Desserts

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Guatemalan Dessert: Milhojas

This is a good question, is the milhojas a cake or a pie? What are your thoughts? Believe it or not, I …

Recipe for Ayote en Miel

As I have said before, ayote en miel is among the most popular desserts for Día de Todos los Santos (Feast of …

Guatemalan Dessert: Banana Bread with Mole topped with Almonds

How about finishing the work week with something sweet, such as this banana bread with mole and almonds. As many of you …

Coffee plus Dessert from Ganache by Rudy Giron

Coffee plus Dessert, Anyone, Anyone?

Of course, sometimes one craves dessert to go along with coffee, right? How about a slice of mango pie with coffee from …

New Granizada Flavors for the New Guatemalans

Many loyal readers of Antigua Daily Photo had pointed in the past that when we grew up, we didn’t have salty granizadas, …

Traditional Guatemalan Candies for the End of the Year

How many of these Guatemalan candies can you name? How many have you tried? Dulces de cabecera, or headboard candies or sweets, …

Guatemalan turrones

In Guatemala, turrón or meringue is the word for well-beaten egg whites and sugar. Now, what’s the difference between merengue and meringue? …

Tres Leches Cake in a Jar from Los 7 Caldos

Just when you think you have covered every single corner of La Antigua Guatemala, you come across something that you should have …

Would you like to try my chocolates?

Here is your Spanish word of the day: Chocolatería for chocolate shop or factory. Slowly but surely La Antigua Guatemala has become …

Things Not to Eat in Guatemala, A Warning For The Foodies

Some of the things you should avoid when you come to Guatemala are ice cream and small tropical fruits, especially so if …

Guatemalan Chupetes

Today’s picture is an unusual perspective, perhaps even an original take on the chupetes which are normally photographed like this. Well, you …

Cotton Candy Vendor

When was the last time you had cotton candy? If you’re visiting Guatemala now or live here, chances are you will encounter …

Guatemalan Comfort Food: Mole

The mole from Guatemala is very similar to mole poblano, which is a chocolate and chili based sauce (over simplification of the …

Guatemalan Buñuelos Recipe

We have to thank Erin, loyal and long-time reader from AntiguaDailyPhoto, for the buñuelos recipe you see below. Erin shared with us …

Guatemalan Comfort Food: Camote, Chilacayote & Higos

Oh December, or the dry season for the matter, is full of Guatemalan comforting foods; mostly sweets like buñuelos, torrejas, mole, camote, …

Eating Ice Cream at Parque Central

I have said it often and I even declared it as irrefutable fact: the best place to have ice cream in Antigua …

Guatemalan Dessert: Ayote en Dulce

Ayote en dulce or ayote en miel is among the most popular desserts for Día de Todos los Santos (Feast of All …

Banana or Peach Dessert?

So, what would you like for postre (dessert) today? Here are two choices based on fruits very popular in Guatemala: Bananas and …

Colorful Guatemalan Torrejas

The food served at fair stands is becoming more colorful. Not too long ago I showed you black pupusas at Feast of …

Guatemalan Cotton Candy

Algodones are another very popular Christmas comfort candy found in town fair, church atriums and around plazas and parks. Algodón is the …

Buñuelos: Guatemalan Comfort Foods for December

Guatemalan buñuelos are kind like round French toast and they are served with a lot hot syrup made from water, sugar, anís (anise), cinnamon sticks, all-spice just to name the main ingredients.

Buñuelos are one of the most popular Guatemalan comfort foods for December. If you follow the white rabbit, you can browse some of the other comfort foods found at town fairs in December; of course, some of these comfort foods are found all year round.

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