Italian dessert recipes
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Recipes with gin
Vanilla pannacottas with sloe gin and rosemary jelly
The addition of rosemary and sloe gin-spiked jelly takes these from classic pannacotta to a really special dinner party dessert.
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Italian dessert recipes
Italian custard pie
Eleonora Galasso's custard pie encases a rich white chocolate custard in buttery pastry. It’s perfect for an indulgent afternoon treat.
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Festive desserts
Panettone, vin santo berries and zabaglione cream trifle
A master pairing of boozy berries, panettone and creamy zabaglione makes this Christmas trifle recipe one not to miss.
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Italian dessert recipes
Easy affogato
An Italian classic with a Vietnamese twist. No churn condensed milk ice cream pairs with strong coffee in this five-minute affogato recipe.
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Italian dessert recipes
Classic tiramisu
If coffee is your bag, it doesn't get better than the classic tiramisu recipe. Made with rich espresso and thick cream, this is a great dinner party dessert
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Italian dessert recipes
Pine nut cake with olive oil
Throughout the Mediterranean, pine nuts are often used in desserts. This cake is typical of something you’d find in many pasticcerie in Italy.
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Italian dessert recipes
Zabaglione ice cream
An ice cream version of the Italian dessert. The perfect end to a dinner party, with its juicy marsala-soaked sultanas and cold ice-cream.
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Italian dessert recipes
Tiramisu crumble
A classic Italian dessert, this tiramisu crumble recipe with a twist is topped with a coffee chocolate crumble. Perfect for entertaining.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Spiced fruit, mascarpone and muscat semifreddo
This beautiful, fruit-flecked semifreddo is a scrumptious alternative to traditional Christmas desserts and lighter than Christmas pudding.
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Make-ahead Christmas dessert recipes
Christmas pudding semifreddo
If you find traditional Christmas pudding too heavy after a large meal, this stunning frozen semifreddo makes a lovely alternative dessert.
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Italian dessert recipes
Venetian sgroppino
This sgroppino dessert is a blend of lemon ice cream, cold, puréed strawberries and chilled sparkling wine. Sheer heaven on a hot summer day.
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Baileys recipes
Baileys tiramisu
This Irish cream tiramisu recipe is a delicious take on an Italian classic, and makes the most of wonderful Baileys liqueur.
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Valentine's Day recipes
Italian trifle (tiramisu)
Need a quick Valentine's Day dessert for two but can't be bothered to cook? Look no further than this easy-to-assemble tiramisú trifle.
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Italian dessert recipes
Strawberries, mascarpone butter and almond thins
Fresh strawberries are sumptuous enough on their own, but add some creamy mascarpone and the crunch of an almond thin, and well...
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