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Tiliccas | Sugar-Free Sardinian Cookies
This unusual, Sardinian cookies have a very unique flavor given by the "saba" syrup, or cooked grape must. This syrup is naturally sweet,...
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- Sep 25
- 2 min
Torta di Patate | Italian Potato Cake Dessert Recipe
This intriguing potato dessert comes from the earliest Italian cookbook, written by Pellegrino Artusi. As he says himself, you would...
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- Aug 21
- 2 min
Tartufo Gelato | Italian Gelato "Truffle"
This Calabrian delicacy is a ball of gelato with an oozing center of "molten" chocolate. Traditionally it's made with hazelnut and...
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- Aug 21
- 2 min
Spumone | Italian Ice Cream Cake Recipe
This Italian ice cream cake has been largely forgotten in Italy, although it still flourishes in Puglia. It can be made in a countless...
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- Aug 21
- 2 min
Italian Gelato Brioche Bun Recipe
One of our favorite ways to eat gelato is served on a light, fluffy brioche bun. It's the ultimate ice cream sandwich! This type of...
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- Aug 21
- 4 min
How to Make Homemade Gelato | Italian Gelato Recipe
Italian gelato is actually quite a bit different from ice cream. It's a much leaner concoction which, on the one hand, makes it much more...
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- Aug 14
- 3 min
Liccumie Eggplant Cookies | Authentic Italian Recipe
These historical cookies are actually a variation of Italian meat cookies, but adapted by the poorer classes who couldn't afford the...
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- Aug 7
- 2 min
Homemade Lemon Granita | The REAL Italian Ice Recipe
It's hard to describe granita to someone who has never tried it. Inevitably, the description ends up making the Sicilian dessert sound...
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- Aug 7
- 2 min
Homemade Almond Granita | The REAL Italian Ice Recipe
It's hard to describe granita to someone who has never tried it. Inevitably, the description ends up making the Sicilian dessert sound...
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- Jul 17
- 2 min
Cantucci | Italian Biscotti Recipe
The term "biscotti" literally means "twice-cooked," and Tuscan cantucci definitely fall in that category. Traditionally they are made...
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- Jul 10
- 1 min
Risu Niru | Italian Chocolate Rice Pudding Recipe
In Sicilian dialect, "Risu Niru" means "black rice." This sweet rice dessert is so-called because of the addition of chocolate. It was...
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- Jun 19
- 2 min
"Maria Stuarda" | Italian Zucchini Dessert Tart Recipe
These delicious, miniature zucchini tarts hail from Sicily and were named after Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) for mysterious reasons. Move...
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- Jun 12
- 2 min
Sfincia di San Giuseppe | Sicilian Dessert Recipe
These Sicilian delicacies are traditionally made for San Giuseppe's day, the Italian Father's Day! They consist of a large beignet,...
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- Apr 12
- 3 min
Pastiera | Authentic Italian Easter Pie Recipe
Pastiera is a southern Italian Easter classic, hailing from Naples. It's one of our favorite desserts, no matter the time of year! Its...
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- Mar 9
- 2 min
Paste di Mandorla | Sicilian Almond Cookie Recipes
Appearances can be deceiving. These cookies don't look like much but they are truly delicious. We've never given one to a single person...
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- Feb 16
- 3 min
Castagnole | Italian Carnevale Dessert
The Carnevale season is time of fried desserts in Italy, including these delicios "castagnole." Frying at home can seem daunting, but...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
Pan D'Arancio | Sicilian Orange Cake Recipe
This orange cake is a classic, homemade treat from the enchanting island of Sicily. Featuring bright orange flavors mellowed with almond...
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- Dec 23, 2021
- 4 min
EASY Panettone Recipe
While this is technically not a true panettone, it is a very close substitute and much easier to make than the real deal (for example,...
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- Dec 22, 2021
- 2 min
Torrone dei Morti | Authentic Italian Torrone Recipe
This torrone variant is typically made in Naples for Halloween (or All Saints' Day) but we think it's fitting ANY time of year,...
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- Dec 19, 2021
- 2 min
Struffoli Recipe | Authentic Italian Christmas Dessert
Struffoli is (or we should say "are") a classic Italian Christmas dessert with an interesting origin. Formed by a mass of tiny fried...