Italian Christmas Desserts: 25 Of The Best Italian Dessert Recipes

Dinner and Christmas lunch do not end until dessert arrives on the table.

Here is a collection of easy and delicious Italian Christmas desserts!

Lights, colors, gifts, perfumed incense and the laid tables.

Christmas is just around the corner!

The festivities at the end of the year are a wonderful time to stay warm and busy in the kitchen to prepare typical and traditional christmas dessert recipes.

Making these typical christmas dessert can turn into a family tradition.

Christmas brings delicious food to the table. And one of the most important parts of the Christmas food experience is definitely the dessert!

At Christmas, sweet foods are the masters, appearing on Italian tables and immediately filling all diners with festivity.

No matter how much you have eaten between appetizers, first courses, main courses and various other side dishe, the deliciousness takes over and there is always space for dessert.

Not only will it be a joy to eat them, but also to bake them, filling the house with that warm and enveloping aroma that immediately makes Christmas just feel like Christmas!

These desserts below will go perfect as a dessert in your home, or even as gifts to friends and family.

I wish you an Amazing Christmas and I hope you will bring to the table some of this Christmas sweet treats!

25 Italian Christmas Desserts You Want To Make This Christmas

#1 Panettone Italian Christmas Sweet Bread

Panettone is a traditional italian Christmas dessert, and has now become a symbol of Christmas throughout Italy!

It is a leavened dough that cannot be missed in Italian homes for the holiday season. 

#2 Frittelle: Traditional Italian Christmas Eve Doughnuts

For all those with a sweet tooth, you can’t fail to try these frittele; this is a sweet dough. I guarantee you they are irresistible, they are dipped in sugar that sticks.

Fluffy fluffy these Christmas frittelle are a great way to welcome your guests during the holiday season.

#3 Authentic Italian Tiramisù Recipe

Traditional Italian dessert, present in Italian homes for christmas time, it is a dessert where no baking is needed.

This version has fondant chocolate chips that make a wonderful dessert.

#4 Italian Chocolate Toto Cookies

Totò cookies are Sicilian treats referred to as “biscotti dei morti” because, by tradition, they are made, sold and eaten on the very occasion of the November 2 holiday, although they are then continued to be made until the Christmas holidays.

Totos are cocoa cookies coated with icing, also cocoa.

#5 Classic Italian Pizzelle Recipe

Pizzelle are a traditional dessert from the Abruzzo.

Precisely because of their simplicity, Abruzzo pizzelle are one of the oldest sweets in all of Italy.

The few ingredients needed and the simplicity of preparation explain the antiquity of this recipe.

#6 Christmas Cannolis

Cannoli cannot be missed on the tables of Southern Italy.

It is a dessert that in the south is prepared all year-round. They are perfect to present at the Christmas table with the addition of colorful sprinkles.

#7 Italian Christmas Cake

This one is a traditional Christmas cake from Calabria, and is a really delicious holiday treat.

#8 Struffoli Italian Honey Balls

These tasty small balls are perfect for christmas season.

Making it with orange zest is the Neapolitan version.

#9 Panforte

Perfect for the festive season  the origin of this dessert is Siena, Tuscany.

It is worth a try!

#10 Italian Christmas Cookies

This classic Italian cookie is the Christmas version of the classic Italian wedding cookies.

#11 Original Sicilian Cassata Cake 

It is a closed ricotta cake with a beautiful lemon zest flavor.

#12 Italian Christmas Cake Pandoro Di Verona

This pandoro Christmas tree cake filled with custard is just perfect for Christmas.

#13 Italian Coconut Cream Cake

A delicious Christmas cake filled with cream cheese with delicious coconut flavor.

#14 Panettone Bombe – Christmas Ice Cream Cake

Traditional Christmas desserts perfect to serve with sweet wine.

#15 Nutty Nougat Recipe – Torrone Recipe

Perfect for serving on special occasions such as Christmas.

Recipe at Nonna box

#16 Italian Cookies Canestrelli

Canestrelli cookies are my favorite cookies and they are typical for Christmas in Northern Italy.

They are easy to make and very tasty.

#17 Italian Anise Cookies

These delightful Italian Anise Cookies make any Christmas cookie platter even prettier.

#18 Panettone Bread Pudding

Traditional Italian panettone gets an easy dessert makeover. Just cut up, add cream, eggs and a little orange zest and liqueur to bring out the delicious citrus taste.

So easy, so fresh and perfect for a crowd!

#19 Pangiallo Romano (Roman Christmas Cake)

This Christmas Italian cake is called Pangiallo (yellow cake) and is made during the year end to celebrate the winter solstice.

It is made with dried fruit, chocolate and nuts with a delicious saffron topping. The best is that it is super easy to make.

#20 Classic Italian Rainbow Cookies

These Italian rainbow cookies are based off of my Sicilian great grandfather’s recipe with a twist!

Made entirely vegan, without dairy, and no eggs, but you’d never know- these surprisingly easy cookies are vibrantly colored and full of almond and sweet jam flavor!

#21 Zuppa Inglese

This no-bake Italian dessert is actually made with cookies (biscuits) and couldn’t be easier to make, or more delicious!

#22 Pignoli Cookies Recipe

My Italian cookie recipes, one of the simplest pastries to create, pignoli cookies need little effort and few ingredients.

Make a batch of these delectable Italian cookies for your holiday cookie tray!

#23 Raspberry Panna Cotta 

This deliciously light Raspberry Panna Cotta is topped with a homemade Raspberry Compote.

#24 Italian Cream Cake Recipe

When you make this cake the best part is when it’s dessert time!

#25 Italian Lemon Olive Oil Cake

This classic Italian cake is make with olive oil and fresh lemon for a light and delicious dessert that is great for Christmas time.

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And which dessert will you prepare for Christmas this year?

Let me know in the comments!

Happy cooking!