italian dessert recipes

Tart Recipes

"What makes it Italian?!?"




tart recipes Tart recipes rely on a few *normal* key ingredients. Good ingredients like:
  • butter
  • whole milk
  • almonds or walnuts
  • fresh fruit (no gross canned pie filling)
    • Which goes to show there is no special *magic* in Italian Dessert Recipes. It's normal stuff - (fresh stuff) with a few spices or flavorings. Bottom line most of my tart recipes can be made from ingredients found in a traditional grocery store. And chances are many of the ingredients are sitting in your pantry right now.

    I do realize that rice pudding ( how to make rice pudding - page) and my panna cotta recipe aren't really "tarts". But I just couldn't find a specific category to put these guys in. And the panna cotta recipe happens to be not only an authentic Italian dessert - but one of those SUPER easy Italian dessert recipes.

    As far as pies versus tarts - I just don't recall pies at many of our holiday gatherings. My grandma seemed to have an abundance of tart recipes of which she passed to me, there are only a few pie recipes scattered through out her little tin of recipes.

    Lisa Thank you for stopping by, and in the words of my Italian grandma, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar" -

    Lisa
    Italian Dessert Recipes Website Owner and Developer










    What kind of pans are needed?



    The recipes I have any of these tart pans will work. They are all pretty interchangeable. It just depends on who you are serving and what type presentation you want to make.







    What kind of crust is used for Italian tarts?



    Usually the crusts have almond flour or ground almonds. However, if you are strapped, or just not wanting to deal with making a crust. You can use any frozen or store bought crust. But, to have that unique Italian flavor some sort of almond crust is called for in the recipes.

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    Lisa Gianotti Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are:

    FAST

    Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture)

    And freeze-aheads

    A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist)

    Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5)

    Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum)

    Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that.

    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.