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50 recipes converted from their YouTube cooking videos.
Pistachio Flan
Creamy pistachio flan with a homemade pistachio shortcrust pastry. Ideal for a snack or an elegant dessert, this flan combines a crunchy crust and a silky filling scented with vanilla and pistachios.
Pistachio Fondant
A pistachio fondant cake, moist inside and slightly crunchy outside thanks to a layer of pistachio paste and crushed pistachios. Ideal for a snack or dessert, it is easy to prepare with a stand mixer and an 18 cm pan.
Canistrelli (Corsican Anise & White Wine Biscuits)
Traditional Corsican canistrelli biscuits flavored with green anise seeds, white wine, and a splash of pastis. Crispy, lightly sweetened and coated in crystal sugar, these bite‑size treats are perfect for tea time or as homemade gifts.
Lemon Cloud Cake
A light, airy lemon cake composed of a moist lemon sponge, a silky lemon‑mint gelée, a fluffy lemon mousse and a glossy Italian meringue. The cake is assembled in a ring mold, chilled, then finished with a torch‑browned meringue for a stunning cloud‑like finish.
Moist Chestnut Purée Cake
A very moist and lightly sweet cake made with unsweetened chestnut purée, butter, eggs and a hint of vanilla. Easy to prepare, it bakes at a low temperature to retain all its moisture. Ideal for dessert or a snack, it can be served plain or dusted with powdered sugar.
Seasonal Pear, Fig and Hazelnut Cake
A moist, fragrant cake bursting with fresh pears, sweet figs, crunchy hazelnuts and a hint of cinnamon. Perfect for a cozy autumn snack or a light dessert, this cake is easy to make and showcases the best of seasonal fruit.
Fraisier with Diplomat Cream
A light French strawberry cake (fraisier) made with a fluffy diplomate cream, vanilla‑kirsch syrup and a glossy strawberry glaze. Perfect for birthdays, family gatherings or any special occasion.
Homemade Pesto
A simple and flavorful homemade pesto, made with fresh basil, toasted pine nuts, roasted garlic, parmesan and olive oil. Perfect to accompany pasta, toast or as a sauce base.
Mini raspberry brioche buns
Moist mini brioche buns flavored with crème fraîche and frozen raspberries, perfect for a Valentine's Day breakfast or brunch. The slightly sweet leavened dough is egg‑glazed and topped with sliced almonds.
American-Style Fried Donuts
Homemade American‑style fried donuts made with a soft yeast dough, double‑rised for fluffiness, and finished with either a vanilla sugar glaze or a rich chocolate coating. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an indulgent snack.
Palets Bretons (Traditional Breton Butter Cookies)
Classic French Palets Bretons are buttery shortbread cookies with a crisp edge and tender crumb, perfect for tea or coffee. This recipe walks you through every detail—from mixing the dough to chilling and baking—so you can achieve bakery‑level results at home.
Nectarine Entremet with Lychee Mousse
An elegant entremet composed of a lightly tangy nectarine insert, a moist almond dacquoise, an airy lychee mousse and a velvet cocoa butter glaze. Ideal for special occasions or a refined summer dessert.
Homemade Figolu – fig biscuits
Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread biscuits filled with a creamy paste of dried figs and fig jam. A 100% homemade treat, perfect for a snack or to accompany tea.
Succès Praliné
A classic French praliné cake made of two crisp almond‑hazelnut meringue discs, a silky praliné buttercream, and caramelized almonds. The cake is assembled with a smooth buttercream, coated with crushed caramel almonds and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. Perfect for celebrations or a refined dessert.
Yeasted Puff Pastry (Pâte Levée Feuilletée)
A classic French yeasted puff pastry dough, perfect for croissants, pain au chocolat, and other viennoiseries. The recipe walks you through making the détrempe, preparing a cold butter block, and executing three simple turns with proper refrigeration to achieve flaky, buttery layers.
Mediterranean Mezze Platter with Hummus, Tzatziki, Roasted Eggplant, Red Pepper Spreads
A vibrant, crowd‑pleasing Mediterranean appetizer platter featuring classic hummus, cool Greek tzatziki, two roasted‑eggplant dips, a silky red‑pepper spread and a smoky grilled‑pepper dip. Served with homemade focaccia, radish flowers and carrot sticks, it’s perfect for summer apéro gatherings.
Caramelized Orange Cake
A moist orange cake topped with a crunchy caramel. The combination of orange fragrance and golden caramel creates an elegant dessert, perfect for special occasions or a gourmand snack.
Quince Paste (Pâte de Coing) with Vanilla
A traditional French quince paste flavored with Madagascar vanilla. The fruit is cooked down with sugar, set to a firm jelly, cut into bite‑size pieces and rolled in granulated sugar. It keeps for months in the fridge and makes a perfect accompaniment to cheese, desserts or a sweet snack.
Vanilla Flan Tart
A classic French vanilla flan pâtissier with a buttery shortcrust pastry base. Creamy, fragrant custard baked until just set, then cooled and sliced for a delicate dessert.
Stuffed Brioche Rolls with Chicken, Peppers and Mozzarella
Soft brioche rolls, hollowed in the center and filled with a tasty preparation of spiced chicken, colorful peppers and melting mozzarella. Ideal for a convivial meal or a gourmand snack.
Crunch Choco (Low‑Sugar Chocolate Entremet)
A moist cocoa biscuit soaked in a light chocolate‑cocoa milk syrup, layered with vanilla‑infused mascarpone chantilly, silky dual‑chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate‑coated puffed rice. The recipe is formulated with coconut sugar and optional low‑glycaemic substitutes, making it suitable for diabetics while still delivering intense chocolate flavour. Perfect as a festive entremet or a show‑stopper dessert.
Homemade Ferrero Rocher Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles
A festive, homemade version of the classic Ferrero Rocher. Dark chocolate cream filling, crunchy praline‑wafer shells, toasted hazelnut center and a milk‑chocolate‑almond glaze give you the same elegant bite without the excess sugar.
Italian Lemon Cookies (Soft Lemon Biscuits)
Delicate, buttery Italian‑style lemon cookies that are soft inside, lightly crisp outside and coated in a sweet lemon‑sugar glaze. Perfect for tea time or as a light dessert. The recipe includes a short chill, a quick bake at 180 °C and a double coating of granulated and powdered sugar for extra sparkle.
Almond King Cake Frangipane Style
A moist king cake with frangipane, flavored with tonka bean, acacia honey and bitter almond extract. Easy to make, it offers a molten heart and a crunchy almond‑flaked surface. Ideal for Epiphany or any festive occasion.
Nut Biscuits (Petits biscuits aux noix)
Crisp on the outside, soft and chewy inside, these French‑style nut biscuits are perfect with a coffee. Made with ground walnuts, almond flour, and a hint of cinnamon, they are easy to prepare, require a long chill for perfect texture, and can be stored for up to two weeks.
Fluffy Yogurt Waffles Without Butter
Light and fluffy waffles made with Greek yogurt, butter-free, perfect for breakfast or a snack. This simple recipe requires only a few ingredients and is ready in under 40 minutes.
Yogurt Cake (Gâteau au Yaourt)
A simple, fluffy French yogurt cake that can be flavored with orange zest, vanilla, and a splash of Grand Marnier. Perfect for any occasion, it stays moist, can be frozen slice‑by‑slice, and requires only a few pantry staples.
Chocolate Liège Waffles
Moist and slightly caramelized Liège waffles flavored with cocoa and chocolate, ideal for breakfast or a snack. The yeasted dough is enriched with butter and pearl sugar, then cooked in a waffle iron until a crispy crust forms. Serve immediately, or dip in melted chocolate for the extra indulgent.
Low‑Glycemic Barley Granola with Chocolate
A wholesome, low‑glycemic‑index granola made with pre‑cooked barley flakes, hazelnuts, almonds, shredded coconut, coconut oil, agave syrup, almond butter and dark chocolate chips. Perfect for a balanced breakfast with yogurt and fresh fruit, and it keeps for up to a month in an airtight jar.
Sesame Seed Biscuits
Crispy sesame seed biscuits, perfect to accompany tea or coffee. Easy to prepare, they keep for several weeks in an airtight jar.
Galettes Bretonnes (Traditional Breton Butter Biscuits)
Classic Breton butter biscuits, known as galettes bretonnes, are crisp, buttery cookies flavored with vanilla. Perfect for tea or coffee, they are simple to make with a few pantry staples and a short chilling period.
Moka Coffee Cake with Light Coffee Buttercream
A moist coffee‑flavored genoise soaked with a fragrant coffee‑vanilla syrup and layered with a light, airy coffee buttercream made with Italian meringue. Finished with toasted almond slices and chocolate pearls, this French‑style cake is perfect for celebrations or an elegant tea‑time treat.
Savory Verrines with Avocado, Cucumber, Cream Cheese and Smoked Trout
Elegant bite‑size verrines layered with seasoned cucumber, silky avocado mousse, herbed cream cheese and smoked trout, perfect as a fresh appetizer for parties or a light starter.
Invisible Apple Cake
A light, fruit‑forward cake where thin apple slices absorb the batter, leaving an almost "invisible" cake made of fruit. Easy to prepare, baked in a 20 cm (8‑inch) springform pan and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar or a glossy apricot‑jam glaze.
Assortment of Savory Verrines for the Holidays
An assortment of five savory verrines, ideal for a festive appetizer. They combine a pumpkin purée with curry, a red pepper velouté with goat cheese and chorizo, a pea‑spinach mousse with smoked trout, a beet purée with goat cheese, and citrus supremes with mini‑shrimp. Each verrine is decorated with crunchy and flavorful garnishes.
Saint Nicholas Christmas Butter Cookies
Delicate, buttery Christmas cookies inspired by the Saint Nicholas tradition. Shaped with a piping bag and a gentle fingertip finish, these cookies are crisp on the edges and melt-in-your-mouth soft inside. Perfect for holiday gifting or a festive treat.
Lemon Raspberry Yule Log
A light, refreshing Yule Log for the holidays featuring a raspberry gelée core, silky lemon mousse, and a moist almond-financier cake studded with frozen raspberries. Finished with a velvety chocolate spray and festive chocolate decorations.
Homemade Nougat (Nouga Provençal)
A traditional Provençal Christmas nougat made with toasted almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, honey, egg whites, and cacao butter. Follow the step‑by‑step method to achieve a tender, glossy nougat that can be sliced into bars and stored for months.
Chestnut Chocolate Truffles
Creamy truffles made from unsweetened chestnut purée, coated in dark chocolate and finished with white or milk chocolate drizzles. A French indulgence without added sweeteners, perfect for celebrations or an elegant dessert.
White Chocolate, Brazil Nut and Cranberry Cookies
Moist and indulgent cookies studded with white chocolate chips, crunchy Brazil nuts and tangy cranberries. Perfect with tea or coffee, they are easy to make and keep well.
Vanilla Cake with Rum‑Infused Vanilla Syrup and Vanilla Glaze
A moist, buttery vanilla cake made with Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans, brushed with a warm rum‑vanilla syrup and finished with a glossy vanilla glaze. Perfect for tea time or a simple dessert.
Strawberry mousse in verrines
A light strawberry mousse presented in verrines, with a strawberry compote at the bottom and decorated with fresh strawberries. Ideal for a spring dessert, easy to prepare and lighter than a traditional cake.
Tarte Tropézienne (Homemade Version)
A classic French brioche cake from the town of Saint‑Tropez, filled with a silky orange‑blossom scented pastry cream and a light buttercream. This recipe follows JustInCooking’s homemade version, with detailed steps for the brioche dough, pastry cream, sugar‑syrup buttercream, and final assembly.
Pear and Chocolate Charlotte Yule Log
A light, festive Yule log inspired by a classic French Charlotte. Poached pears in a vanilla‑cinnamon syrup are blended into a silky mousse, layered between homemade ladyfinger‑style biscuits, a crunchy speculoos‑chocolate base and finished with a glossy dark chocolate ganache. Decorated with pear chips, poached pear pieces and a hint of mascarpone chantilly, this dessert looks impressive yet stays accessible for home bakers.
Moist chocolate-raspberry cake with rocher glaze
An ultra‑moist cake with dark chocolate and fresh raspberries, topped with a crunchy chocolate‑peanut rocher glaze. Ideal for chocolate and red‑fruit lovers, this dessert combines melt‑in‑your‑mouth texture, moisture and a gourmand nutty touch.
Caramel Flan (Crème Renversée au Caramel)
A classic French caramel flan with a silky vanilla custard, baked in a water bath and unmolded with a kitchen torch for a glossy caramel glaze. Perfect for a refined dessert that looks as impressive as it tastes.
Coffee Tiramisu Tart
A sophisticated tart that captures the classic flavors of tiramisu in a beautiful pastry format. It features a coffee‑infused shortcrust, a silky coffee ganache, a soft lady‑finger biscuit layer soaked in espresso and amaretto, and a light mascarpone mousse, finished with cocoa dust and decorative biscuit stars.
Heart‑Shaped 500k Subscriber Celebration Cake
A show‑stopping heart‑shaped cake created to celebrate 500,000 subscribers. Light genoise layers are filled with a silky white‑chocolate‑vanilla ganache and a passion‑fruit crémeux, with a luscious passion‑fruit caramel core. Finished with decorative meringues, macarons, edible flowers and fresh fruit, this cake is perfect for birthdays, Valentine’s Day or any special occasion.
Pistachio‑Vanilla Amaretti Cookies
Delicate, melt‑in‑your‑mouth amaretti made with almond flour, pistachio paste and fragrant vanilla bean. Lightly coated in powdered sugar and finished with a whole pistachio in the centre, these cookies are perfect for tea time or a sweet snack.
Almond and Vanilla Croissant‑Shaped Christmas Biscuits
Delicate, buttery croissant‑shaped cookies flavored with vanilla‑infused sugar and ground almonds. Perfect for a festive Christmas tea or as a gift‑box treat.