Italian desserts are special and unique – fruit, cream, cheese, a hallmark of many of these treats.

Most Italian deserts are not super sweet.

The use of a lot of sugar often absent – given that once it was super expensive – so bakers were forced to choose other ingredients, creating delicious treats with terrific flavours and textures.

And now it’s time to look at all those fabulous Italian desserts.

See the slideshow below.