Desserts are simply my own “cute” sin, as the French say! Fat? I learned to manage! But making good desserts without a lot (or enough) butter and also manage efficiently sugar… it’s a challenge by far more difficult because life without desserts, it’s not called life!
I try though to make the best light desserts I can, but the domain where I excelled, is learning how to manage quantities! And this was a very difficult task but it was worth the try because I am not obliged to renounce to my sin :) And a sin that is “cute”, it’s no longer a sin :)
Apricot and Pistachio cream
For this diplomate cream (pastry cream and whipped cream) with fruits, apricot is King but it also has pistachio paste and some real pistachios for crunchiness! It’s very tasteful and smooth in mouth but remain delicate in taste ;-) French pastry after all is quite delicate and worth the detour!
Swiss Brioche
Swiss brioche is brioche with a filling of pastry cream and chocolate chips! The brioche dough comes from a great French Pastry Chef called Christophe Felder and it’s simply amazing! Airy but not too much! Give it a try asap :-)
Brioche à tête
A brioche dough that is less airy than usual but very good! It reminds me of the brioches I used to eat as a child which were quite thick but so buttery and good! The original recipe comes from Martha Stewart!
Semolina Halva
This is a vegan dessert which is delicious and has a long tradition in Greece. The semolina is cooked and roasted into olive oil and then is soaked into a nice syrup which is perfumed with lemon zest and cinnamon! You can also find dried raisins and almonds for more flavor!
Mini-bûche with strawberries
This Swiss roll or jelly roll is filled with strawberries and strawberry jam et it’s simply delicious as on top it has some Italian meringue that gives some extra flavor! Simply amazing! It’s a recipe coming from the French Pastry House Lenôtre!
Fraisier with sponge fingers or ladyfingers and pistachio paste by Christophe Felder
This is an amazing French dessert called fraisier but in this version the biscuit is made with sponge finger (or lady finger) biscuit and this makes all the difference. It’s filled with a wonderful cream flavored with pistachio paste and of course strawberries! It’s a wonderful dessert coming from the Great Pastry French Chef Christophe Felder!