Category: Desserts

Nougat is a must at Christmas in France but it’s great any time of the year, and this recipe for nougat sweets is truly scrumptious! ...

The first printed recipe for a dessert called crème brûlée, a sweet custard of egg yolks and milk with a burnt sugar crust, is from ...

This fabulous recipe for walnut tart takes a bit of time and patience to make – but the wow factor taste is worth it! Created ...

Mendiants, little round chocolate sweets, make for a lovely treat any time of the year though they are a tradition at Christmas in France and ...

This recipe for salted butter caramel spread – Pâte à Tartiner Caramel Beurre Salé in French – is absolutely irresistible. Slather it on bread, drizzle ...

You’ll find delicious fruit tarts in every patisserie in France. A sweet pastry case, a bed of frangipane and mixed berries and fruit of the ...

The perfect summer wow factor dessert – a sort of mousse meets ice cream and turns into a frozen soufflé with bananas! Follow the step ...

Corsican Cheesecake, Fiadone in Corsican is made without a bottom layer, using brocciu cheese – or ricotta if you can’t get brocciu. It’s more of a ...

Pink praline is a sweet mix invented in Lyon in the 19th century when a local pastry chef, allegedly inspired by the rose gardens in ...

The savoury tarte flambée, AKA flammekueche, of Alsace is famous – but did you know that in eastern France it also comes in dessert form?! ...