You Have to Try These Moroccan Desserts

Moroccan cuisine is known for its produce and spices with ingredients like almonds, dates, pistachios, oranges, cinnamon, nutmeg, anise, ginger, and fennel starring in the dishes. While in Morocco, between the food markets, restaurants, and pâtisseries, there are a ton of cookies, cakes, and pastries you need to try. These are the ones you shouldn’t go without.

Baghir

These stacked pancakes are usually eaten at breakfast and they’re bubbly, airy, and light. They’re different than Western pancakes in that they’re made with semolina, making them thinner than flapjacks, but thicker than crepes.

Chebakia

This rose-shaped fried pastry is soaked with a honey syrup and sometimes rosewater and topped with sesame seeds. It’s both sticky and sweet, and you definitely won’t be able to eat just one.

Baklava

This dessert is popular all over North Africa and is known in Greece and the Middle East. It’s phyllo pastry that’s baked and soaked with syrup and topped with nuts. There are tons of variations and shapes of Baklava and it’s a must-try when visiting Morocco.

Sfenj

This Moroccan donut is a popular street food, and it’s chewy and crisp on the outside. It’s not sweet, but it’s sprinkled with sugar.