European fry desserts recipes

Carnival flowers

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

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,…

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…

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…

Crepe Rolls with Chocolate Cream, Chestnut Puree and Plum Jam

The great thing about it is that you can use any filling you like. I used homemade chocolate cream, chestnut…

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…

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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…

Homemade Churros

Churros are typical Spanish dessert that can be bought and enjoyed all over Spain. If you don’t find them in cafeterias, you’ll find stalls selling…

Carnival Bugie

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

Cannolo siciliano

Cannoli are Sicilian pastry desserts. The singular is cannolo which meams "little tube". Cannoli consist of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry…

Frittelle carnival treats

Hurray it's that time of the year again! It's carnival, so it's time to make those addictive deep fried, gorgeous cakes. Every year for me has…

Pancake recipe

Quick and easy pancake recipe.

Snack of eggplant.

Crepes