Guatemalan dessert recipes

The traditional Guatemalan Rice Quesadilla is a typical Guatemalan dessert, originally from eastern Guatemala, specifically from the department of Zacapa, but now it is available throughout the country.

These traditional Guatemalan desserts are such a treat! Spice up the end of your meal with borracho cake, torrejas, tres leches cake, and more delicacies from Guatemala.

Are you trying to find the best Guatemalan Desserts? We've rounded up 25 easy Guatemalan Desserts we hope will inspire you. The only question is which dessert recipe you will choose to make first?

From arroz con leche to tres leche and polvorosass, here are 13 Guatemalan desserts to eat in Guatemala including buñuelos and champurradas.

I had never made Polvorosas before today. I lived in Guatemala for 12 years and loved these little cookies so very much, but never had a recipe to make them. It makes me wonder why? But, it's never too late to start, I say. Polvorosas get their name from the root word, "Polvo", meaning dust or powder. They are little shortbread cookies dipped in confectioners' sugar. One bite and the crumbs and powder go everywhere. Hence the name. Similar cookies are known as Mexican Wedding Cakes. I love…

You can find variations of Nuégados throughout Central America. In Guatemala, they are balls of orange-scented (sometimes anise), flour based dough that are fried and coated in a sugar glaze. Neighboring countries often make Nuégados

A delicious butter cookie with the perfect level of crunch to dunk in your morning coffee!

A quick recipe for Guatemalan canillitas de leche, a delicious 10-minute dessert using only 3 ingredients you probably already have in your pantry: powdered sugar, condensed milk, and powdered milk!

Here are my favorite Guatemalan traditional recipes perfect for Guatemala’s Independence or Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations.

SOURCE: MARICEL PRESILLA. GRAN COCINA LATINA: THE FOOD OF LATIN AMERICA.