Italian dessert recipes

Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s sweet ricotta tart with dark chocolate and Italian candied fruit is a...

Angela Hartnett‘s elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) would make a fine dinner...

All you need are four ingredients and 10 minutes for this easiest-ever gingerbread affogato recipe....

This classic Italian dessert pairs boozy zabaglione with soft poached peaches – all in under...

Eleonora Galasso has put a sweet spin on this classic Italian dish. Her mini lasagnes...

Chef Francesco Mazzei shares his traditional Italian dessert, torta caprese, that’s perfect for a celebration...

”One of the most popular Russian desserts is a cake called medovik, consisting of honey-based...

This is Darina Allen’s family recipe for a lovely and light lemon pudding topped with...

Celebrate your love for the frozen stuff with our Italian-style gelato recipe, made with a...

There’s no cooking skills required to make this easy dessert. Simply layer sponge fingers with...

A decadent dessert layering a pillowy coffee and walnut sponge, boozy mascarpone cream and a...

Fresh figs always make an impressive dish. Place on top of a creamy rum and...

We’ve turned the fresh, sweet flavours of a classic peach bellini into glorious wobbling pannacottas....

You can’t call yourself a true chocolate-lover until you’ve tried this tart. The chocolate chip...

Refreshing, citrussy granita is the perfect light dessert to end a heavy meal. We’ve used...

A good splash of Italian limoncello liqueur adds a boozy note to this cocktail-inspired drizzle...

In Italy this dessert is known as ‘sbriciolata alla crema di limone’. The literal translation...

Think creamy, zesty rice pudding, made with a good splash of rum, encased in golden...

The addition of rosemary and sloe gin-spiked jelly takes these from classic pannacotta to a...

Eleonora Galasso’s take on her Italian grandma’s custard pie (also known as torta della nonna)...