164 italian dessert recipes

Tiramisu built from a cooked egg yolk and mascarpone zabaglione folded with whipped cream, layered with brandy-coffee-soaked ladyfingers, and chilled overnight. The classic Italian dessert, fully cooked for safety.

Pound cake slices draped in a cloud-light mascarpone sauce with brandy, whipped egg whites, and fresh berries. An Italian-style dessert that looks fancy but takes 20 minutes.

Almond ricotta custard: Italian-style baked dessert with creamy ricotta, evaporated milk, almond extract, and a hint of lemon, topped with sliced almonds. Silky, rich, and good chilled or warm.

Classic white chocolate mousse builds an Italian meringue base with hot sugar syrup, then folds in melted white chocolate and rum-spiked egg yolks. A silky French restaurant dessert.

Frozen cranberry souffle with Italian meringue and whipped cream, garnished with spun sugar cranberries. A showstopping holiday dessert that's made ahead and served frozen.

Chocolate biscotti studded with white vanilla chips, twice-baked for that signature crunch. Italian-style cookies built for dunking in coffee, tea, or dessert wine.

White chocolate mousse made with Italian meringue, imported white chocolate, and whipped cream, served over a fresh strawberry-kirsch sauce. An elegant restaurant-quality dessert.

This quick and easy dessert inspired by an Italian classic Crema di Mascarpone ai lamponi. Iced fresh raspberries and mascarpone cheese.

Double chocolate granita with cocoa, semi-sweet chocolate, and warm spices. Italian-style icy frozen dessert that scrapes into chocolate snowflakes.

Peaches with white wine: ripe peeled peaches steeped in dry white wine for an hour, then served in wine glasses topped with sweetened mascarpone-yogurt cream. The Italian summer dessert that cooks itself.

Yeasted flatbread topped with a lime and almond frangipane and fresh redcurrants, dusted with icing sugar. A stunning Italian-inspired dessert bread.

Italian tiramisu made with Pan di Spagna sponge cake, mascarpone zabaglione, espresso-brandy soak and whipped cream. Classic restaurant-style layered dessert.

Italian tiramisu with whipped mascarpone, cottage cheese and egg yolks, layered over coffee-soaked ladyfingers and dusted with cocoa. Includes a strawberry-rhubarb variation. Make-ahead, no-bake dessert.

Italian coffee spiked with amaretto, topped with whipped cream and a cherry. One-minute adult coffee drink for dessert or after-dinner sipping.

Fresh tortoni made with vanilla ice cream, whipped topping, almond extract, and chopped almonds. A no-bake Italian frozen dessert in individual cups.

Pasticiotti with pasta and ricotta, a sweet Italian pasta pudding baked with eggs, sugar, and vanilla. A nonna-style dessert casserole that eats like a ricotta cheesecake with noodles.