Italian dessert recipes: Classic & creative recipes
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Italian desserts
Torta della nonna (ricotta and lemon tart)
Angela Hartnett's elegant ricotta and lemon tart (torta della nonna) makes a fine dinner party dessert or a great finale to an Easter feast.
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Dinner party desserts
Easy gingerbread affogato
All you need are 4 ingredients and 10 minutes for this easiest-ever gingerbread affogato – a punchy mix of hot coffee, boozy liqueur and fiery gingerbread.
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Italian desserts
Poached peaches with zabaglione
This classic Italian dessert pairs boozy zabaglione with soft poached peaches – all in under 30 minutes. Serve with buttery shortbread for extra crunch.
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Lasagnes
Mini sweet lasagnes
Eleonora Galasso has put a sweet spin on this classic Italian dish – lasagne – with a sweet tomato jam, béchamel sauce and a white chocolate topping
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Torta caprese
Chef Francesco Mazzei shares his traditional Italian dessert, torta caprese, that's perfect for a celebration or group gathering.
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Honey tiramisu
This honey tiramisu is a mix between a Russian cake known as medovik and an Italian tiramisu. It uses tea instead of coffee and is sweetened with honey.
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Lemon fluff with limoncello cream
This is Darina Allen's family recipe for a lovely and light lemon pudding topped with limoncello cream. It's a delight to eat and ever so easy to make.
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Brown butter caramel and rye bread gelato
Celebrate your love for the frozen stuff with our Italian-style gelato recipe, made with rye bread and a decadent salted caramel sauce.
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Espresso martini tiramisu
Simply layer sponge fingers with a coffee and vodka-spiked mascarpone cream then chill until you're ready to serve this espresso martini tiramisu recipe
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Festive desserts
Mocha tiramisu torte
Mocha tiramisu torte: a decadent dessert layering a pillowy coffee and walnut sponge, boozy mascarpone cream and a silky chocolate coating. Heaven.
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Ricotta filo tart with figs, rum and toasted coconut
A stunning fig tart with a creamy rum and ricotta filling, crispy filo pastry shell and a sprinkling of toasted coconut flakes.
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Peach bellini pannacotta
We've turned the fresh, sweet flavours of a classic bellini into glorious wobbling pannacottas. Topped with more fresh mint, peaches and prosecco.
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Frangelico chocolate hazelnut tart
Call yourself a chocolate-lover? Not until you've tried this. A cookie base is topped with chocolate ganache, hazelnut liqueur and praline. Heaven.
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Limoncello drizzle cake
A good splash of Italian limoncello adds a boozy note to this cocktail-inspired drizzle cake - perfect for an adults only afternoon treat.
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Italian lemon pudding
In Italy this dessert is known as 'sbriciolata alla crema di limone'. The literal translation of which is ‘crumbs around a lemon cream’.
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