Fry desserts recipes

Struffoli (honey balls)

A Christmas favorite in Italian households. When I was growing up in my home there was always a bowl of these available to munch on with milk or,…

Italian Street Food, Zeppole first made in Naples

First made in Naples by a baker and sold on the street stand. You can still find them served in stalls on the…

Kala Jamun

Kala Jamun are dark colored (almost black) gulab jamuns made from paneer and khoya and then deep fried and coated with sugar syrup. Khoya is…

Frittelle veneziane

Carnevale (aka Mardi Gras) season is an enormous tourist attraction in Venice. It is a time for festivities which include the amazingly beautiful…

Chocolate and Eggplant Cake (Torta di Melanzane al Cioccolato)

A delicious and different way to use all those eggplants we soon will have from either our own, or from our…

Jalebi

Indian sweet made with all purpose flour fried and dipped in flavored sugar syrup.

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Doughnuts

Mmmm...donuts!

Chocolate-Filled, Deep-Fried Bananas

This is a warm, scrumptious treat that is sweet, chocolaty, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. In…

Apple Fritters

Adapted from: The Taste of Italy by Frederic Lebain & Jean Paul Paireault. This is a unique dessert that is sure to please! Enjoy and Cook…

Sufganiyot or Jelly Doughnuts

Traditional at Hanukkah but great any time of year. These are so addicting. The biscuit-type dough melts in your mouth. We have filled them with all…

Carnival flowers

Typical Carnival cookies, made with a mold and deep fried, light and crispy and not oily at all.

Fried Ice Cream

Pumpkin Fritters with Orange Creme Anglaise

A giant leap from your ordinary pumpkin Fritters. Works well as dessert, after school snack or side dish…

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Carnival Bugie

An Italian tradition for Carnival: bugie (or frappe, or chiacchiere)