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French desserts. A fine French meal is never complete without a sweet. From rich mousse to juicy tarte tatin recipes, the delicacies of the French dessert cart are an undeniable right… As long as you finish your dinner course!
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Blueberry Honey Jam Recipe
This blueberry honey jam recipe features blueberries, sugar, honey, and lemon zest. How to make blueberry jam.

Apple Thyme Cake Recipe
This apple thyme cake recipe features two harmonizing flavors, apples and fresh thyme, to make this vanilla sponge cake even more special. Apple thyme upside-down cake.

Blueberry Wine Coulis Recipe
This blueberry wine coulis recipe is a delicious sauce for any French dessert. Coulis with blueberry wine.

Apple Dessert Recipes
These apple dessert recipes feature the quintessential warming flavors of apples, butter, cinnamon, sugar, and other sweet, aromatic spices. Apple desserts.

Calissons With Meringue Recipe
This calissons with meringue recipe is a hard to find candy from the French Riviera. Almonds and a hint of melon accent the delicious, creamy nougat confection. French candy calissons.

Blueberry Soup Recipe
This healthy blueberry soup recipe features blueberries, sugar, yogurt, and a touch of spice. Spiced blueberry soup recipe.

Blackberry Sage Bread Recipe
This blackberry sage bread recipe features Greek yogurt, fresh blackberries, rubbed sage, and a lightly lemon flavored, cake-like batter. Blackberry lemon sage dessert bread recipe.

Beignets Recipe
This beignets recipe features fried choux fritters and confectioners’ sugar. Classic beignets.

Brie Stuffed Pain Perdu with Cranberry Cherry Sauce Recipe
This Brie stuffed pain perdu with cranberry cherry sauce recipe makes delicately crunchy, vanilla-laced French toast stuffed with Brie amd topped with a tangy cherry berry dessert sauce. Brie stuffed pain perdu with holiday berry sauce recipe.

Best Fall Dessert Recipes
These fall desserts hit the spot with harvest ingredients, like apples and pumpkins, and spicy warmth. Harvest dessert recipes and recipe collections.

Brioche Doughnuts Recipe
This brioche doughnut recipe starts with a base of the famous brioche bread dough and turns it into mouthwatering, fresh doughnuts. Brioche doughnut recipe.

Cardamom Coffee Mousse Recipe
This cardamom coffee mousse recipe is a unique take on a classic French dessert. Elegant mousse with cardamom and coffee.

Catalan Dessert Recipes
Catalan dessert recipes are a rich mix of locally produced dairy, honey, and fruit. Learn about the delicious dessert specialties of French Catalonia.

Cafe au Lait Crème Brulee Recipe
This coffee crème brulee recipe features egg yolks, sugar, cream, and espresso. Coffee crème brulee recipe.

Cherry Quatre Quarts Cake Recipe
This cherry quatre quarts cake, or cherry pound cake, in which the ingredients are added in quarters, is enhanced with sweet dried cherries and a touch of vanilla. French cherry pound cake.

Buttery Pear Cake Recipe
This pear nectar pound cake recipe features pear nectar and cardamom baked into a rich pound cake. Pear butter cake recipe.

Chocolate Pistachio Ice Cream Recipe
This rich chocolate pistachio ice cream recipe features silky chocolate slivers and crunchy pistachios. French ice cream with chocolate and pistachio.

Chocolate Torte with Blueberry Wine Coulis Recipe
This chocolate torte with blueberry wine coulis recipe is a unique version of a classic French dessert. French chocolate torte with blueberries.

Cherry Tarte Tatin Recipe
This cherry tarte Tatin recipe features sweet cherries, sugar, butter, and puff pastry. Cherry tart Tatin recipe.

Coffee Almond Profiteroles Recipe
Profiteroles, or cream puffs, are delicate, versatile desserts that can be adorned with myriad fillings. This coffee almond profiteroles recipe uses rich coffee ice cream and toasted almonds for a unique filling. Profiteroles with coffee and toasted almonds.

Buche de Noel Recipe
This classic buche de noel recipe features vanilla and orange Genoise cake garnished with French chocolate buttercream and meringue mushrooms. Yule log recipe.

Chocolate Raspberry Truffles Recipe
This rich chocolate raspberry truffles recipe features semisweet chocolate, Framboise, and heavy cream. Framboise dark chocolate truffles.

Cooking with Lavender
Learn the tricks to cooking with lavender, including flavor pairing with sweet and savory ingredients and delicious lavender recipes. How to cook with lavender.

Corsican Mendiant au Chocolat Blanc Recipe
This Corsican Mendiant au Chocolate Blanc recipe makes petite white chocolate disks studded with dried fruits and nuts. Amusingly, their name means beggars and they are a French candy similar to American chocolate bark. French white chocolate mendiants, or beggars.

Candied Chestnuts Recipe
This candied chestnuts recipe features chestnuts, sugar, and vanilla extract. Marrons glacés recipe.

Caramelized Apples Recipe
Try this caramelized apples recipe next time you need a fantastic French dessert in a hurry. Easy French caramelized apples.

Cranberry Quatre Quarts Cake Recipe
This cranberry quatre quarts cake, or cranberry pound cake, in which the ingredients are added in quarters, is enhanced with sweet dried cranberries and a touch of vanilla. French Canadian cranberry pound cake.

Chocolate Grand Marnier Souffle Recipe
This chocolate Grand Marnier soufflé recipe features dark chocolate, whipped eggs, and Grand Marnier liqueur. Grand Marnier chocolate souffle recipe.

Coffee Mousse Recipe
This coffee mousse recipe features coffee, sugar, heavy cream, and egg yolks. Mousse with coffee.

King Cake Recipe
This king cake recipe features sweet dough, cream cheese filling, and yellow, green, and purple sugar. New Orleans king cake recipe. Kings cake.

Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe
This dark chocolate truffles recipe is an indulgent - and necessary - addition to the French kitchen. French chocolate truffles recipe.

Figs Sauternes Recipe
This figs Sauternes recipe features figs poached in wine syrup - a sophisticated French dessert. It tastes out of this world with a slice of toasted poundcake or served over ice cream. French dessert with figs and Sauternes.

Cinnamon Crème Brulee Recipe
This cinnamon crème brulee recipe features egg yolks, sugar, cream, cinnamon sticks, and vanilla. Cinnamon infused crème brulee recipe.

Cinnamon Almond Brittle Recipe
This cinnamon almond brittle recipe features honey, almonds, and cinnamon cooked into a classic French hard nougat. Cinnamon almond nougat noir recipe.

Chocolate Buche de Noel Recipe
This chocolate buche de Noel recipe showcases a light, airy vanilla sponge cake spiral filled and frosted with rich chocolate buttercream. Classic Christmas dessert, chocolate yule log recipe.

Cinnamon Apple Sponge Cake Recipe
This cinnamon apple sponge cake recipe showcases a light, vanilla sponge cake accented with cinnamon caramelized apples. Apple cinnamon upside down cake.

Flavored Creme Brulee Recipes
These flavored creme brulee recipes feature different combinations of lemon, orange, coffee, vanilla, and lavender. Creme brulee flavors.

French Apple Tart Recipe
This French apple tart recipe features a freshly baked pastry shell, frangipane filling, and apples. Apple and frangipane tart recipe.

Grand Marnier Truffles Recipe
This rich Grand Marnier truffles recipe features semisweet chocolate, Grand Marnier, and orange zest. Dark chocolate truffles with Grand Marnier.

Nutmeg Beignets Recipe
This nutmeg beignets recipe features fried choux fritters, spiced up with nutmeg and confectioners’ sugar. Classic nutmeg beignets.

French Toast Recipes from Around the World
These French toast recipes come from around the world. French toast variations. International French toast recipes.

Forest Fruit Crumble Recipe
This forest fruits crumble recipe features mixed berries, or bumbleberries, baked into a double layer of oat crumble. Forest fruit crumble recipe. Bumbleberry crumble recipe.

Lavender Crème Brulee Recipe
This lavender crème brulee recipe features egg yolks, sugar, cream, dried lavender, and vanilla. Lavender infused crème brulee recipe.

Individual Chocolate Souffles Recipe
Although individual souffles have the reputation of being hard to work with, this French chocolate souffle recipe is easy enough for a beginner. Serve this impressive French dessert at a dinner party. Individual chocolate souffles.

Hazelnut Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Try this easy recipe for hazelnut chocolate mousse when you need a dessert to impress guests. Chocolate mousse with hazelnuts.

Lavender Honey Ice Cream Recipe
This lavender honey ice cream recipe features milk, cream, honey, and culinary lavender. Lavender ice cream recipe.

Kirsch-Baked Apricots Recipe
This warm Kirsch-baked apricots recipe features fresh apricots sprinkled with kirsch, and is a local delicacy from Alsace. Apricot dessert recipe from France.

Fresh Blueberry Tart Recipe
This fresh blueberry tart recipe features a pastry tart shell, homemade vanilla custard, and fresh blueberries. Tarte aux myrtilles.

Galette des Rois Recipe
This is the traditional recipe for Galette des Rois, a cake made of almond cream filling and puff pastry. French king cake for Epiphany.

Nougat Noir Recipe - Almond Honey Brittle
This nougat noir is from an old French recipe for a crunchy, nut-studded brittle. It features two varieties of honey and toasted almonds. Almond honey brittle.

Favorite French Crepe Recipes
Crepe recipes from the French, French Canadian, Cajun, and Creole cuisines. Learn how to make delicious, homemade French crepe recipes in your own kitchen. Dessert crepes and crepe batter recipes. Crepe variations.

Favorite French Dessert Recipes
We all have our favorite, go-to dessert recipes for different occasions. Here is a delicious collection of tradition French dessert recipes.

Dessert Tart Recipes
These tart recipes are easy to make when you need an elegant dessert. Easily customized with different fillings and pastry, they are the ultimate treat for special gatherings.

Favorite Strawberry Recipes
Although you might not be able to buy French heritage berries at your local market, try these French strawberry recipes in your own kitchen for some European flair.

Crème Brulee Recipe
This traditional crème brulee recipe features egg yolks, sugar, cream, and vanilla. Classic crème brulee recipe.

Macerated Strawberries Recipe
This macerated strawberries recipe features a special blend of strawberries, sugar, and lemon. Fresh strawberry sauce recipe.

Maple Nun's Sighs Recipe
This maple nun's sighs recipe is a casual French-Canadian creation made from pastry dough, butter, and maple sugar. Pets de nonne.

Lemon Olive Oil Cake Recipe
This lemon olive oil cake recipe makes a treat that's full of light, lemony flavor and airy texture. French olive oil cake recipe.

Rich Chocolate Gateau Recipe
This rich chocolate gateau recipe features semi-sweet chocolate, cocoa, and espresso powder. French chocolate cake.

King Cake with Almond Filling Recipe
This king cake recipe features a sweet, yeast dough filled with almond cream. King cake with almond filling.

Grilled Watermelon Recipe
This grilled watermelon recipe features fresh watermelon, salt, and olive oil. How to grill watermelon.

Dessert Souffle Recipes
These dessert souffle recipes feature flavors ranging from orange to chocolate, and everything in between. Dessert souffles.

Lemon Crème Brulee Recipe
This lemon crème brulee recipe features egg yolks, sugar, cream, lemon zest, and vanilla. Lemon infused crème brulee recipe.

Peches Melba Recipe
This Peches Melba recipe features sunny peaches and tart raspberries, ladled over vanilla ice cream. French Peach Melba dessert recipe.

Peach Crumble Recipe
This peach crumble recipe features fresh peaches baked into a layer of oat crumble. How to make peach crumble.

Plum Tart Recipe
This plum tart recipe features pastry, vanilla custard, and fresh plums. Fresh plum tart with custard.

Raspberry White Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This raspberry white chocolate mousse recipe is a fresh twist on a classic French dessert. French mousse with raspberry and white chocolate.

Lemon White Chocolate Buche de Noel Recipe
This lemon white chocolate buche de Noel recipe features a light, lemon sponge cake filled with white chocolate buttercream. Lemon white chocolate Yule log cake recipe.

Fruit Dessert Recipes
These fruit dessert recipes feature apple, peach, pear, and berry confections. Fruit-based desserts.

Strawberry and Vanilla Charlotte Recipe
This strawberry and vanilla charlotte recipe features a vanilla charlotte topped with macerated strawberries. Strawberry vanilla charlotte.

Salted Butter Caramels Recipe
This salted butter caramel recipe features cream, sea salt, and sugar. Salted butter caramels.

Orange Crème Brulee Recipe
This orange crème brulee recipe features egg yolks, sugar, cream, orange zest, and vanilla. Orange infused crème brulee recipe.

Fruit and Herb Cake Recipes
These fruit and herb cake recipes feature basil, thyme, rosemary, or sage blended with fruits, citrus, and berries.

Sauteed Caramel Apples Recipe
This sautéed caramel apples recipe features butter, apples, and caramel. Sautéed apples with salted butter caramel.

Nun’s Sighs Recipe
This nun’s sighs recipe is a casual French-Canadian dessert made from pastry dough, butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Pets de nonne.

Spiced Chocolat Chaud Recipe
This spiced hot chocolate recipe features chopped chocolate, hot milk and cream, and a dash of aromatic spices. Spiced hot chocolate recipe.

Lemon Rosemary Cake Recipe
This lemon rosemary cake recipe features olive oil, yogurt, lemons, rosemary, and sugar. Lemon rosemary olive oil cake recipe.

Spiced Quatre Quarts Cake Recipe
This spiced quarts cake recipe, in which the ingredients are added in quarters, is enhanced with nothing more than the classic touch of vanilla. French spiced pound cake recipe.

Glace au Pain d'Epices Recipe
This simple glace au pain d'epices recipe is a Burgundy classic, perfect for serving after a special meal. Spice Bread Ice Cream from Burgundy.

Spiced Beignets Recipe – Classic Spiced Beignets
Spiced Beignets Recipe – Classic Spiced Beignets

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie Recipe
This pumpkin chiffon pie recipe features canned pumpkin, spices, whipped cream, and a special gingersnap garnish. Pumpkin chiffon pie with whipped cream.

Spicy Desserts for Cool Weather
These spicy desserts for cool weather feature cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and other warmly sweet spices. Cinnamon dessert recipes.

Poached Pears with White Chocolate Creme Anglaise Recipe
This poached pears with white chocolate creme anglaise recipe features pears poached in homemade red wine syrup and garnished with white chocolate creme anglaise.

Summer Berry Recipes
These summer berry dessert recipes feature the best of juicy, summer berries in all forms, from sorbet to smoothies to pastry. Summer berry desserts.

Watermelon Recipes
These watermelon recipes feature smoothies, salads, and grilled watermelon. French watermelon recipes.

Raspberry Pates de Fruits Recipe
This raspberry pates de fruits recipe makes colorful, intensely flavored fruit jellies. The same technique can be used to make other flavors of the elegant candy. Pates de framboises recipe.

Remy's King Cake Recipe - Remy's Citrus King Cake Recipe
Remy's King Cake Recipe - Remy's Citrus King Cake Recipe

Tarte aux Fruits Rouges Recipe
This tarte aux fruits rouges recipe features pate sucree, mascarpone cream, and a mixed berry topping. Soft fruits tart recipe. Red fruits tart recipe.

Sponge Cake Recipe
This sponge cake recipe features whipped eggs, sugar, flour, and a touch of vanilla. Biscuit de Savoie recipe.

Strawberry Yogurt Muffins Recipe
This strawberry yogurt muffins recipe features Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries, and a vanilla cake batter. Strawberry cake muffins recipe.

Profiteroles in Hot Chocolate Sauce Recipe
This profiteroles in hot chocolate sauce recipe features choux pastry cream puffs, filled with ice cream and drizzled with hot chocolate sauce. Cream puffs with chocolate sauce.

Orange Vanilla Cake Recipe
This orange vanilla cake recipe features olive oil, oranges, and sugar.

Quince Paste Recipe
This quince paste recipe features quinces, sugar, and lemon. Cotignac D'Orleans recipe.

White Chocolate Buche de Noel Recipe
This non-traditional, white chocolate buche de Noel recipe features light, vanilla sponge cake and rich white chocolate buttercream frosting. Classic Christmas dessert, white chocolate yule log recipe.

Opera Cake Recipe
This opera cake recipe makes a fabulous sponge cake, layered with espresso syrup, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache, and it's perfect for celebrations. Original opera cake recipe.

Pineapple Pates de Fruits Recipe
This pineapple pates de fruits recipe makes colorful, intensely flavored fruit jellies. The same technique can be used to make other flavors of the elegant candy. Pineapple fruit jellies recipe.

Strawberry Pates de Fruits Recipe
This strawberry pates de fruits recipe makes colorful, intensely flavored fruit jellies. The same technique can be used to make other flavors of the elegant candy. Pates de fraise recipe.

White Chocolate Souffle Recipe
This white chocolate soufflé recipe features white chocolate, whipped eggs, and a dusting of sugar.

Vanilla Souffle Recipe
This vanilla souffle recipe features milk, vanilla, sugar and eggs. Vanilla dessert souffle.

Raspberry Chocolat Chaud Recipe
This raspberry hot chocolate recipe features chopped chocolate, hot milk and cream, and a little splash of raspberry liqueur or extract. Raspberry hot chocolate recipe.

Strawberry Basil Bread Recipe
This strawberry basil bread recipe features Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries, chopped basil, and a cake-like batter. Basil strawberry bread recipe.

Spring Dessert Recipes
These spring dessert recipes feature lemon, vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry recipes in the form of crepes, pastry, tarts, eclairs, cakes, sorbet, and cream. Spring party desserts.

Pumpkin Recipes
Make these delicious pumpkin recipes the next time you're hankering for a taste of fall. Pumpkin dessert recipes.

Summer Patisserie Recipes
These summer patisserie recipes features fruit-based tarts, pastry cream, and clafoutis. French bakery favorites.

Wine Poached Apple Charlotte Recipe
This wine poached apple charlotte recipe features a vanilla charlotte topped with apples poached in wine and aromatic spices. Vanilla charlotte with poached apples.

Winter Fruit Cake Recipes
These winter fruit cake recipes feature seasonal fruits baked into homespun, delicious cakes. Winter fruit cakes.

Roasted Figs in Spiced Caramel Recipe
This roasted figs in spiced caramel recipe features fresh figs with saffron and cinnamon-infused caramel sauce. Figs with caramel sauce recipe.

Triple Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This triple chocolate mousse recipe features white chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and a touch of vanilla. Three chocolate mousse recipe.

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