25 Best Polish Desserts You Must-Try! Smacznego!
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- 11 Jul 2022
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Poland has a somewhat complicated, often chaotic, but rich historical past.
Despite this, Polish cuisine has always been a staple at every dinner table and has united families and communities for many centuries.
Poland’s popular desserts are mainly known to satisfy the cravings of every Pole’s sweet tooth.
These food items are not just popular as everyday snacks, but they are also linked to the religious and cultural traditions that Poland has kept up to this day.
Are you curious about their sweet desserts?
Well, buckle up as we’ll explore the various creamy pastries, luscious cakes and pies, crunchy candies, and drinks with sweet kicks that Poles love to eat!
There are many options to choose from, like Karpatka, Nalesniki, and Miodek Turecki; those would be an excellent place to start.
You might even want to look into #9 if you’re into cake decorating!
Here are 25 popular Polish Desserts that you should check out!
1. PÄ…czki (Polish Donut)
PÄ…czki is a fried donut made from eggs, milk, and butter, sprinkled with sugar for extra sweetness and filled with classic blueberry, prune, apple, and other fruit jams, to chocolate or bavarian cream.
This food item is mainly associated with Fat Thursday, a religious event where Poles consume as many oil-based dishes as Lent.
In fact, it has become much of a staple that 100 million PÄ…czkis are reportedly being consumed nationwide.
2. Faworki (Angel Wings)
Another staple on “Fat Thursday,” Faworki is a fried bread strip powdered with sugar.
The sweet sensation brought by the latter ingredient complements the crunchy texture of the bread.
The name “Farowki” actually translates to “Angel Wings,” initially referring to the ribbons tied to Medieval Knights.
However, as finger food for special occasions, Farowki does look like an angel wing.
Biting one of these can make you feel like heaven, too, with the sugary taste melting in your mouth!
3. Kremówka (Polish Papal Cake)
Kremówka is a famous sandwich cake with two puff pastry bread on opposite sides of the dish and creamy vanilla in the middle.
Sugar is then added to one of the pastry bread for added sweetness.
This dessert dish is now commonly associated with Saint John Paul II, who expressed his love for the Kremówka during his Papal visit to his hometown in Wadowice, Poland, in 1999.
Since then, bakers have produced the current iteration of the Kremówka, known as Kremówka Papieska, commemorating the late Pope.
4. Karpatka (Polish Carpathian Cream Cake)
Similar to the Kremówka, Karpatka is also a kind of sandwich cake with a creamy vanilla filling.
However, Karpatka uses choux pastry instead of puff pastry, which is an essential ingredient in the Kremówka.
The name Karpatka comes from the famed Carpathian Mountain Range that stretches within Central and Eastern European countries, including Poland.
This explains the rugged appearance of the Karpatka.
Yet, you should not easily judge it by its appearance, as its sweet, creamy taste could make you want more!
