Dessert

  4.0 – 5 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 5 min Active: 5 min Yield: 1 serving Ingredients Vanilla ice cream Limoncello liquor, stored in the freezer Store-bought biscotti Instructions Place 2 scoops of the ice cream in an individual serving dish and place it in the freezer until ready to serve. Drizzle some Limoncello over … Read more

  5.0 – 6 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 30 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 15 min Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 2 cups mascarpone 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 tablespoons icing sugar (confectioners’) 1/2 cup orange juice 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon orange zest 1 pint fresh figs, halved 1/2 cup walnuts, … Read more

  4.7 – 92 reviews  • Italian Total: 1 hr 5 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 45 min Yield: 3 to 4 dozen Ingredients 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon anise extract, or 3 drops anise oil 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder Instructions Preheat the oven to 375 … Read more

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 55 min Prep: 5 min Inactive: 40 min Cook: 10 min Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel 4 yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup pistachio paste Sicilian pistachios, for garnish Instructions In a saucepan, heat the milk and … Read more

  2.9 – 86 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 1 hr 25 min Prep: 40 min Inactive: 30 min Cook: 15 min Yield: about 36 cookies Ingredients 1 1/4 cups pine nuts, toasted 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cornmeal 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup powdered sugar, plus … Read more

  4.8 – 26 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 2 hr 30 min Prep: 25 min Inactive: 1 hr 10 min Cook: 55 min Yield: 2 Dozen Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1/4 teaspoon salt … Read more

  4.3 – 19 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 1 hr Prep: 15 min Cook: 45 min Yield: 8 to 10 servings Ingredients 20 amaretti cookies, plus 8 amaretti cookies crushed for topping 2 ounces semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/2 cup) 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 5 large eggs, separated … Read more

  5.0 – 2 reviews  • Italian These toasty sesame cookies from Sicily are the perfect example of the “not too sweet” sweet. Perfect for breakfast or a light snack, the taste like they are, as their name says, fit for a queen. Level: Easy Total: 50 min Active: 25 min Yield: 2 to 2 1/2 dozen … Read more

  5.0 – 3 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 3 hr 15 min Active: 45 min Yield: 14 to 16 servings Ingredients Cooking spray 3 16- to 18-ounce boxes white cake mix (plus required ingredients) 1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract Pink, yellow and green gel food coloring 1 cup seedless raspberry jam 2 4-ounce bars … Read more

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 45 min Active: 45 min Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 3 large egg yolks 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup dry Marsala wine 1 8-ounce container mascarpone cheese (about 1 cup), at room temperature 3/4 cup cold heavy cream 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder 1/2 cup … Read more