Poland offers a wide variety of sweets and desserts, and here is a list of popular items that you can find. Many of them are truly worth trying ~
1. Szarlotka ~ Apple Pie
This well-known Polish dessert is made with sweet crust pastry and spiced apple filling, usually topped with crumble. It is often served hot with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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2. Budyń ~ Polish Custard
Similar to English custard, budyń is a thick, creamy dessert made from potato starch, sugar, and warm milk. It comes in flavors like vanilla and chocolate and can be served hot or chilled with a drizzle of fruit syrup.
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3. Kisiel ~ Custard-like Fruit Dessert
Kisiel is a silky fruit dessert made from sweetened fruit puree thickened with potato or corn starch. It can be served hot or cold and has a sticky, jelly-like texture.
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4. Sernik ~ Cheesecake
A popular dessert in Poland, sernik is made primarily from twaróg, a type of fresh curd cheese. It has its roots in Christian and Jewish traditions and is believed to have been brought to Poland by King Jan III Sobieski.
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5. Kremówka ~ Cream pie
Also known as Napoleonka, kremówka consists of layers of vanilla-flavored pastry cream sandwiched between thin, crisp French puff pastry. It is dusted with powdered sugar and gained fame when Pope John Paul II mentioned it from his hometown bakery.
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6. Karpatka ~ Carpathian Mountain Cream Cake
Karpatka is a crispy and creamy Polish dessert made of two layers of choux pastry filled with vanilla milk pudding or custard cream. Its puffed appearance resembles rugged mountain tops, and the powdered sugar gives it a snow-like finish.
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7. Makowiec ~ Poppy Seed Cake
Makowiec is a yeast-based cake filled with finely ground poppy seeds, honey, butter, raisins, and walnuts. The dough and poppy seed filling wind around each other in a spiral, and the cake is usually glazed with icing. It is a traditional Christmas Eve dessert.
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8. Pączki ~ Polish Doughnuts
Pączki are deep-fried pastries made with leavened dough. They have a crispy golden exterior and a soft, airy interior. Traditionally, they are filled with rose or plum marmalade and topped with powdered sugar. They are commonly enjoyed on Fat Thursday.
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9. Faworki ~ Angel Wings
Faworki are crispy, deep-fried pastries that resemble angel wings in both taste and appearance. The dough, made with egg yolk, flour, and cream, is rolled into thin, rectangular shapes and twisted into decorative bows before frying. They are served with powdered sugar and are prepared for Fat Thursday.
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10. Mazurek ~ Easter Shortcake
Mazurek is a flat cake traditionally prepared for Easter. It consists of a short pastry base with a layer of butter sponge cake and a thin layer of marmalade. The cake is covered with a fudge caramel cream and decorated with nuts, dried fruits, and jelly. Mazurek is known for its sweetness and is inspired by Turkish desserts.
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11. Wuzetka ~ Chocolate Cake with Cream
Wuzetka is a Polish chocolate sponge cake filled with whipped cream and a thin layer of marmalade. It is topped with chocolate icing and a dollop of cream.
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12. Babka ~ Easter Bundt Cake
Babka is a traditional Easter cake baked in a bundt pan. It comes in various variations such as Sandy Babka, Marble Babka, and Lemon Babka. A piece of babka is placed in a basket and taken to church for blessing on Easter morning.
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13. Piernik ~ Gingerbread
Piernik is a honey-spice cake enjoyed as a popular Christmas treat. It consists of flour, honey, and spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and pepper. It's traditionally layered with plum jam and prepared well in advance to allow the flavors to develop.
Toruń gingerbread, produced since the Middle Ages in Toruń, is a renowned variety.
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14. Chałka ~ Sweet Yeast Bread
Chałka is a sweet yeast bread shaped into a braided form. It originated from Jewish cuisine, where challah was adapted for Sabbath and holiday rituals. Polish challah bread is slightly sweeter and often topped with sweet streusel-like crumble.
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15. Racuchy ~ Yeast Pancakes
Racuchy are small, fluffy pancakes similar to doughnuts. They are often stuffed with apple, pan-fried until crispy, and served with powdered sugar.
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16. Kołacz ~ Polish Wheel Cake
Kołacz is a traditional Polish yeast cake similar in texture to babka but without a central hole. It is filled with sweet curd cheese and was traditionally served at weddings and special holidays, especially in southern Poland.
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17. Kogel-mogel
Kogel-mogel is a fast, homemade dessert of Jewish origin. It is made from egg yolks, sugar, and can be flavored with cocoa or aroma extracts. It is loved by children, and there is an adult version flavored with vodka (ajerkoniak).
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18. Kutia ~ Christmas Wheat Pudding
Christmas Wheat Pudding: Kutia is a sweet grain pudding of Ukrainian and Russian origin enjoyed in eastern Poland. It consists of cooked wheat or barley, poppy seeds, honey, and extras like raisins, nuts, and sometimes cream. It is traditionally served as a dessert on Christmas Eve.
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19. Sękacz ~ Polish Tree Cake
Sękacz is a layered sponge cake baked on a rotary spit above a flame. The cake, originating from Lithuania, features striped layers of bright and scorched dough, resembling growth rings in a tree trunk.
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20. Krówki ~ Polish Fudge
Krówki are semi-soft milk toffee candies often referred to as "little cows." They were invented at the beginning of the 20th century and wrapped in paper with a picture of a cow, giving them their name.
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21. Ptasie Mleczko
Ptasie mleczko is a creamy marshmallow coated in chocolate. Invented by the Wedel company in the 1930s, these chocolates are exported worldwide and have a bird in their logo.
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22. Kukułki
Kukułki are Polish chocolates often served after dinner parties. They have a crispy chocolate caramel with a soft cocoa filling and a dark brown color with white stripes resembling a cuckoo bird.
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