Category: Desserts

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 ...

Snow eggs, a frothy concoction, is an any time of the year simple dessert despite it’s name. The snow is a floating island of sweet ...

This absolutely delicious adaptation of a classic French pain perdu by Chef Rachel Howard features chocolate and a rich toffee bourbon sauce. It’s utterly, utterly ...

1 packet 10 mini brioche or 1 brioche loaf 150g/5½ oz white chocolate, chopped 300g/10½ oz fresh or frozen raspberries 55g/2oz caster sugar (powder sugar) 1 tbsp plain flour ...

Tarte Alsacienne is a super easy apple tart recipe that’s traditional in Alsace and features a drop of rum for extra flavour. Tarte Alsacienne for ...

Indulge your tastebuds with this deliciously mellow sticky prune and toffee pudding with a hint of spices and deliciously sweet toffee sauce. Kit Smyth’s more-ish ...