Organic Tuscany Cookbook

Italian Dessert Recipes

Italian apple cake

Torta di Mele
Moist Apple Cake

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Manuela’s mother’s recipe. Thanks Licia! Read Recipe »

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Crostata di Frutta
Fruit and Custard Tart

This is a tart to rival a patisserie bought one. Delicious with soft fruit such as raspberries.

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Torta della Nonna
Custard Pie with Pine Nuts & Almonds

In this traditional Tuscan dessert the combination of rich pastry, delicate custard and toasted nuts makes for a special treat indeed.

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Pear and Fig Tart

Crostata di Fichi e Pere
Pear and Fig Tart

You can make this tart with pretty much any fruit, but the combination of figs and pears is divine!

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Tiramisu

Tiramisù
Tiramisu

Tiramisu (literally “Pick me up”) seems to have been around for generations, but is in fact a creation from the 1970s! Our version uses custard.

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Torta di arance e cioccolata
Orange and chocolate cake

This is a typical Sephardic Passover cake, which has various versions, made throughout the Mediterranean.

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Cantuccini

Cantuccini
Tuscan Almond Biscuits

The classic “biscotti” as they are often known in the US (in Italian, this just means any “biscuits”). Using the finest flour available (Italian “00” is the best) results in the most mouthwatering bicuits.

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Panna Cotta

Panna Cotta
Creamy Set Dessert

The secret to a good panna cotta is achieving something that sets, but is still wonderfully creamy.

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Schiacciata con l’Uva
Tuscan Grape Harvest Cake

In Tuscany, this complex-flavoured but simple to make cake is only made for a few weeks a year, when the small, sweet, seedy red grapes are around

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Torta di ricotta Italian cheesecake

Torta di ricotta
Italian cheesecake

Try this and it may well become your favourite baked cheesecake recipe! In any case it will be very different from any cheesecake you have had in the past.

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