Indulge in the elegance of French patisseries with these irresistible recipes. From the flaky, creamy layers of Mille Feuille to the rich, dense custard of Cherry Clafoutis, each dessert captures the essence of classic French baking.
Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a beginner looking to impress, these recipes are broken down into easy-to-follow steps, ensuring you can confidently recreate these delectable treats.
Cinnamon Palmiers

Sweet and crunchy cinnamon palmiers are the ultimate easy-to-make cookie! With just four simple ingredients, this palmier recipe delivers irresistible spiced treats that are sure to delight.
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Pain Suisse au Chocolat

Pain Suisse is a decadent French pastry made of buttery, golden brioche dough filled with vanilla pastry cream and studded with chocolate chips. Step-by-step photos will show you how to make this Parisian classic right in your own kitchen!
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Lemon Meringue Tarts

This classic French pastry features a buttery tart shell filled with a silky, tangy lemon custard or curd. Its fame comes from the perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors, making it an unforgettable dessert.
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Chocolate French Macarons Rolled in Nonpareils

These Chocolate French Macarons are a delicious treat that combines a rich, chocolatey filling with smooth, crisp outer shells. They have a deep cocoa flavor enhanced by the creamy chocolate ganache in the middle. Rolling the edges in colorful nonpareils adds a pretty finish and a bit of crunch
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Tarte aux Fruits – French Fruit Tart

This is the ultimate French classic, with its crisp, buttery pastry shell filled with a rich and creamy crème pâtissière, topped with vibrant, glossy fresh fruits.
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Chocolate Pot De Crème

Indulge in these rich and silky Chocolate Pots de Crème, made with just four ingredients. They deliver the perfect balance of creamy texture and intense chocolate flavor for a dessert that’s easier to make than you might think!
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Mille Feuille

Mille Feuille is a classic French pastry defined by its alternating flaky pastry layers and smooth cream filling. This recipe makes the French treat easy to follow, breaking it down step by step so that you can recreate the beautiful bakery treat right in your own kitchen.
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Blueberry Lemon Tart

With a blueberry thyme jam and a bright lemon curd on top, this blueberry lemon tart is as gorgeous as it is delicious.
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French Apple Tart

French apple tart from Cook’s Illustrated, 2014, is a delicious tart with 5 pounds of apples! This show-stopper is perfect for a holiday dessert.
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Cherry Clafoutis

This classic cherry clafoutis is packed with morsels of sweet, juicy cherries baked in a delightfully dense custard. This French delicacy is a celebration of summer’s bounty, and it’s surprisingly easy to make.
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French Lemon Tart with Pâte Sucrée Crust

A buttery, sweet, and oh-so easy to make sweet pastry that’s infused with lemon zest and baked to golden perfection. Then, it’s filled with a dreamy lemon pastry cream! Every bite of this decadent tart is perfectly sweet, tart, tangy,
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French Yogurt Cake

This classic cherry clafoutis is packed with morsels of sweet, juicy cherries baked in a delightfully dense custard. This French delicacy celebrates summer’s bounty and is surprisingly easy to make.
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Tarte Aux Fraises (French Strawberry Tart)

This vegan strawberry tart is an eggless and dairy-free take on classic French tarte aux fraises. Buttery pastry filled with vanilla pastry cream, and topped with juicy macerated strawberries.
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Profiteroles

Profiteroles are made from classic French choux pastry dough and are super easy to make. Profiteroles can be filled and decorated in both sweet and savory ways. The pastry can also be used to make eclairs.
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Lemon Madeleines

Lemon madeleines are a classic French treat that are becoming more and more popular elsewhere, and for good reason. Somewhere between a mini cake and a cookie, they are sweet, gently crisp on the outside, light and delicious.
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Vegan Cherry Clafoutis

This Vegan Cherry Clafoutis recipe is with you – it makes for a perfect summertime treat that is both delicious and gluten-free!
This classic French dessert requires minimal effort yet yields an impressive delight: a layer of cherries deliciously enveloped in a vegan custard-like batter.
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Low FODMAP Financiers

These financiers are small, yet they pack a wallop of flavor and texture, rich with almond meal, sugar, and butter. They are moist, a little crumbly from the almonds and sweet but not too sweet. They are great plain, too, or embellished with a few almond slices.
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Lemon Meringue Tartlets

Lemon meringue tartlets are a quintessential Parisian pastry seen in so many patisseries! You can make them in your own kitchen with the addition of passion fruit with the help of Jill from Mad About Macarons!
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French Classic Opera Cake

This scrumptious classic Opera Cake recipe is composed of 7 layers of cake, chocolate, and coffee flavored french buttercream
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Blackberry Basil Galette

Flaky crust, creamy sweet cream layer, beautiful juicy berries, and topped off with a luscious lemon whipped cream. This Blackberry Basil Galette with Lemon Cream is the perfect ending for a date night, anniversary, or Valentine’s romantic meal.
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Chocolate Strawberry Tartlets

These Chocolate Strawberry Tartlets are easy to make and great for family gatherings, celebrations, or summer BBQ parties.
They are the perfect combination of a simple, sweet pastry filled with a rich chocolate ganache and juicy strawberries.
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Pots De Crème

Pots de crème is a rich dark chocolate custard that’s quick, easy to make, and impressive to serve for any occasion. This recipe has a deep chocolatey flavor enhanced with espresso powder and a drop of Kahlua. Make these chocolate pots de creme for a chocolate dessert that’s a step above.
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Chocolate Madeleines

Chocolate madeleines are packed full of flavor and texture. The Chocolate Madeleines with a chocolate shell and their signature hump for perfect French treats. An easy and tasty recipe that’s sure to please chocolate lovers.
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Rhubarb Tart

Rhubarb tart with or without meringue is a classic dessert that is popular in France and Germany. Once you taste it, you’ll wonder why it hasn’t become popular all over the world!
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French Silk Brownies

These wonderful chocolate French Silk Brownies are the ultimate dessert for chocolate lovers, with a fudgy brownie base topped with creamy, silky smooth chocolate pie mousse filling, whipped cream, and shaved chocolate! The perfect dessert for when you’re craving the best of both worlds — pie and fudgy brownies in one mouthful!
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Crepe Cake

This crepe cake is a stunning and delicious dessert! This impressive cake is made with multiple layers of thin crepes filled with whipped cream or pastry cream. It is a light and airy treat that is perfect for any occasion!
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