• Luqaimat

  

  A Saudi and Emirati favorite, this dish consists of fried dough balls sweetened with honey or date syrup and sometimes garnished with sesame or black seeds.

• Sellou

  

  This Moroccan dessert is nutty, made with toasted flour, almonds, sesame seeds, honey and butter, often served after iftar for energy.

• Khanfaroosh

  

  Popular across the Gulf region, khanfaroosh is a fried dessert that combines elements of soft, spongy cakes and doughnuts, typically flavored with saffron and cardamom.

• Chebab

  

  This dessert is a delicious Emirati take on pancakes that is infused with dates, cardamon and saffron.

• Layali Lubnan

  

  Layali Lubnan is a semolina milk pudding popular in Lebanon and across the Levant, flavored with rose or orange-blossom water and topped with cream and pistachios.

• Qatayef

  

  A traditional Ramadan dessert, this sweet dumpling is typically filled with white cheese or nuts. It is fried, sometimes baked, and eaten with syrup or honey.