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The best Spanish Easter sweets

The top 3 according to 73 votes from people: Torrijas · Leche frita · Bartolillos. (Updated Mar 25, 2026.)

Torrijas, pestiños, mona de Pascua and bartolillos: the traditional Easter sweets of each region of Spain.

jaime rodríguez · · 15 items · 73 votes · 0 comments

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Top 15

  1. 1

    Torrijas

    Bread soaked in milk, battered and fried.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  2. 2

    Leche frita

    Thick custard, battered and fried.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 1

    7
  3. 3

    Bartolillos

    Fried custard turnovers from Madrid.

    ▲ 7 ▼ 0

    7
  4. 4

    Pestiños

    Fried dough with honey from Andalusia.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  5. 5

    Mona de Pascua

    Sweet bread decorated with eggs.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  6. 6

    Flores fritas

    Fried flowers made with a mould.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  7. 7

    Hojuelas

    Thin fried sheets with honey.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 0

    5
  8. 8

    Huesillos

    Long fried dough pieces with sugar.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  9. 9

    Crespells

    Mallorcan cookies.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  10. 10

    Gañotes

    Fried pastry tubes with honey from Cádiz.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  11. 11

    Rubiols

    Sweet Mallorcan pasties.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  12. 12

    Buñuelos de viento

    Fried puffs, sometimes cream-filled.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  13. 13

    Borrachuelos

    Sweet wine pastry filled with angel hair jam.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  14. 14

    Panquemado

    Valencian sweet bun.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0
  15. 15

    Rosquillas

    Fried doughnuts dusted with sugar.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1

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