Sweets

Impress your guests with this amazing, alternative recipe of two-coloured cypriot halva! Components ½ cup of seed oil 1/3 cup almonds grounded 1 1/3 cup of semolina 3 cups...

(Serves 10) Dough: 1 kg strong plain flour ¾ cup oil Pinch of salt A few drops of lemon juice 2 cups water Filling: 300g crushed almonds 50g sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp rosewater Syrup: 1...

Kourampiedes are tiny shortbread biscuits that look like little snow-mounds thanks to their generous dusting of icing sugar. They can be made with or...

Kattimeri, a great snack food nevertheless, is more like a traditional version of crepe, made in Cyprus. For the dough: • 5 cups flour • ½ cup vegetable...

Loukoumades: little bite-sized fluffy sweet honey puffs, deep fried to golden and crispy perfection. Do not forget: the perfect traditional loukoumades are crispy and golden on...

Extra delicious and low-calorie, Mahalepi is maybe the perfect antidote to hot summer days in Cyprus!   Ingredients: -5 cups of water -1 cup of cornstarch (or...

  1 kg of unsalted anari cheese/ mizithra 1 litre  of fresh cream 2/3 glass of sugar ½ glass of rose water ½ tsp...

What if, you were drinking beer or wine and eating cupcakes? Owner of Sweet Lavender Cupcakes in Nicosia, Doxa Liatsi, can convince you its...

Put all the ingredients for the syrup in a small pan, stirring continuously until the sugar dissolves, for approximately 15 minutes. Add the pears, reduce...

Prepare the meringue “nests”: Beat the egg whites until they stiffen. Gradually add the caster sugar (1 tablespoon at a time), the vanilla and...

Prepare the syrup: In a small saucepan bring to boil water, sugar, cloves and cinnamon stick. When boiled, lower heat and simmer the syrup...

First, try a piece of the pumpkin to see if it’s sweet or not. Overnight (or at least for 6 hours) place the pumpkin...

Put the semolina flour in a bowl. Heat the milk skin or butter on a low flame and add to the bowl, mixing well....

Remove the stalks from the cherries. Dilute the pickling lime in enough water to cover them in a non-metallic bowl. Place the cherries in...

First prepare the rice cream: Heat 1 ½ cups (375ml) water in a saucepan and stir in the rice. Lower the heat, cover the...

With a peeler remove the thinnest layer possible from the skin of the fig. Then, dissolve the pickling lime in water and cover the figs with...

First prepare the cherries with the Commandaria: Split the cherries and remove the stones. Put the jam in a large pan, add the sugar...

Carefully remove any remaining red flesh from the peel and then use a sharp knife to remove the outer green part of the peel...

Prepare the syrup: Put the water, sugar and orange peel in a saucepan and stir until the sugar dissolves and then bring the syrup...

Remove petals from roses, rinse well and place in a saucepan. Cover saucepan and leave to boil for 15 minutes with 1 cup of...

Prepare the crumble: Mix the flour with the almond powder, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Add the melted butter and stir the mixture...