Pasta desserts may sound trendy for some of us but Italians have been making amazing desserts with pasta for decades. Right from cutting edge modern creations using Penne pasta India to traditional almond-pasta pie, there are hundreds of dessert options that you can prepare with pasta. Surprised? You must be! So, let’s take a look at some of the most amazing pasta dessert options that you must try at least once.
Almond Pasta Pie
This dessert is prepared by seasoning pasta with chocolates and almonds and then by baking the same to make delicious pies. For making this yummy dessert, all you need is -
1 or 1/2 cup whole blanched almonds
3/4 cup granulated sugar
Zest of 1 lemon
1/3 cup, finely chopped candied orange peel
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 pie-crust
6 tablespoons butter, thinly sliced
How to Prepare?
Firstly, grind the almonds with sugar and then mix it with candied orange peel, and cocoa powder until well combined.
Next, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and put in a 9 or 10-inch pie pan. Make lots of holes in the bottom and at the side of the crust using a fork.
Cook the pasta until al dente and then toss it in some melted butter.
Stir the pasta in the almond mixture and put it on a pie crust. Cover the stuffing with loose foil and bake it for at least 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake the same for the next 20 minutes until the top turns golden.
Remove it from the oven and your dessert is all prepared.
Cannoli Pasta Bytes
This is a quick dessert option that is very easy to prepare and tastes delicious. To prepare this dish, all you need is -
1 cup ricotta
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon finely chopped dark chocolate or choco chips
1/4 pound penne
Salt
Vegetable oil
How to Prepare?
Mix the ricotta, sugar, chocolate and cinnamon in a bowl and refrigerate it until ready to use.
Cook the pasta until al dente and drain it well. Meanwhile, heat 1-2 tsp oil in a pan until very hot. Add half of the pasta to it and fry until it turns golden.
Remove the pasta with a spoon, keep it on a paper towel and repeat the same for the remaining pasta.
Now, spread granulated sugar on fried pasta and fill it with ricotta mixture.
You can also garnish it with chopped pistachios, candied orange peel, grated chocolate or other toppings and your dessert is all set to serve.
Chocolate Stuffed Shells
Sounding delicious? Well, it is. Made with shell pasta tossed in cocoa powder, this dessert looks and tastes the same as dark chocolate pudding. To prepare this, all you need is -
24 jumbo shells Conchiglioni
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
Salt
2 cups total of gelato, custard, whipped cream, fruit, and yoghurt for garnishing
How to Prepare?
Cook the shells in lightly salted boiling water until al dente and then drain the same.
Put some cocoa powder and confectioners’ sugar, into a sturdy plastic food storage bag along with shells.
Toss the shells into the bag until they get fully coated with cocoa powder.
For less sweet shells, only coat them into cocoa powder and fill it with anything like whipped cream, fruit, and yoghurt. Finally, your dessert is prepared.
So, these are the three best pasta dessert options that you can try to experience a different sweet pasta taste. To make your dessert a little healthy, you can even opt for whole wheat pasta from the many renowned whole wheat pasta brands in India. This will bring in more taste to your dessert while keeping them healthy.