List of Italian desserts

List of Italian Desserts is a compilation of various traditional and modern desserts originating from different regions of Italy. Italian desserts vary greatly in flavor, texture, and ingredients due to the country's diverse culinary traditions and regional variations.

Traditional Italian Desserts

Tiramisu

Tiramisu is a popular coffee-flavored Italian dessert. It is made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, flavored with cocoa.

Cannoli

Cannoli are Italian pastries that originated on the island of Sicily. They are tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta.

Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded. The cream may be aromatized with coffee, vanilla, or other flavorings.

Gelato

Gelato is a popular frozen dessert in Italy. It is similar to ice cream, but has a lower fat content and is churned at a slower rate, making it denser and creamier.

Zabaglione

Zabaglione is a classic Italian dessert made from egg yolks, sugar, and a sweet wine, usually Marsala.

Modern Italian Desserts

Affogato

Affogato is a coffee-based dessert. It usually takes the form of a scoop of vanilla gelato or ice cream topped or "drowned" with a shot of hot espresso.

Tartufo

Tartufo is an Italian ice cream dessert originating from Pizzo, Calabria. It is usually composed of two or more flavors of ice cream, often with either fruit syrup or frozen fruit in the center.

See Also

• Italian cuisine
• List of Italian dishes
• List of desserts