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Lemon Meringue Tartlets
By flutelah
The delicate shortbread crust plays well with the rich, zesty lemon cream and the sweet, airy meringue to top
- Shortbread pastry
- 150 g of flour
- a pinch of baking powder
- 75 g of sugar
- 1 orange
- 75 g of softened butter
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon of water
- Lemon cream
- 4 medium-sized lemons
- 60 g of water
- 150 g of sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 soup spoon of Maïzena (corn starch)
- Italian meringue
- 60 g of water
- 150 g of sugar
- 105 g of egg whites
- 38 g of sugar
Easy Apple Pie With a French Twist
Tarte aux pommes (or Apple pie) is a classic French dessert that's easy to prepare and inexpensive. Follow this guide to make your own!
Jeremie's Crepe Batter
By Gitanjali Roche
Mix everything together with a whisk
- 225g flour
- 50cl milk
- 3 eggs
- 20g melted butter
- a pinch of salt
- optional: 3cl of orange flower blossom
Recipe For Apple Pie With a French Twist
By Anne-Charlotte
Tarte aux pommes (or Apple pie) is a classic French dessert that's easy to prepare and inexpensive. Follow this guide to make your own!
Red Fruit Tartlets
By flutelah
An authentic french pastry; brings together multiple patisserie fundaments in a single simple dessert
- Pastry dough:
- 120 g of softened butter
- 80 g of powdered sugar
- 1 vanilla pod
- 25 g of almond powder
- 1 egg (entire)
- 200 g of flour
- a pinch of salt
- Pastry cream (~500 g):
- 1 vanilla pod
- 35 cL of whole milk
- 1 egg
- 65 g of sugar
- 40 g of maïzena
- 35 g of butter
- Raspberry coulis:
- 100 g of raspberries
- (fresh or frozen)
- juice of half a lemon
- 60 g of sugar
- a big pinch of pectin
- Dressing:
- 400g of in-season red fruits
- (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries)
- a little bit of powdered sugar
- verbana leafs
Creme Brulee
Recipewe ♡By MPozzobon
Creme Brulee. Discover our recipe
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
This Croque Cake is a Crowd-Friendly Version of the French Classic
By Pascale Weeks
Croque-monsieurs are no longer à la mode. Make way for the croque-cake! It's BIG enough to feed a crowd. Check out the recipe here!
French Riviera Torte
By srwarthe
Preheat oven to 350 degees F
- Cake:
- 5 separated eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 1/4 cup sifted flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Vanilla cream filling:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Mocha icing:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/4 cup cooled espresso or coffee
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- 4 cups sifted icing sugar
Banana Torte
Recipewe ♡By MPozzobon
Banana Torte. Discover our recipe
- 24 crushed graham wafers
- 4 tbsp melted butter
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 8-10 ripe bananas
- 500 ml whipping cream
Chocolate Caramel Tartlet
By flutelah
Combine a salted butter caramel sauce with a classic chocolate ganache, all set on a praline dough to produce a del
- Praline Dough
- 120 g of softened butter
- 80 g of powdered sugar
- 25 g of praline
- 1 egg
- 200 g of flour
- a pinch of fine salt
- Salted Butter Caramel
- 150 g of sugar
- 15 g of salted butter
- 15 cL of single cream
- Chocolate Ganache
- 180 g of high-quality dark chocolate
- 15 cl of whipping cream
- Caramelized Hazelnuts
- Some de-shelled hazelnuts
- 50 g of sugar
Rich Chocolate Crepes
By amylk103, Amy's Awesome Nest
In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, flour cocoa, oil, sugar, egg whites, and egg
- 1 1/3 cups low fat milk
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 large egg
- 1 pint nonfat chocolate frozen yogurt
- 1/2 cup prepared nonfat fudge sauce
Red Fruits Charlotte
By flutelah
A french classic that combines an airy but creamy bavarian mousse with seasonal red fruits for a rich and satisfyin...
- Bavarian vanilla mousse
- 20 g of gelatin sheets (10 sheets)
- 540 g of whole cream
- 1 pod of vanilla
- 30 cL of whole milk
- 160 g of egg yolks (about 8 eggs)
- 180 g of sugar
- Lady fingers
- 4 eggs
- 90 g of sugar
- 50 grams of flour
- 50 grams of fécule
- a little bit of powdered sugar
- a few drops of red food coloring
- Raspberry gelatin
- 4 g of gelatin sheets (2 sheets)
- 30 g of water
- 30 g of raspberry syrup
- a few drops of red food coloring
- Syrup
- 50 g of water
- 50 g of raspberry syrup
- Dressing
- 400 g of in-season red fruits
Sucre la creme
By Carolyn Haslam-ODea
This is a French Canadian recipe I begged off of a friend Madeline
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1/2 lb. of butter (1 cup)
- small can of evaporated milk (cupcake size)
- 2 cups icing sugar
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Vanilla flavored Sugar
- 1 whole vanilla bean
- box or jar of confectioners sugar
- or fine granulated sugar
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Recipewe ♡ French Riviera Torte
- Cake:
- 5 separated eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1 1/4 cup sifted flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Vanilla cream filling:
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Mocha icing:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/4 cup cooled espresso or coffee
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp cocoa
- 4 cups sifted icing sugar
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Noix Japonaises
- Cracker crust
- 50 g of salted butter
- 60 g of brown sugar
- 60 g of T45 flour
- Choux pastry
- 16 cL of water
- 3 grams of sugar
- 70 g of butter in small pieces
- 3 g of fleur de sel
- 15 g of powdered milk
- 90 g of T55 flour
- 3 eggs (160 g)
- Patisserie cream
- 16 cL of whole milk
- ½ vanilla pod
- 38 g of egg yolks (~2 eggs)
- 38 g of sugar
- 38 g of Maizena
- 16 g of butter
- Italian meringue
- 16 g of water
- 40 g of sugar
- 28 g of egg whites
- 10 g of sugar
- Praline butter cream
- 2 egg yolks
- 96 of sugar
- 40 g of water
- 144 grams of softened butter
- 150 g of praline
- Dressing and finish
- 500 g of dark chocolate
- 100 g of sugar
- 2 small spoons of glucose
- some walnut halves
- a little bit of praline
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Strawberry Cheesecake French Toast
- 1 cup mashed fresh strawberries
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup milk
- 6 eggs
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 8 slices bread, cut in half diagonally
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 8 sliced fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar for dusting
- 1 cup whipped cream
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Sweet Catalan
- 2c milk
- 1 cinnamon on stick
- Rind of one lemon
- 1t vanilla extract
- 4 medium egg yolks
- 1T cornstarch
- 1c superfine sugar
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Creme Bruleé Crepe Cake
- Crepe Batter (see recipe below)
- Pastry Crème Filling (see recipe below)
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Crepe Batter:
- 6 tablespoons butter - melted
- 3 cups milk
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 7 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Pinch salt
- Pastry Cream Filling:
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon hot water
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Creme Brûlée
- 4 cups heavy cream
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 vanilla bean - split lengthwise
- 7 large egg yolks
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3/4 cup sugar - for Topping
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