Regional French Desserts Archives

Golden Baked Pompe aux Pommes with Armagnac Apples

Bake pompe aux pommes with paper-thin dough, armagnac-spiked apples, and a crackly golden crust for dessert.

Bake crisp puff pastry cups, fill with vanilla pastry cream, and torch the sugar top until caramelized and crackly like creme brulee.

Bake a buttery brioche praluline studded with crunchy pink pralines, the Lyon bakery classic with a soft, rich crumb and sticky caramelized pockets.

Bake crisp meringue shells, fill with whipped cream, and roll in dark chocolate shavings for classic French merveilleux dessert cakes.

Bake tourteau fromager with a blackened top and tangy goat cheese custard, French Poitou-style, ready in under 2 hours with a shortcrust base.

Bake pear flognarde with vanilla custard batter and thin pear slices in 35 minutes for a French dessert with a soft, custardy center.

Bake Gateau Nantais, a dense French almond cake soaked in dark rum with a glossy glaze that soaks into the crumb while still warm.

Bake kouign amann with a caramelized sugar crust and buttery, folded layers, a weekend baking project worth trying.

Bake a rustic Gateau Basque with a rum-kissed crust and silky vanilla pastry cream filling, mostly hands-off chilling time.

Bake a far breton with rum-soaked prunes and silky egg custard in one dish, ready with pantry staples and about an hour of oven time.