sweets – The Glutton Life

Easy Homemade Fresh Apricot Jam with Vanilla

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, sweetsJuly 18, 2023July 18, 2023 thegluttonlife

Fresh apricot jam is one of my favourite jams because its flavour and aroma are exactly what I imagine summer to taste and smell like: bright, sweet, yet slightly tangy,…
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Appelmoes / Easy Dutch Apple Sauce for Meat and Sweets

condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, recipes, sides, sweetsJune 7, 2023June 6, 2023 thegluttonlife

Appelmoes, basically meaning 'apple mush' in Dutch, is a popular (side) dish made with, well, you probably guessed it: apples. Traditionally, in The Netherlands, goudreinet (‘golden rennet’, also called goudreinette…
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My Grandmother’s Plakkoek / Wingko (Indonesian Sticky Coconut Cake)

baking, party food, recipes, sweetsMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022 thegluttonlife

Wingko, wiwingka or wingko babat, is an Indonesian cake or kue made with mostly coconut and a few other ingredients. When sold by street vendors in Indonesia, wingko usually takes…
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Blueberry Crumble Slices

baking, fruit, party food, recipes, sweetsMay 4, 2022May 4, 2022 thegluttonlife

While I truly love berries of all kinds, there are only so many you can consume per day before you start finding odd-tasting, soggy and fuzzy ones halfway through the…
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Glyko tou Koutaliou Portokali / Γλυκό του Κουταλιού Πορτοκάλι (Greek Orange Spoon Sweet)

recipes, sweetsDecember 21, 2021December 21, 2021 thegluttonlife

Glyko tou koutaliou, or Greek spoon sweets (literally, ‘sweet of the spoon’) are a traditional preserve that’s commonly served as a sweet snack or dessert to houseguests and costumers at…
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Dutch Speculaas Cookie Chunks / Speculaasbrokken

baking, festive, recipes, sweetsDecember 9, 2021December 8, 2021 thegluttonlife

Last week I already posted a recipe for tiny kruidnootjes on the website that makes use of my homemade spice blend for speculaas, but actually my favourite type of ‘speculaas’…
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Dutch Spiced Mini Cookies / Kruidnoten

baking, festive, recipes, special occasions, sweetsDecember 3, 2021December 2, 2021 thegluttonlife

Kruidnoten are tiny crunchy spiced cookies that are traditionally associated with the month of December (though, sales of these baked goods in the Netherlands usually start around October nowadays, which…
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Dutch Speculaas Spices / Speculaaskruiden (Spice Mix for Biscuits and Cakes)

baking, festive, special occasions, sweetsNovember 30, 2021November 29, 2021 thegluttonlife

Dutch speculaaskruiden are an aromatic spice mix used for baking several types of Dutch biscuits and cakes, such as speculaas(jes), after which the spice mix is named (or is it…
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Ppopgi / Squid Game’s Dalgona Candy Challenge (Korean Honeycomb)

recipes, snacks, sweetsOctober 12, 2021October 12, 2021 thegluttonlife

Have you just finished watching Netflix’s most popular series ever and wonder if you would survive the game? Or do you simply want to know what all the fuss is…
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Fig and Port Wine Jam with Pistachios (Fig Preserves)

breakfasts, condiments, dips & sauces, fruit, nuts, recipes, sweetsOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021 thegluttonlife

I don’t have much of a sweet-tooth, but I do really enjoy a few scoops of fruit jam or chutney with a cheese platter and I can really appreciate a…
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Spiced Banana Bread with Dates and Walnuts

baking, bread, breakfasts, fruit, recipes, sweetsOctober 13, 2020October 12, 2020 thegluttonlife

Is this the fiftieth (at least) recipe for banana bread you’ve seen since autumn has officially started? Yes. Have you already found your perfect recipe for banana bread? Probably. Is…
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Panna Cotta with Cherry Sauce and Crispy Almond Lace Cookies

dairy, fruit, recipes, sweetsJuly 14, 2020July 13, 2020 thegluttonlife

In my opinion, a ‘good’ version of this traditional Italian dessert, the name of which simply translates to ‘cooked cream’, has a very wobbly, smooth, almost-melting consistency with a subtle…
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Dutch Butter Cake with Pistachios and Cardamom / Boterkoek met Pistachenootjes en Kardemom

baking, butter, dairy, recipes, sweetsFebruary 4, 2020February 3, 2020 thegluttonlife

A ‘boterkoek’ is a popular traditional Dutch sweet flat cake that is very dense and creamy in texture and looks pale yellow on the inside with a nice golden crust.…
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Quince Paste / Dulce de Membrillo (Quince Cheese)

fruit, recipes, snacks, sweetsDecember 24, 2019July 12, 2020 thegluttonlife

To make quince paste, pureed quince is cooked with lots of sugar until the fruit forms a thick paste the color of which can range from golden-yellow, to vibrant pink,…
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Dutch Apple Pie / Appeltaart

baking, fruit, recipes, sweetsNovember 13, 2018December 21, 2020 thegluttonlife

If you are a Dutch person, apple pie is probably one of the first things you’ve ever baked besides simple sugar cookies, am I right? At least for me it…
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No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Ghost Truffles (Halloween)

chocolate, Halloween, recipes, special occasions, sweetsOctober 25, 2018October 25, 2018 thegluttonlife

BooOoOo! It’s a plate of scary ghosts! Well… maybe these little ghosts right here are more cute and delicious than they are scary. With their soft pumpkin-and-spice center and their…
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Strawberry Tarts with Basil and Lemon Cream

baking, fruit, recipes, sweetsMay 21, 2018September 3, 2019 thegluttonlife

I know what you’re thinking: “What? Another strawberry dessert?”. You’re right, I feel like there’s a slight strawberry addiction manifesting. But it’s not my fault, really! It’s just that I…
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Summer Pavlova with Greek Yoghurt, Strawberries, Mango and Mint

baking, dairy, eggs, fruit, recipes, sweets, yoghurtApril 18, 2018October 8, 2019 thegluttonlife

This week I had a bunch of leftover egg whites from a recipe for another post I am working on. Since I don’t like to waste food I needed to…
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