Our Pastiera Napoletana is a typical dessert from the Neapolitan Easter tradition featuring some very spring flavours including ricotta, orange, eggs, orange blossom water as well as cooked wheat kernels which come to symbolize rebirth. This pastiera is traditionally consumed on Easter Sunday or Easter Monday.

Please note that given the absence of preservatives, it's better to enjoy our pastiera within 5 days from the production date.

Fun fact: Legend has it that a mermaid called Partenope had picked the Gulf of Naples as her home and from there she sang with a melodious and sweet voice. The people, to express their gratitude towards her, brought her seven presents: flour, a symbol of wealth; ricotta, a symbol of abundance; eggs, a symbol of reproduction; wheat cooked in milk, a symbol of the fusion of the vegetable and animal kingdom; orange blossom, a tribute to all people; and finally sugar, to celebrate its sweetness. The mermaid then combined all these ingredients together, creating the first pastiera Napoletana.

Ingredients 

ricotta, flour, cooked wheat, sugar, eggs, butter, vanilla, 35% cream, candied orange, orange blossom water

Shelf Life

Ready to Eat. Shelf life: 2 days. 
Frozen. Shelf life: 60 Days.

Baking Instructions 

For best results: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before baking.

Preheat oven to 160°C (320°F).

Bake for 60 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 150°C (300°F) and continue baking:

• 10 minutes more if the cake was thawed, or

• 30–40 minutes more if baking from frozen.

If the top browns too quickly, cover loosely with foil and continue baking until fully cooked.