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Light French Desserts for Summer

  • June 13, 2020
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French Recipes: DIY Desserts To Try at Home 

Get ready for your sweetest Summer yet. We’ve gathered our favorite light French dessert recipes to try at home on your own. From lemon curd tart to French spiced bread, there is a recipe to satisfy every sweet tooth. Keep scrolling to get the details. 

 

Lemon Curd Tart with Olive Oil

Lemon Curd Tart

The lemon Provençal tart consists of a rich, crumbly texture with a delicious lemon filling as equally exciting. A perfect combo for a light summer dessert.

Active Time: 45 min | Total Time: 4 hr

Ingredients

Makes 6 servings

For tart shell:

2 tablespoons almonds with skins, toasted and cooled

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup confectioners sugar

Pinch of fine sea salt

1/2 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 large egg yolk

3 1/2 tablespoons fruity olive oil (preferably French)

For lemon curd:

3 large lemons

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons cornstarch

2 whole large eggs plus 2 large yolks

1/2 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

2 tablespoons fruity olive oil (preferably French)

Equipment:

a 9-inch round tart pan with removable side; a small offset spatula

Make tart shell:

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle.

Step 2

Pulse almonds with flour, sugar, and sea salt to a fine powder in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea-size) butter lumps.

Step 3

Add yolk and oil and pulse until just incorporated and a very soft dough has formed.

Step 4

Spread dough evenly over bottom and up side of pan with offset spatula. Chill until firm, about 30 minutes.

Step 5

Bake shell until golden brown all over, about 13 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Make curd:

Step 6

Grate enough zest from lemons to measure 1 tablespoon, then squeeze 3/4 cup juice from lemons.

Step 7

Whisk together lemon zest and juice, sugar, cornstarch, whole eggs, and yolks in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil, whisking, 2 minutes.

Step 8

Remove from heat and whisk in butter and oil until smooth.

Assemble tart:

Step 9

Pour lemon curd into cooled shell and chill until set, at least 2 hours.

Cooks’ notes: Tart shell can be made 1 day ahead and kept, loosely covered, at room temperature.

Assembled tart can be chilled up to 4 hours.

 

 
 
 
 

French Mini Cakes: Madeleines

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These powdered sugar mini cakes are sweet as Summer, (but not too sweet). French madeleines are the perfect light dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth this season and you can easily bake up to 20 with one batch in as little as 5 minutes. Oui, please! 

Active Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

 

Ingredients

Makes 12 large or 5 dozen mini

¾ cup (90g) all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon kosher salt

2 large eggs

⅓ cup (66g) granulated sugar

1 tablespoon light brown sugar

1 tablespoon honey

2 teaspoons finely grated lemon or orange zest

6 tablespoons (84g) warm melted unsalted butter

Special equipment:

12-cake regular madeleine pan or three 20-cake mini madeleine pans and a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag.

Step 1

Whisk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt in a small bowl.

Step 2

Whisk 2 large eggs, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, 1 tablespoon honey, and 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon or orange zest in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in dry ingredients until just incorporated, then whisk in 6 tablespoons warm melted unsalted butter until smooth. Transfer batter to a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag and chill at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 400°. Lightly coat a 12-cake regular madeleine pan or three 20-cake mini madeleine pans with nonstick vegetable oil spray and dust with flour, tapping out excess. Snip end off pastry bag (or 1 corner of resealable plastic bag) and pipe batter into pan, filling two-thirds full (you may have a little batter left over).

Step 4

Bake madeleines until edges are golden brown and centers are puffed and lightly spring back when gently pressed, about 8-10 minutes for regular cakes and 5 minutes for mini.

Step 5

Tap pan against counter to release madeleines. Dust with powdered sugar and serve while still warm.

 

 
 
 
 

Apple and Persimmon Tarte Tatin

Tarte Tatin

A quick caramel sauce and easy puff pastry crust gives you a delicious French dessert with very little fuss. Total cook time is approximately two hours, but once you take that first bite, you will see it is well worth the effort.

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Champagne-Poached Pears

Champagne poached pears

If you love pears, then you will truly love this. And this French recipe calls for pink champagne – so what’s not to love? A great mid-day or late-night snack, this guilt-free indulgence is as sweet as its aroma and can be made in 30 minutes. 

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For more light dessert recipes visit Epicurious.

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