Delights

Biscuit with Sicilian typical S-shaped, made ​​with simple ingredients: "00" flour, sugar, margarine, lard, natural yeast.

The perfect assortment of famous Italian butter cookies to serve at every event.  This cookie is perfect for your next party, office gathering or dinner party.

The bull's eyes are siiciliani sweets shortbread from the eye, filled with jam or chocolate spread. Ingredients: "00" flour, sugar, eggs, margarine, pureed apricots, natural flavors

Brutti ma Buoni is an Italian cookie similar to a meringue cookie only it contains nuts. It has a wonderfully crisp exterior with a texture that is soft and chewy. Fantastic with a cup of tea or coffee.

These treats are deliciously buttery, lightly sweet and incredibly aromatic. A sweetened butter biscuit dough is shaped, coated with sesame seeds, before being baked. Enjoy for afternoon tea, elevenses or general snacking.

The friselle are made with wheat flour, yeast and salt. These peppery Italian crackers are baked twice, which makes them hard and dry and gives them a long shelf life.  They're usually rehydrated with water and then topped with olive oil and other flavorings like herbs, cheese, and tomatoes.  

"Baci della Nonna" are typical Sicilian sweets made ​​with toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped and combined with previously mounted albumen, are then cooked in the oven for a short time until the cookies have not taken the classic golden. They are crumbly sweet and very tasty.

Ossi di Morto, literally bones of the dead, are a  cookie made especially for November 2nd, All Souls Day (called Day of the Dead in some cultures). They get their name from their alabaster color and brittleness.

The Chocolate of Modica, the color is dark black with greenish brown earthy, almost rough, with coarse grains of sugar left to give, in addition to the special flavor, almost like a gloss of reflections “marble stone”, and his taste Cocoa round, velvety that persists; aromas in their quality accompanying divinely. 

The fantasy is filled with sweet biscuits made ​​with simple ingredients: flour, "00", sugar, eggs, margarine, vegetable preserves, are then filled with jam, chocolate or otherwise, are defined for this sweet fantasy.

The Sfrizz biscuits are made ​​with: "00" flour, sugar, eggs, oil, milk, leavening substances, natural flavors. This is a typical biscuit Sicilian similar to plumcake or a donut without a hole.

The donut is a typical Sicilian cookie called in Sicilian dialect giammella . It 'made ​​with simple ingredients: flour "00", Sugar, Eggs, Yeast. The result is a cookie really tasty and good.

The hazelnut groves of the Nebrodi mountains provide the raw material for the characteristic Pastareale di Tortorici, which in other areas of Sicily has almonds as its first ingredient.

Sweets of ancient tradition, typical of some parts of Sicily. Belong to the category of poor sweet, in fact, once the most important celebrations replaced the more expensive desserts (eg. Cassata, cannoli, almond paste).

In a healthy diet you cannot miss Benfatti with wholemeal flour and cereals, organic biscuits made with selected raw materials. Ideal to be eaten at breakfast or at any time of the day for a nourishing break.

In a healthy diet you cannot miss Benfatti with Spelled Flour and Chocolate, organic biscuits made with selected raw materials. Ideal to be eaten at breakfast or at any time of the day for a tasty break.

In a healthy diet you cannot miss Benfatti with Buckwheat Flour and Almonds, organic biscuits made with selected raw materials. Ideal to be eaten at breakfast or at any time of the day.

The copper is a typical dessert of Sicily, already known in the period of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It 's a sweet typical of the Feast of the deceased. Inside has a filling of Nutella and covered with crushed.

In the splendid Baroque Modica, the rite of preparation of processed chocolate at low temperature with the “sour dough”, handed down from generation to generation. In cold working, the cocoa does not pass through the phase of conching: cocoa mass is kneaded at 40 ° with added sugar; unable to melt or to blend, sugar, chocolate from Modica to the characteristic ” rough “from the grainy texture. 

Modica Chocolate with Nero d'Avola combines in a single bar the smells and flavors of two typical and highly appreciated products of our Sicily: Modica Chocolate and Nero d'Avola.

In a healthy diet you cannot miss Benfatti with Yogurt and Cinnamon, organic biscuits made with selected raw materials. Ideal to be eaten at breakfast or at any time of the day for a tasty break.

Artisan and organic Easter cake - Made in Sicily product
Discover the softness and fragrance of the Classic Colomba with Raisins and candied citrus fruits produced by Forno Monastra. Handicraft Easter cake covered with a light icing of sugar and chopped almonds, enriched with raisins and candied fruit. The perfect dessert to give as a surprise with taste and genuineness because in addition to being good it is also organic.

Dry and crunchy biscuits made with almonds - Sicilian specialty
Typical Sicilian product, Piparelle are fragrant and crunchy biscuits with whole almonds. The ideal is to consume them after a meal soaked in wine, especially in sweet wines such as Passito di Pantelleria or Malvasia delle Lipari. Excellent to be enjoyed with tea, coffee and almond milk.

Chocolate of Modica IGP Rum - minimum cocoa 50%
Rum and chocolate, a classic and timeless combination in this Modica IGP chocolate bar. Discover the countless sensations that this chocolate bar offers: persistence, sweetness and body of rum combined with the intense taste of dark chocolate. A must try!

Artisan and organic Easter cake - Made in Sicily product
Taste the softness and fragrance of the Colomba with hazelnut and dark chocolate from Forno Monastra. Handicraft Easter cake covered with a delicious dark chocolate icing and cocoa drops and filled with an exquisite hazelnut chocolate. The perfect dessert to give as a surprise with taste and genuineness because in addition to being good it is also organic.

Dry and crunchy biscuits made with whole hazelnuts – Sicilian specialty
Typical Sicilian product, Croccanti are fragrant and crumbly biscuits with whole Sicilian hazelnuts. Made only with quality raw materials, they are excellent to be enjoyed after a meal or to accompany tea or coffee.

A tasty and healthy bar that of Modica Chocolate with wild blackberries. In fact, blackberries are rich in fiber, vitamins and mineral salts: they favor the regularization of the intestine; fight cardiovascular diseases; they stimulate diuresis with consequent purification of the organism; they help fight fatigue and stress.

Cinnamon IGP Modica chocolate - minimum cocoa 50%
An ancient spice with vaunted aphrodisiac properties, cinnamon is well known for its invigorating qualities: it enhances memory and is an excellent natural remedy against flu symptoms, nervous hunger and fatigue. Its combination with chocolate offers the palate a sensual and aromatic taste, with oriental reminiscences. Savor the lively fragrance of this exquisite Modica Cinnamon Chocolate bar.

Artisan and organic Easter Colomba - Made in Sicily product
Taste the softness and fragrance of the Colomba with Pistachio and White Chocolate by Forno Monastra. Handicraft Easter cake covered with an exquisite icing of white chocolate and chopped pistachios and filled with a delicious pistachio chocolate. The perfect dessert to give as a surprise with taste and genuineness because in addition to being good it is also organic.

The chocolate of Modica orange so fresh and crisp when you bite it: so orange and chocolate when you taste it; one of the more indulgent choices that you simply will want to lock away. Is perfect for melting away in the mouth.

Still made without added fats or emulsifiers in the cold working, the cocoa paste is not subjected to the tempering processes typically used to make other chocolate. Today the mixture is prepared in a double boiler with the addition of refined sugar, that doesn’t melt. 

Chocolate originates from the ancient Aztec civilization. Cocoa beans from Latin America, passing through Spain, arrived in Sicily in the county of Modica in the 18th century. It was here that, with the sugar brought by the Arabs, they were transformed into the typical cold-processed Modica chocolate, now known and appreciated throughout the world.

Modica vanilla chocolate is a product that is prepared using cocoa beans, cane sugar and natural vanilla, without using cocoa butter. Vanilla, with its intense flavor and aroma, gives chocolate a delicate and enveloping sweet taste that makes it perfect for the most demanding palates.

From the unmistakable taste, Modica Chocolate with prickly pear is an excellent energizing and antioxidant.

This is the chocolate of Modica, an exquisite delicacy with a long history, produced in a way that is guaranteed to tempt even the most inflexible man of science.

Esteemed chocolate of Modica, with irreplaceable taste of sicilian pistachio. A ancient Aztec recipe still in vogue, eternal. Its history is ancient, dating back to the Spanish domination of Sicily. It's characteristic of this process the eventual formation of a white coating on the surface of the chocolate, following the re-emergence of the cocoa butter.

Esteemed chocolate of Modica, with spicy taste of hot pepper. A ancient Aztec recipe still in vogue, eternal. he purity of the cocoa remains intact, and no other additives such as butter, vegetable oils, milk or lecithin derivates are added. Now, for the first time, an organic version is available. Combining sweet and spicy, the subtle warmth and the intense cocoa of this bar warm you from within.

Carob cream - Spreadable BIO Carrubato di Sicilia
Let yourself be conquered by the goodness of Ciokarrua Spreadable Carrubato, a spreadable organic carob cream, also excellent for making delicious cakes for your children. Only Nebrodi hazelnuts, Sicilian carobs and extra virgin olive oil for a genuine cream made in Sicily.

Mint, aromatic and invigorating, adds a refreshing thrill to a classic chocolate of Modica.

Single Origin Colombia Chocolate - Dark 86%
Single-origin Colombia chocolate is a delicious 86% dark chocolate bar produced in a completely artisanal way from cocoa beans grown in the mountains of Macarena, in Colombia. It is precisely from the direct processing of selected and roasted cocoa beans that cocoa mass, the main ingredient of chocolate, is obtained. The result is an authentic chocolate bar with a unique and unrepeatable taste.

Still made without added fats or emulsifiers in the cold working, the cocoa paste is not subjected to the tempering processes typically used to make other chocolate. Today the mixture is prepared in a double boiler with the addition of refined sugar, that doesn’t melt. The sugar crystals are thus preserved- the unique secret of the Modican recipe.

Single Origin Ecuador Chocolate - Dark 78%
From Arriba cocoa, the first of the Fino De Aroma cocoa, we obtain Ecuador single origin chocolate. It is a delicious 78% dark chocolate bar produced in a completely artisanal way from cocoa beans grown by the cacaocultores of South America. It is precisely from the direct processing of selected and roasted cocoa beans that the best cocoa mass, the main ingredient of this chocolate, is obtained. The result is an authentic chocolate bar with a fine and delicate flavor.

Modica chocolate worked as did the Aztecs at the time of the Spanish conquistadors, technically can be defined chocolate 'cold' and is grainy and crumbly. It's characteristic of this process the eventual formation of a white coating on the surface of the chocolate, following the re-emergence of the cocoa butter.

Modica Chocolate IGP BIO Chilli - GrezzoPuro Line
The GrezzoPuro line offers an Organic Modica Chocolate with a minimum 70% darkening percentage to enhance the tropical notes of the Sao Tome cocoa beans. The dark chocolate in this bar is combined with an Italian chilli pepper obtained from an organic supply chain, without the use of natural flavors.

One of the most popular chocolates in Italy is Modica chocolate, made in Sicily. The tradition of chocolate making in Sicily came about centuries ago when the natives were taught the traditional process by Spaniards, beginning by collecting cacao beans (more about their influence on Sicilian Cuisine in this post). 

Modica Chocolate IGP BIO Orange Peel - GrezzoPuro Line
The Organic Modica PGI Chocolate of the GrezzoPuro line has a minimum 70% dark chocolate percentage that enhances the tropical notes of the Sao Tome cocoa beans. The combination with dark chocolate of organic orange peel from a controlled supply chain, without the use of natural flavors, gives you an authentic and genuine chocolate bar that tastes of Sicily.

Modica chocolate IGP with ginger - Minimum cocoa 50%
Delicately spicy flavor and excellent dark chocolate for Modica IGP Chocolate with Ginger. Taste and quality in a bar of dark chocolate at least 50%, without the addition of cocoa butter and emulsifiers or lecithins.

Pomegranate Modica IGP chocolate - minimum cocoa 50%
Pomegranate is a fruit rich in antioxidants and is a symbol of health, abundance and fertility. Try the unprecedented combination of its fresh, slightly acidic aroma and the intense taste of Modica IGP dark chocolate at 50%. A bar of chocolate that is good for your health.

Modica chocolate IGP Sicilian salt - Minimum cocoa 50%
Break and taste the Modica chocolate bar with Sicilian salt, a real treat for the palate with the scent of the Sicilian sea. The delicate aroma of fleur de sel combined with the intense taste of 50% dark Modica chocolate will surprise you.

Modica Chocolate PGI Figs and Walnuts - Minimum 50% Cocoa
Have you ever eaten figs with walnuts at the end of dinner? A delight! It is precisely from this combination that the bar of Chocolate of Modica Figs and Walnuts was born. The sweetness of figs meets the flavor of walnuts in a dark chocolate bar with a unique and delicious taste.