Welcome To Italian Dessert Recipes

"Make the real stuff - no pretenders!"

Italian dessert recipes aren't that hard to make!

You really can make THE BEST tiramisu even if it's your first try!

Have you ever wondered what's in an Italian biscotti recipe? Well, you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry now.

I used to look in the bakery case and think, "How hard are cannoli recipes?" And, "How many cannoli filling recipes are there?"

Most Italian dessert recipes aren't that complex. Why? Because they never were in the first place.

Cannoli, biscotti, tiramisu - they are nothing more than the simple ingredients you have in your pantry plus a couple of EASY to find spices or liqueurs! It's just knowing how to combine these *normal* ingredients to get that distinct Italian flavor.

I approached writing this site for real people that shop in normal stores that sell basic food ingredients. And if you really want to cut to the chase I broke out the ultimate Easy Italian Dessert Recipes in their own section.

My name is Lisa. I'm a normal mom. (Well, don't ask my kids.) I eat dessert everyday. *Gulp* (Yep, really I do!)

I am half Italian. And, I grew up making many of these Italian dessert recipes.

I've posted over 150 Italian desserts and you can find the list of the recipes in each section. Some recipes might look familiar. Why? Because we all cook with our ethnic spices and flair! I'm Italian. I use Italian spices, liqueurs and flavorings. And that's really all there is to it. Each heritage adds their regional flavorings. So, enjoy. Stretch a little and try a recipe if it's seems a little unique to you. Or try the familiar. Just enjoy a little sugar and the simple pleasure it brings.

Lisa

Most Italian cakes get their flavoring from nuts, REAL butter, and a smidgen of the flavoring may come from booze (or extracts if you don't want to use liquor - it swaps out fine). Not too hard, right?

Top 5 Most Viewed Italian Cakes for August 2010

#1 Best Tiramisu Recipe

#2 Almond Cake Recipe

#3 Italian Cream Cake Recipe

#4 Ricotta Cake

#5 Plum Cake Recipe

Click here to see the full recipe list of Italian Cakes.

Italian cookie recipes are just like most cookies you make. They have the basics - butter, nuts, and flour PLUS a few extras flavors like amaretto or anise. And each one of the Italian cookie recipes has a section with substitution ingredients.

Top 5 Most Viewed Italian Cookie Recipes for August 2010

Click here to see the full recipe list of Italian Cookie Recipes.

The most well known Italian drinks are cappuccinos, sangria, and amaretto sours. Don't get in the rut of making only one type of drink. Never let a bottle sit and go to waste.

Top 5 Most Viewed Italian Drinks for August 2010

#1 White Sangria Recipe

#2 Peach Sangria

#3 How To Make Sangria

#4 Amaretto Sour Drink Recipe

#5 Limoncello Recipe

Click here to see the full list of Italian drink recipes.

Did you know an Italian biscotti recipe is cheap to make? The whole batch is close to dirt cheap. They do require a little more time because they bake twice. But save your money - no need to pay a coffee house for a poor preservative laden biscotti when you can make a whole batch for so little.

Click here to see the Italian biscotti recipe list.

Don't be scared to try making these! You can easily make an authentic fresh, melt in your mouth cannoli. You can purchase ready made cannoli tubes in the International Food Section. Next add the filling. Cannoli fillings are creamy. They are with either mascarpone cheese or ricotta. Then flavored with bits of chocolate, pistachio, candied citrus, vanilla. There are TONS of filling recipes. You can take your creative liberty and make up your own concoction.

Cannoli Recipes

Cannoli Filling Recipes

These fruit dessert recipes ALL center around fresh fruit as the main ingredient. All you need is a few flavorings to enhance the natural fruit flavors. Some of the recipes use flour or nuts. And many use amaretto and wines. Need to use that large mound of on sale impulse fruit purchase?

Top 5 Most Viewed Fruit Dessert Recipes for August 2010

#1 Plum Cake Recipe

#2 Italian Fig Cookies

#3 Fresh Strawberry Cake Recipe

#4 Blueberry Cake Recipe

#5 Peach Cake Recipe

Click here to see the full fruit dessert recipes list.

No pies?

For the most part we make tarts instead of pies! Tarts are like an American pie, just without a top.

Many Italian fruit tarts are flavored with a wine. And most are made with an almond butter pastry - directions for the pastry are included on each recipe page. But there's no harm in using a frozen pastry either.?

Chocolate Tart Recipe

Chocolate Amaretto Pudding Recipe

Plum Tart

Lemon Tart Recipe

Pear Tart Recipe

Strawberry Mousse Recipe

Tart Pans
What works best for making tarts!

How To Make Rice Pudding

Do you have a craving?

Do you have a craving? Or just want to make something with ricotta, amaretto, or something authentically Italian tasting? Then use my recipe search by ingredient page. It's broken out in Italian ingredients and seasonal ingredients that are usually key in our dessert recipes.

Each one of these Italian dessert recipes has step by step instructions to help you make your Italian desserts the best tasting. Plus, not mention tips are included to help make your desserts look pretty darn good too!

These Italian dessert recipes are tried and true. I've made them all! Some of them a lot. Ok, some really a lot!

From this point forward, no more preservative-laden-bland-tasting-fake Italian desserts will ever come from your kitchen! Right?

Have fun with these recipes while impressing your neighbors, friends, and family with desserts that will FAR surpass the stale bland blobs served in the fake franchised "Italian" restaurants.