7 Classic Italian Desserts For A Sweet Tooth
By Aparna Dutta
December 20th, 2023
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Italian cuisine is popular because they are the master of blending flavours. And when it comes to dessert the country offers a huge selection of sweet delights that intrigue the taste buds worldwide. Here are some of the well-known desserts known for their taste.
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Tiramisu
Tiramisu, a traditional layered cake, is served with cream and sponge drenched in coffee and dusted with bitter dark cocoa powder. A heavenly dessert that balances the sweetness and the boldness of espresso.
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Gelato
Even though gelato is a very basic frozen dairy dessert made with cream, milk, sugar, and air, it always seems to hit the spot.
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Panna Cotta
Another dessert that has gained popularity around the world is panna cotta. Heat and blend the cream and sugar. Gelatin is added before pouring the liquid into a mould to set.
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Biscotti And Vin Santo
Cantucci, another name for biscotti, are small, long cookies (biscuits) prepared with sugar, flour, eggs, and almonds. Vin Santo, made in the Tusucan region from white grapes, is usually sweet, like sherry from Spain.
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Affogato
Translating to "drowned in coffee," or "affogao al cafe," is a more accurate way to describe this simple Italian dessert. A scoop of vanilla gelato, fior di latte, is topped with a shot of hot espresso in this two-ingredient recipe called affogato.
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Panforte
A classic Italian Christmas dessert, panforte is prepared by encasing fruit, nuts, and spices in a sticky mixture of flour, sugar, and honey. Panforte is thicker and more cake-like than florentine biscuits, but it has a similar consistency.
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Torta Caprese
A flourless chocolate cake, torta caprese just needs almonds, butter, sugar, egg yolks, and chocolate. Torta caprese is a fluffy, light cake that is sure to please a lot of people.
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