American sweets? A real California dreamin ’! We will only tell you seven, but in reality there are many more pastry masterpieces in the USA, to try at least once in a lifetime. If you are planning a trip to the United States, it is time to gather all the necessary information, otherwise even from home we have chosen for you the easiest desserts to prepare even comfortably with our recipes, here it is!

One. Apple pie

Little Red Riding Hood took her to her grandmother, while Grandma Duck was preparing her for her grandchildren: a cake that is a real fairy tale. The difference with our classic apple pie is that in the American version there are two layers of pasta stuffed with apples and cinnamon, while in the Italian apple pie the latter are mixed with the dough.
In America it is served hot, with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream on the side. What a treat!

Two. Brownie

At the end of 1800 Bertha Palmer, known as Cissie, in Louisville, Kentucky, invented chocolate brownies. A successful business woman, wife of a wealthy Chicago millionaire, Potter Palmer, it was she who first experimented this delicious cake cut into small squares, named for its dark color. In its original recipe there is no yeast, but flour, sugar, chocolate better if dark, butter, eggs and hazelnuts to choose. What to add?

Three. cheesecake

A typical American dessert made with spreadable cheese, it is now a great success here too. And in a sense, it comes back a little at home, as this cheese pie has ancient origins in ancient Greece. The cheesecake goes well with many ingredients, from lemon to chocolate to all berries, does anyone remember our recipes?

Four. The Donuts (donuts)

Less well known in Italy than cheesecake, donuts are the famous soft, fried and covered with colorful icing donuts.
Their success with us is almost exclusively due to the Simpsons, of which Bart is a regular consumer! And you?

Five. Cup Cake

The cupcakes are so called because they are large, or rather small, like a cup, in English, indeed, cup. They are sweets of US origin that are eaten natural or decorated with butter creams, or with delicious glazes.
In America, they are consumed mainly in the afternoon, as a snack in combination with tea, and therefore they are very popular in winter or during after-school children. There are endless varieties from chocolate to coffee, but their basic version is vanilla flavored, with lemon peel, which can possibly be covered with a cream of fresh cheese and sugar or decorated with various types of pralines, in short, there is it is for all tastes!

Six. pancakes

In the United States in the morning there is a must to which it is impossible to escape: pancakes, pancakes, pancakes. Small spongy and consistent discs that are just waiting for you except the preferred seasoning: from the traditional maple syrup, a natural sweetener with a taste reminiscent of honey, to fresh or canned fruit, to creams, jams and chocolate sauces.

Seven. Marshmallow

Finally, they, the protagonists of many American films and cartoons: those little cylinders of sugar, those soft cotton balls, soft to the touch, white base but also of many other colors.

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Texts by Giulia Ubaldi

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