Dessert

  4.5 – 16 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 5 hr Prep: 20 min Inactive: 4 hr 30 min Cook: 10 min Yield: 8 servings Ingredients 5 whole egg yolks 1/4 cup plus 4 tablespoons sugar 3/4 cup marsala wine 1 pound mascarpone cheese, at room temperature 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream 3 teaspoons vanilla extract … Read more

  4.7 – 57 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 1 hr 25 min Prep: 25 min Cook: 1 hr Yield: 8 to 12 servings Ingredients 1/2 cup water 1/2 stick butter Pinch salt 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs Pinch ground cinnamon Ice cream Chocolate Sauce, recipe follows 4 ounces semisweet or dark chocolate 1/4 cup … Read more

  4.8 – 8 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 4 hr 20 min Prep: 15 min Inactive: 4 hr Cook: 5 min Yield: 6 servings Ingredients 3 cups heavy cream 1 vanilla bean 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 1/2 gelatin leaves, soaked in cold water for about 4 minutes 1/2 cup honey Ground and toasted hazelnuts, … Read more

  4.0 – 10 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 3 hr 50 min Active: 25 min Yield: 4 to 5 servings Ingredients 6 extra-large egg yolks 1/2 cup superfine sugar 3/4 cup dry Italian Marsala wine, such as Florio 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract 3/4 cup cold heavy cream 4 to … Read more

  5.0 – 16 reviews  • Italian Level: Easy Total: 1 hr 40 min Prep: 20 min Inactive: 30 min Cook: 50 min Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 1/2 cup sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 eggs 1 tablespoon orange zest 1/2 teaspoon dried basil 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1 … Read more

  4.0 – 95 reviews  • Italian I love a cup of seriously strong coffee and a cannoli from an Italian bakery on Bleeker Street in Manhattan. When I am making these at home, I am holding them up to the standard of those memories. The dessert really comes together in two parts: make the shell, thin … Read more

  4.8 – 4 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 1 hr 30 min Active: 1 hr 30 min Yield: 24 cannoli Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 large egg yolk, plus 1 … Read more

  4.8 – 18 reviews  • Italian My husband’s grandmother used to make these during the holidays. Now every year at Christmas, as a family, we take on some big project in the kitchen. One time it was to make a timpano (like from the movie Big Night) and last year it was to re-create the stunning … Read more

  3.9 – 175 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 50 min Prep: 20 min Cook: 30 min Yield: 4 to 6 servings Ingredients 1 vanilla bean 1/2 cup sugar, plus 3 tablespoons 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon 1 stick butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup water 1 cup all-purpose flour 4 eggs Olive oil, for frying Instructions … Read more

  4.8 – 208 reviews  • Italian Level: Intermediate Total: 35 min Prep: 15 min Cook: 20 min Yield: 12 biscuits Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup plus 1 teaspoon sugar or more as needed for sprinkling 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature … Read more