List of Italian desserts and pastries

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. Italian cuisine is also influenced by the Mediterranean climate and agriculture.

Characteristics

Italy has an extremely diverse range of cuisines, due to the many culinary influences throughout its history. Peaches, lemons, and pears are popular fruits for recipes, as well as sweet cheeses, such as ricotta and mascarpone.^[1] Coffee, especially espresso, are integral to Italian culture and cuisine, and is featured frequently in dessert recipes, such as tiramisù. Cold dairy desserts, such as ice cream and gelato, were introduced to the Western world through Italy.^[2]

Italian desserts

A

Name	Image	Description
Abbamele		Sardinian honey-based product
Affogato		Espresso served with a scoop of gelato
Africanetti [it]		Emilian sweet made with egg yolks, sugar and butter
Africani [it]		Biscuits made with egg yolks and sugar, originally from Galatina, Apulia
Agnello pasquale [it]		Lamb-shaped Easter sweet made of almond and pistachio paste, originally from Favara, Sicily
Amaretti		Biscuits made with almonds, egg whites and sugar
Amaretti di Saronno		Biscuits from Saronno, Lombardy, made with apricot kernels, almonds, egg whites and sugar
Amor [it]		Tuscan and Emilian wafers filled with cream
Amor polenta [it]		Lombard maize-flour cake
Angel wings		Fried dough shaped into ribbons and coated in powdered sugar
Anello di Monaco [it]		Mantuan ring-shaped cake of Swiss origins
Anello di san Luigi Gonzaga [it]		Lombard almond cake
Arancini [it]		Carnival sweets from Marche
Aranzada [it]		Orange zest candied in honey and almonds, originally from Sardinia
Assabesi [it]

B

Name	Image	Description
Baci di Cherasco [it]		Chocolate-covered hazelnuts from Cherasco, Piedmont
Baci di Cremona [it]		Lombard hazelnut sandwich cookies
Baci di dama		Sandwich cookie made with hazelnuts and chocolate, originally from Tortona, Piedmont
Baicoli		Venetian biscuits made with butter, sugar, eggs, flour and yeast
Barbajada		Milanese drink made from whipped chocolate, milk, and coffee
Baxin		Ligurian sweet made with anise seeds and flour
Befanini [it]		Tuscan Epiphany biscuits
Bensone		Emilian oval-shaped cake
Berlingozzo		Tuscan ring-shaped cake
Biancomangiare		Sicilian and Sardinian almond spoon sweet
Bicciolano [it]		Biscuits from Vercelli, Piedmont, made with flour, butter, eggs and spices
Bignolata mantovana [it]		Mantuan cake made up of beignets filled with zabajone, chocolate and whipped cream
Bisciola		Lombard sweet bread made with buckwheat flour, figs, honey, raisins and walnuts
Biscione reggiano [it]		Snake-shaped Christmas cake from Reggio Emilia
Biscotti bolliti [it]		Boiled and oven-baked biscuits, originally from Ragusa, Sicily
Biscotti catalani [it]		Sicilian sugar-coated biscuits prepared for the Day of the Dead
Biscotti del Lagaccio [it]		Genoese biscuits made with flour, butter, sugar and aniseed
Biscotto di Ceglie [it]		Almond paste with cherry jam, originally from Ceglie Messapica, Apulia
Biscotto di mezz'agosto [it]		Tuscan cake flavoured with wine and aniseed
Biscotti di San Martino		Sicilian thrice-cooked biscuits flavoured with aniseed
Biscotti regina		Sicilian biscuits coated with sesame seeds
Biscottini di Prosto [it]		Biscuits from Piuro, Lombardy
Biscotto di Castellammare [it]		Biscuit created in 1848 in Castellammare di Stabia, Campania
Biscotto Salute [it]		Rusk made with butter, eggs, flour and sugar
Bocconotto		Abruzzese Christmas pastry filled with almonds and chocolate
Bombolone		Italian doughnut, filled with typically custard, chocolate, cream, or jam
Bonèt		Piedmontese custard dessert with amaretti and cocoa
Bossolà bresciano [it]		Lombard sweet bread
Bracciatello [it]		Romagnol sweet made with flour, eggs and sugar
Bracciatello cesenate [it]		Soft biscuit from Cesena, Emilia-Romagna
Brasadelo [it]		Ring-shaped cake from the province of Vicenza, Veneto
Brigidino di Lamporecchio [it]		Aniseed biscuits from Lamporecchio, Tuscany
Brioche con gelato [it]		Sicilian brioche filled with gelato
Brioscia [it]		Sicilian brioche
Brutti ma buoni		Biscuit made from almonds or hazelnuts
Buccellati		Sicilian Christmas biscuits filled with honey, figs, oranges, spices, nuts and apricot jam
Buccellato		Sicilian cake
Buccellato di Lucca		Sweet bread from Lucca, Tuscany
Budino		Pudding made from milk and egg custard, typically topped with a crust or whipped-cream topping
Budino di riso [it]		Rice-based pastry, originally from Pistoia, Tuscany
Bussilan [it]		Emilian ring-shaped cake
Bussolano [it]		Mantuan cake
Bustrèng		Romagnol fruit cake

C

Name	Image	Description
Caffè in forchetta [it]		Coffee budino
Calcioni marchigiani [it]		Easter cheese-filled sweets from Marche
Caldi dolci [it]		Mantuan pastries made with maize flour, raisins, pine nuts, cinnamon, vino cotto, cloves, butter, sugar and lemon zest
Caldo freddo [it]		Gelato dessert from Trapani, Sicily
Calzone di San Leonardo [it]		Christmas almond sweet from Molfetta, Apulia
Camporelli		Ladyfinger-like biscuits made from sugar, flour, and eggs
Canestrelli		Biscuits made with semolina and confectioner's sugar
Canestrelli novesi [it]		Piedmontese biscuits made with flour, white wine, olive oil, sugar and salt
Cannarìculi [it]		Lucan and Calabrian fried pastries made with flour, olive oil, cooked wine and must
Cannolo siciliano		Sicilian rolled, crispy dough filled with ricotta
Cannolo [it]		Puff pastry filled with custard or zabajone
Cantarella		Romagnol sweet flatbread
Cantucci		Almond biscuits from Prato, Tuscany
Caragnoli [it]		Christmas fried pastries from southern Molise
Carfogn [it]		Pastry from Veneto filled with jam or honey and grappa
Cariton [it]		Piedmontese fox grape cake
Carsenta [it]		Tuscan sweet flatbread made with aniseed, pine nuts and raisins
Carsenza [it]		Christmas cake from Milan, containing apples and grapes
Cartellate [it]		Apulian and Lucan Christmas fried sweets
Cartoccio di ricotta [it]		Sicilian fried dough pastry filled with ricotta
Cassata		Sicilian round sponge cake made with ricotta, marzipan and candied fruit
Cassatella [it]		Sicilian fried dumplings filled with sheep ricotta, cinnamon and chocolate chips
Cassatella di Agira		Pastry filled with almonds, cocoa, chickpea flour, sugar and lemon zest, originally from Agira, Sicily
Cassatella di sant'Agata		Small Sicilian cassata
Castagnaccio		Chestnut flour cake
Castagne del prete [it]		Campanian oven-baked chestnuts with wine
Castagnole, favette [it]		Carnival pastries
Caterine [it]		Doll or hen-shaped chocolate biscuits from Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna
Cavallucci		Tuscan pastry made with anise, walnuts, candied fruits, coriander, and flour
Caviadini [it]		Lombard biscuits
Celli ripieni [it]		Abruzzese pastry filled with grape jam, walnuts, almonds and orange zest
Certosino di Bologna [it]		Bolognese cake made with spices, honey, almonds, pine nuts and candied fruit
Charlotte alla milanese [it]		Milanese cake made with stale bread, wine, apples, butter and sugar
Chiaro di luna [it]		Cake filled with apricot jam, raisins and almonds, originally from Paullo, Lombardy
Chisulì [it]		Lombard fried pastry
Cialda di Montecatini [it]		Round sweet from Montecatini Terme, Tuscany
Ciambella		Ring-shaped cake made using flour, milk, sugar, and vanilla flavouring
Ciambella di San Cataldo [it]		Biscuit from San Cataldo, Sicily
Ciambella romagnola [it]		Romagnol cake
Ciambellette al vino [it]		Wine-flavoured biscuits from Lazio
Ciambellino [it]		Ring-shaped cake from Lucignano, Tuscany
Ciaramicola [it]		Umbrian Easter cake containing Alchermes
Cicerata [it]		Lucan Christmas sweet
Cicerchiata [it]		Fried balls of dough covered in honey
Cioccolato di Modica		Specialty chocolate from Modica, Sicily
Colomba di Pasqua		Easter cake made with candied orange and almonds, originally from Milan, Lombardy
Confetti		Almonds covered in sugar coating, sometimes dyed
Confetti di Sulmona		Sugar-coated almonds from Sulmona, Abruzzo
Confetto riccio [it]		Sugar-coated almond from Agnone, Molise
Coppa sabauda [it]		Piedmontese spoon sweet made with seirass cheese, whipped cream, eggs, Marsala wine, raisins and lemon zest
Coppetta [it]		Lombard sweet made with honey, walnuts and wafers
Cornetto		Venetian pastry descended from Austrian kipferl
Cotognata [it]		Quince gel
Crema al mascarpone [it]		Lombard Mascarpone-based spoon sweet
Crema bruciata [it]		Sweet from Alghero, Sardinia
Crema carsolina [it]		Julian millefeuille with zabajone
Crema di Caffe [it]	Italian coffee dessert	Espresso frozen dessert
Crema di marroni [it]		Chestnut cream
Crema di pistacchio [it]	Sicilian dessert	Pistachio cream or spread used for fillings, toppings, or eaten on its own.
Crema diplomatica [it]		Custard made with cream and crème pâtissière
Crema reggina [it]		Spoon sweet from Reggio Calabria made with zabajone, rum, cherries and cinnamon
Cremino		Piedmontese layered chocolate
Cri cri (chocolate) [it]		Piedmontese chocolate praline
Crispelle di riso [it]		Siciliano rice-based fried doughnuts
Croccante		Almond brittle
Crocetta di Caltanissetta		Sweet pastry from Caltanissetta, Sicily, made from almonds, sugar, sweet lemon purée, oranges or other fruit, pistachio and icing sugar
Crostata		Baked tart or pie
Crustuli [it]		Calabrian Christmas pastry made with must, red wine, vermouth, olive oil, honey and flour
Csenta [it]		Piedmontese cake
Cubeletto [it]		Ligurian jam-filled pastries
Cuccìa		Sicilian sweet made with ricotta, boiled wheatberries and sugar
Cuccidati		Sicilian fig cookies
Cuddrireddra [it]		Cinnamon-flavoured fried pastries from Delia, Sicily
Cuddura [it]		Southern Italian Easter cake
Cudduraci [it]		Calabrian Easter pastry
Cullurelli [it]		Calabrian Christmas fried pastry
Cuore d'Abruzzo [it]		Abruzzese cake made with almonds, candied fruit and chocolate
Cupeta		Dessert made from honey, dissolved sugar and diced almonds
Cutizza [it]		Sweet from the province of Como, Lombardy
Cuzzupa [it]		Calabrian Easter cake

D

Name	Image	Description
Delizia al limone [it]		Sponge cake made with Limoncello and lemon cream, originally from Sorrento, Campania
Diablottino [it]		Turinese vanilla-flavoured chocolate
Dolce di San Michele [it]		Sweet bread from Bagnacavallo, Romagna
Dolce mattone [it]		Buttercream-based spoon sweet from Emilia-Romagna
Dolce Pan Ducale [it]		Semolina cake from Atri, Abruzzo
Dolce Torino [it]		Romagnol sweet consisting in layers of savoiardi, buttercream, chocolate and Alchermes or Marsala
Dolceriso del Moro [it]		Rice tart with rose water, pine nuts, almonds and candied fruit, originally from Vigevano, Lombardy

F

Name	Image	Description
Faldacchea [it]		Almond and cherry sweet from Turi, Apulia
Ferratella		Anise-flavoured waffle cookies
Fiadone		Cheese-filled pastry
Fiapòn [it]		Mantuan sweet made with polenta
Fichi impaccati [it]		Dried figs filled with almonds and fennel seeds
Finocchini [it]		Piedmontese biscuits made with fennel seeds, aniseed, flour, eggs and honey
Flantze [it]		Aostan cake
Focaccia di Susa [it]		Piedmontese sweet focaccia
Focaccia veneta [it]		Sweet Easter bread from Veneto
Fregolotta [it]		Cake from Treviso, Veneto
Frìtołe		Venetian fried doughnuts, eaten during Carnival
Frittelle di riso di san Giuseppe [it]		Fried pastry made with rice, milk and sugar
Frustingo [it]		Christmas sweet from Marche made with figs and nuts
Frutta martorana		Sicilian imitation fruits made from marzipan

G

Name	Image	Description
Gelato		Italian dessert similar to ice cream, thicker in consistency
Gelo di melone		Sicilian watermelon pudding
Genoise		Sponge cake made with melted butter whipped into the dough
Genovese		Sicilian custard-filled pastry
Gianduja		Chocolate made from hazelnut cream, originally from Piedmont
Gianduiotto		Piedmontese chocolate made from sugar, cocoa, and hazelnuts
Giurgiulena		Sicilian Christmas sweet made with almonds, sesame seeds, honey and sugar
Gòfri [it]		Piedmontese biscuit
Graffe		Neapolitan sugar-coated fried doughnuts
Granita		Sicilian ice dessert made from sugar, water and various flavourings
Grano cotto [it]		Apulian sweet made with cooked wheat, pomegranate, cinnamon, walnuts and cooked must
Grattachecca		Roman hand-shaved ice topped with various syrups
Grosti [lld]		Ladin fried pastry filled with jam
Gueffus [it]		Sardinian sweets made from almond paste

I

Name	Image	Description
Iris [it]		Fried ricotta-filled doughnut, originally from Palermo, Sicily

K

Name	Image	Description
Kiachln [it]		Fried doughnuts from Trentino
Kirchtagskrapfen [it]		South Tyrolean fried pastries filled with poppyseed jam or apricot jam
Krumiri		Biscuits created in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, in 1878

L

Name	Image	Description
Lacabòn		Handcrafted candy from Alessandria, Piedmont
Ladyfinger		Long biscuit, typically used in tiramisù
Lattacciolo [it]		Abruzzese spoon sweet made with milk, eggs and sugar
Latte brulè [it]		Romagnol spoon sweet made with milk, eggs, sugar and vanilla
Latte di mandorla [it]		Chilled and sweetened almond flavored drink
Latteruolo [it]		Romagnol milk-based spoon sweet
Lingue di gatto		Cat tongue
Lonzino di fico [it]		Sweet from Marche made with figs, walnuts, almonds and star aniseed
Lose golose [it]		Piedmontese sweet made with peaches, butter almonds, eggs and sugar
Lu serpe [it]		Snake-shaped Christmas cake from Marche

M

Name	Image	Description
Macafame [it]		Cake made with bread, milk, honey, eggs and raisins, originally from Vicenza, Veneto
Maccheroni con le noci [it]		Sweet from Lazio and Umbria made with tagliatelle, walnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg and sugar
Mandorla riccia di Francavilla Fontana [it]		Almonds coated in sugar and lemon, originally from Francavilla Fontana, Apulia
Mandorlato [it]		Christmas sweet from Cologna Veneta made with almonds, honey, eggs whites and sugar
Mandorlato al cioccolato di Modigliana Fontana [it]		Almond and chocolate cake from Modigliana, Emilia-Romagna
Mandorlini del ponte [it]		Almond pastries from Pontelagoscuro, Emilia-Romagna
Margheritine di Stresa [it]		Biscuits created in 1857 in Stresa, Piedmont
Marillenknödel		South Tyrolean, Austrian and Czech apricot dumplings
Maritozzo		Enriched bun filled with whipped cream
Marron glacé		Chestnuts candied in sugar syrup
Marzipan		Confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal
Mastazzoli [it]		Sicilian sweets made with fig opuntia, walnuts, vanilla, cherries and candied fruit
Mécoulin [it]		Sweet bread from Cogne, Aosta Valley
Miacetto [it]		Romagnol Christmas sweet made with honey, raisins and nuts
Miascia [it]		Lombard dessert made with stale bread, apples, milk, eggs and sugar
Migliaccio campano [it]		Campanian Carnival cake made with millet, semolina, ricotta, orange zest, eggs and sugar
Migliaccio romagnolo [it]		Romagnol cake made with pig's blood, nuts and sugar
Ministeriale [it]		Medallion-shaped chocolate created in Naples in 1905
Minna di virgini [it]		Pastries filled with cream, zuccata, chocolate and cinnamon, originally from Sambuca di Sicilia
Mistocchina [it]		Chestnut-flour pastry from Emilia-Romagna
Mohnmingilan [it]		South Tyrolean fried doughnuts filled with poppy seeds and cinnamon
Mostaccino		Spicy biscuit from Crema, Lombardy
'Mpanatigghi		Sicilian pastries filled with almonds, walnuts, sugar, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves and minced meat
Muccellato [it]		Calabrian Easter cake
Muccunetti [it]		Sicilian pastries filled with zuccata and almonds
Mustacciuoli		Pastry with a spiced, cake-like interior, covered in chocolate
Mustazzoleddus [it]		Sardinian almond biscuits flavoured with sambuca and orange blossom water
Mustazzoli [it]		Pastries made with flour, sugar, almonds, lemon and cinnamon

N

Name	Image	Description
Nacatole [it]		Calabrian anise-flavoured doughnuts
Nadalin [it]		Veronese Christmas sweet bread
Neapolitan ice cream		Ice cream featuring three flavors: chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry
Neccio		Tuscan chestnut flour galette
Nevola [it]		Abruzzese pastry made with grape must, cinnamon and orange zest
Niggilal [it]		Fried pastry from the Puster Valley
Nocciolini di Canzo		Crumbly small hazelnut cookies from Canzo, Lombardy
Nocciolini di Chivasso		Crumbly small hazelnut cookies from Chivasso, Piedmont
Novellino [it]		Biscuit
Nozza [it]		Sweet flavoured with Rosolio and aniseed, originally from Calcinaia, Tuscany
Nucàtuli [it]		Sicilian biscuits filled with figs, raisins, almonds, walnuts, orange and lemon zest.
Nutella		Sweetened hazelnut spread
'Nzuddha [it]		Human or animal-shaped pastry from Soriano Calabro

O

Name	Image	Description
Occhio di bue [it]		Biscuit with jam
Offelle di Parona [it]		Biscuits from Parona, Lombardy
Olivette di Sant'Agata [it]		Green olive-shaped almond pastries from Catania, Sicily
Orilletas [it]		Sardinian honey-covered fried pastries
Ossa di morto		Sicilian biscuits prepared for Day of the Dead
Ostie ripiene [it]		Wafers filled with almonds, honey and cinnamon, originally from Monte Sant'Angelo, Apulia

P

Name	Image	Description
Pagnotta di San Martino [it]		Romagnol sweet bread enriched with nutmeg, nuts and raisins
Pagnotta pasquale [it]		Romagnol Easter cake
Palacinta		Pancake eaten in the provinces of Trieste and Gorizia
Palummeddi [it]		Sicilian dove-shaped Easter pastries
Pan co' santi		Tuscan sweet bread filled with walnuts, dried fruit, honey, Vin santo and pepper
Pan dei morti [it]		Sweet prepared for the Day of the Dead, containing eggs, dried figs, vin santo, amaretti, almonds, raisins, sugar and spices
Pan dell'orso [it]		Abruzzese cake made with almond flour, bitter almonds, eggs, butter and honey
Pan della Marchesa [it]		Piedmontese hazelnut cake
Pan di ramerino [it]		Tuscan sweet bread filled with raisins and rosemary
Pan meino		Lombard sweet flatbread flavoured with elderflower
Pan minisc'		Lucan dessert made with grape must, flour and sugar
Pandolce		Ligurian fruit cake
Pandoli di Schio [it]		Biscuits from Schio, Veneto
Pandoro		Traditional Veronese sweet bread in a star-like formation
Pane dell'Assedio [it]		Sweet bread from Asola, Lombardy
Pànera [it]		Coffee semifreddo from Genoa
Panettone		Milanese sweet bread featuring dried fruits
Panficato [it]		Sweet from Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, made with figs and grapes
Panforte		Chewy Tuscan Christmas dessert containing fruits and nuts
Pangiallo [it]		Roman sweet made with flour, raisins, honey and nuts
Panina [it]		Romagnol and Tuscan Christmas cake
Paniscedda [it]		Sardinian sweet made with candied fruit, spices and cooked must
Panna cotta		Dessert of sweetened cream thickened with gelatin and molded
Panone [it]		Christmas cake from Molinella, Emilia, containing candied fruit, cocoa, chocolate and raisins
Panpepato		Round sweet bread with nuts and dried fruit
Papasìn [it]		Mantuan sweet made with chestnut flour, raisins and pine nuts
Papassinu [it]		Sardinian pastry filled with grape must, almonds, raisins and walnuts
Pardulas [it]		Sardinian ricotta-filled pies
Parrozzo		Abruzzese Christmas cake
Pasimata [it]		Tuscan Easter bread
Pasta di mandorle		Almond paste
Pasta Elena [it]		Ricotta-filled pastry from Favara, Sicily
Paste di meliga [it]		Piedmontese biscuits made with flour, maize flour, eggs, sugar, honey, butter and lemon zest
Pasticciotto		Pastry filled with ricotta cheese and egg custard, originally from Lecce, Apulia
Pastiera		Neapolitan tart made with cooked wheat, eggs, ricotta cheese, and flavoured with orange flower water
Patacia [it]		Lombard fried doughnut
Pepatelli [it]		Abruzzese biscuits made with flour, honey, almonds, orange zest and pepper
Pere al vino		Piedmontese and French dessert consisting in pears with red wine
Pesche di Prato [it]		Peach-shaped pastries filled with custard, originally from Prato, Tuscany
Pesche dolci [it]		Peach-shaped pastries with fillings
Pesche ripiene [it]		Oven-baked peaches with fillings
Petit four [it]		Sardinian and Piedmontese biscuits made with almond paste and candied fruit
Petrafennula [it]		Sicilian nougat
Petrali [it]		Christmas pastry from Calabria made with coffee, vino cotto, figs, walnuts, almonds, raisins, orange and mandarine zest
Pignoccata [it]		Sicilian honey-covered fried doughnuts
Pignolata al miele [it]		Balls of dough fried and covered in honey
Pignolata		Soft pastry, covered in chocolate and lemon-flavoured syrup or icing, originally from Messina, Sicily
Pinza		Traditional dessert flan with pine nuts, dried figs, raisins, fennel seeds and grappa
Pinza bolognese		Mostarda-filled pastry from Bologna
Pinza triestina		Julian Easter bread
Piparella [it]		Sicilian and Calabrian biscuit made with flour, honey and almonds
Pistiddu		Sardinian Vincotto-filled pastry
Pitta di San Martino [it]		Christmas pastry from Calabria
Pitta 'mpigliata [it]		Christmas cake from Calabria filled with dried fruits, honey and spices
Pitteddhre [it]		Apulian Christmas tarts
Pizza dolce di Beridde		Judeo-Roman unleavened sweet bread with almonds, raisins, white wine, olive oil and candied fruit
Polenta d'Ivrea [it]		Piedmontese maize-flour, honey and orange juice cake
Polenta del Marengo [it]		Maize-flour, raisins and almonds cake from Alessandria
Polenta dolce [it]		Maize-flour cake
Polenta e osei [it]		Sponge cake covered in almond paste, originally from Bergamo, Lombardy
Poperati [it]		Apulian sweet taralli
Presnitz [it]		Julian sweet made with walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, figs, raisins, plums, apricots, cinnamon, cloves and rum
Puoti [it]		Biscuits from the province of Verona, Veneto
Pupazza frascatana [it]		Woman-shaped sweet from Frascati, Lazio
Pupi cull'ova [it]		Doll-shaped pastries from Nicosia, Sicily
Pupi di zucchero [it]		Sicilian coloured statues made of sugar
Purceddhruzzi [it]		Christmas dessert
Purcidd' [it]		Christmas sweets from Martina Franca, Apulia
Putizza		Julian cake with raisins, apricot jam, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, rum, cinnamon, cloves and orange zest

Q

Name	Image	Description
Quaresimali [it]		Biscuits prepared during Lent

R

Name	Image	Description
Raffiolini [it]		Biscuits from Caltanissetta, Sicily
Raffiuoli [it]		Neapolitan sugar-coated sponge cake
Rame di Napoli [it]		Chocolate biscuits from Catania, Sicily
Raviola di ricotta nissena		Ricotta-filled puff pastry from Caltanissetta, Sicily
Raviole bolognesi [it]		Bolognese pastries filled with Bolognese mostarda
Ravioli dolci [it]		Sweet filled dumplings
Ricciarelli		Traditional biscuits from Siena, Tuscany – specifically, a type of macaroon
Ricciolina [it]		Chocolate cake from Abbadia San Salvatore, Tuscany
Ricciolino [it]		Mantuan biscuit
Risino [it]		Veronese pastry filled with rice and custard
Risiny [it]		Ligurian budino
Rocciata [it]		Cake from Umbria and Marche filled with apples, figs, alchermes, raisins, cinnamon, pine nuts and jam
Roccocò [it]		Neapolitan pastry made with spices, almonds, flour and sugar
Rollò		Swiss roll filled with ricotta and marzipan, originally from Caltanissetta, Sicily
Rosa del deserto [it]		Almond cookies with raising covered in cereal flakes
Rosacatarre [it]		Molisan and Lucan rose-shaped fried sweets
Rossumata [it]		Spoon sweet made with wine, sugar and eggs
Rustici di Montalcino [it]		Almond biscuits from Montalcino, Tuscany

S

Name	Image	Description
Sabadone [it]		Sweet dumplings from Emilia-Romagna filled with chestnuts and Saba
Sacripantina [it]		Genoese cake
Salame di cioccolato		Chocolate salami
Salòt [it]		Cake from Bra, Piedmont, filled with apricot jam, raisins and candied citrus
Sanguinaccio dolce		Pudding made from pig's blood which is made creamy and sweetened with ingredients such as chocolate, milk, pine nuts, and raisins
Sannacchiudere [it]		Lucan Christmas sweets with orange blossom water and honey
Sasanello gravinese [it]		Sweet from Gravina in Puglia
Savòr [it]		Jam from Emilia-Romagna made with quince, fresh fruit and cooked must
Sbrisolona [it]		Mantuan almond cake
Scarcella [it]		Easter sweet from Manfredonia, Apulia
Scarpaccia [it]		Tuscan sweet bread containing courgettes
Scarpedd [it]		Lucan Christmas fried dough
Scarsella orbetellana [it]		Easter cake from Orbetello, Tuscany
Schiaccia briaca [it]		Cake from Elba, Tuscany, made with Alchermes and dried fruit
Schiaccia campigliese [it]		Cake from Campiglia Marittima, Tuscany
Schiacciata alla fiorentina [it]		Florentine sponge cake
Schiacciata con l'uva [it]		Tuscan grape cake
Schiacciata di Pasqua [it]		Tuscan Easter cake
Scroccafusi [it]		Carnival fried doughnuts from Marche
Scumuni [it]		Sicilian frozen dessert
Seada		Sardinian fried pastry filled with pecorino and honey
Semifreddo		Frozen dessert similar to ice cream, with the main ingredients being egg yolks, sugar, and cream
Semolino dolce [it]		Piedmontese semolina cake
Serpentone [it]		Snake-shaped cake made with almond paste, almonds and candied cherries
Sfincia [it]		Fried doughnut from the province of Trapani, Sicily
Sfincia di San Giuseppe		Sicilian ricotta-filled fried pastry
Sfincione di riso [it]		Sicilian fried sweet containing rice and milk
Sfinge		Sicilian doughnut sprinkled with powdered sugar
Sfogliatella		Neapolitan shell-shaped cream-filled Italian pastry
Sfoglio polizzano [it]		Cake filled with tuma, cinnamon, chocolate and sugar, originally from Polizzi Generosa, Sicily
Sfratto di Pitigliano [it]		Jewish cake filled with walnuts, honey, aniseed, nutmeg and orange zest, originally from Pitigliano, Tuscany
Sgaiozzi [it]		Abruzzese fried pastries made with flour, potatoes, raisins and sugar
Sgriesolona [it]		Cake from the province of Padua, Veneto
Sguta [it]		Easter cake from Calabria
Sise delle monache [it]		Abruzzese pastries filled with custard
Sorbetto		Sorbet
Sospiro [it]		Apulian sweet
Spina santa		Easter sweet from Caltanissetta, Sicily, shaped like a crown of thorns
Spongada [it]		Lombard sweet flatbread
Spongarda		Lombard cake made with honey, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds, spices and citrus
Spongata [it]		Christmas cake made with almonds, white wine, butter, honey, walnuts, hazelnut, pine nuts, raisins, candied orange and spices
Spuma di mandorla [it]		Christmas almond sweet from Molfetta
Spumone		Neapolitan molded gelato made with layers of different colors and flavors, usually containing candied fruits and nuts
Squiccia [it]		Cake from Tortona, Piedmont
Stomatico [it]		Biscuit from Reggio Calabria made with flour, honey, cinnamon, cloves, almonds, olive oil and sugar
Straboli [it]		Tyrolean funnel cake
Stroscia [it]		Ligurian olive oil cake
Strucchi [it]		Sweets from Friuli-Venezia Giulia filled with walnuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, raisins, lemon zest, sugar and grappa
Strufoli di Carnevale [it]		Umbrian fried doughnuts covered in honey
Struffoli		Neapolitan dish made of deep fried balls of sweet dough and honey
Sugolo		Dessert pudding prepared with the must of red grapes, flour and sugar, cooked slowly and then left to cool
Susamielli [it]		S-shaped Christmas pastries from Naples

T

Name	Image	Description
Tapít [it]		Biscuits from Oleggio, Piedmont
Taralli		Cracker similar to a breadstick--can be sweet or savory
Taralli di Sant'Antonio [it]		Biscuits from Giuliano Teatino, Abruzzo
Tartufo di Pizzo		Gelato covered and filled with melted chocolate, originally from Pizzo, Calabria
Tegola dolce [it]		Aostan biscuit made with flour, almonds, hazelnuts, butter, eggs and sugar
Tenerina [it]		Ferrarese chocolate cake
Testa di moro [it]		Neapolitan sponge cake with custard and cocoa
Tetta della monaca [it]		Sweet from Altamura, Apulia
Timballo di Martin Sec [it]		Piedmontese pear sweet
Tiramisù		Dessert made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of eggs, sugar, and mascarpone, flavoured with cocoa
Torcetti		Piedmontese biscuits
Torciglione [it]		Filled brioche from Messina, Sicily
Torcolo di San Costanzo [it]		Ring-shaped cake with candied fruit and raisins from Perugia, Umbria
Torrone		Nougat made with honey, sugar, and whipped egg whites, then filled with roasted pistachios and almonds
Torrone di Caltanissetta [it]		Nougat with pistachios and almonds from Caltanissetta, Sicily
Torrone di Guardiagrele [it]		Nougat from Guardiagrele, Abruzzo, made with toasted almonds, candied fruit and cinnamon
Torrone gelato [it]		Calabrian soft nougat made with almonds, candied fruit, citrus and dark chocolate
Torrone Nurzia		Abruzzese nougat made with cocoa, vanilla and hazelnuts
Torta 900		Chocolate cake from Ivrea, Piedmont
Torta Barozzi		Thin, crispy cake made from chocolate and coffee, originally from Vignola, Emilia-Romagna
Torta beca [it]		Cake from Trentino made with stale bread, milk and raisins
Torta bertolina		Lombard fox grape cake
Torta caprese		Cake from Capri, Campania, made with chocolate and either almonds or hazelnuts
Torta co' bischeri [it]		Tuscan cake rice cake
Torta degli addobbi [it]		Emilian rice cake
Torta del buonumore [it]		Costmary cake from Castel Goffredo
Torta del Donizetti [it]		Pineapple and apricot cake from Bergamo
Torta della nonna		Cake filled with custard and covered with pine nuts and confectioner's sugar
Torta delle rose		Mantuan cake made with leavened dough rich in butter and sugar, which is rolled up and placed in the baking tin, taking the characteristic shape of a basket of rosebuds
Torta di fioretto [it]		Lombard sweet flatbread topped with wild fennel
Torta di nocciole [it]		Piedmontese hazelnut cake
Torta di San Biagio [it]		Mantuan tart
Torta di tagliatelle [it]		Emilian and Lombard tagliatelle cake
Torta di tagliatelline [it]		Emilian tagliatelle and almonds cake
Torta diplomatica [it]		Cake made with crema diplomatica [it]
Torta Elvezia [it; lmo]		Mantuan cake made with almond flour, eggs, butter and sugar
Torta Fedora [it]		Sicilian sponge cake with ricotta, pistachios and candied cherries
Torta gianduia [it]		Piedmontese gianduja cake
Torta greca [it]		Judeo-Mantuan cake
Torta mantovana [it]		Mantuan cake
Torta margherita [it]		Soft cake
Torta mimosa		Cake from Rieti, Lazio
Torta monferrina		Piedmontese cake made from pumpkin, or apples and sugar, with amaretti, chocolate, eggs, and rum
Torta nera di San Secondo [it]		Cake from San Secondo Parmense, Emilia, with coffee, chocolate and almonds
Torta Ostiglia [it]		Cake from Ostiglia, Lombardy, made with egg whites, zabajone and almonds
Torta paesana		Lombard cake made with bread, milk, pine nuts, amaretti, raisins, citrus, butter, eggs and cocoa
Torta paradiso [it]		Mantuan cake
Torta pazientina [it]		Paduan layer cake with zabajone and almonds
Torta secca di Carpenedolo [it]		Cake from Carpenedolo, Lombardy
Torta setteveli		Chocolate cake with seven layers of hazelnut cream, hazelnut crunch, chocolate mousse, and a glaze
Torta Tre Monti		Sammarinese dessert consisting of thin waffle slices with interwoven layers of cream, then covered in chocolate
Torta Zurigo [it]		Chocolate cake with cherries and crème chantilly, originally from Pinerolo, Piedmont
Tortellino dolce di Marianna [it]		Sweet from Castel Goffredo, Lombardy, filled with cinnamon, cloves, pine nuts, raisins, plum jam, chestnut cream and cocoa
Tortionata [it]		Almond sweet from Lodi, Lombardy
Tortolèti coi puriòni [it]		Cake from Primiero, Trentino, with wild mint and grappa
Treccia d'oro		Cake filled with candied fruit, originally from Crema, Lombardy
Treccia mochena [it]		Cake from Trentino filled with custard and blueberry jam
Tressian [it]		Maize-flour cake from the province of Verona, Veneto
Tricotto [it]		Sicilian thrice-cooked biscuit
Turtèl sguasaròt [it]		Lombard sweet filled with beans, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, vino cotto and sugar

U

Name	Image	Description
Uovo sbattuto		Beverage that consists of egg yolk and sugar

V

Name	Image	Description
Vartanush [it]		Venetian rose petal jam, originally from Armenia
Veneziana		Milanese pastry
Viennese [it]		Custard-filled pastry from Messina, Sicily

Z

Name	Image	Description
Zabaione		Piedmontese dessert beverage made with egg yolks, sugar, and a sweet wine
Zelten		Traditional Tyrolean fruitcake served during Christmas
Zeppole		Fried dough dessert with powdered sugar
Zirotto [it]		Biscuit from the province of Padua, Veneto, made with maize flour, fig syrup and must
Zonclada [it]		Filled cake from Treviso, Veneto
Zuccata [it]		Sicilian candied pumpkin
Zuccherini bolognesi [it]		Bolognese biscuits
Zuccherini montanari [it]		Emilian and Tuscan biscuits
Zuccotto		Tuscan semi-frozen, chilled dessert made with alchermes liqueur, cake and ice cream
Zuppa Inglese		Dessert layering custard, alchermes liqueur and sponge cake

Italian pastries

Chocolate and pistachio biscotti

• Baci di dama
• Baicoli
• Biscotti^[3]
• Biscotti regina
• Bocconotto
• Bombolone
• Cannoli
• Ciarduna
• Nocciolini di Canzo
• Pandoro
• Pevarini
• Piada dei morti
• Pignolata
• Pinolate
• Pizzelle
• Sfinge
• Sfogliatelle
• Torta caprese
• Zeppole
• Zippuli

• 
  Bocconotto is a pastry typical of the Italian regions of Apulia, Abruzzo, and Calabria, and is often eaten at Christmas.
• 
  Sfogliatelle are shell-shaped filled pastries native to Italian cuisine.
• 
  Zeppole consists of a deep-fried dough ball, dusted with powdered sugar and sometimes filled with various sweets.

See also

Media related to Sweet food of Italy at Wikimedia Commons

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