Lebanese pastries

Satisfy your sweet tooth with 15 authentic Lebanese desserts you can easily make at home. From baklava to no-bake treats, this collection has a variety of options.

Lebanese closed meat pies with filling of meat, onions, tomatoes and spices.

For something fun and unique, try these Lebanese desserts! Baklava, semolina cake, and bread pudding are just a few of the tasty treats on this list!

Cheese Fatayer is a delicious Lebanese pastry perfect for dinner, savory breakfast, or brunch, offering irresistible flavor and comfort in every bite.

This authentic Lebanese Spinach Pies recipe (called fatayer) is made with a simple homemade dough recipe and the best zingy spinach filling!

What is a Kunafoli you say? Well it derived from me being greedy and wanting Kunafah on the Go. So with some late night thinking, combining my East meets West brain I came up with a Kunafoli, when a Kunafah meets Cannoli. So if you happen to be part Arab and part Italian, this is an ode to you!

It's too bad that so many people are only familiar with Middle Eastern pastries that aren't so well made. If you sample them far from where they originate, often they're made with old or stale nuts, they've sat around too long in plastic packages, or the cheeses aren't exactly fresh. While it's true that some of them can be a bit sticky-sweet for Western tastes,

One time, my grandmother Teta Nabiha came to visit us in France. She marvelled at the flowers growing by the side of the streets and how clean everything was. She went into the kitchen and in no time at all fixed some sfeeha for us. I watched her stretch the little balls of dough with...Read More »

Layali Lubnan is a sweet milk-based dessert enjoyed in Lebanon all year, but especially during Ramadan. It takes less than 30 minutes to put together from start to finish and can feed a crowd!