and warm spice. Crisp outside, sticky and aromatic inside.

Watercolour illustration of crisp cannoli tubes filled with ricotta, chocolate and candied citrus.

65 min

Maltese · Oven

Kannoli Maltin (Maltese Cannoli)

Crisp pastry tubes filled with sweet ricotta, citrus zest, chocolate, and candied peel. A Maltese bakery favourite with Sicilian roots.

Watercolour illustration of honey-glazed Maltese Lenten almond biscuits with citrus and spices.

45 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Kwareżimal (Maltese Lenten Biscuits)

Traditional Maltese Lenten biscuits made without eggs, butter, or dairy. Dense, aromatic, and rich with almonds, citrus, and warm spices.

Watercolour illustration of domed Maltese Carnival cake with meringue, pine nuts, cherries and chocolate.

65 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Prinjolata (Maltese Carnival Cake)

A festive dome-shaped Maltese dessert for Carnival, layered with sponge, pastry, cream, and nuts, covered in meringue and decorated with pine nuts and cherries.

Watercolour illustration of dark Maltese bread-pudding squares with raisins, walnuts and citrus.

80 min

Maltese · Oven

Pudina tal-Ħobż (Maltese Bread Pudding)

A traditional Maltese bread pudding made with stale bread, cocoa, citrus, spices, dried fruit, and nuts. Frugal, rich, and deeply nostalgic.

Watercolour illustration of a sliced vanilla and chocolate marble cake.

65 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Torta tal-Marmurat (Maltese Marble Cake)

A homely Maltese marble cake with vanilla and chocolate swirls. Soft, simple, and perfect with tea or coffee.

Watercolour illustration of Maltese chocolate biscuit Christmas log with nuts and candied fruit.

30 min

Maltese · No Cook

Tronchetto tal-Milied (Maltese Christmas Log)

A no-bake Maltese Christmas log made with crushed biscuits, nuts, chocolate, condensed milk, and candied fruit.

Watercolour illustration of fried choux pastries filled with sweet ricotta and finished with honey and pistachios.

70 min

Maltese · Oven

Żeppoli ta' San Ġużepp (Maltese St Joseph's Pastries)

Traditional Maltese St Joseph's pastries filled with sweet ricotta and finished with honey, nuts, or icing sugar.

Watercolour illustration of Maltese pastry rings with dark treacle filling visible through small slashes.

75 min

Maltese · Oven

Qagħaq tal-Għasel (Maltese Honey Rings)

Traditional Maltese honey rings filled with treacle, citrus, spices, and semolina. A fragrant festive sweet with a rich, sticky centre.

Watercolour illustration of Maltese hot chocolate with chestnuts, orange peel, cinnamon and dark chocolate.

105 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Imbuljuta tal-Qastan (Maltese Chestnut and Chocolate Drink)

A warming Maltese drink of tender chestnuts, cocoa, dark chocolate, orange, and cinnamon. Start the dried chestnuts soaking the night before.