Italian Dessert Sampler
$38.00
A decadent assortment of cookies and other holiday desserts from across Italy. 14 pieces, including:
Pizzelle - Classic waffle snowflake cookies flavored with anise, the favorite Christmas treat of Abruzzo.
Ricciarelli - Soft almond amaretti, a specialty of Siena (GF).
Cantucci - Tuscan biscotti flavored with sweet wine and almond; dipped in dark chocolate.
Ricci di mandorle - Sicilian almond cookies with a colorful candied fruit center (GF).
Mostaccioli - Spiced honey cookies dipped in chocolate, the traditional Christmas cookie of Naples.
Fichi secchi calabresi - Calabrian fig stuffed with candied citrus, marzipan and walnut (GF).
Struffoli - Neapolitan fried sweet dough with honey and confectionery.
Includes a festive menu card with historical and cultural details.
Ingredients
Cantucci (Biscotti) – almonds, wheat flour, butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract, baking powder, semi-sweet and dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate, cocoa beans, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, sunflower lecithin, natural vanilla extract), coconut oil, vegetable oil, and a splash of sweet wine. Ricciarelli – almond flour, powdered sugar, egg whites, lemon, apricot kernel, and salt. Mostaccioli – wheat flour, almonds, local Vermont honey, cocoa powder, orange, cloves, cinnamon, salt. Ricci di mandorle – almond flour, granulated sugar, cranberries, orange extract and salt., Pizzelle – wheat flour, milk, house-made anise extract (alcohol, anise, star anise, and fennel) . Fichi secchi calabrese – fig, honey, walnut, marzipan (almond flour, rose water, bourbon, house-made cherry extract (alcohol, cherry pits), and coconut. Struffoli – wheat flour, vegetable oil for frying. Glaze – honey, orange juice, sprinkles.