You have to try this delicious dessert that uses one of the main indigenous ingredients of the Andes region, choclo (also known as Peruvian corn or Cuzco corn). Pastel de Choclo is a sweet, traditional dish best enjoyed with a hot drink. Generally consumed as a breakfast or post-lunch snack, corn cake is moreish and…
Delicious Peruvian Dessert Recipes
Peruvians love dessert. From the after-dinner Suspiro de Limeña to the mid-day snack of picarones, there’s always an excuse for some sweet (dulce) treats throughout the day. Peru lays claim to some of the best desserts in Latin America. Many of these dishes were brought in by the Spanish and adapted. Other dessert dishes were formed by blending traditional ingredients like purple corn with imported ingredients like sugar. Mazamorra morada is a good example of this fusion.
There are also variations of popular sweet treats in other countries. Turrón de chocolate, arroz con leche, leche asada, tres leches cake, and crema volteada for example.
Every household in Peru has their own recipe or what we could call “family secret ingredient” for their favorite dessert recipe. Though there are many unique variations, there will always be one way to cook and prepare it. When preparing these dishes, expect a lot of stirring and attention to detail, but after all the hard work, you’ll definitely enjoy the taste of these delicious Peruvian desserts.
Essential supplies: condensed milk, white rice, manjar blanco (dulce de leche), milk, eggs, sugar, and ice cream.
Pastry Cream Pionono – Peruvian Sponge Cake
Pionono is a delicious spongy cake with different variations of ingredients depending on the household, the chef who is preparing it, the region of origin, or the occasion. This sweet dessert is all about the filling. Pionono recipes can include manjar blanco, dulce de leche, chantilly cream, or pastry cream. In this recipe, we’ve gone…
Turron De Chocolate Peruano – Peruvian Chocolate Nougat Dessert
Turrón is a Spanish invention. The original European version includes almonds (almendras) and is a typical Christmas dessert favorite. In this Peruvian turrón recipe, we’ve decided to change things up and create a recipe with walnuts and lots of chocolate. This Turrónes De Chocolate recipe is guaranteed to be a winner. A luxurious treat that…
Peruvian Tres Leches Cake Recipe
While many people associate this delicious dessert with Peru, we have to admit that the “three milks” cake likely originated in Central America. It is a very popular treat all over Latin America, however, and Peruvians love it just as much (if not more) as everyone else. This is one dessert you will not have…
Crema Volteada – Creamy Peruvian Flan Recipe
Crema Volteada is a dessert borrowed from the Spanish. But it’s one of those quintessential desserts that finishes the best Peruvian meals. This caramel custard delight is a total sugar bomb but it’s worth every bite. Despite the delicate, creamy, almost luxurious taste, this is an easy-to-prepare dish thanks to a few simple ingredients. Milk…
Alfajores: Delicious Peruvian Cookie with Manjar Blanco
Small or large, covered in chocolate or powdered sugar, filled with careful or copious amounts of manjar blanco, the irresistible creamy caramel sauce, alfajores come in many shapes, sizes and variations but they all have one thing in common: they’re absolutely irresistible. The classic alfajor consists of two buttery, melt-in-the-mouth cookies filled with creamy, sweet…
Mazamorra Morada (Sweet Peruvian Purple Corn Pudding)
One of the most popular desserts in Peru, Mazamorra Morada is a combination of two things abundant in the country, corn and fruit. This jelly-like treat is made thick by the addition of sweet potato flour (another Peruvian staple) or even corn starch. Morada means purple in English, by the way. Maiz morada, the beautiful…
Low Carb Torta: Delicious Sugar-Free Peruvian Chocolate Cake
Looking for a “healthy” Peruvian dessert that follows the low-carb regime? Are healthy Peruvian desserts possible? Well, we know that Peruvian food can be healthy. Just look at the lovely fish and vegetables in ceviche. Lomo saltado is lean beef stir-fried with vegetables. Even desserts like Mazamorra Morada is packed with fruit. “But it’s full…
Picarones Recipe
Picarones or Peruvian doughnuts are a typical Peruvian treat and are as good as American Doughnuts but are easier to make. This is a traditional Picarones recipe that’s simple to make and the resulting Picarones will tempt you to devour them all. This recipe uses butternut squash but you can also use pumpkin (which is…
Suspiro Limeño Recipe: Delicious Peruvian Dessert from Lima
A firm favourite in Lima (note the name), the Suspiro Limeño, also known as Suspiro a la Limeña and Suspiro de Limeña is a Peruvian dessert with a very interesting history. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Amparo Ayarza, wife of poet Jose Galvez, created the recipe for this Peruvian dessert. Galvez named it Suspiro de Limeña…