swap_horiz Picarones Alternatives

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Knafeh

Knafeh is a Middle Eastern dessert consisting of shredded phyllo dough soaked in sweet syrup, layered with cheese—tradit...

Warm Middle Eastern Cheese Syrup

8.7 Great

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Cronut

Cronuts are hybrid pastries created by Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City, combining the shapes of a croissant and...

American Pastry Fried Dominique Ansel

8.7 Great

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Stroopwafel

Stroopwafels are Dutch confections consisting of thin, crisp waffle cookies with a caramel syrup filling, traditionally...

Dutch Thin Caramel Wafer

8.7 Great

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Churros

Churros are fried dough pastries traditionally made from wheat flour, water, and lard or vegetable oil, often coated in...

Spanish Street Food Dough Fried

8.6 Great

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Paris-Brest

Paris-Brest is a ring-shaped pastry filled with a creamy praline custard flavored with coffee and spices, traditionally...

French Ring Pastry Praline

8.6 Great

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Rasgulla

Rasgulla is a popular Indian dessert consisting of spongy, cheese balls made from cottage cheese (chhena) simmered in li...

Indian Syrup Chenna Bengali

8.4 Great

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Loukoumades

Loukoumades are small, fried Greek doughnuts drizzled with honey and often sprinkled with cinnamon or sesame seeds, trad...

Dough Greek Honey Festive

8.4 Great

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Galaktoboureko

Galaktoboureko is a Greek custard pie featuring a creamy semolina filling baked in a flaky filo pastry shell and generou...

Greek Pastry Syrup Semolina

8.4 Great

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Kaiserschmarrn

Kaiserschmarrn is a German dessert consisting of shredded, caramelized puff pastry cooked with eggs, sugar, and often ra...

Austrian Warm Pancake Shredded

8.3 Great

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Bomboloni

Bomboloni are Italian donut-like pastries filled with custard, chocolate cream, or fruit preserves and typically dusted...

Italian Custard Filled Fried

8.3 Great

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Butter Tart

Butter tarts are small, individual pastries originating in Canada, typically featuring a flaky crust filled with a mixtu...

Classic Canadian Tart Baked

8.3 Great

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Motichoor Laddu

Motichoor Laddu is an Indian sweet treat originating from Uttar Pradesh, characterized by its distinctive diamond-shaped...

Indian Sphere Festive Fried

8.1 Great

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Beignet

A beignet is a deep-fried dough pastry, typically square or ring-shaped, generously covered in powdered sugar and often...

French Dough New Orleans Fried

8.0 Great

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Pączki

Pączki are Polish doughnuts traditionally filled with sweet fillings like rose hip preserve, chocolate cream, or fruit m...

Polish Jam Fried Filled Doughnut

8.0 Great

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Qatayef

Qatayef are Middle Eastern pastries consisting of small dough pockets filled with a sweet mixture of cheese or nuts, typ...

Stuffed Pancake Middle Eastern Ramadan

8.0 Great

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Suspiro a la Limeña

Suspiro a la Limeña is a layered Peruvian dessert featuring a meringue base topped with a dulce de leche créme and finis...

Meringue Rich Custard Peruvian

8.0 Great

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Sufganiyot

Sufganiyot are traditional Jewish doughnuts, typically deep-fried and generously filled with jelly or custard, commonly...

Jam Fried Jewish Doughnut

7.9 Good

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Hotteok

Hotteok is a Korean street food consisting of a chewy pancake filled with sweet ingredients like brown sugar, cinnamon,...

Korean Street Food Fried Filled Pancake

7.9 Good

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Jalebi

Jalebi is a traditional Indian dessert consisting of pretzel-shaped, crispy wafers made from fermented atta and soaked i...

Indian Street Food Crispy Fried

7.7 Good

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Malpua

Malpua is a traditional Indian sweet made from fermented batter – typically rice and flour – deep-fried in hot oil and t...

Indian Pancake Festive Fried

7.2 Good