Sweet Carnival Recipes

Carnival is also a celebration of sweets, almost all of them fried, but always with the option of baking. Chatter, damselfish, apple fritters,donuts, sweet ravioli e tortelli: each Italian region has its own traditions and variations. If you find yourself in Piedmont, don't forget to taste Friciò, sweets similar to castagnole but filled with raisin, walking through the streets of Bologna instead, let yourself be won over by the tortelloni and fried ravioli filled with cream or chocolate as well as sfrappole.

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Easy Carnival dessert recipes

Here then, Our recipes for making Carnival sweets at home: lots of tasty ideas, including vegan options, perfect if you're planning a children's costume party at home.

Chatter

Crumbly and flavorful, chiacchiere are a symbolic Carnival dessert. Also known as bugie in Piedmont, cròstoli in Trentino, and galani in Veneto, chiacchiere don't require much time to prepare. It's up to you whether you fry them or bake them.

Vegan chatter

And here's also the specific recipe for those who follow a vegan diet.

Stuffed chestnuts

Filled with custard, chocolate, hazelnut cream, or simply ricotta, castagnole are a delicacy impossible to resist.

Carnival mask-shaped biscuits

Curious and really tasty, the cookies in the shape of a Carnival mask, they are a real delight to prepare with the children.

Sweet ravioli

Have you ever tried sweet ravioli? If not, you don't know what you're missing. What are you waiting for? Gather all the ingredients for the dough and filling and see how delicious they are once ready.

donuts

Filled with jam, custard, chocolate, or hazelnut, fried bomboloni are a delicious fried dessert and a favorite with children. Here's the recipe using spelt flour.

Apple pancakes

A typical Carnival dessert, but also prepared at other times of the year, apple fritters are a real delight as well as a dessert in perfect “do not waste” style: in fact, they allow you to recover the apples Once ready, sprinkle the fritters with cinnamon and powdered sugar.

The best homemade Carnival sweets