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10 recipes from 9 regions, Piedmont to Sicily. The newest is Pitta ’Mpigliata.

A golden coiled pastry with nut and raisin filling sits in a round pan beside walnuts and a small knife

Desserts · Calabria

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Pitta ’Mpigliata

A Calabrian coiled pastry layers thin olive-oil dough with walnuts, almonds, raisins, and honey for a festive bake that slices neatly after cooling.

2 h 15 min · Medium · Serves 8

Diamond-shaped chocolate-topped cookies are stacked on a ceramic platter beside a demitasse on linen

Desserts · Molise

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Mostaccioli Molisani

Honey, cocoa, almonds, and warm spices make these Molise cookies fragrant and tender, with a dark chocolate coating that sets cleanly for sharing.

1 h 43 min · Medium · Serves 24

A sliced golden spiral pastry with fruit-and-nut filling sits on a ceramic plate beside a small knife

Desserts · Friuli Venezia Giulia

Gubana Friulian Cake

This Friulian spiral sweet bread wraps walnuts, raisins, and warm spices in soft yeasted dough, with a make-ahead filling that keeps shaping simple.

4 h 2 min · Medium · Serves 10

Glossy syrup-soaked babà sit on a white plate, one cut open, beside a rum glass and lemon peel

Desserts · Campania

Neapolitan Rum Baba

This Neapolitan yeast cake soaks up lemon-scented rum syrup; clear proofing cues and standard-size molds make its airy crumb manageable at home.

4 h · Medium · Serves 8

A modest wedge of torta tenerina on a plain white plate, with its crackly top and fudgy dark interior visible

Desserts · Emilia-Romagna

Torta Tenerina

Ferrara’s torta tenerina is a thin chocolate cake with a crackly top and fudgy center, lifted by whipped egg whites and flour for a tender, light crumb.

1 h 55 min · Medium · Serves 8

The rustic chestnut cake cut into wedges on a simple ceramic plate, with its matte, lightly cracked top visible

Desserts · Emilia-Romagna

Emilian Pattona Chestnut Cake

This Emilian chestnut-flour cake has a tender, earthy crumb, gentle natural sweetness, and a short ingredient list with reliable oven cues for home bakers.

1 h 17 min · Easy · Serves 8

Loose, flaky pink prickly pear granita in small chilled glass bowls on a simple pale stone or linen-covered table

Desserts · Sicily

Sicilian Prickly Pear Granita

This Sicilian prickly pear granita turns ripe fruit, lemon, and a light syrup into icy, flaky crystals with an easy fork-scrape method for home cooks.

4 h 45 min · Easy · Serves 4

The whole golden fig crostata on a simple ceramic plate, with one clean slice

Desserts · Puglia

Fresh Fig Crostata

A buttery Puglian tart with ripe September figs, a crisp almond-dusted crust, and simple press-in pastry that keeps the fruit in focus, no rolling needed.

2 h 35 min · Easy · Serves 8

Six softly set portions of panna cotta in small clear glasses on a simple linen-covered table

Desserts · Piedmont

Italian Panna Cotta

This easy Italian panna cotta recipe uses a simple cream-to-milk ratio and just enough gelatin for a silky, gently set dessert you can make ahead.

4 h 35 min · Easy · Serves 6

A square of tiramisu with distinct soft ladyfinger and mascarpone layers, finished with a fine cocoa dusting

Desserts · Veneto

Tiramisu

This easy tiramisu recipe has no alcohol, with coffee-dipped ladyfingers and a fluffy mascarpone cream that chills into clean, make-ahead layers.

6 h 25 min · Easy · Serves 8