Panforte are back and baked exclusively at the Hermitage!
This traditional dessert is a rich and chewy spice cake (the name means "strong bread" in Italian). It combines dried fruit and nuts, honey, sugar, oat and almond flours, and spices, all baked slowly to produce a moist, flavorful, delectable cake. It goes well with red wine, sweet wine, coffee, or tea, and makes a tasty snack at any time of day.
We're baking five flavors year-round:
All-natural & gluten free*!
Each cake weighs 8 oz.
*Baked in a facility that processes gluten.
I am an American of Italian ancestry. (My paternal grandparents and my wife's parents immigrated from Italy.) For us, panforte is a traditional Christmas treat. I liked the fact that your panforte was not sickeningly sweet like many American desserts, but I felt it was quite small for the price. I realize that the spices and ingredients you use are not cheap... and I did not expect the panforte to be huge, but I can buy panforte at a local Italian-American grocery store that comes imported from Italy, and I expected it to be about that size. It goes good with coffee, and I will probably try the fig and date panfortes next time before making my final appraisal. Here are some prices I found online: Your product is 227 gr. / 8 oz. for $15
I realize the ingredients affect the price, but generally speaking the Italian imports are larger and competitive especially when you consider that the prices below include import duties.
Sapore Panforte Toscano 250 gr. / 8 oz. $15
La Fiorentina 340 gr. / 12 oz. $16.95
Sapore Panforte Margherita 320 gr. / 8.8 oz. $10.99
They are great!
This is the best snack that I've had from HCM or jsut anywhere! It's tastes pretty good, only this to note that it's a lil tuff to eat but aye have it with a tea or coffee.
This one was really good but my favorite still is the one with apricots. Special flavors in each panforte though, good for those who like spiced and healthy desserts
Get more than one! These are very good.
