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Famous Italian dessert recipes always stand out in the history of desserts. They can be anywhere between slightly bitter and moderately sweet and most these dessert recipes go very well with a glass of wine or liqueur. The Italians are actually just as likely to enjoy a piece of fruit for dessert as a rich, creamy tiramisu or gelato.

You might have paid a visit to an Italian bakery and, if so, you will have seen a large range of biscotti and cookies. The Italians enjoy dipping their biscotti in red wine. Many Italian cookies are sweet but not extremely sweet and a lot of the flavoring comes from the light glaze on top, as well as the nuts or candied fruit in the cookies. Biscotti are well known in the United States but the Italians eat harder, slightly sweet twice baked cookies than biscotti. The cookies are baked twice to remove moisture and make them hard, dry, and crumbly.

Very Famous Italian Desserts

Tiramisu is thought to have originated in Siena. Duke Cosimo de Medici enjoyed it so much that it spread around the world with Italian immigrants. Tiramisu is a delicious combination of lady finger cookies, liquor, espresso, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, and eggs.

The best known Italian cake has to be panettone, which is from Milan. Boxes of this cake can be found in cafes and Italian bakeries during the holiday season all over the world. The fluffy panettone dough is flavored with raisins and candied fruit pieces and the cake is shaped like a dome. Italians enjoy panettone with zabaglione custard or mascarpone cheese and a glass of liqueur or dessert wine.

Perhaps you have tried Italian gelato. This is ice cream made with milk, sugar and flavoring. Sometimes it contains eggs and cream. Gelato is churned less than regular ice cream, making it less airy and denser. These desserts are best eaten in moderation because a lot of them are very rich. If you find a lot of Italian treats heavenly but a bit too rich, why not make your own and change the ingredients to tone them down a bit?

Jello and Italian Dessert Recipes

Jello and gelato go together very nicely, although this may not be a combination that might have crossed your mind before it is worth a try. If you combine jello powder, boiling water and jello, you can make a light dessert with a great flavor and texture. You can combine many different jello flavors and gelato flavors. Using sugar free jello means you can trim a lot of calories from the finished dessert too.

If you have an ice cream making machine, you can make gelato with kool aid and jello by making the kool aid as normal, adding half a pack of jello, and adding it all to the ice cream maker. Jello combines well with all kinds of ingredients. Fruit trifle is a good example.

Jello complements the flavors of chocolate, fruit, custard and much more. You can use it to make wonderful recipes like strawberry jello pretzel salad or to stretch Italian recipes further to feed a large family. Simple ideas such as poking holes in an Italian cake or sweet bread, pouring over jello and allowing it to set is a great dessert, which all the family will enjoy.

Ever since the invention of jello it has been close to our hearts. Jello is versatile and comes in many colors and flavors, making it an ideal ingredient in more complex recipes as well as delicious on its own or with fruit. Jello is one comfort food that seems to have been around forever.

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