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This is a list of Italian desserts and pastries. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE.

Italian desserts

Brutti ma buoni
Bruttiboni is a type of almond-flavoured biscuit made in Prato, central Italy

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Cannolo siciliano with chocolate squares
Cannoli are Sicilian pastry desserts, consisting of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough, filled with a sweet, creamy filling usually containing ricotta.
Crocette di Caltanissetta
Crocette of Caltanissetta, lemon and orange left to right

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Gelato in Las Vegas in 2007
Gelato is the Italian word for ice cream, derived from the Latin word "gelātus" (meaning frozen). It's made with milk, cream, various sugars, and flavoring such as fresh fruit and nut purees.

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Panforte
Panforte is a traditional Italian dessert containing fruits and nuts, and resembling fruitcake or Lebkuchen.

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Semifreddo dessert
Semifreddo is a class of semi-frozen desserts, typically ice-cream cakes, semi-frozen custards, and certain fruit tarts.

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Zabaione Italian dessert
Zabaione comes in many forms and variations.
3 Zuppa inglese
Zuppa Inglese is a custard-based dessert.

Italian pastries

Chocolate & pistachio biscotti
Chocolate and pistachio biscotti
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