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South African Desserts

No South African meal is served without a number of side dishes. These dishes are usually seasonal and are rich in both Eastern spices and Western flavours.

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Custard Melkkos
Sago pudding or better known as Melkos is a traditional Afrikaans dessert. Serve it with custard.

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Koeksisters
The sweet taste of these plaited dough cakes makes them a great favorite in South Africa. The secret of their success, is in preparing the syrup a day ahead and chilling it before dipping the koeksisters.

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Quick Melktert (Microwave)
This recipe for Melktert (Milk Tart) is quick and easy as it uses the microwave to cook it rather than the traditional way in the oven.

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Traditional Melktert
This is the traditional Duch way and it worth making it the "old fashioned" way if you have the time.