Welcome to the section of my website entirely dedicated to French sweet recipes from Monsieur de France. Here you will find easy homemade desserts to prepare: crepes, pies, madeleines, brioches, mousses, cookies, and regional treats. Each recipe shares a piece of French expertise and can be enjoyed from breakfast to afternoon tea.
The birthday cake! Here's a nice tradition that we still respect in France. This cake is full of symbols, and here's its history.
France is the land of macaroons. Many towns and regions have their own macaroon recipe. Parisian macaroons of all colors are very recent in culinary history. Among the oldest are macarons from Nancy. They're probably the best! And even if the real recipe is a secret, you can make Nancy macaroons at home that are pretty close to the real Nancy macaroons.
Brioche is not exclusive to France. You can find delicious ones in Austria or Italy, for example, but as always, in France, there are regional recipes. You can take a real tour of France's brioche scene. Here's its history, a few famous French brioches and above all: the easy brioche recipe!
Here's a sweet we're particularly fond of during the holidays: candy cane. It's often seen in American TV series, decorating Christmas trees, and you'd think it was an American specialty. In reality, it's a French tradition.
Waffles: a tasty dessert as old as Northern France, where "walfres" were already being made in 1185 by sliding dough between two hot iron plates, leaving patterns. The word "waffle" appears as such in "le ménagier de Paris" in the 14th century, one of the oldest cookery books in French history. With Monsieur de France, discover an easy waffle recipe to enjoy with the whole family.
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Mamie Simone's tips for successful jam-making
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There's nothing better than a good homemade jam. But you've got to get started, and make them! So, if you'd like to make your own jam, here are some tips from Mamie Simone, my grandmother. With these tips, it's easy to make jam and please the whole family.
Praline is a hazelnut-based sweet (the best-known is Lyon's pink praline), praline is a kind of crunchy slab made from hazelnuts and sugar, and praline is the delicious paste that flavors chocolates. A delicious culinary invention that we owe to France and whose recipes we give you here.
What a delight French pastries are! You can enjoy them for breakfast, a snack, at the end of a meal, or just for pleasure (yes, we're allowed to indulge!). Find out here which are the best known and what's in them. I'll also tell you where they were born. Here are the top 20 French pastries to try on your trip to France
Carnival doughnuts are a tradition around Shrove Tuesday in many parts of France, especially in the East. A lot of people make them and offer them to their neighbors. What's the recipe and how do you make them? Monsieur de France's tips.
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How to make authentic Alsatian apple pie
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It's a very, very gourmet Alsatian mania: putting migaine in the tart. And we do it with apple pie. A delicious combination of apples, cream and eggs, this recipe is as generous as Alsace itself...
