Saffron desserts

Now this is a beautiful cake. Why more so than any other? Because it is neither cake nor pudding, neither pure sweet nor pure bitterness, neither entirely Eastern nor entirely Western.

Who loves Milk Pudding?! Me me meee! I especially am in love with this Saffron Rose Milk Pudding that is just bursting with flavor. Think of it like traditional muhallabiyeh, but better. I was inspired by Iranian flavors when I made this milk pudding. Milk pudding reminds me so much of my Tayta. She made …Continue Reading...

Sholeh Zard is a very traditional Persian dessert. It's made with few ingredients yet it's deeply aromatic and packed with flavors. Saffron is a staple to Iranian cuisine and this dessert is no exception. Sholeh Zard translates to yellow pudding in farsi. To make this dessert you need rice which gets cook in water for long time till it gets soft and falls apart. Then sugar, rosewater, saffron and cardamom added to brightening up the pudding. Sholeh Zard can be served either cold or in the…

This black cardamom fudge recipe from Sumayya Usmani is based on her mother’s recipe. The smoky flavour of black cardamom goes so well with the fragrant saffron in this sweet.

Orange Saffron Syrup Cakes – the perfect dessert for a feast!

I'm fairly convinced all shortbread cookies are delicious. This fun twist on a traditional cookie with flavorful saffron is just an easy way to take your traditional butter cookie and turn it into an experience! You'll love the flavors in these saffron cookies.

In this puddingy, crowd-pleasing dessert, sponge cake is a soaked in a saffron-infused milk mixture, then topped with whipped cream and pistachios.

A delicious yellow panna cotta made with saffron. Love this panna cotta's unique flavour and colour!

Saffron is popular in baked goods in Sweden at Christmas. The gluten free Swedish saffron cake (saffranskaka) is soft with a hint of saffron.

This holi I wanted to make saffron cupcakes because they have a strong exotic flavour along with a lovely golden colour. I also topped these cupcakes with a delicious saffron buttercream.