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Custard (Creme Anglaise)
A beautiful, classic vanilla pouring custard made with just egg, milk, cream, sugar and vanilla (no thickener). Quick recipe video included!
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Île Flottante (French Floating Meringues With Crème Anglaise)
This simple, elegant dessert of "floating islands" suspended in a pool of crème anglaise is a French classic.
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How to Make Pastry Cream (Crème Pâtissière Recipe)
Pastry cream—made by heating milk, sugar, eggs, starch, and flavoring together—is a rich, thick, and creamy custard that's a versatile workhorse in the baker’s kitchen.
Crème Brûlée (French vanilla custard)
A classic Creme Brûlée recipe. French chic sophistication in dessert form - yet it's so easy to make! Excellent dinner party dessert idea.
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Crème Brûlée
Made well, crème brûlée is a magnificent dessert of silky, vanilla-scented custard beneath a shatteringly crisp topping of caramelized sugar.
Crème caramel
This has to be one of the best desserts! Custard, dark caramel... ok it's time to make it at home.
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Light and Silky Banana Crémeux
No need for gelatin in this whipped banana custard that's thickened with cornstarch and lightened by cream.
Whipped cream (Chantilly cream)
Chantilly cream is the French name for whipped cream that is lightly sweetened and flavoured with vanilla. Spread it, pipe it, dollop it!
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French in a Flash (Classic): Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée
Classic, excellent crème brûlée takes only four ingredients and ten minutes of your time, and you can make it ahead. In fact, you should.
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Crème Légère
Pastry cream meets whipped cream in this lightly sweetened, velvety crème légère. This versatile filling comes together quickly and can be used in cream puffs, fruit tarts, and even enjoyed on its own—served plain or topped with whatever you desire.
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Churn this velvety sauce into ice cream, serve it with your favorite sweets, or pour it over fresh fruit for a simple dessert.
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Custard (Creme Anglaise)
A beautiful, classic vanilla pouring custard made with just egg, milk, cream, sugar and vanilla (no thickener). Quick recipe video included!
Crème Brûlée (French vanilla custard)
A classic Creme Brûlée recipe. French chic sophistication in dessert form - yet it's so easy to make! Excellent dinner party dessert idea.
Île Flottante (French Floating Meringues With Crème Anglaise)
This simple, elegant dessert of "floating islands" suspended in a pool of crème anglaise is a French classic.
Crème Brûlée
Made well, crème brûlée is a magnificent dessert of silky, vanilla-scented custard beneath a shatteringly crisp topping of caramelized sugar.
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Islas Flotantes de Coco (Coconut Floating Islands)
Though some recipes call for baking the meringues and then slipping them into the custard, I follow the more traditional route and poach them. A bite reveals that these islands are rather more like clouds.
Crème caramel
This has to be one of the best desserts! Custard, dark caramel... ok it's time to make it at home.
Whipped cream (Chantilly cream)
Chantilly cream is the French name for whipped cream that is lightly sweetened and flavoured with vanilla. Spread it, pipe it, dollop it!
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Coeur à la Crème With Strawberry Sauce
Coeur à la Crème is a traditional French dessert that is, conveniently enough, almost always shaped as a heart. It features sweetened dairy, here made from cream and cream cheese and served in a deep red pool of strawberry sauce.
Light and Silky Banana Crémeux
No need for gelatin in this whipped banana custard that's thickened with cornstarch and lightened by cream.
French in a Flash (Classic): Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée
Classic, excellent crème brûlée takes only four ingredients and ten minutes of your time, and you can make it ahead. In fact, you should.