Desserts: The Best Recipes

All Desserts recipes

Here you’ll find all the dessert recipes lovingly crafted by the site’s foodies.

Desserts hold a special place in our meals: they mark the end of a shared moment around the table and leave a sweet aftertaste, often synonymous with comfort and pleasure. True works of culinary art, they combine creativity, technical skill, and attention to detail, whether it’s a sophisticated pastry or a quick dessert prepared in just a few minutes.

In the kitchen, desserts are an endless source of inspiration. Tarts, mousses, cakes, parfaits, or even ice cream… each recipe tells a story, reflecting family traditions, cultural influences, or the cravings of the moment. They also allow us to explore a variety of ingredients, whether classic ones like chocolate and vanilla, or more daring ones like spices, flowers, or exotic fruits.

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Old-Fashioned Custard

Here is my recipe for old-fashioned custard, with delicious hints of vanilla and caramel. I discovered this recipe thanks to the radio show "À la bonne heure," which aired a few years ...

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Old-Fashioned Apple Cake

I’m thrilled to share this recipe for an old-fashioned apple cake, which I baked for a family weekend. It’s an easy-to-make dessert that looks beautiful and evokes the traditional cooking of our ...

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My Chocolate Banana Pie

Here’s my recipe for a chocolate-banana tart—easy to make and truly irresistible 🤩 Sweet tooths will be in heaven with this chocolate-banana tart made with a shortcrust pastry base and topped with ...

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Lemon verbena sorbet

Here is my recipe for lemon verbena sorbet, which I adapted from a recipe by (thank you, oh great chef 🙏). Lemon Verbena If you’re lucky enough to have a lemon verbena plant, don’t just save it for ...

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My muscovado vanilla ice cream

Here’s my recipe for vanilla and muscovado ice cream, which is also my first (and successful 😋) homemade ice cream. I’ve actually taken up making ice cream ever since my mom gave me her old ARPI ice ...

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Les tartes de Jean-François Piège pour tous

Jean-François Piège vous fait entrer dans sa cuisine et vous invite à sa table. Il propose un ouvrage qui sort totalement des codes du livre de cusine de chef : ...

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Raw Date and Peanut Brownie

I made this raw brownie recipe with dates and peanuts for a party at a friend's house. Since I'm gluten- and lactose-intolerant myself, I really enjoy this "SGSL" (gluten-free, ...

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My Easy Blueberry Sauce

This recipe makes it very easy to prepare a delicious homemade blueberry coulis. This blueberry sauce makes the perfect accompaniment to , cottage cheese, , or other creamy, dairy-based ...

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Old-Fashioned Rice Cake

Here is the recipe for old-fashioned rice pudding (also known as rice au lait). It’s a caramelized, melt-in-your-mouth dessert that our dear grandma used to make for us, and which we absolutely loved ...

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Basque Cheesecake, just like at La Viña

Here’s my cheesecake recipe, inspired by the one served at La Viña, a famous restaurant in San Sebastián... For the record, they make there what the New York Times called in 2021 “the best cheesecake ...