Slavic desserts

Looking for authentic Russian desserts? From cakes to fudge to crepes, these easy recipes will end your meal with a Russian twist.

Kisel is a classic Russian and Slavic dessert or drink. It's like a summer soup made with berries thickened with potato starch. I love this dessert.

Prekmurska gibanica is a traditional Slovenian dessert made with shortcrust pastry, phyllo, and four fillings: poppy seed, walnut, farmer's cheese, and apple.

Delicious soft and sweet yeasted bread filled with a wild blueberry sauce and quark. Quark is a German style soft cheese, said to be similar to ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, or even farmer cheese. This fresh cheese is a fresh acid-set cheese, which sours the milk and gives it a tangy flavor. When combined with sweet, fresh blueberries it creates a perfect pairing! You don’t have to forage for wild blueberries to make these delicious Russian-inspired buns, but you can certainly romanticize…

My vegan version of delicious West Ukrainian dessert - Lvivsky Syrnyk.

The Lviv syrnyk with poppy seeds is a traditional Ukrainian cheesecake with a crispy chocolate crust made with cottage cheese, lemon zest, vanilla, cranberries

Here is a Russian Cheesecake recipe that is called Tvoroznaya Zapekanka in Russian. This is a nostalgic recipe from my childhood that is easy to ..

Apple bulochki are a popular Slavic dessert made with a sweet yeast dough. They are tender, fluffy and not too sweet.

These delicious Persiki cookies are simple deserts traditionally found in Russian and Ukrainian culture, especially at weddings! These peach cookies are full of apricot, dulce de lech cream, then soaked and garnished to look like an actual peach. This super popular soft pastry is easy to make, and the recipe does not require fancy tools!

This Apple Sponge Cake, also known as Russian Sharlotka, is a super delicious and moist dessert that will quickly become your new favorite apple dessert.