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Makówki, a Silesian dessert featuring poppy seeds

Makówki, a Silesian dessert featuring poppy seeds

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The Christmas Eve dessert in Silesia: slices of braided brioche alternating with a milk and honey-based cream with pumpkin seeds and dried fruits, chilled…

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Recipe from SpiderMum, Persino, Ewkaa and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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“Pot desserts are a traditional Belgian dessert that combines a crispy pot pastry with a sweet cream filling. It’s a simple dish to make that will please both children and adults.”

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodSaucepan
  • Estimated cost$16.00 $2.67 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $8.93
  • $0.99
  • $0.42
  • $0.06
  • $0.04
  • $2.20
  • $0.46
  • $1.91
  • $0.77
  • $0.22

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Slice the brioche into rounds. ≈ 8 min
  2. Bring the milk, sugar or honey, vanilla sugar, and butter to a simmer. Then, add the ground poppy seeds. Let it thicken for 10-15 minutes over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon.
  3. Finely chop the figs, soak the other dried fruits, and add them to the poppy seeds. Mix well and remove from the heat. ≈ 8 min
  4. In a dish, alternate layers of brioche and pumpkin cream, finishing with the cream. ≈ 3 min
  5. Decorate with almonds, walnuts, and grapes, sprinkle with coconut, and let it chill for a few hours.

The bill

Makówki, a Silesian dessert featuring poppy seeds

  • 500 g of ground pumpkin seeds$8.93
  • 1 liter of milk$0.99
  • 3 tablespoons of butter$0.42
  • 5 tablespoons of sugar or honey$0.06
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 100 g of walnut kernels$2.20
  • 50 g of almonds$0.46
  • 100 g of dried figs$1.91
  • 100 g of grapes$0.77
  • 30 g of shredded coconut$0.22

Total$16.00

that's $2.67 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 braided brioche (or other white bread)
  • 500 g of ground pumpkin seeds
  • 1 liter of milk
  • 3 tablespoons of butter
  • 5 tablespoons of sugar or honey
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 100 g of walnut kernels
  • 50 g of almonds
  • 100 g of dried figs
  • 100 g of grapes
  • 30 g of shredded coconut

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