The most famous Arabic sweets
The top 3 according to 2 votes from people: Ghraybeh · Baklava · Basbousa. (Updated Jun 23, 2025.)
The most famous traditional Middle Eastern sweets across the Arab world, from the Levant to Egypt and the Gulf, according to Arabic cooking sites and lists of popular sweets.
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Top 12
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1
Ghraybeh
Butter and icing sugar shortbread that melts in the mouth.
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2
Baklava
Layers of filo filled with pistachios or walnuts and soaked in syrup.
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3
Basbousa
Semolina cake soaked in syrup, the sweet of Egyptian family gatherings.
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4
Ma'amoul
Shortbread filled with dates, pistachios or walnuts, the Eid sweet.
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5
Qatayef
Pancakes stuffed with ashta cream or nuts, the Ramadan sweet.
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6
Om Ali
Baked pastry with milk and nuts, from Egypt.
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7
Luqaimat (luqmat al-qadi)
Fried dough balls with date syrup or honey, from the Gulf and the Levant.
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8
Balah el-sham
Fried dough fingers soaked in syrup.
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9
Namoura (harissa)
Semolina cake with coconut and almonds soaked in syrup.
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10
Muhallabia
Milk and starch pudding with rose water and pistachios.
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11
Halawet el-jibn
Cheese dough rolls filled with ashta, from Homs in Syria.
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12
Kallaj
Starch sheets filled with ashta, a Ramadan sweet in Lebanon.
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13
Knafeh nabulsieh
Kunafa pastry with Nabulsi cheese and syrup, from Nablus in Palestine.
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