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This is a list of Italian desserts and pastries. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian desserts have been heavily influenced by cuisine from surrounding countries and those that have invaded Italy, such as Greece, Spain, Austria, and France.
Pasticciotto (Italian: [pastitˈtʃɔtto]; pl.: pasticciotti) is a type of filled Italian pastry. Depending on the region, they are traditionally filled with either ricotta cheese or egg custard. Pasticciotti are approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. [1]
Italian-American bakeries, especially in the New York City area, created a cousin pastry to the sfogliatelle in the 1900s called a "lobster tail" or "egg plant" version. The pastry has the same outside as sfogliatelle, but instead of the ricotta filling, there is a French cream, similar to whipped cream inside. Shortcrust pastry: Europe
Sfogliatella (Italian: [sfoʎʎaˈtɛlla]; Neapolitan: sfugliatella; pl.: sfogliatelle) is a shell-shaped pastry with a sweet or creamy filling, originating in the Campania region of Italy. [1] [2] Sfogliatella means 'small, thin leaf/layer', as the pastry's texture resembles stacked leaves. [citation needed]
Cannoli. Some food historians place the origins of cannoli in 827–1091 in Caltanissetta, Sicily, by the concubines of princes looking to capture their attention. [10] [11] This period marks the Arab rule of the island, known then as the Emirate of Sicily, giving rise to the theory that the etymology stemmed from the Arabic word qanawāt, 'tubes', in reference to their tube-shaped shells.
Bella's Italian Bakery is a 24-seat [2] bakery at the intersection of Woodstock Boulevard and 92nd Avenue in southeast Portland's Lents neighborhood. [3] The menu has included cannoli , ciambella crumb cake, sfincione bread, sfogliatelle clamshells with a semolina ricotta filling, pepperoni rolls , jam tarts, and tiramisu .
Ferrara Bakery has been making Rainbow Cookies 100 years. They add macaron paste, apricot jam, and lots of attention to detail to make these Christmas treats.
Zeppole are typical of Italian cuisine, especially that of Rome, Naples, and Lecce. They originated in ancient Rome , when people started frying dough and putting sugar or cinnamon on it. However, the zeppole that is around today was created in the 18th century.