The best Peruvian desserts
The top 3 according to 6 votes from people: Suspiro a la limeña · Peruvian alfajores · Tres leches. (Updated Oct 4, 2026.)
Peru's Creole confectionery, largely born in Lima's convents in the 17th and 18th centuries, plus the regional sweets every Peruvian knows.
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Top 10
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1
Suspiro a la limeña
Manjar blanco topped with port meringue and cinnamon; named by the poet José Gálvez.
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Peruvian alfajores
Cornflour biscuits with manjar blanco and icing sugar.
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Tres leches
Sponge soaked in three milks, in every bakery.
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4
Picarones
Squash and sweet potato ring fritters drizzled with chancaca syrup.
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5
Mazamorra morada
Purple corn pudding with dried fruit, pineapple, cinnamon and cloves.
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Arroz zambito
Rice pudding with chancaca, coconut and raisins; served with mazamorra as 'el clásico'.
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7
Turrón de Doña Pepa
Anise sticks with fruit honey and sprinkles, the October sweet of the Lord of Miracles.
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8
Lúcuma ice cream
Ice cream of the Andean lúcuma fruit, the most Peruvian flavour.
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King Kong de Lambayeque
Giant cookie filled with manjar blanco and pineapple and peanut sweets.
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10
Queso helado arequipeño
Milk, coconut and cinnamon ice cream with no cheese at all, from Arequipa.
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Chocotejas de Ica
Chocolates filled with pecans and manjar.
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Comments (2)
Picarones con miel de chancaca un domingo en Barranco, lo máximo.
Suspiro a la limeña primero, así de dulce como su nombre 😍