Naples has a very rich pastry tradition, with many typical sweets that reflect the history and culture of the city. Here are some of the most famous:
1. Sfogliatella
Sfogliatella Riccia: A
Sfogliatella Frolla: A less traditional variant
2. Babà
Babà is perhaps the quintessential Neapolitan dessert, a leavened and spongy cake soaked in rum syrup. It comes in various variations, such as babà with cream.
3. Pastiera
Typical of Easter, pastiera is a cake made with a shortcrust pastry base and a filling of ricotta, cooked wheat, sugar, eggs, candied fruits, and flavors, including the scent of orange
4. Struffoli
Christmas sweets made of fried dough balls dipped in honey, decorated with colorful sprinkles and candied fruit.
5. Zeppole di San Giuseppe
Fried or baked, these are choux pastry donuts filled with custard and topped with sour cherries. They are typically prepared for the feast of St. Joseph on the 19th of March.
6. Roccocò
Hard and spicy Christmas cookies made with almonds, flour, sugar, candied fruits, and flavored with "pisto, " a blend of spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
7. Mustaccioli
Christmas diamond-shaped sweets with a spiced and soft dough, covered in dark chocolate.
8. Lemon Delight
A refined and fresh dessert typical of the Sorrento coast, consisting of a dome of sponge cake filled and covered with lemon cream.
9. Sweet Taralli
These are not like the savory taralli found elsewhere in Italy, but rather sweet treats flavored with anise and often decorated with icing sugar.
10. Caprese
A typical cake from the island of Capri, made with dark chocolate and almonds, without flour. It is soft, dense, and naturally gluten-free
