italian seduction: dessert

by MK Burnell

Just to put the final cherry on top of our month Italian appreciation, here’s a collection of sweet treats to finish off your multi-course masterpiece of Italian cooking. After putting away appetizers, contorni, and a generously sized entree or pasta dish, you might think you won’t have room for dessert… but come on. There’s always room for dessert.
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A white chocolate parfait with flambeed cherries. Such a sumptuous dessert could only have been dreamed up in Italy!
PIGNOLI via Food.com
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Tasty little pine nut cookies make a sweet, nutty after-dinner treat. We like to top them with a little confectioner’s sugar and cinnamon.

TIRAMISU via Guy Fieri
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Soft, creamy and irresistible, a good tiramisu is one of the most heavenly desserts in the world. Perfect your own from-scratch tiramisu recipe – trust us, it’s worth it!