This is a list of desserts from Armenian cuisine.
Most of the following desserts are either nut and fruit-based desserts, sweet breads, cakes, pastries, confections, cookies, puddings, or preserves.
List
Name of dessertImageTypeDescriptionMikadoCakeLayered Cake made by layering dough with either sweetened condensed milk, caramel cream, or buttercream, when finished it is covered in chopped chocolate pieces.GataSweet breadSweet bread primarily filled with khoritz (butter, sugar, flour), nuts and fruits. Vanadzor, Stepanavan, Gavar, Gyumri and Yerevan varieties exist within Armenia.AlaniConfectionDried fruits, like peaches, apricots, or walnut stuffed figs) with a mixture of nuts and melted sugar, or honey inside.CakeLayered cake made from thin layers of dough, butter and honey. The dough is mixed with eggs, milk, baking soda, and butter, then rolled, brushed with butter and honey, folded six times, and baked. After baking, it is cut into squares and drizzled with warm honey butter.Отв. ред. А.С. Пирузян, ed. (1983). "Юхатерт. Юхатерт ленинаканский". Армянская кулинария. Ер.: Айастан. p. 272.SharotsConfectionTraditional confection made from halved walnut kernels threaded onto a string and coated with a spiced grape, pomegranade, cherry, plum, peach, mulberry, apple, cinnamon, or another fruit/spice-based mixture, of which all are a type of doshab.PasteghConfectionFruit leather made with dried out fruit pulp.NazookPastryRolled pastries traditionally made by rolling a dough that has a mixture of khoritz (butter, sugar and flour), and oftentimes fruits, or/and nuts spread on top of it before rolling. When baked, It is sometimes powdered with powdered sugar.PakhlavaPastryPastry prepared by layering dough with butter and nuts before baking it and soaking it in syrup, Armenia has a unique variety made in Gavar.FruchellaConfectionRound balls of fruit doshab (same mixture as used in sharots) filled with sweetened nuts.Cigarette cookiesCookiesSoft cookies shaped as a cigarette, usually with the filling of lokum and/or spiced nuts.NshablitCookiesArmenian almond cookies.Tutalik or PonchikPastryPuffy dough that is filled with either classic custard, caramel custard, chocolate custard, and nutella. After being fried it puffs up, but deflates when opened, or bitten into. Often covered in powdered sugar.BagharjSweet breadSweet bread with decorated edges and top. BarurikPastrySoft dough roll filled with cinnamon, chopped walnuts and sugar, rolled into the spiral before being baked.Pastegh RollsConfectionTtu Lavash rolls either eaten plain, or filled with nuts.ShpotPuddingTraditional dish consisting of a thick, porridge-like mass primarily made from fruit must.CookieArmenian sugar cookies.AnoushaburPuddingSweet porrdige eaten at special occasions like Christmas and New Year’s to celebrate and give thanks, recalling Noah’s feast after the flood. It consists of wheat or barley, dried fruits, nuts, sugar, spices, and rose water.KatnashorovPastrySoft pastry filled with sweetened quark, often a fruit-infused quark. It is made from dough of flour, yeast, milk, sugar, eggs, and butter, then baked and dusted with powdered sugar.KhavitzPuddingSweet porridge made from toasted wheat flour cooked with butter, milk, and honey or sugar, sometimes flavored with cinnamon."Хавиц — армянская полезная каша". Армянский музей Москвы и культуры наций. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.PopokConfectionWalnut-shaped confection made with pancake-like dough and filled with caramel cream.MrjnabuynConfectionConfection made from crushed nuts and dough crumbs bound togheter by sweetened condensed milk in the form of an ants nest and covered in chocolate.MarlenkaCakeHoney cake made from multiple honey-sweetened cake layers with a filling of caramel cream, or sweetened buttercream. It is sometimes partly-covered in chocolate icing or Its cream and a topping of leftover dough crumbles and nuts. It is similar to Medovik in many ways, a cake that is also popular in Armenia. MurabbaPreserveSweet fruit preserve made from multiple fruits and nuts.Tahini rollsSweet breadSweet bread made with a soft dough and a filling of tahini, sugar and cinnamon.Tghmardu IdealCakeLayered cake made from soft biscuit layers with walnuts, filled and coated with a rich butter and condensed milk cream that often has brandy added to them. The layers are brushed with chocolate and the cake is finished with dark chocolate glaze, dark chocolate chunks and walnuts on top."Տորթ "Տղամարդու իդեալ"". Cooks.am.HalvaConfectionSweet confection, or hardened paste made from either grains, nuts, or seeds, the chosen base is then combined with sugar syrup and made into a paste. In Armenia, halva made with pokhindz is especially popular.NapoleonCakeCake made with multiple layers of very thin dough, with the layers having a filling of sweet cream between them. It is often accompanied by, or even made with fruits and nuts like rapsberries, walnuts, or hazelnuts. One variation adds Armenian brandy to the cream.Zadige KeghkeCookiesMostly braided, or s-shaped easter cookies made with a sweet dough and spices like mahleb, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. They are also often sprinkled with sesame, or caraway seeds.KatnahuncSweet breadSweet easter bread made from a yeast dough of flour, sugar, milk, butter, eggs, citrus zest, and spices such as mahleb and cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. The dough is kneaded, left to rise, and then shaped into braids, the form the braids are stretched into can either resemble a loaf, or a large doughnut-shape. It can be filled with dried fruits, nuts, or chocolate cream and other things. Before baking, the dough is often brushed with egg yolk and sprinkled with sesame.BeesheePastryDough pastry made with a pancake-like dough before being fried. When done it is sprinkled with powdered sugar, similar to a beignet.KhourabiaCookieButter cookie made with butter, sugar, flour, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, finely chopped walnuts, and in some variations, armenian brandy. It is traditionally eaten during the easter, christmas and new years celebrations.Banana cookiesCookiesSoft cookies filled with a banana cream.DziranamahigCookiesSoft rolled crescent cookies made with an apricot murabba.Trchni kat tortCakeBirds milk cake made with either multiple layers of soft dough and a birds milk cream, or with a dough base at the bottom and a birds milk cream main part. Both versions are covered in dark chocolate glaze.ArchukCakeLayered cake made with layers of soft dough and cream that is covered in chocolate ganache.BkhbkhikPastryFried soft dough drizzled with either honey, or doshab and sometimes topped with chopped nuts as well. It is traditionally consumed during the bun barekendan holiday.ShakarsheeCookieCookie made from soft dough consisting of butter, powdered sugar, flour, eggs and finely ground walnuts. Some variations add a chocolate ganache topping. After being formed, a walnut half is placed on top of each before being baked. The texture is reported to be chewy and buttery.KatnapourPuddingArmenian rice pudding flavored with cinnamon.Armenian fruit cakesCakeMultiple cakes in Armenia are made using fruits, fruit murabba, and/or fruit-based creams. They are mostly layered. For example, Tsiranov tort, also known as Karakul, is made apricots, Moriov tort is made with raspberries, and Deghdzov tort is made with peaches.Armenian nut and spice cakesCakeMultiple cakes in Armenia are made using nuts and spices. These are either part of the dough, making it a dough based cake, a part of the cream inside the cake, or/and also a garnish on top of the cake. One prime example of that would be Mshk’enkuyzov tort, also known as Armenian nutmeg cake consisting of two elements, first the crumble layer similar to streusel that is used the bottom base and also as garnish, made primarily with brown sugar, butter, as well as flour and second, the batter made of milk, eggs, and nutmeg primarily, while also including cinnamon and baking powder. After being baked it is topped with nutmeg and walnuts.
See also Armenian cuisine List of desserts
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