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treats

Ideas and recipes for sweet and savory treats or snacks.

Turrón, a very Spanish sweet Jayne Alverca

This is a very popular sweet in Spain, especially around the holiday season. It is a fitting end to many a Christmas dinner.

Pepernoten

Pepernoten are eaten in the Netherlands when Sinterklaas and his Zwarte Pieten are coming to Holland to visit all the Dutch kids. His birthday,  celebrated on the fifth day of December, is a huge holiday.

Turkish baklava

Baklava is Turkey's most famous dessert. It consists of whole or chopped pistachio nuts enclosed between paper thin layers of phyllo pastry, drizzled with a honey based syrup. It makes a deliciously sweet and nutty dessert or a treat to serve with aromatic Turkish coffee.