# The best Sicilian desserts

Cannoli, cassata and granita: the traditional sweets of Sicily, from Palermo's pastry shops to Modica.

- 3 votes · 18 items
- Sep 20, 2021 · Michele De Santis
- https://even.best/en/l/2505/the-best-sicilian-desserts

## Top 18

1. **Cannolo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Fried pastry tube filled with sheep's ricotta.
2. **Sicilian cassata** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sponge, ricotta, marzipan and candied fruit.
3. **Frutta martorana** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Marzipan shaped like fruit.
4. **Granita** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Semi-frozen ice with almond, lemon or coffee, eaten with brioche.
5. **Modica chocolate** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cold-worked, grainy chocolate.
6. **Cassatelle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried pastries filled with ricotta.
7. **Cuccìa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Boiled wheat with ricotta for Saint Lucy's Day.
8. **Buccellato** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Christmas ring filled with dried figs.
9. **Sfince di San Giuseppe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fritters topped with ricotta cream.
10. **Pignolata** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried balls glazed with lemon and chocolate.
11. **Biancomangiare** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Almond milk pudding.
12. **Cubbaita** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sesame and honey nougat.
13. **Mustazzoli** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hard biscuits with cooked grape must.
14. **Iris** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried brioche filled with ricotta.
15. **Testa di turco** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Spoon dessert of custard and pastry.
16. **Almond pastries** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Soft almond pastries.
17. **Torta Savoia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chocolate and hazelnut cake from Catania.
18. **Cotognata** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Firm quince paste.

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