Desserts recipes

It is a pleasure to finish a good Italian meal with something sweet. Italy Food Monte-Carlo offers you a range of Italian dessert recipes which are simple but elegant and original. A delight for the eyes and the taste-buds, a final touch of sweetness worthy of top Italian restaurants in your home thanks to Italy Food Monte-Carlo.

• CUBED "COLOMBA" Prepare an aromatic infusion by bringing water, sugar, cinnamon, orange rind and anise seeds to a boil. Let it cool. Pour the mixture into a bowl and add the rum...
• ZABAGLIONE WITH BITTER CHOCOLATE SAUCE Put the egg yolks in a heatproof bowl (preferably a copper pan with a rounded base) and whisk for a few minutes to obtain a smooth, pure foam. Add the dessert wine and mix well...
• Plumcake Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 30x23 cms roasting tin with greaseproof paper. Measure all the ingredients except for the sugar and extra marmalade into a large bowl and mix until thoroughly blended. Turn into the prepared tin and sm...
• COOKIES of CHIARA Make pastry by combining all the ingredients; eggs last to make a fairly firm dough.
• Santiago Cake For ten days every February, the Sicilian town of Agrigento celebrates almond blossom. The gorgeous pale pink blooms in the Valley of the Temples are a sign that Spring is not far behind and that the farmers may turn their thoughts to sowing and plan...
• Apple Crumble This is one of the most basic and yet most satisfying of puddings. One of my favourite cookery writers, Margaret Costa, remarked that puddings ( by which I mean any dessert) make a family feel loved. Whether in men’s clubs where the restaurants ar...
• Apple Fritters We have been staying in a delightful family-run hotel in the Italian Tyrol, surrounded by the high mountains and forests of this beautiful region. After a day of climbing and walking in the invigorating air, we look forward to our dinner with pleasu...