Italian Desserts Recipes

The dessert course at an Italian table is called "dolce," which means sweet, and you will sweeten any table with your own Italian dessert. Don't forget the strong coffee.

Recipe Title Prep Time Total Time
Pizzelles Pizzelles

From Better Homes and Gardens

15 mins 17 mins
Cannoli Cannoli

From Better Homes and Gardens

Italian Cheese Bars Italian Cheese Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

20 mins 1 hr 45 mins
Italian Pignoli Nut Cookies Italian Pignoli Nut Cookies

From Betty Crocker

1 hr 1 hr 30 mins
Earl Grey Bocca di Nonna Earl Grey Bocca di Nonna

From Better Homes and Gardens

Marzipan Tart with Fruit Tumble Marzipan Tart with Fruit Tumble

From Better Homes and Gardens

45 mins 2 hrs 15 mins
Torrone Semifreddo Torrone Semifreddo

From Food & Wine

15 mins 15 mins
Chocolate-Zabaglione Cake with Cherries Chocolate-Zabaglione Cake with Cherries

From Better Homes and Gardens

1 hr 6 hrs 5 mins
Florentines Florentines

From Better Homes and Gardens

25 mins 33 mins
Layered Chocolate-Zabaglione Cream Cakes Layered Chocolate-Zabaglione Cream Cakes

From Better Homes and Gardens

1 hr 1 hr 48 mins
Biscotti Gone Bananas Biscotti Gone Bananas

From Parents

Italian Cream Tarts Italian Cream Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

45 mins 4 hrs 52 mins
Sweet Potato Panna Cotta Sweet Potato Panna Cotta

From Food & Wine

45 mins 45 mins
Olive Oil-Thyme Cake with Figs and Black Pepper Olive Oil-Thyme Cake with Figs and Black Pepper

From Food & Wine

1 hr 25 mins 2 hrs 10 mins
Watermelon Granita with Cardamom Syrup Watermelon Granita with Cardamom Syrup

From Food & Wine

2 hrs 45 mins 3 hrs 15 mins
Zebra Icebox Cake Zebra Icebox Cake

From Food & Wine

30 mins 2 hrs
Polenta Pound Cake with Mascarpone and Rosemary Polenta Pound Cake with Mascarpone and Rosemary

From Food & Wine

1 hr 20 mins 1 hr 45 mins
Grilled-Fruit Bruschetta with Honey Mascarpone Grilled-Fruit Bruschetta with Honey Mascarpone

From Food & Wine

15 mins 1 hr
Almond Semifreddo with Caramelized Apples Almond Semifreddo with Caramelized Apples

From Food & Wine

1 hr 1 hr
Chocolate-Stout Tiramisu Chocolate-Stout Tiramisu

From Food & Wine

50 mins 1 hr 35 mins
Sweet Zinfandel Granita Sweet Zinfandel Granita

From Better Homes and Gardens

5 mins 6 hrs 5 mins
Blueberry Zabaglione Blueberry Zabaglione

From Family Circle

Sweet Semolina and Dried-Apricot Pilaf Sweet Semolina and Dried-Apricot Pilaf

From Food & Wine

25 mins 45 mins
Stone-Fruit Panzanella with Zabaglione Stone-Fruit Panzanella with Zabaglione

From Food & Wine

1 hr 15 mins 1 hr 15 mins
Soy Milk-Arborio Rice Pudding with Poached Figs Soy Milk-Arborio Rice Pudding with Poached Figs

From Food & Wine

45 mins 1 hr 30 mins
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