South African Desserts

Creamy and sweet, melktert is a South African dessert consisting of a pastry crust filled with a combination of sugar, flour, eggs, and milk. The name melktert means milk tart. The dish can be served either hot or cold, and it is... READ MORE

Malva pudding is a traditional dessert consisting of a pudding base covered in a creamy, sweet sauce made with water, cream, vanilla, butter, and sugar. The pudding is usually made from butter, sugar, eggs, apricot jam, milk, flour, and salt. The ... READ MORE

Koeksister is a sweet South African snack with a sticky appearance. It is prepared by frying braided dough strips in oil, then dunking them into a cold sugary syrup. These sticky treats are sold on every major street in South Africa, and today the... READ MORE

Melkkos is a South African staple made by boiling milk and combining it with a mixture of flour, salt, and butter. The dish is vigorously stirred until lumps develop, and it is then left to rest. It can be served as a dessert or a light meal in it... READ MORE

Pampoenkoekie is a South African dessert consisting of fluffy pumpkin fritters. The fritters are made with cooked and puréed pumpkin, flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs, milk, and salt. When golden-brown and fully cooked, they are traditiona... READ MORE

Tameletjie is a traditional toffee. It's made with a combination of brown sugar, water, butter, vanilla essence, and chopped walnuts, coconut, almonds, or pine nuts. The concoction is boiled until it becomes caramelized, and it's then left to rest... READ MORE

Hertzoggies are South African cookies consisting of light and puffy pastry tarts filled with apricot jam meringue. The crust is made with flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, nutmeg, butter, and egg yolks, while the filling contains apricot jam, sug... READ MORE