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Ovos moles de Aveiro
Sweet made of egg yolks and sugar syrup, traditionally served in a thin wafer.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Aveiro
Time: 40 min
Difficulty: Medium
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Portuguese conventual sweets
Portuguese sweets made with eggs, sugar, almonds, and delicate techniques, curated in our own editorial selection.
13 published recipes
A curation to navigate the Portuguese table.
The recipes below remain in their main categories but have also been gathered here by theme, region, or occasion.
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Toucinho do céu
Conventual sweet made of egg yolks, sugar, and almonds, dense and delicate.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Conventual sweets / various regions
Time: 1 h
Difficulty: Medium
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Pudim Abade de Priscos
Rich Portuguese pudding made with egg yolks, sugar, Port wine, and bacon in a carefully crafted version.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Braga / Minho
Time: 1 h 35 min
Difficulty: Difficult
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Brisas do Lis
Conventual sweets made of egg yolks, sugar, and almonds, delicate and intense.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Leiria
Time: 50 min
Difficulty: Medium
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Barriga de freira
Creamy conventual sweet made of eggs, sugar, bread or almond, served in small portions.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 45 min
Difficulty: Medium
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Papos de anjo
Delicate little cakes made of egg yolks soaked in flavored syrup.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 50 min
Difficulty: Medium
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Lampreia de ovos
Festive sweet made with egg threads, ovos moles, and traditional decoration.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 1 h 35 min
Difficulty: Difficult
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Fios de ovos
Delicate threads of egg yolks cooked in syrup, the base for many Portuguese sweets.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 50 min
Difficulty: Difficult
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Trouxas de ovos
Thin sheets of eggs rolled with egg sweet and syrup.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 1 h 15 min
Difficulty: Difficult
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Castanhas de ovos
Small molded sweets made of egg yolks and sugar, resembling small golden chestnuts.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 55 min
Difficulty: Medium
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Tiborna doce conventual
Dessert made with bread, mild olive oil, honey, sugar, and cinnamon in a sweet and traditional reading.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Portuguese conventual sweets
Time: 25 min
Difficulty: Easy
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Pastéis de Tentúgal
Very thin and crunchy pastry surrounding a creamy egg filling.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Tentúgal / Coimbra
Time: 1 h 15 min
Difficulty: Difficult
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Pastéis de Santa Clara
Conventual pastries with delicate dough filled with eggs and almonds.
Category: Sweets and desserts
Region: Coimbra
Time: 1 h 20 min
Difficulty: Difficult
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