I know food isn’t the reason for holiday celebrations, but an abundance of yummy dishes certainly adds to the festivities and marks the day as something more than the ordinary.
One of the nice things about having a house full of guests is that you can prepare multiple desserts. It’s so nice to have a choice and even better to have leftovers.
Let me share some of my favorite Polish desserts for Easter, mazurki, serniki, bakba, other cakes and cookies.
Whatever combination of Polish Easter Desserts you decide to make, I want to wish you and yours a joyous celebration of resurrection and new beginnings.
Smacznego!
Lois
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Mazurek Królewski (Royal Mazurek)
— a short crust pastry topped with a lattice filled with jewel-toned jam and decorated with sliced nuts or dried fruit
Kostka Alpejska (Cube from the Alps) — a thin chocolate sponge cake with caramel buttercream studded with crushed dried meringue kisses, topped with whipped cream and shaved chocolate that many find reminiscent of a tiramisu
Sernik (Polish Cheesecake) — this version is made with homemade twarog, a farmer’s cheese, and studded with dried cranberries and topped with a berry sauce
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Mazurek (Polish Easter Pastry) — a shortcrust pastry brushed with jam and topped with chocolate hazelnut spread and seasonal decorations
Serniki Migdałowe (Polish Almond Cheesecakes) — beautiful individual little almond cheesecakes wrapped in a yeast crust
Makowiec Polish Poppy Seed Roll — a tender yeast dough wrapped around a poppy seed filling
Chruściki, Chrusty, Faworki, Angel Wings — whatever you call them, these twisted little pastries are crisp, lightly sweet with powdered sugar
Kolaczki (Polish Filled Cookies) — a rich, soft crust, filled with jam
Cytrynowa Babka (Lemon Babka) — a wonderfully moist lemon bundt cake with lemon glaze
Mazurek (Polish Easter Pastry) — a rich shortcrust tart, topped with caramel and seasonal decorations of nuts and dried fruit
Sernik Zebra (Zebra Cheesecake) — a showstopper cheesecake with alternating layers of vanilla and chocolate
An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com, she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.
krisha
love it thank you!!!!
polishhousewife
My pleasure, Krisha!
Cheryl Lulek
Proud to be Polish
David
A wonderful collection of calorie-laden fun! I still need to get brave and make the makowiec!
polishhousewife
Thanks, David. I am the queen of calories.
Kenny
i love you lois!!!!!!
Corrine Nagelski
I’m trying to figure out a dessert that my grandmother used to make it was a Polish dessert my dad thinks it’s called pineapple Cohen but I’m not finding anything about that if you could help me it would be wonderful
polishhousewife
I haven’t heard of it, Corrine. Is it a cake, pie, cookie?
polishhousewife
Try googling pineapple kuchen and see if anything sounds familiar. Recipes cross over borders a lot.
Corrine Nagelski
It’s almost like a pineapple square but it has a very light pastry in it the last time I ate it I was 13
Joann Donato
How about the Pashsa {i spelled it wrong} it was a sweet cream cheese make in in a flower pot.my mother use to make it. was very good had on the easter bread .
Patricia Michelin
What? Nk Nalishniki? The thin crepe with the cheese filling topped with fresh fruit. That is what we had for Easter dessert every year. Unfortunately the recipe died with my grandmother. I would love to have it to make again to honor her.
Lois Britton
A slightly different presentation. https://polishhousewife.com/nalesniki-z-serem-polish-crepes-cheese/