Korean dessert recipes

Traditionally, Korean meals don't usually have desserts served at the end. The sweet things in this category are meant to be served on special occasions, by themselves as refreshments, or with tea.

Gotgam-danji (stuffed persimmons))

Stuffed persimmons

Gotgam-danji
곶감단지

Sulppang, makgeolli bread (술빵)

Makgeolli bread

Sulppang
술빵

Korean honey cookies

Korean honey cookies

Yakgwa
약과

daechu-saenggangcha

Jujube ginger tea

Daechu-saenggangcha
대추생강차

dalgona candy with nuts

Dalgona with nuts

Dalgona
달고나

Crunchy nut candy (엿강정) yeot-gangjeong

Crunchy nut candy

Yeot-gangjeong
엿강정

jocheong, ssaljocheong, 쌀조청

Rice syrup

Ssal-jocheong
쌀조청

Custard cream bread

Cream-ppang
크림빵

Grilled Cheese & Rice cake skewers Cheese-tteok-kkochi: 치즈떡꼬치

Grilled cheese & rice cake skewers

Cheese-tteok-kkochi
치즈떡꼬치

cinnamon rolls

Cinnamon rolls

Cinnamon-rollppang
시나몬롤빵

Super-nutritious rice cake (Yeongyang-chaltteok: 영양찰떡)

Super-nutritious rice cake

Yeongyang-chaltteok
영양찰떡

gyepi-manju
pat-sirutteok

Layered rice cake with red beans

Pat-sirutteok
팥시루떡

Omija punch with pear

Omija-hwachae
오미자화채

Beet jelly candy

Beet-jeonggwa
비트정과

Jjinppang

Crunchy balloon bread

Gonggal-ppang
공갈빵

Crunchy peanut cookies

Matdongsan
맛동산

Yuja tea

Yujacha
유자차

Twisted doughnuts (Kwabaegi: 꽈배기)

Twisted doughnuts

Kkwabaegi
꽈배기

Squash rice cake

Hobaktteok
호박떡

Pomegranate tea

Seoklyu-cha
석류차

Sesame peanut candy

Kkae-ttangkong gangjeong
깨땅콩 강정

Chestnut cookies

Yul-lan
율란

Ginseng jujube tea

Insam-daechucha
인삼대추차

Sugar candy

Ppopgi
뽑기

Sweet red bean jelly

Yanggaeng
양갱

Steamed pear

Baesuk
배숙

White steamed rice cake

Baekseolgi-tteok
백설기떡

Ginger tea

Saenggangcha
생강차

Walnuts wrapped in persimmons

Gotgamssam
곶감쌈

Korean-style mochi rice cake

Chapssaltteok
찹쌀떡

Rice cake

Injeolmi
인절미

Baked sweet pastry

Manju
만주

Korean shaved Ice with Sweet Red Beans and Fruits (Patbingsu: 팥빙수)

Mugwort rice cake

Ssuk-beomul
쑥버물

Goguma mattang

Candied sweet potato

Mattang
맛탕

Ginger cookies

Maejakgwa
매작과

Mujigaeddeok

Rainbow rice cake

Mujigae-tteok
무지개떡

Korean pan-cooked rice cake with edible flowers

Rice punch

Sikhye
식혜

danpatjuk

Sweet red bean soup

Danpatjuk
단팥죽

gyungdan

Rice cake

Gyeongdan
경단