French Dessert Recipes
Chocolate Mousse, Creme Brulee, Truffles and More
All of these French dessert recipes are fairly easy for the home cook to make successfully. Crème brûlée, chocolate mousse, truffles and other desserts may sound fancy and complicated, but in truth many of them are fairly simple. In most
cases you will want to make them ahead of time, but some can be made at the last minute.
Chocolate Mousse Recipe
There are a number of different methods for making chocolate mousse. Here is one of the easiest and ready for dessert tonight.
Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Chocolate truffles are very simple to make. They are a perfect ending to a meal when you are wanting just a
little something. They also make nice homemade gifts.
Chocolate Pot de Creme
Petits pots de crème means little pot of cream, and what could be better than the chocolate version? A quick, yet
elegant tasting dessert.
Creme Brulee Recipe
Crème Brûlée is one of my favorite French dessert recipes. You will love this creamy, crunchy symphony of sensations and the recipe is truly simple.
Creme Caramel Recipe
This is one of the most common French desserts for a reason. It is silky sweet and delicious and very easy to make as well.
Custard Sauce Recipe
Vanilla flavored crème anglaise is a preparation used over and over again in French dessert recipes. It might serve as an ingredient in a bavarois or as a topping for other desserts.
Grand Marnier Tiramisu
Tiramisu is a fantastically rich and delicious dessert from Italy that is also very popular in France. Here
it is made with the famous French liqueur, Grand Marnier, for a chocolate, orange and coffee flavored thrill.
Recipe for Bread Pudding
If you have stale French bread, this is a great dessert to make. It features cognac soaked apricots, but you can change it around to accomodate what you have on hand.
Sugar Pie Recipe
Tarte au sucre is a recipe from Flanders. It features a sweet yeast dough topped with raw sugar and custard. Perfect for a simple, unpretentious dessert.
Whipped Cream Recipe
Called crème chantilly in French, whipped cream is used not only as a topping but also as an important ingredient in many recipes.
Further Resources
Paris Sweets
This is a wonderful cookbook by
Doris Greenspan. Not only does it contain clear and precise recipes for many classic French pastries, it also takes you by the hand on a tour of Paris' pastry shops and the culture of French desserts. Although it contains no photos,
this book is illustrated with whimsical drawings adding to the delight of a Parisian pastry experience.
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