During this dessert cooking class, you’ll learn the way to any Guatemalan’s heart: through their sweet tooth! You’ll learn to make some popular dishes alongside cooks with experience turning out delicious crowd-pleasers. Best of all, you can arrange to have transportation in a chicken bus, one of the most popular (and most colorful) modes of transportation around Antigua. Alternatively, just take a cheap tuk-tuk ride to the gasolinera puma en Jocotenango.

Rellenitos are a doughnut-like confection – made of mashed plantains shaped into small mounds and stuffed with refried beans. Beans may not seem like a go-to for a dessert, but don’t knock it until you try it! These balls get deep fried and topped with powdered sugar. Torrejas are a Guatemalan version of French toast, starting with bread soaked in eggs and then fried and served in a syrup infused with spices and dried fruit. There’s also sweet beverage called atol de elote — a recipe for a sweet drink made of ground corn that has its roots in Maya civilization. Mole de plátano is made of fried banana chunks, smothered in a lightly sweetened chocolate sauce, for an interesting take on the classic banana-and-chocolate combo.

Your bilingual guide will help walk you through the steps of each recipe, while a local chef will make sure you get all of the dishes just right. You can have wine or juice as a refresher as you cook. By the end, you’ll have sampled an interesting range of desserts, some of which will probably be brand new to your taste buds.