Cooking French in the US
Here you will find delicious French desserts: from cakes to sweet tarts, and everything in-between. Everything you need to end your meal with sweetness!
Enjoy the last peaches of the season with a peach tart! This peach tart with a cream filling is very easy to make, and very satisfying. Plus, I love that you can arrange peach slices in such a way as to make it pretty! Recipe This being a tart, you will need a tart crust. […]
Strawberry tart is a classic French dessert, and it is so delicious! There are many different fillings, the most common being the classic pastry cream (see my recipe here), but sometimes it’s fun to try something new, like a lemon curd filling! I Strawberries and lemon are delicious together, and make for a fun delicious […]
Peach Melba is the perfect dessert for hot summer days! Sweet poached peaches and raspberry coulis perfectly complement vanilla ice cream. Whipped cream and warm crunchy almonds add the finishing touches to this deliciously sweet dessert. This French classic is a wonderful way to turn vanilla ice cream into something truly special! Peach Melba […]
For a long time now, I have been hearing amazing things about the rhubarb tart by French pastry chef Philippe Conticini. This tart is supposed to be THE tart that will make you love rhubarb. It is filled with sweetly stewed rhubarb that sits atop a thin layer of almond paste, and is covered with […]
Clafoutis is a baked French dessert of fresh fruits, covered with a flan-like-batter. A friend of mine mentioned that her favorite French dessert was plum almond clafoutis, so I decided to make one. Plum Almond Clafoutis is a wonderful way to enjoy fresh plums. The sweetness of the almond flour softens the slight acidity of […]
Pavlova is a dessert named after the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, one of the best ballerinas of all times. It is a meringue cake with a delicate crisp crust and a soft marshmallow center, topped with whipped cream and fresh fruits. Strawberry Mango Pavlova is one of the many versions of the cake. Other versions […]
Clafoutis is a baked French dessert of fruits, arranged in a buttered dish, and covered with a sweet flan-like-batter. Cherries are the most common fruit used for clafoutis, but any fruit can be used. Since cherries are not currently in season, I decided to make a red grape clafoutis, which turned out to be delicious! […]
Charlotte is a classic French dessert, that usually contains a cold mousse and fruits, surrounded by lady fingers. I love the combination of strawberries and lemon, so my charlotte is a strawberry-lemon charlotte. A French charlotte is light and fresh, and is easy to make: you don’t even have to bake it! In France, it […]
Tarte au Sucre is a speciality from Northern France, the city of Lille and its surroundings. Though it is called a tart, it is more akin to a sweet pastry. It ressembles a brioche with a sugary creamy filling. Tarte au Sucre is very much sweet comfort food, a very comforting note to the end […]
These almond raspberry tartlets are delicious and they look amazing. They are also very quick and easy to make. The perfect sweet treat for your guests, served as an appetizer or a dessert. You can buy tartlet shells at your grocery store, which makes the tartlets even easier to make. If you prefer to […]
The Gateau de Savoie is a light airy cake, named after the Count of Savoie who invented it in the 14th century. After the French revolution, two parisian chefs came up with the idea of using starch instead of flour, making the cake even more airy. Gateau de Savoie is delicious as a dessert or […]
This Chocolate Tart is a French classic. It is delicious, and quite easy to make. The perfect dessert for chocolate lovers! A few notes about the recipe Though you could use heavy whipping cream, I decided to use sour cream for the chocolate filling. It turned out delicious. Since this dessert is a tart, […]
This is my French contribution to Super Bowl Party Food: Nutella® Soufflé! Easy to make, and delicious! Plus, because it is a soufflé, it is actually quite light, while still having the delicious taste of Nutella®. This is a dessert everyone loves, including kids! Great party food, or a fun way to end a meal! […]
The Tarte Tropezienne was created in the beautiful town of Saint Tropez, on the French Riviera. As the story goes, famous French actress Brigitte Bardot fell in love with the dessert while filming a movie there, and suggested the name “tarte tropezienne.” The cake was thereafter named “tarte tropezienne.” It is composed of a brioche […]
Pommes au four (French for baked apples) come in so many different flavors. My favorite recipe is simple, but absolutely scrumptious: baked apples in a light caramel sauce. It requires few ingredients, is easy to make, and totally delicious! An easy dessert for the whole family to enjoy! Pommes au Four Recipe Recipe in French […]
In France, on the festival of Epiphany on January 6, it is customary to eat a King cake called Galette des Rois (roi means king, in French). The galette is a puff pastry filled with frangipane. It contains a small hidden object (usually, a small figurine or a bean). Whoever gets the slice with the […]
Poires Belle Hélène is a French dessert consisting of pears poached in sugar syrup, served with melted chocolate. It was created by French chef Auguste Escoffier in the 19th century, and named after the operetta La Belle Hélène by Offenbach. Poires Belle Hélène is a simple, yet refined dessert. Often served with vanilla ice cream, […]
I love this delicious pear tart filled with a sweet almond paste. It is one of my favorite French desserts! The tart was invented in a pastry shop on Bourdaloue street in Paris, hence the name Tarte Bourdaloue. This French classic is absolutely delicious! Recipe I tried many recipes for the Tarte Bourdaloue, and my […]
Chocolate Mousse is a delicious, yet light, French dessert. The two main ingredients are dark chocolate and eggs. There is no butter and no flour, which makes it a very light non-fattening dessert. And it is still deliciously sweet! It is easy to make, and you can prepare it in advance. All in all, a […]
Bûche de Noël, which literally means Christmas Log, is the traditional French dessert for Christmas day. Christmas figurines or other Christmas decorations are usually placed on the log. It comes in all flavors, and there are many different techniques to make the cake. For my bûche de Noël, I chose a traditional recipe of a […]
These pretty apple rose tarts are so beautiful, they look like roses! But don’t be fool by their appearance, they are actually easy to make once you know the technique. And the result is impressive: delicious, and beautiful! Just made them for my in-laws, and they were so impressed! You can easily learn to make […]
