List of Brazilian sweets and desserts

Below is a list of sweets and desserts found in Brazilian cuisine. Brazilian cuisine has European, African and Amerindian influences.^[1] It varies greatly by region, reflecting the country's mix of native and immigrant populations, and its continental size as well. This has created a national cuisine marked by the preservation of regional differences.^[2]

Desserts and sweets[edit]

A–E[edit]

Açaí na tigela – a Brazilian dish made of frozen and mashed açaí palm fruit, it is served as a smoothie in a bowl or glass.^[3]
Amanteigado – a buttery cookie or biscuit
Baba de moça [pt]
Bananada [pt]
Bem-casado [pt]
Beijinho – a common Brazilian birthday party candy^[4]
Beijo de mulata
Bijajica – a cookie
Biriba or biribinha
Biroró
Bolo de rolo – a cake prepared using guava, it is recognized as a national dish by Brazilian law.^[5]
Bolo Souza Leão [pt] – a typical Pernambuco cake
Bom-bocado [pt] – a coconut torte that is commonly served during Brazil's Independence Day^[6]
Brigadeiro – a traditional Brazilian confectionery
Broinha de coco – a coconut-based biscuit-like dessert
Bruaca [pt]
Cacuanga^[7]
Cajuzinho – a popular sweet made of peanuts, cashew nuts and sugar and is shaped like a tiny cashew
Camafeu de nozes [pt]
Canjica – a popular Festa Junina sweet dish prepared using canjica corn^[8]
Carolina [pt] – An éclair-like dessert
Cartola [pt] – a typical Pernambuco dessert
Cavaca [pt]
Chuvisco [pt]
Cocada – a traditional coconut candy or confectionery found in many parts of Latin America
- Cocada branca
- Cocada morena
- Cocada preta
Creme de papaya – a frozen dessert
Cupulate [pt] – a chocolate-like dessert made using cupuaçu instead of cacao
Curau – a sweet custard-like dessert made from the pressed juice of unripe maize, cooked with milk and sugar
Doces Cristalizados
Doce de abóbora [pt]
Doce de espécie [pt] – typical dessert of the Northeast Region of Brazil
Espuma de sapo

F–J[edit]

Fatia de braga
Fios de ovos – a traditional Portuguese sweet food made of eggs (chiefly yolks), drawn into thin strands and boiled in sugar syrup. They are a traditional element in Portuguese and Brazilian cuisine, both in desserts and as side dishes

K–O[edit]

Mané-pança
Mané pelado
Manjar blanco – a term used in Spanish-speaking area of the world in reference to a variety of milk-based delicacies.^[9]
Manjar branco – a pure white Brazilian coconut pudding
Maria-mole – similar to a marshmallow, its base ingredients are sugar, gelatin and egg whites, and it is usually covered in grated coconut
Nhá Benta or "teta de nega", a chocolate-coated creamy marshmallow
Mugunzá – a porridge made with white de-germed whole maize kernels (canjica), cooked with milk, sugar and cinnamon until tender. Other ingredients are also sometimes used.
Olho-de-sogra – ("mother-in-law's eye" in Portuguese) is a Brazilian candy

P–T[edit]

Paçoca – a candy made out of ground peanuts, sugar and salt
Palha italiana [pt] – A Brazilian variant of the chocolate salami, consists of crushed biscuits (usually similar to Marie biscuits) mixed in brigadeiro
Pão de mel - A little cake made of honey, filled with condensed milk cream and covered with a thin layer of chocolate
Papo-de-anjo – a traditional Portuguese dessert made chiefly from whipped egg yolks, baked and then boiled in sugar syrup.^[10]
Pastel
Pastel de Santa Clara
Passion fruit mousse
Pavê – a dessert similar to Tiramisu made using ladyfingers (known as "champagne biscuits" in Brazil) or a Marie biscuit equivalent, chocolate cream and condensed milk
Pé-de-moleque – a candy made using peanuts, jaggery or molasses
Pudim de leite moça [pt]
Queijadinha – a candy that originated in Portugal, and is common in Brazil
Quindim – a popular Brazilian baked custard dessert
Rapadura – unrefined whole cane sugar
Sweet rice – rice pudding
Sagu – a southern Brazilian dessert, made with tapioca pearls, sugar and red wine, it is typical of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Torta alemã (lit. 'german pie')

U–Z[edit]

Umbuzada [pt] – A drink made from cooked umbu fruit, milk and sugar

Gallery[edit]

Brazilian sweets and desserts
Beijinho
Cajuzinho
Canjica
Cocada
Commercially prepared pé-de-moleque
Quindim

References[edit]

^ Brittin, Helen (2011). The Food and Culture Around the World Handbook. Boston: Prentice Hall. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780135074817.
^ "Way of Life". Encarta. MSN. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
^ "Açaí, a Global Super Fruit, Is Dinner in the Amazon", The New York Times, February 23, 2010
^ Tatum, C.M. (2013). Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceaneras. Cultures of the American Mosaic. ABC-CLIO. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4408-0099-3. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
^ D, T.G.R.P.; Roufs, K.S. (2014). Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-61069-221-2. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
^ Webb, L.S.; Roten, L.G. (2011). Holidays of the World Cookbook for Students: Updated and Revised. ABC-CLIO. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-313-38393-9. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
^ Maresch, Gustavo (27 October 2020). "Gastronomia tradicional da Ilha de Santa Catarina: açoriana ou manezinha?". Sistema Catarinense de Comunicações [pt]. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^ Parés, L.N. (2013). The Formation of Candomble: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil. Latin America in translation / en traducción / em tradução. University of North Carolina Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-4696-1092-4. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
^ Web Gastronomica de Enrique Domenech: Manjar Blanco Receta Archived 2009-12-23 at the Portuguese Web Archive, retrieved on 22-04-2007
^ Charles Gordon Sinclair (1998), International Dictionary of Food & Cooking. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-057-2, ISBN 978-1-57958-057-5

External links[edit]

Brazilian Desserts. Food & Wine.

[Brittin-1] Brittin, Helen (2011). The Food and Culture Around the World Handbook. Boston: Prentice Hall. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780135074817.

[Encarta_4-2] "Way of Life". Encarta. MSN. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2008-06-08.

[3] "Açaí, a Global Super Fruit, Is Dinner in the Amazon", The New York Times, February 23, 2010

[4] Tatum, C.M. (2013). Encyclopedia of Latino Culture: From Calaveras to Quinceaneras. Cultures of the American Mosaic. ABC-CLIO. p. 429. ISBN 978-1-4408-0099-3. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

[D_Roufs_2014_p._399-5] D, T.G.R.P.; Roufs, K.S. (2014). Sweet Treats around the World: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture: An Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-61069-221-2. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

[6] Webb, L.S.; Roten, L.G. (2011). Holidays of the World Cookbook for Students: Updated and Revised. ABC-CLIO. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-313-38393-9. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[7] Maresch, Gustavo (27 October 2020). "Gastronomia tradicional da Ilha de Santa Catarina: açoriana ou manezinha?". Sistema Catarinense de Comunicações [pt]. Retrieved 6 September 2021.

[8] Parés, L.N. (2013). The Formation of Candomble: Vodun History and Ritual in Brazil. Latin America in translation / en traducción / em tradução. University of North Carolina Press. p. 288. ISBN 978-1-4696-1092-4. Retrieved July 5, 2019.

[Manjar_Blanco_Receta-9] Web Gastronomica de Enrique Domenech: Manjar Blanco Receta Archived 2009-12-23 at the Portuguese Web Archive, retrieved on 22-04-2007

[10] Charles Gordon Sinclair (1998), International Dictionary of Food & Cooking. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-57958-057-2, ISBN 978-1-57958-057-5

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