# The best traditional Greek desserts

Greece's favourite traditional sweets according to Time Out Athens, Petros Syrigos and Greek Cooking by Katerina: from baklava and galaktoboureko to spoon sweets.

- 2 votes · 16 items
- Jan 20, 2024 · saucy_athens
- https://even.best/en/l/1159/the-best-traditional-greek-desserts

## Top 15

1. **Baklava** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Filo with walnuts and honey syrup.
2. **Galaktoboureko** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Crisp filo filled with semolina custard and soaked in syrup.
3. **Loukoumades** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried dough balls with honey, cinnamon and walnuts.
4. **Kataifi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Shredded filo with nuts and syrup.
5. **Melomakarona** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Christmas cookies with honey, orange and walnuts.
6. **Kourabiedes** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Butter cookies with almonds and icing sugar.
7. **Rizogalo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Creamy rice pudding with cinnamon.
8. **Portokalopita** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Syrup-soaked orange and filo cake.
9. **Ravani** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Syrup-soaked semolina cake.
10. **Spoon sweets** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fruit preserved in syrup, the treat of hospitality.
11. **Bougatsa with cream** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Thessaloniki's breakfast pastry with custard and icing sugar.
12. **Tsoureki** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Easter sweet bread with mahlab and mastic.
13. **Syros loukoumi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The traditional Turkish delight of Ermoupoli.
14. **Semolina halva** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Pot halva made with semolina and syrup.
15. **Samali** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Syrup-soaked semolina cake with mastic.
16. **Crème caramel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Egg custard with caramel, a beloved classic.

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