So, right now I have a few pesky university exams – but totally don’t want to not be posting right? So I was lucky enough to be helped by the wonderful freelance writer, Emily Jones, who will be guest posting for you all today!
She knows I very much have a sweet tooth, she knows you, my wonderful readers have a sweet tooth, so with an Italian twist she decided to satisfy all of us with one slammin’ post!
Please give her a warm welcome mes cheris! And I promise to be back soon 😀
Italy is renowned worldwide for its delicious traditional cuisine and Italian sweets and desserts are no exception to this rule. The country is celebrated for a number of delightful chocolatey and creamy desserts that are sure to make your mouth water and get your taste buds tingling. You can always try making them at home with a good recipe book; however nothing quite beats indulging in one or two or even all five during a fabulous Italian getaway! If you are planning a trip to Italy, check venere.com, where you will be able to organise your stay in a city such as Milan via this page. So here is a list of some of Italy’s best sweets and desserts to indulge in during your visit.
Tiramisù
Tiramisù is without a doubt one of Italy’s greatest culinary exports. The delicate flavours of sweetened mascarpone, coffee and chocolate combine to make a heavenly dessert fit for a king. This sweet is thought to have originated in the Veneto region of Italy and numerous variations with tasty ingredients such as strawberries and pistachios have since been created.
Gelato
Gelato is yet another Italian dessert that has thoroughly conquered the global market. It is creamier and softer than standard ice-cream and comes in a vast variety of scrumptious flavours. Gelaterias serving up homemade gelato tend to be the best and the most inventive and innovative when it comes down to exciting new flavours that are sure to go down a treat.
Cannoli
Cannoli originate from Sicily and are now one of the most popular takeaway desserts in the whole of Italy. They consist of a light and crispy pastry shell filled with ricotta or mascarpone cheese. Much like gelato or tiramisù, they can then be flavoured with a whole host of tasty treats including chocolate drops, pistachios and candied fruit.
Panna Cotta
Panna Cotta roughly translates into English as “cooked cream” and although many consider it to be a simple dessert, when cooked well it is absolutely divine. A traditional panna cotta is made with sugar, cream, milk and gelatine and will most likely be flavoured with vanilla or coffee and accompanied by a rich chocolate or caramel sauce and fresh fruit.
Sfogliatelle
Sfogliatelle are delectable pastries originating from the southern Italian city of Naples. The perfect sfogliatella is light and crispy and filled with something sweet and rich in flavour such as ricotta, chocolate or fresh cream. This mouth-watering dessert comes in many different shapes and sizes and is sure to make for the perfect end to any Italian dinner party.
There can be no doubt that Italy is home to some of the tastiest and best-loved sweets and desserts in the world.
I remember when I visited Italy, I genuinely could not stop eating, so it is any wonder that Emily’s list has left me starving for the goodness of all that is dolci (see what I did there?) 😉
Thanks so much Emily for your fantastic post, not only have I learnt about some more delicious Italian desserts, I now have a bowl of gelato in front of me!
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My favorite would be….the panna cotta! 🙂 Hope your exams went well, Uru.
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Oh so beautiful! I would love to travel to Italy and experience the authenticity of eating these gorgeous desserts in combination with the richness of all that country has to offer, but I may need to settle for my local Italian bakery. Maybe I should make my own bakery tour and give them all a try. 🙂 That would be fun!
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Good luck w/ exams!
I know you will KICK BUTT!
These desserts look FABBBBBBBBUOUS. xx
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Good luck with your exams my friend. Those desserts look amazing.
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What a beautiful collection of desserts! THanks for sharing EMily and good luck on the exams Uru!
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Ohhhh CCU…. Love this post. I have an Italian Stallion kind of in my world at the moment, I can impress him with all my Italian sweets knowledge. 🙂
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Good luck with your exams. All of them look delicious !
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Fingers crossed for perfect scores! Italian desserts? Yes please!
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What an absolutely mouth-watering parade of desserts! This post has awoken my sweet tooth, and now I’m ravenous.
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Good luck with your exams! All these desserts look fabulous!!
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Who could resist any one of those little bites of heaven? Not me that’s for sure!!! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts Emily and Uru; good luck on those exams!
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I freakin’ love sfogliatelle and cannoli!! Especially the ones from Papa’s!
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Been to Italy and had a great time sightseeing as well as dive into the desserts. I certainly agree over the deliciousness of all those in this post.
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To heck with the bread posts I just read, pass me any one, two or three of these sweets! They all look DElicious! Good luck on your exams Uru!
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I love Italian sweets! I sometimes believe I could live on gelato alone. (I’d like to try!)
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I love Italy and all of the food it has to offer. I don’t think I stopped eating while I was there! my favorite region was Piemonte for the slow food (and the delicious wines, of course).
Good luck with exams!
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My fave was gelato stuffed sfogliatelle…..
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Oh gosh, these desserts are making me drool! Love them all! xoxo
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Love them ALL!!
Good luck for your exams 🙂
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Good luck with the exams, CCU! I hope Emily has made a few of these to sustain you through these stressful times. The Italians really can do dessert brilliantly (Thanks for the round up Emily – love panna cotta, love tiramisu, and putting cannoli on my list of things to try.)
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So many wonderful treats to savour! Delicious examples of why we need more sweets in life and I have a sudden craving for Cannoli, now! Luckily I live in an area with wonderful Italian patisserie’s indeed!
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Mmmm i love panna cotta!
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Man, I love Italian desserts! Have never tried the sfogliatella but that sounds like something I’d enjoy… mmmm.
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Good luck with your exams, Uru. Suddenly I’m very hungry…and wanting to fly to Italy to pick up some of these fantastic treats.
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All of it, please!! Can I skip dinner and just have all the above?
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Lovely, enticing post & I hope your exams are going well!
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Ooh i love the cannoli and Sfogliatelle! couldnt get enough of those while I was in Italy. Good luck with your exams!
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Good luck with your exams dear friend!
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Oh so tasty looking!! Good luck with your exams!
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Good Luck on your exams, wonderful post with some beautiful Italian desserts, my fav is the panna cotta!
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Every one of those lovely dishes are favorites of mine – Good luck on your exams!
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Oh gosh, I would love to grab that cannoli! I can taste it!!!
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
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What a great line-up. love all of them.
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These are just yummy looking desserts. Love them all!
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All wonderful desserts, it’s funny because Italians are not that big on sweets or so they say. Some of the best bakeries in NYC are Italian.
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OMG take me to Italy! I want ALLLLL.
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that cannoli is calling my name!
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Those are some very dangerous desserts. They all look so tempting!
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Lots of lovely Italian classic desserts! Thanks for sharing, Emily.
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There are so many wonderful desserts here but my favourites would be the gelato and the cannoli xx
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I think I’m hungry and I want to travel. See what coming here does to me?
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Oh! So delicious! I love delicious desserts like these!
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What a beautiful assortment! I want a taste of each please! Wait. I think I could eat a whole cannoli 😉
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Delicious italain sweets desserts, comes back blogging after you exams.
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Just a few of the many delightful and delicious Italian desserts available. 🙂
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