A classic Christmas dessert! Panforte can be described as an Italian fruit cake, with dried fruits, almonds and hazelnuts. Great to have around for holiday gatherings! It’s now less than two months before Christmas. If you are like me, boxes containing holiday decorations are now in the living room, waiting to be arranged. Fingers crossed…
italian christmas dessert
Panettone
When it comes to Christmas cakes, I only know about fruit cake and stollen cake, until I met my husband. He grew up having panettone for Christmas and New Year. Their celebration is simply not complete without it. Let’s just say, we continue that tradition in our house up to this day. Panettone is…
Mulled Wine
Mulled wine in English, ’vin brulé’ in Italian, and ’glögg’ in Swedish. They’re called different names, but they all have the same base ingredients, wine and spices. The kind of spice used differs, though, and some Swedes even put additional spirits on theirs, like cognac. Regardless of the variation, mulled wines are served warm…
