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.
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French sweet recipes
How to make a real Normandy apple pie?
Jérôme Monsieur de France
It's a dish as emblematic as the fruit is for Normandy: the apple tart. It has to be said that Normandy is truly the orchard of France, and we know what it takes to make apples sublime. Discover my grandma Simone's apple tart recipe here.
The origin would be British, but lemon is also from the South of France, particularly Menton, and it's a tart you'll find in French brasseries. You can make it yourself, and it's delicious! Follow Monsieur de France's recipe. (Actually, no, it's my Aunt Nicole's, but shhhh!).
Everything is gourmet in Lorraine, even the crêpes! These famous "vautes" or "votes" are, in fact, very thick crêpes that can be eaten as a spread or even, given their thickness, eaten with fruit. There's nothing to it and it's just delicious.
Shortbread: delicious to break hunger, to offer to guests or to accompany coffee, economical and an ideal recipe to introduce little ones to pastry-making. Discover our recipe :
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French sweet recipes
How to make crêpes the french pancakes ?
Jérôme Monsieur de France
Pancakes are a simple delicacy. An old recipe that lets you indulge yourself by varying the filling. Discover the recipe of my Aunt Nicole, from Brittany (the region of crêpes!) and make your crêpes a family success!
Flan is delicious. Eggs, cream and a hint of childhood to savor with my grandmother's flan recipe, which I'm sharing with you here ...
Some date its creation back to the 17th century, and it's even said that Madame de Sévigné knew this recipe, which I'm sharing with you and which my grandmother made every Christmas.
Gingerbread is one of our favorite Christmas treats. Gingerbread has a long history, dating back to the Middle Ages. One of the earliest references to it dates back to 1372 in France. It was a way of preserving expensive spices by mixing them with flour and, above all, honey. You can make it yourself in cake form, thanks to a simple recipe that Monsieur de France has found for you.
Chocolate truffles are the epitome of refined indulgence. Invented in 1895 in Chambéry, they combine a melt-in-the-mouth ganache with a cocoa coating. You can easily make them at home with a few simple ingredients and a little patience.
Quince is an autumn fruit that can be used in many recipes, including the famous quince paste, the recipe for which is given below.
