Italian Dessert Recipes

These Easy Italian Dessert Recipes are all you need for making a Delicious Meal. Find the best Italian Dessert Recipes for sharing with family and friends. Browse our Italian Dessert Recipes collection to find the comfort foods and the classic dishes you love to make.

Easy Italian Carrot Cake

Cooking Time: 50m

This Easy Italian Carrot Cake is a soft, dense and flavorful cake made with puréed fresh carrots, hinted with orange zest, and topped with sweet cream cheese frosting. Excellent with a glass of milk or a cup of tea. If you want to make the cake taller, use a 7-inch...

March 9, 2023

TOP 10 Best Recipes from Tuscany

1. Pistachio, Lemon and Rosemary Biscotti. Some people say that these Italian Pistachio, Lemon and Rosemary Biscotti make for the perfect gift but with a 2-day preparation for baking, I think I’ll keep them all to myself, thank you very much! Made with a handful of ingredients these Pistachio, Lemon...

September 30, 2022

Italian Sponge Cake

Cooking Time: 50m

Learn how to make this 5-ingredient Italian Sponge Cake recipe, aka pan di spagna, and wow your friends and family! Light, airy, and perfectly fluffy, this traditional Italian dessert is so easy to whip up at home using only pantry-staple ingredients. Simply beat the eggs and sugar together for no...

August 12, 2022

Italian Grandma’s Cake

Cooking Time: 1h 30m

This amazing Grandma’s Cake recipe delivers a slice of pure indulgence. The cake has a sweet pastry base surrounding the creamy vanilla-lemon filling. It is topped with a thin layer of golden pastry and addictively crunchy pine nuts. Pretty and beyond delicious! Start off by making the pastry. Then chill...

April 28, 2022

Sticky Orange Cake

Cooking Time: 1h

This Sticky Orange Cake has a show-stopping look yet doesn’t require much effort. With soft and moist orange-flavored cake and caramelized oranges, every bite is deliciously fresh and fragrant. Enjoy this orange cake warm with a dollop of crème fraîche. The recipe is simple. Start out by preparing an 8-inch...

April 11, 2022

Chocolate Triple Berry Panna Cotta Tart

This Chocolate Triple Berry Panna Cotta Tart is a delicious take on the classic Italian dessert. Panna cotta is Italian for “cooked cream”, a sweetened cream, thickened with gelatin and molded. To make this tart, start by making and baking the chocolate pie crust. Make the filling by mixing gelatin...

July 23, 2021

Chocolate Panna Cotta with Strawberry Topping

Cooking Time: 4h

Chocolate Panna Cotta with Strawberry Topping is a delicious take on this classic Italian dessert. I adore the combination of chocolate and strawberries, and this dessert couldn’t be better – creamy, rich and absolutely gorgeous! Making this recipe is very easy too. Start by combining gelatine and cold water. Heat...

June 22, 2021

Cheat’s Raspberry Panna Cotta

Cooking Time: 3h

Cheat’s Raspberry Panna Cotta! It sounds fancy while being a breeze to make. And if you are into a mousse and pudding-like desserts then you are going to need this recipe. It uses only 3 simple ingredients, takes only 10 minutes to make, and is a perfect recipe to whip...

April 29, 2021

The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake

Cooking Time: 1h

The Best Homemade Italian Cream Cake is just as amazing as the name sounds – it is a moist, delicious cake with butter cream cheese frosting and topped with sweetened coconut and chopped pecans! Not only that, it’s easy to make and will feed a crowd! Start by making the...

April 2, 2021

Italian Bow Tie Cookies

Cooking Time: 25m

Italian Bow Tie Cookies are fried Italian cookies which are perfect for Mardi Gras. My family loves pancakes, but if I am honest, I am not the biggest fan of them, so these bow tie cookies are a fantastic Pancake Tuesday recipe for me! If you take a look at...

January 22, 2021

Orange Ricotta Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 20m

These Orange Ricotta Cookies are a fantastic Italian dessert to make for Thanksgiving this year. These are a perfect after dinner treat to enjoy with coffee. I don’t know how people can eat rich and creamy desserts after a large meal, I’m always too full after Thanksgiving dinner to eat...

October 29, 2020

TOP 10 Italian Dessert Recipes

1. Classic Italian Panna Cotta Classic Italian Panna Cotta is one of those desserts which transports me to the Amalfi coast every time I have it. Panna cotta translates as “cooked cream”. It is a simple dish made from a few ingredients: cream, sugar, and vanilla. Gelatine are added to...

August 31, 2020

Matcha Amaretti Cookies

Cooking Time: 41m

Before I traveled extensively in Italy, I was a fan of crisp crunchy cookies. However, in Italy, I discovered soft and chewy almond cookies like these Matcha Amaretti Cookies. These cookies are deliciously light and airy with a vibrant green color thanks to the addition of matcha tea powder. A...

May 25, 2020

Pumpkin Biscotti

Cooking Time: 1h 15m

These Pumpkin Biscotti always remind me of happy vacations in Italy. Living the Tuscany dream and hiring vespas and riding through the countryside. We would stop for coffee in little mountain villages and the coffee is always accompanied by a little homemade biscotti. This is my take on the Italian...

April 8, 2020

Pumpkin-Gingersnap Tiramisù

Cooking Time: 6h 20m

Pumpkin-Gingersnap Tiramisù is a really great dessert to make for your next dinner party. Your guests will love it and it is so easy to prepare in advance. You can make it a few days or even a couple of weeks in advance and store it in the freezer until...

April 8, 2020

Torrone Semifreddo

Cooking Time: 6h 10m

I’m not a huge baker and this Torrone Semifreddo recipe is a great dessert choice for me to serve at dinner parties. This Italian nougat dessert takes just 10 minutes to prepare and the simplicity isn’t the only thing that I love about this. Using just a few ingredients makes...

March 14, 2020

Italian Almond Tart

Cooking Time: 1h

Travelling all the way from Northern Italy to the United States, I just had to bring this Italian Almond Tart recipe with me and paired with roasted red grapes and Champagne Sabayon, you’ll soon feel like you’re sitting right in the beautiful streets of Italy. A wonderful ladies’ luncheon dessert...

March 14, 2020

Cartellata Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h

Cartellata Cookies are deep-fried Italian cookies which are usually served around Christmas time, but I say why restrict yourself to only eating these delicious crispy cookies to one time of year? I tend to make these cookies for events when I’d like to serve a homemade treat with coffee. ...

March 13, 2020

Pistachio, Lemon and Rosemary Biscotti

Cooking Time: 1h 12m

Some people say that these Italian Pistachio, Lemon and Rosemary Biscotti make for the perfect gift but with a 2-day preparation for baking, I think I’ll keep them all to myself, thank you very much! Made with a handful of ingredients these Pistachio, Lemon and Rosemary Biscotti are simple, elegant...

March 13, 2020

Chocolate Salami

Cooking Time: 2h

Have you ever tried Chocolate Salami? Famously looks like salami but tastes like the most decadent chocolate treat on the market and the best party trick to use this April Fool’s Day! A Portuguese and Italian dessert invention made from dark chocolate, pistachio nuts and almonds, white chocolate, orange zest...

March 12, 2020

Sporcamuss Italian Cream Filled Pastries

Cooking Time: 40m

This Sporcamuss Italian Cream Filled Pastries recipe uses sporcamuss which describes a flaky pastry. Every bite results with your nose and mouth being covered in the delightful confectioners’ sugar that dusts the pastries before serving. This pastry is light and airy, fluffy, puffy and crisp and the perfect treat. If...

December 3, 2019

Classic Italian Panna Cotta

Cooking Time: 5h 20m

Classic Italian Panna Cotta is one of those desserts which transports me to the Amalfi coast every time I have it. Panna cotta translates as “cooked cream”. It is a simple dish made from a few ingredients: cream, sugar, and vanilla. Gelatine are added to the cooking process to ensure...

October 17, 2019

Italian Plum Tart

Cooking Time: 55m

This recipe is an authentic Italian Plum Tart (Tarte aux Quetsches) and will bring a real European touch to your table. Follow the below steps and bake a soft, buttery crust filled with plum jam whisked with brandy and Italian blue plums arranged in a beautiful design over the top....

September 8, 2019

Fresh Mint Gelato

Cooking Time: 5h 30m

With summer in full swing, it’s the perfect time to make this Fresh Mint Gelato. With a cool mix of fresh mint and melted chocolate, it’s my husband’s favorite flavor. It’s so good, you’ll even want to eat it over some apple crumble in the winter. Whatever your preference is,...

June 16, 2019

Italian Easter Cookies

Cooking Time: 55m

These pretty little Italian Easter Cookies are an easy treat to make around Easter time when spring is in the air and you want to do some lighter and brighter baking! My family makes a big deal about Easter. I love an excuse to go overboard in the kitchen and...

April 13, 2019

Anisette Toast Biscotti

Cooking Time: 1h 45m

These Anisette Toast instantly transport me back to the village in Tuscany where I first tasted them. They are light and crunchy and they contain a secret ingredient – a hint of anise flavoring. These biscotti are so versatile – they are perfect with an espresso after a meal or...

April 6, 2019

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