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Very easy to make and without the need for an oven, these almond, pistachio and chocolate tartlets have become the best fit and essential for dessert time when there are guests at home. And when there aren't any, too: they're super easy to make, they're healthy, gluten-free and they taste like chocolate heaven.

Alfajores are one of the most popular sweets in Argentine gastronomy, although they are not exclusive to the country of tango, barbecues and gauchos. They are also very present in other Latin American countries such as Uruguay, Chile, Mexico or the Dominican Republic.

They are very simple to prepare and are slow to die, at least in their most classic and traditional form: filled with dulce de leche and coated in grated coconut.

With very few ingredients we can make an exceptional dessert. These meringues with roasted strawberry sauce is a recipe as beautiful as it is sweet and delicious. I think we can agree that it can be the perfect recipe for your Valentine's Day, or to say "I want to make you happy", just by taking one of these meringue nests to our loved ones.

At Christmas we can enjoy a wide variety of sweets, in fact, it could be considered the sweetest time of the year just for that reason. But if there is a sweet star on these dates, it is, without a doubt, our beloved Roscón de Reyes.

One of the best times of the year for those with a sweet tooth is Christmas, without a doubt. We can find a very wide and varied assortment, so that it is totally impossible not to feel satisfied. I include myself because I have a very sweet tooth.

The most moist and aesthetic, this apple layer cake (apple mille-feuille or apple layer cake) leaves no one indifferent. It looks like a sponge cake on the outside but inside there are layers and layers of sweet baked apple and, in fact, very little dough.

Eggnog is what we call here eggnog or Christmas punch, a sweet drink made from eggs and milk, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, a good dose of ginger and cloves. It is a really special drink, which you have to try if you want to have an alternative drink to a good glass of chocolate to sweeten the afternoon or you want to offer your guests a drink to finish the meal and accompany some cookies. I have fallen in love with this punch!

Surely you have heard of lemon bars, lemon wedges or the popular Lemon Bars. It is a delicious snack at dessert time, or a treat at a special moment.

Cheesecake is a classic for being a dessert that is super easy to prepare and that is very welcome after any meal. Today I bring you a version that comes out round: a creamy cheesecake that tastes delicious with jam inside. We make it with a biscuit base that, although it adds a few extra minutes of initial preparation and baking, is worth doing - How delicious is the biscuit-based cheesecake!

I love coconut. It is something that has no remedy, so rather than hide my little passion, I try to exploit it to the fullest. One of my favorite uses is in flans and puddings, and today I'm leaving you with a recipe that comes out round. More than round, you get some flans of vice!

You can make mini blondies in Nordic Ware mini-bundlette pans! This recipe for caramel blondies is the richest and you have a bite prepared in no time. Its buttery flavor and brown sugar aroma is delicious, and it's a great way to present the classic blondie sticks but in a beautiful format, thanks to the finish provided by the Nordic Ware mini bundlette mould.

Cooking chestnuts, not roasting them, is one of the easiest things you can do if you plan to cook chestnuts and the result is delicious. I fondly remember how at home, when I was little, at dessert time on autumn Sundays, two trays were brought to the table: one with fire-roasted chestnuts, and the other with cooked chestnuts. The truth is that it was difficult to decide which ones were richer. They always disappeared!