Top 15 Belgian Desserts
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- 04 Feb 2022
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You’ll always have some room left to eat one of their delicious delicacies since the Belgians sincerely believe that their desserts don’t end up in your stomach, but go straight to your heart. Enjoy their sweets and start tasting!
1. Lukken
A wonderful cooking activity that people do a few days before the New Year. It is a Belgian tradition in the Western Flanders region, where Bruges is the capital.
So, the ladies in West Flanders, or at least the older generations, bake these thin butter waffles named ‘Lukken’ to enjoy time with their children and grandchildren and give them away for good luck for the coming year. They are thin, crispy, and delicious.
2. Chocolate mousse
This one is the ultimate dessert in Belgium, especially since it is made with Belgian chocolate. These days, you can find chocolate mousse made of any type of chocolate which makes sure it never gets boring.
A good chocolate mousse should melt in your mouth, is light and airy, plus also super creamy. It definitely is the dessert to have after eating a delicious dinner and melts in your mouth whatever flavor you’re trying.
3. Rice Pudding
It is said that rice pudding is eaten by the angels in heaven with golden spoons. For sure, it tastes heavenly when you eat rice pudding in Belgium.
Make sure the milk is fresh, so we’re talking fresh-from-the-cow milk and no 5% fat milk; it helps with the color as well. Yet, the yellow color also comes with adding saffron, a vital ingredient when one makes rice pudding the Belgian way. Top it off with some cinnamon and brown sugar to taste, a dessert from heaven.
4. Knapkoek
This one has been baked in Belgium since the 17th century and has a flat, round shape. It is very typical in Belgium to find regional delicacies, and this one is to be found in Maaseik close to the Dutch border.
There used to be a port there, so it was a treat for the skippers. The name comes from the sound it makes when you take a bit of it, and it is covered with these highly delicious sugar chunks.
5. Chocolate Truffles
Yet not the ones you put on your expensive dinner, the chocolate-covered ones. To make the distinction, people call them chocolate truffles. They have chocolate ganache inside and are made in several steps.
First, the chocolate ganache has to cool down so it is a bit hard before you dip the truffles in melted chocolate to then roll them in chocolate flakes. So in the end you have this crunchy chocolate praline with a tasty soft chocolate filling. Read More…
