Category: Desserts

Alsaltian mirabelle plum tart recipe – made with sweet golden-coloured plums and flavoured with a dash of plum brandy, utterly delicious. These late summer fruiting ...

Gateau Nantais is simple but delicious cake that has been famous for centuries in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. This recipe is from a legendary ...

A simple but elegant and scrumptious dessert dish that’s perfect any time of the year – fruity and sweet pears baked in puff pastry – ...

A mouth-watering cake that combines fresh summer fruits with sweet sponge and creamy filling. Seriously moreish and utterly delectable! The basil gives it a bit ...

How to make an utterly delicious frosted pistachio cake. Decorate the top with fresh berries and nuts, and even pretty edible flowers and this easy ...

The great chef Escoffier made a cake that resembles Le Fraisier around the 1900s, but it was the famous French pastry chef Gaston Lenôtre who ...

In the little town of Haute-Rives, home to the astounding Palais Ideale, a palace built from pebbles by a postman (it’s a whole other story ...

Éclairs are one of those wonderful and iconic French pastries that are deservedly famous around the world. Popular with the traditional ‘creme pat’ filling, a ...

A quick and easy very delicious praline recipe by Kit Smyth. Often used in patisserie recipes, it’s also great for making praline shards for decadent ...

Deliciously creamy chestnut puree is a firm favourite in France. It features in lots of desert recipes from rice pudding to cakes and ice cream ...