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Desserts

Sweet things worth making.

8 recipes

A whole marquise topped with torched Italian meringue on a wooden board
55 min
Medium
Desserts

Marquise with Dulce de Leche and Italian Meringue

A flourless chocolate base somewhere between brownie and cake, layered with dulce de leche repostero and topped with Italian meringue.

25 min12 serves
Italian meringue swirled over a marquise, before torching
25 min
Medium
Desserts

Italian Meringue

Boiling sugar syrup whipped into egg whites, which cooks them as it goes. Holds its shape for days, never weeps, and torches beautifully.

10 min8 serves
Chocolate mousse on a dulce de leche base, served in a bowl
35 min
Medium
Desserts

Chocolate Mousse on a Dulce de Leche Base

No cream, no gelatine, just ten eggs doing the work. Set over a layer of dulce de leche so every spoonful drags some up.

25 min10 serves
Chocolate chip cookies with dulce de leche heart, broken open to show the molten centre
27 min
Easy
DessertsBread & Baking

Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Dulce de Leche Heart

One bowl, no mixer, 12 minutes in the oven. Dark chocolate chips on the outside, molten dulce de leche on the inside.

15 min12 serves
Volcán de dulce de leche with molten centre flowing onto a plate, served with vanilla ice cream
27 min
Easy
Desserts

Volcán de Dulce de Leche

A molten dulce de leche pudding with a self-saucing centre. Six ramekins, one bowl, and the most dramatic dessert on this blog so far.

15 min6 serves
Dulce de leche made from condensed milk
215 min
Easy
Desserts

Dulce de Leche (from condensed milk)

One can of sweetened condensed milk, three and a half hours in boiling water, zero effort. This is how every Argentine makes it at home.

5 min1 serves
Walnut alfajores with dulce de leche filling
35 min
Easy
DessertsBread & Baking

Walnut Alfajores

Crumbly walnut cookies sandwiched with dulce de leche. An Argentine classic that requires no rolling, no cutters, and very little patience.

15 min20 serves
Baked Cheesecake
75 min
Medium
Desserts

Dulce De Leche Baked Cheesecake

A silky baked cheesecake with an Oreo base and ribbons of dulce de leche. No cracks, no drama, just the most Argentine cheesecake you will ever make.

20 min12 serves