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Rizogalo (Greek Rice Pudding) Recipe - Greek rice pudding is a simple, comforting, and delicious dessert. Some Greek versions make rizogalo with eggs, but this is an egg-free version.

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Rizogalo (Greek Rice Pudding)

Greek rice pudding is a simple, comforting, and delicious dessert. Some Greek versions make rizogalo with eggs, but this is an egg-free version.

By Diana Moutsopoulos

Easy Baklava Recipe and Video - Phyllo dough is layered with a cinnamon-nut filling, then topped with a honey syrup. Serve slices in cupcake papers.

Easy Baklava

Phyllo dough is layered with a cinnamon-nut filling, then topped with a honey syrup. Serve slices in cupcake papers.

By ARVILLALAR

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Greek Butter Cookies Recipe - When I was little I used to live next to a Greek family, who would make these cookies year round, and give tins of them to neighbors around Christmas.

Greek Butter Cookies

When I was little I used to live next to a Greek family, who would make these cookies year round, and give tins of them to neighbors around Christmas.

By GODGIFU

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Portokalopita (Greek Orange Phyllo Cake)

Chef John's Baklava

Easy Baklava

Baklava

Chocolate Baklava

Homemade Phyllo (or Filo) Dough

Greek Honey Cake Recipe - The flavors of orange zest and lemon permeate this cake, which is loaded with walnuts and soaked in a honey syrup.

Greek Honey Cake

The flavors of orange zest and lemon permeate this cake, which is loaded with walnuts and soaked in a honey syrup.

By Jan O'Leary Merzlak

Finikia Recipe - Delicious Greek pastries...probably one of my favorites because of the orange and cinnamon combination. Worth the time they take!

Finikia

Delicious Greek pastries...probably one of my favorites because of the orange and cinnamon combination. Worth the time they take!

By DIANALYNN

Loukoumades Recipe - These little yeast-risen dough puffs are deep-fried to a golden brown, then drizzled with honey syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon. They're popular all around the Mediterranean, especially in Greece, and are beloved as a Hanukkah treat among Sephardic Jews.

Loukoumades

These little yeast-risen dough puffs are deep-fried to a golden brown, then drizzled with honey syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon. They're popular all around the Mediterranean, especially in Greece, and are beloved as a Hanukkah treat among Sephardic Jews.

By JOANNA

Honey Pie from Sifnos Recipe - This is an Aegean cheesecake prepared with honey and unsalted mizithra or ricotta cheese. These cakes are usually prepared during the Easter festivities in the Cycladic islands, especially in Sifnos and Ios.

Honey Pie from Sifnos

This is an Aegean cheesecake prepared with honey and unsalted mizithra or ricotta cheese. These cakes are usually prepared during the Easter festivities in the Cycladic islands, especially in Sifnos and Ios.

By Alexandra S.

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Greek Baklava Recipe and Video - Baklava uses phyllo dough stacked with honey and nuts to make a sweet Mediterranean dessert that everyone will love.

Greek Baklava

Baklava uses phyllo dough stacked with honey and nuts to make a sweet Mediterranean dessert that everyone will love.

By NEONWILLIE

Greek Lemon Cake Recipe - This buttery pound cake features lemon zest, lemon juice, and yogurt for a lovely dessert.

Greek Lemon Cake

This buttery pound cake features lemon zest, lemon juice, and yogurt for a lovely dessert.

By Carol

Galaktoboureko Recipe - This is a recipe that my mom got from a coworker and would make regularly when I was young. Galaktoboureko is a traditional Greek dessert made with a custard in a crispy phyllo pastry shell. After all these years it is still a family favorite. I hope that everyone enjoys it as much as we do.

Galaktoboureko

This is a recipe that my mom got from a coworker and would make regularly when I was young. Galaktoboureko is a traditional Greek dessert made with a custard in a crispy phyllo pastry shell. After all these years it is still a family favorite. I hope that everyone enjoys it as much as we do.

By GAPGIRL

Vaselopita - Greek New Years Cake Recipe - Traditional Greek New Years Day bread. Served as a coffee cake for breakfast. Also the person who receives the quarter inside gets good luck for 1 year!

Vaselopita - Greek New Years Cake

Traditional Greek New Years Day bread. Served as a coffee cake for breakfast. Also the person who receives the quarter inside gets good luck for 1 year!

By Paul Menikos

Baklava Recipe - This Near Eastern pastry is made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling usually of honey and ground nuts. If you like honey, you'll probably like Baklava.

Baklava

This Near Eastern pastry is made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling usually of honey and ground nuts. If you like honey, you'll probably like Baklava.

By Karsta

Semolina Pudding Recipe - A sweet stovetop confection made with milk, sugar, semolina, butter, and a hint of cinnamon.

Semolina Pudding

A sweet stovetop confection made with milk, sugar, semolina, butter, and a hint of cinnamon.

By GORGO

Greek Vasilopita Recipe - This is our family's New Year's cake. A coin is baked in the cake, and the person who finds the coin in their slice is has good luck for the year; they also get a prize.

Greek Vasilopita

This is our family's New Year's cake. A coin is baked in the cake, and the person who finds the coin in their slice is has good luck for the year; they also get a prize.

By Diane

Grecian Baklava Recipe - Crispy phyllo layers surround a walnut filling in this sticky sweet Greek treat!

Grecian Baklava

Crispy phyllo layers surround a walnut filling in this sticky sweet Greek treat!

By schwintosky

Chef John's Baklava Recipe and Video - Chef John uses a generous ratio of nuts to pastry in his baklava, a delicious, sweet confection with crisp phyllo layers throughout.

Chef John's Baklava

Chef John uses a generous ratio of nuts to pastry in his baklava, a delicious, sweet confection with crisp phyllo layers throughout.

By Chef John

Greek Egg Biscuits Recipe - A delicate, braided cookie perfect with coffee or tea.

Greek Egg Biscuits

A delicate, braided cookie perfect with coffee or tea.

By Nico

Koulourakia I Recipe - They are very good. Like shortbread, but not as sweet with sesame seeds...

Koulourakia I

They are very good. Like shortbread, but not as sweet with sesame seeds...

By Jennifer

Frozen Greek Yogurt Recipe - Cold, smooth, and refreshing, frozen Greek yogurt with minted honey is the perfect dessert for a warm summer evening.

Frozen Greek Yogurt

Cold, smooth, and refreshing, frozen Greek yogurt with minted honey is the perfect dessert for a warm summer evening.

By Beckerkorn

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Baklava I Recipe - Ground walnuts are sweetened with sugar and cinnamon and baked in phyllo, then doused in a simple syrup--no honey in this version!

Baklava I

Ground walnuts are sweetened with sugar and cinnamon and baked in phyllo, then doused in a simple syrup--no honey in this version!

By ESHEEN

Greek Easter Cookies from Smyrna Recipe - These buttery cookies are rich with egg yolks and milk, flavored with fresh lemon zest.

Greek Easter Cookies from Smyrna

These buttery cookies are rich with egg yolks and milk, flavored with fresh lemon zest.

By Rosina