Spiced Apple Olive Oil Cake

Combining the nostalgic flavors of a classic American apple pie with the luxurious texture of a beautiful Italian olive oil cake, bring the old country to the new this holiday season with this unparalleled spiced apple olive oil cake.
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5 Great Ways to Enjoy Biscotti Cookies

Deliciously buttery, Bona Furtuna Biscotti cookies crumble on your tongue with the first bite, delivering a bounty of flavor. While you can certainly eat your way quickly through a bag of our Double Chocolate Chunk Biscotti, each of our beautiful cookie flavors can be used to help enhance your meal in more ways than one. From ice cream cakes to pies and cheese boards, once you start to experiment with these perfect cookies you won't be able to stop.
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Italian Affogato with Cantucci Biscotti

Affogato, meaning "drowned," might just be the perfect dessert. Much like a late-night gelato, an after-dinner espresso can be just the ticket to completing an exceptional meal. Take a creamy, luscious, ice cold scoop of vanilla gelato and drown it in a shot of hot, freshly brewed espresso. Voila. A masterpiece. Serve with a Classic Cantucci Biscotti to complete the experience.
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5 Ways to Enjoy Every Last Bite of Summer Stone Fruit

From Italy's northernmost region of Terntino-Alto Adige to its southernmost tip of Sicily, succulent stone fruits sweeten Italy from May through September. Offering the irresistibly juicy, sweet, and tart tastes of summertime, we've compiled some of our favorite ways to incorporate the Italian treat into your summer menus.
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Chocolate Cherry Pie

Who said you can't use Chocolate Chunk Biscotti cookies as the base for the perfect chocolate cherry pie? Bring the opposing flavors of tart-sweet cherries together with bittersweet chocolate for an explosive (and very happy) combination.
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Balsamic Macerated Cherries

Sweet, savory and complex, balsamic macerated cherries have been missing from your world for too long. Dolloped over whipped yogurt for a simple dessert or ladled over a roasted beef tenderloin for a show-stopping dinner, there's no limit to how you can enjoy this quick and beautiful combination.
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Sicilian Watermelon Pudding

Turning watermelon into an elevated dessert, gelo di melone is one of the most popular ways to enjoy watermelons in Sicily. Grown in abundance around the island, watermelon colors market stands all summer long. Delicious on its own, try this delicious watermelon pudding and discover a new way to enjoy the summertime favorite.
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Sicilian Lemon Granita

Enjoyed in Sicily since the Middle Ages, there are few things more refreshing than a fresh lemon granita. Sweet, sour, and icy cold, it's the perfect way to cool down on a hot summer day.
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