40 impressive Italian desserts, from classic tiramisu to panna cotta

Serve this cocktail-dessert hybrid for an easy yet impressive end to an Italian-inspired al fresco dinner

Our easy coffee cake recipe is nut-free and comes with a creamy cappuccino buttercream. It's perfect for parties, birthdays or just family gatherings

Try our easy but impressive tiramisu recipe. This classic Italian dessert features mascarpone, marsala and savoiardi biscuits soaked in coffee and Tia Maria

This traditional Italian Easter cake, shaped like a dove and topped with candied fruit, sugar and almonds, is a yeasty bake that's a similar to a panettone

This classic, creamy dessert is enriched with white chocolate, which provides a perfect contrast to the sharpness of the rhubarb

Nothing beats this classic Italian sweet treat with a shot of espresso. You will need cannoli moulds for this recipe but it’s worth investing in them

Pair tangy rhubarb with ground almonds in this nutty sponge and serve with crème fraîche for an easy dessert. This recipe comes from nose-to-tail Italian restaurant, Manteca

Vanilla ice cream with olive oil and sea salt is one of life’s great pleasures, and this is a great way to showcase your fanciest olive oil

These twice-baked biscuits are the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea. They are traditionally made with skin-on almonds that give a delicate nutty flavour

This impressive festive centrepiece sees a traditional Italian sweet bread stuffed with a decadent ricotta, almond and amaretto filling and covered in meringue. It's easy to assemble with a shop-bought pandoro

With chunks of chocolate studded through creamy baked ricotta, this quick and easy all-in-one cake is a breeze to make, but will steal the show at dinner

Change up the classic lemon drizzle with juicy blood oranges. Our polenta cake is easy to make and the ideal sweet treat to accompany your morning coffee

Give our Italian almond and Amalfi lemon cake a go. The Amalfi lemons have a strong intense lemony aroma, and are slightly sweeter. This light summery cake is seriously moreish, a real crowd pleaser

A fruity, modern twist on the traditional Italian layered dessert

Entertain guests with this effortless dessert that showcases Italy's best flavours – coloured like the Italian flag, your guests won't help but be impressed

Check out this refreshing lemon dessert from Italian restaurant Bancone in Covent Garden. Bancone's easy recipe makes more lemony granita than you’ll need – store any leftovers in the freezer

Elevate your dinner party effortlessly with this no-churn ice cream. Amp up the fancy factor with chocolate-dipped ice cream cones

Mix up your caramels this weekend and try this raspberry granita with balsamic caramel to get your taste buds tingling. The natural sweetness of the sharp Italian vinegar works brilliantly with the zing of the soft fruit. It totally works so go on, give it a go!

Everyone loves a boozy, coffee-flavoured Italian tiramisu and this is a great easy version, made with shop-bought sponge cake and without raw eggs and shaped like an ice cream bombe

The Italian dessert, semifreddo, is an ice cream with a mousse-like texture. This recipe not only looks impressive, but can be made in advance for easy dinner party entertaining. Plus, there's no churning required

Check out this super creamy passion fruit panna cotta. This quick and simple panna cotta recipe can be made easily in advance, plus it looks impressive too

Marsala, the key flavour in this, is a perfect match for strawberries in this fresh twist on the Italian dessert zabaglione. Don’t over-beat the cream, otherwise combining it with the zabaglione will be difficult. Whisk until it is barely in soft peaks and then gently fold together.

Sweet mascarpone cream and bitter matcha are a match made in heaven in Emiko's vibrant dessert. You'll only need five ingredients for this no-cook recipe

Check out our recipe for silky smooth caffè latte panna cotta with espresso syrup. This dessert is an ideal way to end any dinner party, it's gluten-free and looks impressive