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Home › Recipes › Italian Christmas Recipes

Italian Christmas Recipes

Italian recipes to get you into the festive spirit! Whether you’re looking for a juicy stuffed pork tenderloin wrapped in prosciutto to serve up on the big day, a showstopping dessert such as our Pandoro Christmas tree cake or simply just a cup of Italian hot chocolate to cozy up with.

Also, make sure to check out our post on Traditional Italian Christmas Foods which goes through what Italians eat at Christmas in each Italian region.

Vitello Tonnato on a serving platter topped with sauce, capers and parsley.

Mains

Vitello Tonnato (Veal with Tuna Sauce)

A Sicilian dessert made with ricotta, grain and candied fruit in a glass serving dish topped with a candied cherry.

Christmas

Cuccia (Sicilian Ricotta Dessert)

An overhead shot of panettone biscotti on a wooden surface with sugar and a red Christmas ribbon.

Christmas

Panettone Biscotti

Carbonade beef stew served on top of polenta in a blue and white bowl.

Mains

Carbonade Valdostana (Red Wine Beef Stew)

Panpepato cut into slices sitting on a wooden board with christmas red ribbon and candles.

Christmas

Panpepato (Christmas Spiced Cake)

A pomegranate spritz in a tall wine glass with a gold rim and a sprig of rosemary inside.

Drinks

Pomegranate Spritz

A close up of three crostini on a spotted serving board topped with mortadella, burrata and pistachios.

Antipasti

Mortadella, Pistachio and Burrata Crostini

An overhead shot of an Italian flourless chocolate cake cut into slices.

Italian Desserts

Torta Barozzi (Rich, Flourless Chocolate Cake)

Frico (fried cheese and potato) on a wooden surface.

Antipasti

Frico (Cheesy, Potato and Onion Cake)

Italian stuffed mussels on a large serving plate with lemon wedges and 2 glasses of wine in the background.

Fish & Seafood

Italian Stuffed Mussels (Cozze Gratinate)

A bowl of cheesy Risotto alla valdostana sitting on a wooden board.

Risotto

Risotto alla Valdostana (Fontina Cheese Risotto)

An overhead shot of four scallops in their shells sitting on a white serving platter.

Fish & Seafood

Friulian Scallops Gratin (Capesante Gratinate)

A red wine poached pear sitting on a bed of Amaretto whipped cream on a small plate, the background is Christmassy.

Christmas

Amaretto Red Wine Poached Pears

A close up of a Cranberry and Prosecco cocktail in a glass with snow and Christmas decorations all around.

Christmas

Christmas Spiced Cranberry and Prosecco Fizz

A side shot of one large egg yolk ravioli on a patterned plate. The ravioli is cut open and egg yolk is running out.

Fresh Pasta

Egg Yolk Ravioli with Spinach and Ricotta

A Christmas table setting with Christmas plates on a wooden table and foliage at the top if the table.

Christmas

Traditional Italian Christmas Foods

An overhead shot of Befanini Tuscan Christmas cookies cut into Christmas shapes on a plate topped with spinkles.

Christmas

Befanini (Tuscan Christmas Cookies)

A mini Panettone dipped in melted chocolate sitting on a snowy Christmas themed surface with Christmas trees at the side.

Christmas

Ice Cream Stuffed Mini Panettone (Cherry and Chocolate)

An overhead shot of Italian butter cookies on a star shaped plate covered with chopped nuts and sprinkles. The background is wooden.

Italian Cookies

Italian Butter Cookies (Pasta Frolla Montata)

An overhead shot of a fennel and orange salad on a plate topped with mint leaves and pink peppercorns.

Sides

Sicilian Fennel and Orange Salad

Hot chocolate in a glass mug with ice cream on top and fake snow around.

Christmas

Frangelico Hot Chocolate Affogato

An overhead shot of scallops in their shells with a Nduja garlic butter on top.

Fish & Seafood

Scallops with ‘Nduja Garlic Butter

An overhead shot of Lasagna Bolognese in a large baking dish.

Pasta

Authentic Lasagna Bolognese (Lasagne alla Bolognese)

An overhead shot of Nutella cookies on a wooden surface with a ramekin of Nutella at the side and chopped hazelnuts.

Italian Cookies

Italian Nutella Cookies (Nutellotti)

Five Cuccidati cookies on a plate with fake white snow scattered around.

Italian Cookies

Cuccidati (Italian Fig Cookies)

Baileys panna cotta in a small glass dish with a spoon and grated chocolate on top

Italian Desserts

Boozy Bailey’s Panna Cotta

An overhead shot of cranberry and pistachio biscotti on a wooden background drizzled with white chocolate

Italian Cookies

Cranberry and Pistachio Biscotti

A close up of a martini macchiato in a snowy theme with fairy lights

Drinks

Martini Macchiato Cocktail

An Italian meatloaf wrapped in pancetta sitting on a wooden cutting board with some slices cut

Mains

Italian Meatloaf Wrapped in Pancetta (Polpettone)

Zuppa inglese (Italian trifle) in a glass trifle dish so you can see all of the layers

Italian Desserts

Zuppa Inglese (Italian Trifle)

A jar of pistachio cream with a spoon in it

Italian Desserts

Italian Pistachio Cream (Crema al Pistacchio)

Osso Bucco on a plate of saffron risotto and topped with gremolata

Mains

Ossobuco Milanese (Braised Veal Shanks)

Four cannoli on a plate filled with ricotta and a slice of candied orange

Italian Desserts

Homemade Sicilian Cannoli (shells and filling)

Pignoli cookies on a wooden surface dusted with powdered sugar

Italian Cookies

Pignoli Cookies (Biscotti ai Pinoli)

An overhead shot of panettone ice cream in a loaf tin

Italian Desserts

Panettone Ice Cream (No Churn)

Panforte on a wooden table cut into slices with christmas decorations around

Italian Desserts

Panforte – Tuscan Fruit and Nut Cake

A stuffed turkey breast on a serving plate with slices cut and roasted potatoes

Mains

Sausage & Chestnut Stuffed Turkey Breast

A side shot of Italian struffoli (honey balls) on a cake stand topped with sprinkles

Italian Desserts

Struffoli – Italian Honey Balls

A mug of muled wine on a snowy wooden surface

Drinks

Amaretto Mulled Wine (Vin Brulé)

An overhead shot of burrata cheese on a serving plate with nduja and gremolata

Antipasti

Burrata with Crispy ‘Nduja & Gremolata

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