8 Best Desserts in Malta (2024)

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Favorite? Imqaret is a traditional Maltese pastry that is filled with a combination of dates, citrus, and spices, shaped into a diamond, then deep-fried in hot oil.

A pastizz ( pl. : pastizzi) is a traditional savoury pastry from Malta. Pastizzi usually have a filling either of ricotta (pastizzi tal-irkotta or pastizzi tal-ħaxu in Maltese) or curried peas (pastizzi tal-piżelli in Maltese).

Due to its ingredients, comprising of fruit, sugar and water, it is considered the purest dessert in the world. Also, Petha is not cooked on a regular cooking fire, but only coal fire is used to prepare this sweet treat.

The combination of the sweet coconut milk and the rich palm sugar syrup contributes to its intense sweetness. The Sweetest Dessert in the world is ABC, Ice Kacang forever.

According to Grubhub's "2022 Delivered" report, the top 10 dessert orders in the United States were, in order of popularity: tiramisu, baklava, cookies, cheesecake, brownie, churros, cannoli, carrot cake, chocolate cake and flan. But this list doesn't include desserts made at home or eaten in restaurants.

1. Crème brûlée. This custard based dessert is topped with a layer of crunchy caramel. The dessert is popular all over the world, but it originated in France, making it a must-try for anyone who's traveling through.

Paris is the world capital of pastry and sweet treats, and here are 24 places to prove it: chocolate, praline, fruit, cream, puff pastry and meringue-based specialities, among others.

A traditional rabbit stew, stuffat tal-fenek is considered the national dish of Malta. This lovingly prepared dish is slow-cooked to ensure the meat falls off the bone and blends with a rich tomato, red wine and garlic sauce.

Santa Marija, celebrated annually on 15th August, is possibly the biggest feast of the year on the Maltese Islands.

Malta was among the pioneering countries to have introduced the drinking of chocolate in Europe. Originating in Mexico, cocoa beans were probably introduced into our island by the Spanish knights.