The tastiest Italian desserts
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Tiramisu · Sicilian cannolo · Artisan gelato. (Updated Oct 2, 2026.)
Italy's best-loved traditional desserts at home and abroad: the Michelin Guide picked tiramisu, cannolo, cassata, sfogliatella, babà and gelato; CNN put cannoli 7th among the world's desserts. The rest from Dissapore and regional guides.
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Top 15
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Tiramisu
Ladyfingers soaked in coffee, mascarpone cream and cocoa; born in Veneto/Friuli, the best-known Italian dessert in the world.
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Sicilian cannolo
Crisp fried shell filled with sweetened sheep's ricotta, with chocolate chips, candied fruit or pistachio.
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Artisan gelato
Denser and less airy than industrial ice cream; pistachio, hazelnut and stracciatella are the classic flavours.
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Sicilian cassata
Sponge cake, ricotta, green marzipan and candied fruit, of Arab-Norman tradition.
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Neapolitan sfogliatella
Shell-shaped flaky (riccia) or shortcrust (frolla) pastry filled with semolina, ricotta and citrus.
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Rum baba
Mushroom-shaped yeast cake soaked in rum syrup, a symbol of Naples.
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Panna cotta
Cream, sugar and gelatine, served with berries or caramel; from Piedmont.
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Neapolitan pastiera
Easter tart of cooked wheat, ricotta, eggs and orange blossom water.
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Panettone
Milanese Christmas bread with raisins and candied peel, now reinvented by every pastry chef.
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Maritozzo con la panna
Roman sweet bun split and filled with whipped cream, a Roman breakfast.
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Cantucci with Vin Santo
Almond biscuits from Prato to dip in Tuscan Vin Santo.
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Zabaione
Egg yolks, sugar and Marsala whisked over a bain-marie.
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Pandoro
Verona's star-shaped Christmas cake, soft and dusted with icing sugar.
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Bombolone
Fried doughnut filled with pastry cream, typical of Tuscany and the Romagna beaches.
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Torta caprese
Flourless almond and chocolate cake born on Capri.
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Sicilian granita with brioche
Almond, coffee or mulberry granita served with a brioche col tuppo.
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Seadas
Sardinian fried pastry filled with fresh cheese and lemon zest, covered in honey.
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Comments (5)
La pastiera di Pasqua napoletana è il dolce più buono d'Italia, fine.
Pandoro sotto il panettone, giustissimo 😄
Il cannolo siciliano riempito al momento, altrimenti la cialda si ammolla. Regola d'oro.
Tiramisù primo, ovviamente. Ma solo con il mascarpone vero e i savoiardi inzuppati nel caffè.
Le seadas con il miele di corbezzolo, la Sardegna ringrazia!