List of Turkish desserts

This is a list of desserts from Turkish cuisine.

Name of dessert	Image	Type	Description
Acıbadem kurabiyesi		Almond cookie with bitter almond taste
Aşure		Pudding	A wheat pudding that contains dried fruits, nuts, chickpeas and other ingredients
Ayva tatlısı		Fruit	A fruit-based dessert made with quince
Badem ezmesi		Nuts	Marzipan
Baklava		Phyllo pastry	A type of phyllo pastry filled with finely chopped nuts and soaked in sugar syrup
Bülbül yuvası		Phyllo pastry	A type of phyllo pastry with walnut
Cezerye		Candy	Turkish gelatinous sweet made from caramelised carrots, shredded coconut and roasted nuts
Cevizli sucuk		Candy	Walnuts lined on a strand coated in thickened grape or mulberry juice and dried to resemble sausages
Demir tatlısı		Fried batter	Fried cookie made with an iron mold
Dilber dudağı		Pastry	Buttery pastry soaked in simple syrup
Dondurma		Dairy	Ice cream
Ekmek kadayıfı		Bread pudding usually served with fresh clotted cream
		Pistachio with Nuts
Güllaç		Dairy, fruit	Turkish milk and pomegranate pastry
Hanım göbeği		Pastry	Deep fried choux pastry balls soaked in simple syrup
Helatiye		Pudding
Hoşaf		Fruit	Stewed dried fruits optionally spiced with cloves or cinnamon, may be served cold over rice
Hoşmerim		Halva	Also called cheese halvah, homemade hoşmerim is made from cheese, semolina and powdered sugar and often served with ice cream, honey or nuts
Kabak tatlısı		Fruit	Candied pumpkin garnished with walnuts and fresh kaymak cream
Kadayıf
Kalburabastı		Pastry	Syrup-drenched pastries often served during the Islamic holidays, including the
Kaysefe		Fruit	Stewed dried fruits topped with melted butter and chopped nuts
Kazandibi		Pudding	Caramelized milk pudding
Kemalpaşa		Pastry
Keşkül		Pudding	Almond based milk pudding
Komposto		Fruit	Fresh fruit compote
Künefe		Pastry	Tel kadayif dough filled with a layer of cheese and soaked in simple syrup
Lokma		Fried batter	Leavened, deep fried dough soaked in simple syrup or drizzled with honey
Lokum		Candy	Turkish delights
Macun		Candy	Turkish toffee candy
Muhallebi		Pudding, dairy	Milk pudding
Orcik candy		Candy	Candy coated walnut and fermented grape juice mixture
Pekmez		Syrup	Traditionally prepared molasses syrup, usually made from grapes
Pepeçura		Pudding	Pudding of grape must thickened with flour and optionally nuts
Pestil		Fruit	Fruit leather
Pişmaniye		Helva	Flour roasted in butter blended into pulled sugar Also called çekme helva, or pulled helva
Revani		Cake	Semolina cake soaked in simple syrup
Şekerpare		Pastry	Soft almond pastry soaked in lemon-flavored simple syrup
Şıllık		Crepe	Turkish dessert crepe filled with walnut and topped with sweet syrup and chopped pistachio
Şöbiyet		Phyllo pastry	Similar to baklava but filled with sweet cream and nuts
Supangle		Cake, pudding	Chocolate pudding topped cake garnished with chopped pistachio or shredded coconut
Sütlü Nuriye		Phyllo pastry, dairy	Baklava variation with dairy milk
Tavuk göğsü		Pudding, dairy	Turkish milk pudding made with fine strands of chicken breast
Tulumba		Fried batter	Deep-fried batter dough soaked in simple syrup
Zerde		Pudding	Sweet rice pudding colored yellow with saffron

See also[]

• List of desserts
•  Food portal
•  Turkey portal

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