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Sweet Snack Recipes

These are the recipes I reach for when I want something sweet but not a full dessert - the kind of thing you bake on a weekend, pack into a lunchbox, or serve with a cup of chai. This collection spans cookies, quick breads, energy balls, granola, muffins, and no-bake bars, drawing from Middle Eastern, South Indian, and Western baking traditions. Whether you need something with dates and nuts, a banana bread for ripe bananas, or a cookie that disappears in minutes, you'll find it here.

Cookies

  • brown butter chocolate walnut cookies
    Brown Butter Walnut Cookies (with chocolate chips)
  • tahini cookies with chocolate chips with a kettle of tea and mug.
    Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • melted butter chocolate chip cookies
    Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies with Melted Butter
  • banana chocolate chip cookies on a wire rack.
    Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Cookies

Banana Breads

  • Chocolate Banana Walnut Bread Sliced
    Chocolate Walnut Banana Bread
  • A sliced loaf of banana bread with nigella seeds
    Banana Bread with 1 Banana
  • Dominique Ansel Banana Bread
    Dominique Ansel's Banana Bread
  • slice of banana plum bread with halved plums and forks
    Chocolate Plum Banana Almond Bread

Date & Nut Balls

  • a plate of chocolate date balls
    Chocolate Date Balls
  • A plate of bliss energy balls with dates and nuts.
    Date Energy Balls without oats
  • batheeth recipe
    Batheeth | Emirati Sweet Date Balls
  • Gond ke Ladoo with Ragi and Atta flour

Muffins & Tea Cakes

  • Slices of French lemon yoghurt cake in a oval dish.
    Lemon Yoghurt Cake (Gâteau au Yaourt au Citron)
  • dates muffin recipe
    Dates Muffin (eggless)
  • cherry tea cake recipe
    Cherry & Almond Tea Cake
  • ripe plantain muffins recipe for 5 muffins
    Ripe Plantain Muffins | nenthra pazham muffins

Bars

  • kashata za nazi burfi recipe
    Kashata Za Nazi | Coconut Burfi
  • rocky road bars in a plate
    Rocky Road | Chocolate & Marshmallow Squares
  • Chocolate Lazy Cake with Tahini and Pistachio
    Chocolate Lazy Cake with Tahini and Pistachio
  • Chocolate Brownies with Avocado pieces
    Fudgy Chocolate Avocado Brownies (No Butter)
  • A stack of maamoul in a plate with some dried rose petals garnish.
    Maamoul with Dates Recipe
    Cook Time25 Hours 7 Minutes
  • kousa sweet quick bread recipe
    Easy One-Bowl Zucchini Bread (Baby Marrow or Kousa)
    Cook Time1 Hours
  • Date energy bars
    Cook Time2 Hours 10 Minutes
  • quince bread loaf in loaf pan
    Quince Bread with Olive Oil and Yogurt
    Cook Time40 Minutes
  • dutch baby german pancake recipe
    Apple Dutch Baby
    Cook Time35 Minutes
  • kalathappam recipe
    Kalathappam Recipe (Small Batch Cooker Appam)
    Cook Time4 Hours 35 Minutes
  • mandazi
    Mandazi Recipe with Yeast & Eggs
    Cook Time1 Hours 30 Minutes
  • A pile of rava laddu on a a dessert plate.
    Rava Laddu Recipe using Semolina Flour (No Coconut, No Milk)
    Cook Time30 Minutes
  • A slice of kerala plum cake on a dessert plate.
    Kerala Plum Cake Recipe
    Cook Time9 Hours 50 Minutes
  • bowls of granola
    Date Syrup Granola
    Cook Time45 Minutes
  • Bowls of tahini granola.
    Tahini Granola - Crunchy Homemade Granola with Egg-White
    Cook Time40 Minutes
  • Delicious cherry loaf cake slices with a cup of tea on a wooden table.
    Cherry Loaf Cake (Mini)
    Cook Time45 Minutes
  • deep fried ripe plantain fritters
    Pazham Pori - Mom's Ripe Plantain Fritters
    Cook Time30 Minutes
  • salted biscuits stacked flat in a round plate next to two mugs and a kettle
    Galettes Bretonnes | French Butter Biscuits
    Cook Time1 Hours 15 Minutes
  • Osmania Biscuits Recipe
    Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
  • rose glazed yeast donuts.
    Yeast Donuts with Rose Glaze
    Cook Time3 Hours 10 Minutes
  • Ripe Plantains and Eggs | Pazham Vatiyathu
    Cook Time20 Minutes
  • kaipola recipe
    Kaipola | Ripe Plantain Egg Cake
    Cook Time35 Minutes
  • A plate of chaklama cookies
    Omani Coconut Macaroons | Chaklama
    Cook Time25 Minutes
  • three jars or microwaved granola
    Microwave Granola in 10 minutes
    Cook Time20 Minutes
  • eggless cherry muffins
    Eggless Muffins with Condensed Milk
    Cook Time40 Minutes
  • Plantain bread loaf sliced and placed on a plate.
    Plantain Bread
    Cook Time45 Minutes
  • Cadbury milk chocolate chip cookies
    Dairy Milk Chocolate Cookies
    Cook Time1 Hours 15 Minutes
  • A stack of bread slices
    Zucchini Buttermilk Bread
    Cook Time1 Hours 10 Minutes
  • A plate of sweet banana dumplings served with two cups of chai.
    Sweet Banana Dumplings (fried banana balls)
    Cook Time30 Minutes
  • ariyunda recipe
    Ariyunda | Sweet Rice and Coconut Balls
    Cook Time40 Minutes
  • kaak el eid cookies
    Ka'ak el Eid | Date Paste Cookies
    Cook Time1 Hours 42 Minutes
  • ela ada served in a round plate.
    Ela Ada | Sweet Coconut Parcels
    Cook Time30 Minutes
  • chocolate salami served in a round plate.
    Chocolate Salami without Eggs
    Cook Time4 Hours 25 Minutes
  • kataifi truffles with condensed milk
    Sweet Kataifi Truffles
    Cook Time20 Minutes
  • sweet bombay toast recipe
    French Toast | Bombay Toast
    Cook Time20 Minutes
  • blueberry banana coffee cake recipe
    Blueberry Banana Coffee Cake
    Cook Time1 Hours 5 Minutes
  • feteer meshaltet
    Egyptian Feteer Meshaltet with Almond and Pine Nuts
    Cook Time1 Hours 5 Minutes
  • algerian cookies
    Algerian Brâdj | Diamond Cookies
    Cook Time45 Minutes
  • a loaf of tahini cake with tahini glaze
    Tahini Loaf Cake
    Cook Time1 Hours
Mr.F and Famidha

Hey, I'm Famidha

As a passionate food blogger, I share a diverse collection of recipes spanning the Middle East and South Asia. With each dish, I aim to spark your culinary curiosity and encourage you to try new flavours and cooking methods. He is Mr F, my unpaid taste-tester.

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Indian Snacks

  • Dahi Baray platter
    Dahi Baray Recipe (Soft, Fluffy Lentil Fritters in Yoghurt)
  • Fried shami kababs with onions and lime on a blue plate.
    Beef Shami Kabab Recipe (Instant Pot)
  • Tuna cutlets with ketchup
    Tuna Cutlet Recipe (Kerala Style)
  • A platter of fried keema samosa served with a bowl of ketchup.
    Keema Samosas

Middle Eastern Recipes

  • A stack of maamoul in a plate with some dried rose petals garnish.
    Maamoul with Dates Recipe
  • loubieh bi zeit in a platter
    Lebanese Green Beans Stew (Loubieh bi Zeit)
  • A skillet of Yemeni Lahsa.
    Lahsa Recipe | Yemeni Spiced Eggs with Creamy Cheese
  • A oval dish of chicken fatteh served.
    Chicken Fatteh Recipe with Rice

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