With the holiday season comes an abundance of sweet treats. But this doesn’t mean you need to abandon your healthy lifestyle! You can keep up your tasty traditions and look for ways to add in nutritious ingredients. Every little bit counts!
Happy cooking from the team at Oldways!
Mediterranean Sweets
To illustrate how Mediterranean ingredients like fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and olive oil can be transformed into decadent desserts, we’ve looked to a few Mediterranean countries and their confections.
This is a quick and simple recipe that isn’t too sweet! The tahini lends a creamy earthy taste, while the orange blossom water adds a lovely citrusy flavor.
Vinho do Porto is a fortified wine from the northern Duoro Valley region of Portugal. Pears cooked in a Vinho do Porto syrup make for an easy but elegant dessert!
Tarta De Santiago is a naturally gluten-free almond cake. This cake is found in bakeries in Santiago de Compostela, Spain—the destination at the end of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. With notes of citrus and a rich almond flavor, it pairs well with fresh fruit.
Recipe adapted from Claudia Roden in The Food of Spain. An Oldways photo.
Enjoy a twist on a new favorite, scooping out bowls of Fig Tiramisu
Enjoy a weekend baking project by making Mission Fig Panettone
Oldways newsletter subscribers, pick up premium Orchard Choice and Sun-Maid Figs for all your holiday baking and gift-giving, and save 15% off* our retail products through 12/20 using promo code OldwaysHolidayFigs15
*Promotion cannot be combined with other offers. Promotion to be used for products, not shipping and handling.
Spend a Week in Portugal with Oldways
Let us be your guide to eating, drinking, and exploring in Lisbon and Porto
