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Layered Crispy French Toast Pudding
Today I invite you to take a fresh look at torrijas, pain perdu or French toasts—while they’re not exactly the same, you could say they’re like half-sisters. We won’t be frying them in oil or cooking them in a pan with a knob of butter, but with this Crispy French Toast Pudding recipe, we’ll turn brioche bread into a true spectacle.
Carnival Fried Flowers (traditional Spanish recipe)
If there’s one traditional sweet treat that never fails at parties and celebrations, it’s crispy fried flowers with sugar and cinnamon. With their delicate shape and light texture, these golden little wonders have been passed down through generations, becoming a staple of Spanish homemade baking.
White chocolate and lemon mousse with a heart of red fruit compote
If there’s a dessert that has it all, it’s this white chocolate mousse recipe with a heart of red fruits. Smooth, creamy, and with a fruity touch that perfectly balances the sweetness of the chocolate. The best part is that it’s very easy to make, and the result is bakery-worthy: an airy mousse that melts in your mouth, with a homemade compote that adds freshness and crystallized fruits that bring an irresistible crunch.
Lemon and Cheese Mousse Cups
If you're looking for a quick, easy dessert that always succeeds, these lemon and cheese mousse cups are the perfect choice. With very few ingredients and without having to complicate things in the kitchen, you'll have a fresh, creamy and flavourful dessert that can be prepared in no time.
How to make traditional Norwegian krumkake
If there is one cookie that represents the Christmas spirit in Norway, it is the krumkake. These delicate, thin, crispy wafers with beautiful embossed patterns are a recipe that is passed down from generation to generation, always with the same care and dedication. Best of all, they are not only pretty, they are also delicious and surprisingly easy to make.
Speculoos cookies: spiced ginger and cinnamon cookies
Speculoos cookies have that charm that only a traditional recipe can bring, full of history and with a spicy touch that evokes the festivities. Originally from Belgium and the Netherlands, these crunchy and flavorful cookies are made with a mixture of spices that give them a unique and irresistible aroma.
Chinois brioche with lemon cream
Perfect for a party snack or a family breakfast, this Chinois Brioche with lemon cream, whose recipe I bring you today, is on the list of home favorites. In addition to being very good and tender, it has the advantage of being one of those sweets that can be repeated ad nauseam, since, just by changing the cream of the filling, it will never be the same.
Tiramisu cups with speculoos cookies
If you like tiramisu, today you will discover a new version of this classic dessert that will make you fall in love from head to toe: these tiramisu cups with speculoos biscuits mix the aroma of coffee with crunchy and spiced Lotus biscuits, and the meeting of all their flavours in the mouth is, as its name seems to say, quite a spectacle.
Semlor, Swedish buns filled with custard and whipped cream
Semlor or semla (singular) is one of the most traditional sweets in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Estonia. It is a cardamom bun filled with almond cream and cream. In my case, I have opted for cream and mascarpone, since for my taste, in addition to having a better texture and body, it is much richer.
Traditional heavenly bacon
The homemade recipe for tocino de cielo, this traditional dessert of Spanish gastronomy with more than 500 years of history, has great followers and, apart from being a perfect dessert to enjoy on Sundays with the family, it is also an ideal recipe to take advantage of the yolks. of eggs on the day you have a surplus*.
Pears in red wine
Maybe you don't know that this traditional Pears in Wine dessert that you've probably heard about is a very easy recipe to make. In addition to delicious and elegant! Delve into the fascinating tradition of Pears in Red Wine!
Apple and caramelized walnut pie en croûte
One of the delicacies that cannot be missing in any homemade sweets recipe is apple pie. Whether in its most classic version with a puff pastry base or cooked upside down with the illustrious surname Tatin, any preparation that combines a crunchy dough with apples is a guaranteed success. And that is precisely what you are going to get with this caramelized apple and walnut pie en croûte.