Dessert

Always save room for dessert in Provence. Explore these sweet recipes to impress your guests at the end of a meal.

Clafoutis a Provencal Dessert Recipe for Apricot Season

May 11, 2023

Clafoutis is a traditional Provencal dessert that is easy to prepare. Made with eggs and just a little almond flour, it is not quite flan or cake, but it is delicious when apricots are in season. I often create the recipe (below) for Stone Fruit Clafoutis with students in my cooking school kitchen, Atelier Laurel, …

Cakes & Cookies · David Scott Allen · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Taste

This Apricot Tart Recipe is Made for Sweet Dreams

May 5, 2023

Once again, I was awakened by a dream about food. This one, though, was even more specific than the one for Bistecca con Crema di Porcini. This dream was about a dessert and included all the parts of the recipe — the crust, the fruit layer, and the custard. I made these Apricot Saffron Rose …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Panisses Sucrées a Sweet Version Recipes from Nice

April 24, 2023

While panisse and socca include chickpea flour and water, the preparation and cooking for these typical Niçoise recipes are different. Like polenta, panisse starts with a dough cooked until it is thick. Then the dough is rolled or shaped and fried in a hot pan. Panisse is served hot and as a delicious side dish. …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

La Tourte de Fèves a Fava Bean Tart from Nice, France

April 17, 2023

Fève(s) is a French word with several meanings – a trinket in the epiphany cake, chocolate disks used by chocolatiers and in baking, and fava beans. So in this Niçoise dessert recipe, we are talking about fava beans for the tart (tourte) filling, egg, sugar, and hints of citrus. The recipe for la Tourte de …

Cakes & Cookies · Dessert · François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · Taste

An Olive Oil Lemon Cake Recipe for a Sweet Treat

February 28, 2023

Regardless of the time of the year, my to-do list never seems to get shorter. Sometimes I want it all to slow down – even just for an afternoon. And this olive oil lemon cake is my answer when you need that sweet treat and a well-deserved break. I decided to take the day off …

Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Swiss Chard Pie a Sweet Dessert from Nice

February 21, 2023

Nice, France’s 5th largest city, was not always part of l’hexagone but rather part of Italy until 1860, when it was ceded to France under the Treaty of Turin. As a result, the local cuisine evolved from Italian and French culinary influences. Mediterranean ingredients such as almonds, olives, olive oil, citrus, tomatoes, sardines, anchovies, and …

David Scott Allen · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Pretty in Pink Praline Tart a Dessert from Lyon for Valentines

January 13, 2023

A little more than a year ago, I had a nice e-chat with my friend Romain, who writes The Food Trotter. He had just moved from Paris to Lyon and told me of some of the local specialities, one being the iconic Lyonnaise Tarte aux Prâlines Roses (Pink Praline Tart). So naturally, I was intrigued, …

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Dessert

Always save room for dessert in Provence. Explore these sweet recipes to impress your guests at the end of a meal.

Clafoutis a Provencal Dessert Recipe for Apricot Season

This Apricot Tart Recipe is Made for Sweet Dreams

Panisses Sucrées a Sweet Version Recipes from Nice

La Tourte de Fèves a Fava Bean Tart from Nice, France

An Olive Oil Lemon Cake Recipe for a Sweet Treat

Swiss Chard Pie a Sweet Dessert from Nice

Pretty in Pink Praline Tart a Dessert from Lyon for Valentines

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