Top 10 Dutch Desserts & Sweet Treats in 2026

A Limburg fruit flan with a tender crust and fillings ranging from cherry to apricot-custard.

A bright pink-iced puff pastry slice filled with custard, eaten in masses on King's Day.

A deep-dish cinnamon apple cake served warm with whipped cream in every Dutch cafe.

Chocolate sprinkles on buttered bread — a uniquely Dutch breakfast-dessert crossover beloved by all ages.

A fist-sized chocolate-coated choux pastry ball filled with whipped cream from Den Bosch.

An Indonesian-Dutch layered spice cake with dozens of thin alternating stripes of flavour.

A thick, creamy egg-yolk liqueur traditionally eaten with a spoon as a dessert drink.

The Dutch consume more liquorice per capita than anyone, from sweet to intensely salty varieties.

A buttery almond-paste-filled cookie that's a staple at Dutch bakeries and coffee tables.

A Limburg fruit flan with a tender crust and fillings ranging from cherry to apricot-custard.

A bright pink-iced puff pastry slice filled with custard, eaten in masses on King's Day.

A deep-dish cinnamon apple cake served warm with whipped cream in every Dutch cafe.

Chocolate sprinkles on buttered bread — a uniquely Dutch breakfast-dessert crossover beloved by all ages.

A fist-sized chocolate-coated choux pastry ball filled with whipped cream from Den Bosch.

An Indonesian-Dutch layered spice cake with dozens of thin alternating stripes of flavour.

A thick, creamy egg-yolk liqueur traditionally eaten with a spoon as a dessert drink.

The Dutch consume more liquorice per capita than anyone, from sweet to intensely salty varieties.

A buttery almond-paste-filled cookie that's a staple at Dutch bakeries and coffee tables.