Category Archives: Dessert

8 delicious recipes for kutia (sweet grain pudding)

Kutia or kutya is a special sweet grain dish that is first served at the Ukrainian Christmas Eve Supper (Sviata Vecheria or Svyata Vecherya in Ukrainian).

Kutia is not only a delicious dish loved by many but also a symbol of good harvest...

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Dumplings with poppy seeds

Looking for delicious Christmas recipes? You may like these A-mazing dumplings (Ukrainian varenyky) stuffed with poppy seeds and served with sour cream/honey.

Varenyky are one of the 12 sacred dishes of the traditional Ukrainian Christmas dinner and poppy seeds symbolize wealth and prosperity...

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Chocolate varenyky with farmer cheese

Almost every Ukrainian household has grown up eating varenyky (dumplings). Generation after generation, dozens of recipes for salty and sweet fillings have appeared.

Today we are going to cook “striped” varenyky using white and chocolate dough. Filled with farmer cheese and vanilla sugar, these...

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Ukrainian pyrizhky (hand pies) with strawberries

 

These strawberry hand pies are great for three reasons.

First, they taste really delicious - a juicy strawberry filling and tender airy dough baked to golden won’t leave anyone indifferent.

Second, pyrizhly are a wonderful alternative to traditional pies and can be taken...

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Lviv syrnyk with raisins – Ukrainian cheesecake

 

Lviv syrnyk is one of the most delicious desserts of Western Ukraine. It’s a true culinary treasure. Many pastry shops and coffee houses proudly include this cake on their menu. Yet, you can cook this delicious dish all by yourself and it will be no...

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