Desserts
Classic Tiramisu
The Venetian classic, built on a properly cooked zabaglione so it sets firm without gelatine and carries no raw-egg…
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Italian dessert recipes
37 Italian dessert recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 37 Italian recipes filed under desserts: 37 of the 583 desserts on the site, and 37 of its 491 Italian recipes. Of these, 2 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Zabaglione (15 min) and Tortino al Cioccolato (27 min). For 30, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 12 easy, 19 medium and 6 hard.
As written, 32 are vegetarian, 4 vegan, 15 gluten-free and 4 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Italian desserts
Desserts
Vanilla Gelato
Proper Italian gelato: less fat, less air and served warmer than ice cream, which is why it tastes so much more…
Desserts
Sicilian Cannoli
Blistered fried shells filled to order with sweetened sheep's-milk ricotta and candied peel. Filling them any…
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Vanilla Panna Cotta
A vanilla panna cotta set at the exact edge of collapse, so it wobbles under a spoon and melts on the tongue. Five…
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Torta Caprese
A flourless chocolate and almond cake from Capri with a crisp top and a dense, fudgy middle. Naturally gluten-free…
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Zeppole
Choux buns fried rather than baked, split and filled with pastry cream, and topped with an amarena cherry. Made for…
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Babà Napoletano
A yeasted mushroom-shaped cake soaked in rum syrup until it is heavy in the hand. Naples took it from Poland by way…
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Bonet
A Piedmont baked custard of eggs, milk, cocoa and crushed amaretti, set over a caramel and chilled for 4 hours…
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Budino al Cioccolato
A smooth Italian chocolate pudding of milk, cocoa and cornflour stirred on the hob for 10 minutes and set in the…
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Budino di Riso
A creamy Italian rice pudding of short grain rice cooked in milk with lemon zest and vanilla for 40 minutes.
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Cassata Siciliana
Sponge, sweetened ricotta and marzipan under a white glaze and a riot of candied fruit. Palermo at its most baroque…
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Crespelle
Thin Italian pancakes rolled around a filling of ricotta and jam, baked for 15 minutes and dusted with sugar.
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Frittelle di Carnevale
Small Italian fritters of a thick batter with raisins and lemon, fried until puffed and golden and rolled in sugar.
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Gelato al Cioccolato
A rich Italian chocolate ice cream from a milk custard with dark chocolate and cocoa, chilled and churned.
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Gelato al Pistacchio
A dense Italian pistachio ice cream from a cooked custard and pistachio paste, chilled for 4 hours and churned.
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Granita di Caffè
Coffee frozen and scraped into loose crystals, eaten with a brioche for breakfast in a Sicilian summer. No machine…
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Lemon Gelato
An Italian-style gelato made with milk, a little cream and fresh lemon, chilled for 4 hours, churned and frozen for…
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Lemon Granita
Icy crystals of sharp lemon syrup, scraped with a fork every half hour as they freeze to a light, snowy texture.
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Lemon Sorbet
A sharp, smooth sorbet of lemon juice and zest in a sugar syrup, stirred as it freezes.
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Panna Cotta ai Frutti di Bosco
A wobbling vanilla cream set with gelatine in glasses and topped with a sauce of mixed berries, chilled for 4 hours.
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Panna Cotta with Berries
Set cream flavoured with vanilla and sugar, turned out and served with a sauce of macerated berries.
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Pastiera Napoletana
A wheat, ricotta and orange flower tart that Naples makes on Good Friday and eats the following Tuesday. It…
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Pere al Vino Rosso
Firm pears poached in red wine, sugar, cinnamon and orange peel for 40 minutes, with the syrup reduced to a glaze.
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Pesche Ripiene
Peach halves filled with crushed amaretti, cocoa and egg yolk and baked for 35 minutes until soft.
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Pistachio Ice Cream
A custard ice cream made with ground pistachios and a hint of almond, chilled for 4 hours, churned and frozen for 4…
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Seadas
Sardinian pastry discs filled with fresh pecorino, fried until crisp and served with warm honey, ready in 1 hour 10…
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Semifreddo
A frozen Italian dessert of whipped cream, egg yolks and sugar with crushed torrone, set in a loaf tin for 6 hours…
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Sfogliatella Riccia
A shell of a hundred paper-thin leaves around a semolina and ricotta filling. The hardest pastry in Naples and worth…
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Spumoni
Layered Italian ice cream of chocolate, pistachio and cherry in a loaf tin, assembled in 40 minutes and frozen for 6…
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Struffoli
Tiny fried dough balls tumbled in honey and heaped into a ring with candied peel and sprinkles. Naples at Christmas…
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Tiramisu alle Fragole
A no cook Italian dessert of sponge fingers dipped in orange juice, layered with mascarpone cream and strawberries…
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Torta della Nonna
A shortcrust tart filled with lemon-scented vanilla custard, topped with pastry and pine nuts and dusted with icing…
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Tortino al Cioccolato
Individual Italian chocolate puddings with a soft molten centre, baked for 12 minutes at 200C and turned out.
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Vegan Panna Cotta
A wobbly coconut milk and soy milk panna cotta set with agar, served with a raspberry sauce.
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Zabaglione
A warm, frothy custard of egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine whisked over simmering water until thick and light.
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Zuccotto
A Florentine dome of sponge cake soaked in liqueur and filled with whipped cream, chocolate and almonds, chilled for…
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Zuppa Inglese
Sponge fingers soaked scarlet in alchermes, layered with two custards. Emilia's answer to trifle, and older than the…