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Authentic Italian Desserts

Authentic Italian desserts is a collection of Italian dessert recipes that I bake over and over for my family. This page is an index of all the recipes on this site. This is commonly referred to as a site map.

It's a non pretty page, where the recipes are listed in by categories. Nothing fancy or frilly on this page. It's just here to guide you to the many Italian dessert recipes that are begging to come out of your kitchen!

Italian Cookie Recipes



Italian Cake Recipes

Other Italian Cake Recipes


italian cakes 12 Almond Cake Recipe

Amaretto Cake Recipe

Amaretto Mousse Cheesecake

Applesauce Cake Recipe

Beer Cake

Blueberry Cake Recipe

eggnog cake Blueberry Coffee Cake Recipe

Cappuccino Cake

Caramel Cake

Chocolate Amaretto Cake

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

Chocolate Torte Recipe

chocolate walnut cake Chocolate Walnut Cake

Coconut Cake Recipe

Date Bread

Double Chocolate Brownie Recipe

Eggnog Cake Recipe

Flourless Chocolate Torte

fresh strawberry cake Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe

Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Recipe

Harvey Wallbanger Cake

Italian Cream Cake Recipe

Key Lime Cake

Lady Fingers Recipe

blueberry cake recipe Lemon Pound Cake

Mint Brownie Recipe

Orange Bread Recipe

Peach Cake Recipe

Pear Cake Recipe

Ricotta Cake

italian cakes Pistachio Cake Recipe

Plum Cake Recipe

Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Bread Recipe

Spice Cake Recipe

Sour Cream Cake Recipe

mint brownie recipe The BEST Tiramisu Recipe

Walnut Cake Recipe

Yogurt Cake

Frostings - Glazes - Icings

Caramel Frosting

Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting

coffee frosting Coffee Frosting

Orange Glaze

Lemon Frosting Recipe

Lemon Sauce Recipe







Italian Biscotti Recipes

italian biscotti recipe Anise Biscotti Recipe





Italian Fresh Fruit Recipes






Cannoli Recipes

Cannoli Filling Recipes

Italian Tart Recipes



Tart Recipes




Italian Drink Recipes



Italian Drinks








Making Italian desserts doesn't require special skills or freaky food ingredients. Dive in and try one of these recipes. You will get hooked and bake more. Because really there's not much to it. We are like any other culture - we flavor with the same ingredients over and over and over and over and over and over....

Enjoy. And remember, have dessert at least once a day! Lisa

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lisa gianotti I love sugar and I eat dessert EVERYDAY! Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a little sweet something.

When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest.

So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook.



I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style.

I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween.

Lisa


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Recipes on this site are from family cookbooks, family traditions, or intentional adaptations from traditional recipes to add an Italian flair. If a recipe was adapted or used from another cook - it is mentioned on the recipe page and the recipe author is given credit.