Taiwanese Desserts

Classic Taiwanese dessert recipes — save 50%+ making at home!

• 🍋 Aiyu Jelly Ice — Taiwan's unique natural summer cooler
• 🍫 Dirty Bread (Zāng Zāng Bāo) — Chocolate Explosion Pastry | Messy hands, messy mouth, pure bliss
• 🧁 Egg Cakes — The most comforting night market sweet treat
• 🧈 Egg Tarts (Dàn Tǎ) — Flaky pastry shell with silky custard — one bite of pure bliss
• 🥮 Egg Yolk Pastry (Dàn Huáng Sū) — Golden flaky layers with salted egg yolk center — the ultimate Mid-Autumn gift pastry
• 🫖 Hot Grass Jelly (Shāo Xiān Cǎo) — Winter's coziest dessert — warm grass jelly with peanuts, red beans, and taro balls
• 🥭 Mango Shaved Ice (Máng Guǒ Bīng) — Taiwan's ultimate summer icon — mountains of fresh mango on fluffy snow ice
• 🥭 Mango Sticky Rice — Coconut Sticky Rice with Fresh Mango | Summer's Most Photogenic Dessert
• 🍡 Mochi — Chewy Traditional Sweet | Peanut, sesame, or red bean filling
• 🥜 Peanut Ice Cream Wrap (Huā Shēng Juǎn Bīng Qí Lín) — Shaved peanut candy and ice cream rolled in a thin crepe — iconic street treat
• 🍍 Pineapple Cake (Fèng Lí Sū) — Taiwan's #1 Souvenir — Buttery pastry filled with sweet-tart pineapple jam
• ☀️ Sun Cake (Tài Yáng Bǐng) — Taichung's signature flaky pastry with malty sweet filling — the #1 souvenir
• 🍰 Fresh Cream Swiss Roll (Shēng Rǔ Juǎn) — Pillowy Cake Roll | Melt-in-your-mouth whipped cream, pure comfort
• 🍰 Taiwanese Castella Cake (Xiàn Kǎo Dàn Gāo) — Jiggly bouncy sponge cake fresh from the oven — Taiwan's viral street dessert
• 🟡 Glutinous Rice Balls (Tāng Yuán) — Chewy glutinous rice balls in sweet soup — Winter Solstice and Lantern Festival tradition
• 🍮 Tofu Pudding (Dòu Huā) — Taiwan's most comforting dessert — silky soft tofu in sweet syrup with handmade toppings