Category Dessert

Every year, as the feast of November 2 approaches, every Sicilian pastry shop is a triumph of martorana fruit, which is displayed with skill and art in the shop window. These sweets, made with the precious almond paste also known…

Cucciddati Siciliani (also called Buccellati in Italian, or urciddati, purciddati or ‘ucciddati in Sicilian dialect), Sicilian Fig Cookies, are a sweet spread all over Sicily. They play a very important role during the whole period of Christmas festivities, starting from…

These traditional sweets, called “Minne di Sant’Agata” (St. Agatha’s Breasts) are typical of the Feast of St. Agatha, patron saint of the city of Catania, but are found throughout the year as a very typical dessert of this Sicilian town.…

This delicious tangerine jam is versatile and can be eaten either as a classic filling for cookies, cakes or with the classic bread, butter and jam but it is also delicious together with spicy cheeses! An extremely simple recipe, made…

The Saint Joseph’s Sfincia (Sfinci i’ San Giuseppi) is a typical dessert widespread in the western Sicily, especially in Palermo. The name “Sfincia” – like “Sfincione” – comes from the Latin “Spongia”, meaning sponge, and is due to the particular…

Granita, in any of its versions, is a typical Sicilian summer recipe, easily found far and wide across the island. This version features pistachios, famous for their antioxidant properties that help lower cholesterol and have a fairly low glycemic index…

The baked cassata is the one most people have never tried Most visitors to Sicily encounter the decorated version first: the one with marzipan, candied fruit and that bright green casing that makes it almost too beautiful to eat. The…

We recently talked in our article about Sicilian breakfast about the various foods eaten for breakfast by Sicilians when they are not at home. But what is one of the favourite breakfasts of longtime Sicilians? Surely this easy recipe of…