Qatar, the smallest wonderland in the Middle East, is renowned for its delicious Arabian flavours. Discover these top sweets in Qatar that will tantalise your taste buds.

Baklava

Baklava is a famous dessert made of filo pastry by filling its layers with hazelnuts, chopped nuts, and pistachios. Honey or sweet syrup is used between the layers of filo pastry to hold together. Baklava comes in various shapes and sizes such as triangles, diamonds, and rectangles. If you stay at establishments like Souq Waqif Boutique Hotels, you can taste such delicacies at some of the best restaurants in Doha.

Basboussa

This famous Middle Eastern sweet dish is a semolina cake made by soaking it in a scented sugar syrup such as orange blossom water or rose water. The flavour of the cake is sometimes enhanced by coconut garnishing and dry fruit such as almonds and walnuts used to top them.

Umm Ali

This sweet dish is similar to American bread pudding and has a crisp layer on the top sprinkled with cinnamon. The dessert has a creamy texture with a filling.

Luqaimat

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These deep-fried pastry balls are sprinkled with fruit garnishing or seeds after dipping in sugar syrup or honey. Its inside is soft and the outside is crunchy. This is a common sweet prepared during the Ramazan period.