Iranian sweets recipes

Qottab is a Persian pastry filled with walnuts is a delicious traditional treat from Iran. Flaky dough is filled with walnuts and cardamom.

Yazdi Cupcakes (Cake Yazdi) recipe from the cookbook, Cooking in Iran: Regional Recipes and Kitchen Secrets, by Najmieh Batmanglij.

Sohan (Soohan, سوهان) is a Persian Saffron brittle sweet that is mainly made with wheat and butter and nuts. It is originally from Qom

Ghotab / Qottab Pastry (Traditional Iranian Almond and Walnut-Filled Crescents) | Ahead of Thyme

This Middle Eastern halva recipe is nutty and sweet. It's made with sugar syrup, velvety tahini, spicy cardamom, and chopped pistachios.

Persian halva is a classic dessert made with pantry staples. Perfectly sweet with aromas of rose and saffron, this Persian dessert is tasty.

This was an experiment to show you, my dear readers, what I mean when I say that food is part of traveling. Let's take a culinary peek into Iranian culture!

Persian Cardamom Muffins - Cake Yazdi is a traditional Iranian/Persian recipe for delicious muffins that are filled with Persian flavors.

Get kids helping out in the kitchen with this great starter recipe. Serve these tasty treats cool and sliced into squares.From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Kolompeh is a traditional Iranian pastry originated in city of Kerman. It's one of the easy pastries that you can make at home and it's very popular during the Norooz (Persian new year).The dough is soft, buttery and scented with saffron and cardamom. The filling is made of dates and nuts (normally walnut or pistachio), spices and rose water. However, I used pecans in the filling and I just loved the result.There are some special stamps for making Kolopmeh to not just press it but to give it…