Italian desserts
A
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Affogato | Espresso served with a scoop of ice cream | |
| Angel wings | Fried dough shaped into ribbons and coated in powdered sugar |
B
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbajada | Drink made from whipped chocolate, milk, and coffee | |
| Baxin | Sweet from Liguira, Italy utilizing anise seeds and flour | |
| Biscotti | Italian biscuit, typically filled with nuts or dried fruit, or dipped in chocolate | |
| Biscuit Tortoni | Ice cream made from eggs and heavy cream, sometimes containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons | |
| Bombolone | Italian doughnut, filled with typically chocolate, cream, or jam | |
| Bruttiboni | Biscuit made from almonds or hazelnuts | |
| Budino | Pudding made from milk and egg custard, typically topped with a crust or whipped-cream topping |
C
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Camporelli | Ladyfinger-like biscuits made from sugar, flour, and eggs | |
| Cannoli | Rolled, crispy dough filled with ricotta cream | |
| Cartocci | Filled fried dough pastry | |
| Cassata | Round sponge cake moistened with fruit juice | |
| Cavallucci | Pastry made with anise, walnuts, candied fruits, coriander, and flour | |
| Ciambella | Ring-shaped cake made using flour, milk, sugar, and vanilla flavoring | |
| Colomba di Pasqua | ||
| Confetti | Almonds covered in dyed, sugar coating | |
| Crocetta of Caltanissetta | Sweet pastry made from almonds, sugar, sweet lemon purée, oranges or other fruit, pistachio and icing sugar | |
| Crostata | Baked tart or pie, hailing from Naples | |
| Cucidati | Fig cookie with vanilla icing | |
| Cupeta | Dessert made from honey, dissolved sugar and diced almonds |
F
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frutta martorana | Imitation fruits made from marzipan |
G
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gelato | Italian dessert similar to ice cream, thicker in consistency | |
| Genoise | Sponge cake made with melted butter whipped into the dough | |
| Gianduja (chocolate) | Chocolate made from hazelnut cream | |
| Gianduiotto | Chocolate made from sugar, cocoa, and hazelnuts | |
| Granita | Italian ice dessert made from sugar, water and various flavorings |
L
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ladyfinger | Long biscuit, typically used in tiramisu |
M
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Marron glacé | Chestnuts candied in sugar syrup | |
| Marzipan | Confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal | |
| Mimosa cake | Moist champagne sponge cake with a buttercream frosting | |
| Mustacciuoli | Pastry with a spiced, cake-like interior, covered in chocolate |
N
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Neapolitan ice cream | Ice cream featuring three flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry | |
| Nocciolini di Canzo | Sweet crumbly small cookies from Canzo, in northern Italy | |
| Nutella | Sweetened hazelnut spread |
P
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pandoro | Traditional Italian sweet bread in a star-like formation | |
| Panettone | Sweet bread featuring dried fruits and chocolate | |
| Panforte | Chewy Italian dessert containing fruits and nuts | |
| Panna cotta | Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded | |
| Panpepato | Round sweet bread with nuts and dried fruit | |
| Pasticciotto | Italian pastry filled with ricotta cheese and egg custard | |
| Pastiera | Neapolitan tart made with cooked wheat, eggs, ricotta cheese, and flavoured with orange flower water | |
| Penuche | Fudge-like candy made from brown sugar, butter, and milk | |
| Pignolata | Soft pastry, covered in chocolate and lemon-flavoured syrup or icing | |
| Pinza | Traditional dessert flan with pine nuts, dried figs, raisins, fennel seeds and grappa |
R
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ricciarelli | Traditional Italian biscuits – specifically, a type of macaroon |
S
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sanguinaccio dolce | Italian pudding made from pig's blood which is made creamy and sweetened with ingredients such as chocolate, milk, pine nuts, and raisins | |
| Semifreddo | Frozen dessert similar to ice cream, with the main ingredients being egg yolks, sugar, and cream. | |
| Sfinge | Doughnut sprinkled with powdered sugar | |
| Sfogliatella | Shell-shaped cream-filled Italian pastry originating from Campania | |
| Spumoni | Molded gelato made with layers of different colors and flavors, usually containing candied fruits and nuts | |
| Struffoli | Neapolitan dish made of deep fried balls of sweet dough | |
| Sugoli | Dessert pudding prepared with the must of red grapes, flour and sugar, cooked slowly and then left to cool |
T
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Taralli | Cracker similar to a breadstick--can be sweet or savory | |
| Tartufo | Gelato covered and filled with melted chocolate | |
| Tiramisu | Dessert made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavoured with cocoa | |
| Torrone | Nougat made with honey, sugar, and whipped egg whites, then filled with roasted pistachios and almonds | |
| Torta Barozzi | Thin, crispy cake made from chocolate and coffee | |
| Torta caprese | Italian cake made with chocolate and either almonds or hazelnuts | |
| Torta della nonna | Italian sweet pastry cake filled with vanilla-flavored custard and covered with pine nuts and confectioner's sugar. | |
| Torta alla Monferrina | Cake made from pumpkin, or apples and sugar, with amaretti, chocolate, eggs, and rum | |
| Torta delle rose | Cake made with leavened dough rich in butter and sugar, which is rolled up and placed in the baking tin, taking the characteristic shape of a basket of rosebuds | |
| Torta setteveli | Chocolate cake with seven layers of hazelnut cream, hazelnut crunch, chocolate mousse, and a glaze | |
| Torta Tre Monti | Dessert consisting of thin waffle slices with interwoven layers of cream, then covered in chocolate |
U
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Uovo sbattuto | Beverage that consists of egg yolk and sugar |
Z
| Name | Image | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Zabaione | Dessert beverage made with egg yolks, sugar, and a sweet wine | |
| Zeppole | Fried dough dessert with powdered sugar | |
| Zuccotto | Semi-frozen, chilled dessert made with alchermes, cake and ice cream | |
| Zuppa Inglese | Italian dessert layering custard and sponge cake | |
| Zelten | Traditional Italian fruitcake served during Christmas |
