Polish chocolate & walnut cake
Spanish fig & almond balls
Chorreadas
Apple Frangipan Tart
Kurabie Butter Cookies
Dziriat (Algerian Almond Tarts)
Anzac biscuits
Mamoul (Eid biscuits)
Tall Skoleboller
Apple pie pops
Chocolate alfajores
Tunisian Orange Cake
Rogaliki (Polish Croissant Cookies)
BeaverTails
Sticky Toffee Pudding Ultimate
Bulgarian Honey Cookies
Boterkoek (Dutch Butter Cake)
Dutch doughnuts
Hot Chocolate Fudge
Dutch Apple Pie
Pancakes
Flan
Layered mango custard
Dutch Spiced Breakfast Cake (Ontbijtkoek)
Postre Chajá
Slagroomtaart
Chiffon Cake
This introductory baked dessert has a delicate, soft texture and a cloud-like lightness. It is a classic basic Western pastry. The main ingredients, eggs and milk, provide high-quality protein and calcium, making it nutritious. The process has high demands on whipping, folding, and baking temperature, so it is somewhat challenging, but as long as you patiently follow the steps, beginners can succeed. From preparation to baking, it generally takes 1.5 to 2 hours.
Snowflake Crackers (Xuehua Su)
Calculations: Per Serving: - Salted Butter: 20g - Marshmallows: 75g - Full-fat Milk Powder: 40g - Mixed Nuts: 60g - Biscuits: 75g
Konjac Cake
Konjac cake is a low-calorie, gluten-free dessert. It uses erythritol to replace white sugar, offering a light, moist texture with a cocoa aroma, making it especially suitable for people looking to lose fat. It is rich in dietary fiber and protein, which creates a strong sense of fullness. Production has some difficulty, requiring whipped egg whites and attention to folding techniques, but the total time is only about half an hour, making it a quick and healthy baking choice.
Yogurt Italian Panna Cotta
An adaptation of a classic Italian dessert. Incorporating plain yogurt makes the taste fresher and smoother; it is sweet but not cloying and is suitable as a dessert paired with fruit or jam. The dairy products provide rich calcium and protein, offering a gentle nutritional profile. The making process is simple, requiring only heating, stirring, and chilling. Beginners can handle it easily; from preparation to completion, it takes about 5 hours.
Taro Mochi Ice Cream (Xuemeinang)
The skin of this Xiao Long Bao-style dessert is soft and chewy, while the filling features a smooth, sweet taro puree paired with airy cream. It offers a rich texture and is a family-style creative dessert. Taro and purple sweet potatoes provide fiber and anthocyanins, while milk and cream add calcium, balancing nutrition. No oven is needed; the steps are simple and beginner-friendly, suitable even for those who aren't experienced with baking. It takes approximately two hours from start to finish and allows you to make homemade snacks that children will love.
Strawberry Ice Cream
This is an easy homemade strawberry ice cream that needs no ice cream machine, with a rich fruity aroma and creamy texture. Strawberries are rich in vitamin C, and the milky condensed milk and cream provide energy and calcium. It is simple and doesn't test your skills; beginners can succeed on the first try. It takes about eight hours in total, mostly freezing time, with only a few dozen minutes of hands-on work.
British Scones
British scones are a classic afternoon tea treat: crisp outside, soft inside, with a rich egg-and-cream aroma, even better with jam or clotted cream. Made mainly from flour, butter, eggs and cream, they are rich in carbohydrates and protein for a quick energy boost. The process is fairly simple; with basic dough-handling skills, beginners can manage it. It takes about an hour from prep to out of the oven.
Carrot Sweet Rice Cake (Gajar Halwa)
Gajar Halwa is a famous winter dessert in Indian households. The slow-simmered combination of grated carrots and milk, infused with ghee and nuts, creates a dense, sweet texture with a golden-red color. Rich in beta-carotene, calcium, and healthy fats, it is warming and nourishing. The process is simple but requires some patience for beginners; it is ready in approximately 45 minutes.
Baked Egg Tarts
Baked egg tarts are a classic Chinese dessert characterized by their crispy crust, smooth filling, and rich milky flavor. They are rich in protein, calcium, and various vitamins, providing rich energy. The making process is very simple; beginners can easily get started. Moreover, semi-finished products can be frozen for later use. From preparation to baking out of the oven, it takes about 1 hour.
Margherita Cookies
Margherita cookies are crumbly and melt-in-the-mouth with a rich buttery aroma, a classic little Western treat. Made mainly from egg yolk, butter and flour, they are rich in carbohydrates and fat for quick energy. Moderate difficulty; about 45 minutes from prep to out of the oven, and beginners can manage easily.
Red Grapefruit Cake
Red Grapefruit Cake is a fresh dessert that is easily made in an air fryer. It blends the subtle sour-fruity aroma of grapefruit pulp with the soft texture of the cake, making it perfect for a single-serving afternoon tea. Eggs and flour provide protein and carbohydrates, while red grapefruit is rich in Vitamin C, offering simple basic nutrition. The difficulty level is medium. The key lies in stirring the batter in batches until it has no lumps and turns a pale yellow. Newbies can succeed as long as they follow the steps patiently. From preparation to serving, it takes about 35 minutes, so it won't take up much time if you crave freshly baked sweets.
Fried Fresh Milk (Zhǎ Xiān Nǎi)
Fried fresh milk is a dessert with a crispy crust and a soft, silky filling. The making process isn't difficult, but the milk thickener must be heated sufficiently and chilled to set; otherwise, cutting and frying may cause it to fall apart. The actual preparation time is approximately 30 minutes, plus at least 2 hours for chilling.
Honey Bread Rolls Without a Stand Mixer
These homemade honey bread rolls need no stand mixer. They're soft and sweet with slightly crisp bottoms, brushed with honey water and sprinkled with sesame for a simple, sweet aroma. The main ingredients are bread flour, milk, egg and butter, providing plenty of carbohydrates, protein and calcium, a reassuring breakfast or snack. The method is simple: everything is kneaded by hand, the proofing time is flexible, and you can even refrigerate the rolls overnight and bake them the next day, which makes it very beginner-friendly. It takes about 3 hours, mostly waiting for the dough to rise; the hands-on work isn't hard.
Oven-Baked Basque Cheesecake
Basque cheesecake is a dessert with a rich, dense texture, a crisp, caramelized crust, and a moist interior. It is a classic flavor from the Basque region of Spain. The main ingredients are cream cheese and eggs, which are rich in high-quality protein and calcium. The making process is very simple and easy for beginners to handle. The time from prep to oven is only about 30 minutes, but it is recommended to refrigerate overnight before eating, with a total time of approximately 8 hours or more.
Oreo Ice Cream
The texture of Oreo ice cream is fine and delicate; the milky fragrance blends with the Oreo's crispy sweetness. Pure animal cream makes the overall flavor light and not greasy. It mainly provides energy, contains fats and carbohydrates, and is suitable as a refreshing dessert. The production process is relatively simple, requiring only handling the cookie filling and beating the cream. Beginners can complete it with a little patience. The entire preparation time is about half an hour, and after freezing for more than 4 hours, it is ready to eat.
Tiramisu
This traditional Italian dessert needs no oven: the cream is light and airy and the coffee-soaked ladyfingers are rich and soft, making it an entry-level dessert. It's rich in protein and calcium but high in sugar and calories, so enjoy it occasionally. It's easy and very friendly to baking beginners: only about half an hour of hands-on time, then four hours in the fridge to set.
Sugar-Frosted Taro (Fan Sha Yu Tou)
Sugar-frosted taro is a traditional Chaoshan snack, crisp outside and soft inside, sweet and fragrant, often served with afternoon tea. Lipu taro is rich in dietary fiber, potassium and vitamins, and keeps you full for a long time. It isn't hard to make, but you need to control the sugar syrup's heat, so it suits beginners with a little experience. The whole process takes about 20 minutes.