The best Chilean desserts
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Kuchen · Murta con membrillo · Mote con huesillo. (Updated Sep 20, 2025.)
Traditional Chilean desserts and sweets, from leche asada to mote con huesillo, according to Pilar Hernández's Cocina Chilena and guides to Chilean desserts.
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Top 10
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1
Kuchen
German-heritage fruit cake, typical of the south (Frutillar, Puerto Varas).
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2
Murta con membrillo
Native southern berry in syrup with quince.
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3
Mote con huesillo
Dried peaches in syrup with husked wheat: the summer drink-dessert of Chile.
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4
Leche asada
Baked custard, firmer and more rustic than flan, with a golden top.
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Torta de mil hojas
Layers of crisp pastry and manjar with walnuts, the birthday cake.
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Sopaipillas pasadas
Squash sopaipillas soaked in chancaca syrup with cinnamon and orange, for rainy days.
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Chilean alfajores
Crisp biscuits with manjar, coated in chocolate or sugar.
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Brazo de reina
Rolled sponge cake filled with manjar.
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9
Arroz con leche
Rice in milk with cinnamon, for family lunches.
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10
Turrón de vino
Meringue cooked with red wine, typical of the countryside.
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11
Calzones rotos
Twisted fried dough with icing sugar.
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12
Chilenitos
Manjar biscuits topped with meringue.
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Comments (3)
Mote con huesillo en verano en el cerro San Cristóbal, lo más chileno que hay.
Las sopaipillas pasadas en chancaca un día de lluvia ☔
Los chilenitos son lo más rico del mundo.