Five Well-known Mouth-Watering Desserts of South Africa

South Africa is one of the best places for foodies around the globe. Cities like Cape Town and Johannesburg offer a mix of traditional cuisines, which are blended with international trends and modern flair served in popular café and restaurants. The country is also rich for gastronomic delights and mouth-watering treats.

Several restaurant reviews of Johannesburg and Cape Town showcased that South African cities are versatile, and popular for some traditional dessert recipes that are favorites among visitors and locals. Sugar-laden delights are endless in the confectionaries and restaurants of the city.

Here are 5 sumptuous South African desserts that can definitely tickle your taste-buds:

1: Melktert

Melktert or Milk Tart is one of the famous creamy sweet dishes in South Africa. The desert is even celebrated as National Tart Day in Africa. The creamy sweet dish is made of flour, eggs, and milk and pastry crust. The milky delight is loaded with cinnamon on top. You can try this dish at Big Mouth in Cape Town and District Six in Johannesburg.

2: Koeksisters

Koeksisters is a strip of fried dough braided and drenched with honey syrup. Several cooking methods can be used to make the sticky delight. The traditional method of cooking the recipe is to fry the dough into the balls and smother them in a coconut. Its origin is in Indonesia and Malay. Visitors can try the delicious cuisine at restaurants like Biesmiellah in Cape Town and Licorish Bistro in Johannesburg.

3: Malva Pudding

Malva Pudding is a kind of sticky toffee pudding served without dressing. The desert is a spongy cake with apricot jam and caramelized texture. It is topped with butter and syrup. This mouth-tickling cuisine is often served with custard, ice-cream or creamy sauce. One can enjoy the delight at Saxon Hotel in Johannesburg and Café Paradiso in Cape Town.

4: Peppermint Crisp Fridge Tart

Peppermint Crisp Fridge Tart is a famous chocolate bar in South Africa. While making the dessert, hollow candied spears of mint are cocooned into the chocolate. Children like to drink milk with this chocolate bar. The chocolates and biscuits are used as a base of the pudding. The entire dish is a pile of cream, tins of caramel and peppermint crisp bars. You can try the Tart at Ant café in Johannesburg.

5: Pumpkin Fritters

Pumpkin Fritters or Pampoen Koekies is the best delicious desserts made of pumpkin. It is a Moorish snack, which can be served as breakfast and evening snacks. The cuisine is made of flour, pumpkin, egg, flour, sugar, and spices fried in oil with a dusting of cinnamon sugar. One can start their day by having this dessert as a breakfast at Harvest Café in Cape Town and The Cradle Restaurant in Johannesburg.