italian dessert recipes

Welcome To Italian Dessert Recipes

"Make the real stuff - no pretenders!"



italian dessert recipes 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. italian dessert recipes

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! lisa gianotti 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

Italian Cakes



italian cakes
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



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Italian Cookie Recipes



italian cookie recipes
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

oatmeal raisin cookie recipe #1 Italian Wedding Cookie Recipe

#2 Meringue Cookie Recipe

#3 Ricotta Cheese Cookies

#4 Best Oatmeal Raisin Cookies - Ever, really!

#5 Coconut Macaroon Cookies



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Italian Drinks

italian drinks
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

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Biscotti

italian biscotti recipe

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.

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Cannoli

cannoli recipes
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

Fruit Dessert Recipes



fruit desserts
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

blueberry cake

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Tart Recipes

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.?


Tart Recipes







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italian dessert ingredients 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.
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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