42+ Top French Pastries And Desserts

This is the ultimate collection of the most classic and delish French pastries and desserts that you can make at home.

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• 1. French Crepes
• 2. Fraisier Cake (French Strawberry Cake)
• 3. Chouquettes (French Sugar Puffs)
• 4. French Lemon Tart
• 5. Puff Pastry Apple Tart
• 6. Crepe Cake
• 7. Creme Brûlée Cookies
• 8. Mini Fruit Tarts With Pastry Cream
• 9. Homemade Cream Puffs
• 10. Creme Brulee
• 11. Mini Chocolate Tarts
• 12. Creme Brulee Cheesecake
• 13. Chocolate Truffles
• 14. Cherry Galette
• 15. Chocolate Mousse Cake
• 16. Canelés de Bordeaux
• 17. Chocolate Chip Brioche Bread
• 18. Creme Brulee Cake
• 19. Financiers (French Almond Tea Cakes)
• 20. Peach Tarte Tatin
• 21. Chocolate Eclairs
• 22. French Croissants
• 23. Strawberry Macarons
• 24. Opera Cake
• 25. Mont Blanc Tart
• 26. Chocolate Fondant
• 27. Sablé Breton Cookies
• 28. Palmiers
• 29. Apple Frangipane Tart
• 30. Beignets
• 31. Cherry Clafoutis
• 32. Mille Feuille
• 33. Croquembouche
• 34. Paris-Brest
• 35. Galette des Rois
• 36. Yule log
• 37. Floating Island Dessert
• 38. Strawberry Charlotte cake
• 39. Madeleines
• 40. Chocolate Soufflé
• 41. Cronut
• 42. Pain Suisse
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1. French Crepes

These classic French crepes are super easy to make and have a slightly sweet, buttery, soft, and delicious flavor and texture.

2. Fraisier Cake (French Strawberry Cake)

Fraisier cake is a French strawberry cake that is made with a genoise sponge, strawberry syrup, filled with diplomat cream, and fresh strawberries.

3. Chouquettes (French Sugar Puffs)

These easy and delicious chouquettes are small French pastries made with airy Choux pastry, and coated with crunchy pearl sugar.

4. French Lemon Tart

This French lemon tart is made with a crisp buttery pastry crust and filled with a zesty and bright lemon curd filling and baked to perfection.

5. Puff Pastry Apple Tart

This puff pastry apple tart is made with caramelized apples and flakey buttery puff pastry that melts in your mouth!

6. Crepe Cake

This crepe cake recipe is made by layering French crepes with whipped cream and topped with a delicious chocolate ganache.

7. Creme Brûlée Cookies

These creme brûlée cookies are made with a soft cookie that is topped with vanilla pastry cream that is topped with caramelized sugar.

8. Mini Fruit Tarts With Pastry Cream

These mini fruit tarts are made with easy and buttery tart shells, filled with homemade pastry cream, and topped with fresh fruit.

9. Homemade Cream Puffs

These cream puffs are a classy French dessert made with choux pastry, filled with whipped cream or pastry cream, and dipped in chocolate.

10. Creme Brulee

Creme brulee is also known as "burnt cream", and is a classic French dessert, is a dessert made with a rich vanilla custard base and topped with a crispy layer of burnt sugar, or caramelized sugar.

11. Mini Chocolate Tarts

These mini chocolate tarts are made with a buttery shortcrust pastry and filled with a silky smooth and rich chocolate ganache.

12. Creme Brulee Cheesecake

This creme brulee cheesecake is creamy, thick, and custardy, made with a graham cracker crust, and topped with a burnt caramel shell on top, just like creme brulee!

13. Chocolate Truffles

These chocolate truffles are made with only 4 ingredients, are rich in chocolate flavor, and can be covered in many different toppings like coconut, cocoa powder, chopped nuts, holiday sprinkles, melted chocolate, and much more!

14. Cherry Galette

This decadent and easy cherry galette is made with a buttery flakey crust and filled with a delicious cherry filling.

15. Chocolate Mousse Cake

This incredible chocolate mousse cake is made with a tender chocolate cake, topped with creamy chocolate mousse, and a chocolate ganache shell.

16. Canelés de Bordeaux

Cannelés - sometimes spelled Canelés - are a classic French pastry that has a deliciously crispy caramelized exterior and soft baked custard center. These little cakes are packed with fresh Vanilla flavors and a touch of Rum.

17. Chocolate Chip Brioche Bread

This buttery Chocolate Chip Brioche Bread Loaf is such a fun and delicious homemade bread recipe. With its light and fluffy crumb packed with chocolate chips, this French Brioche Loaf makes the most epic breakfast or sweet snack both kids and adults will love!

18. Creme Brulee Cake

This incredible Creme Brulee Cake is a heavenly combination of vanilla cake with creamy custard and caramelized sugar.

19. Financiers (French Almond Tea Cakes)

These classic French Financiers Cakes make the most delicious little treat. Perfect with your morning or afternoon tea, these Brown Butter Almond Tea Cakes are a great sweet snack and edible gift idea.

20. Peach Tarte Tatin

This easy Peach Tarte Tatin recipe is made from 5 simple ingredients only. Prepared then baked in the same skillet, it is an incredibly delicious peach dessert that is very easy to prepare and perfect for Summer!

21. Chocolate Eclairs

This Classic Chocolate Eclairs recipe is a detailed and foolproof recipe guide for making perfect eclairs that are crisp and puffy, and filled with chocolate or vanilla pastry cream. 

22. French Croissants

Croissants are French viennoiserie pastries that are actually from Austria (Vienna). They are made with a yeast leavened dough that has been laminated with butter, in multiple layers.

23. Strawberry Macarons

These strawberry macarons are filled with a super simple cream cheese frosting and homemade strawberry jam!

24. Opera Cake

Bursting with coffee flavors, this Opera Cake is a classic French dessert that any coffee lover will enjoy. Layers of almond cake with coffee buttercream, coffee syrup, and a chocolate ganache, this dessert is rich and decadent.

25. Mont Blanc Tart

If you love pastry making, Mont Blanc is a mouthwatering French-Italian dessert that you should try out! Prepared with sweet chestnut paste, whipped cream, and meringues, it's quite an elaborate recipe, but we have broken it down into easy-to-follow steps to help you out.

26. Chocolate Fondant

Decadent with warm rich runny center and so chic. For chocolate lovers who want to eat like the French. 5 ingredients only, super quick and easy and so tasty.

27. Sablé Breton Cookies

These classic French Sable Breton Cookies, or French Salted Butter Cookies, are the most delicious Cookies ever: crumbly and buttery with melt-in-your mouth texture. They are super easy to make with 5 ingredients only and will stay fresh for days!

28. Palmiers

These deliciously sweet and buttery Palmiers cookies are perfectly light, crispy, and crunchy perfection with each bite! Made with just a package of store-bought puff pastry and a bit of sugar, this 2-ingredient easy recipe comes together in just 40 minutes!

29. Apple Frangipane Tart

This Apple Frangipane Tart is truly for everyone: for the apple lovers, for the fans of Bakewell tart, for the French patisserie enthusiasts, for the novice bakers and experienced pastry chefs!

30. Beignets

Beignets are a type of fried pastry, similar to doughnuts, that originated in France. They are made from a simple dough that is deep-fried until golden and puffy.

31. Cherry Clafoutis

This Easy Cherry Clafoutis recipe is always a hit. The classic French dessert is simply the ultimate comfort food and super quick to make too!

32. Mille Feuille

This delicious mille feuille, or "thousand sheets" in French, is a classic dessert composed of three layers of light as air puff pastry filled with creamy vanilla pastry cream and topped with chocolate and vanilla icing. 

33. Croquembouche

With a name that literally translates to "crunch in your mouth," Croquembouche is a mouthwatering, classic French pastry dessert made with diplomat cream-filled choux pastry puffs.

34. Paris-Brest

Paris-Brest, a delicate ring shape Choux pastry with Hazelnut Praline Crème Mousseline filling, is definitely the Queen of French pastries! Crispy Pâte à Choux bonds together with silky, nutty Creme Mousseline filling in my Classic French recipe!

35. Galette des Rois

Discover the recipe for the authentic "Galette des Rois" (French King Cake), delicious with its puff pastry and frangipane (a delicious almond cream with crème pâtissière). 

36. Yule log

This festive yule log cake is chocolate cake filled with whipped cream, rolled into the shape of a log, and coated with a chocolate ganache – a classic European holiday tradition! 

37. Floating Island Dessert

Also known as île flottante in French, a floating island is a light, fluffy, and creamy classic French dessert that is in fact, no-bake and super easy. Made with milk, sugar, egg, and vanilla.

38. Strawberry Charlotte cake

This no-bake French Strawberry Charlotte cake recipe (Charlotte aux Fraises) consists of fluffy ladyfingers in and around the cake filled with incredibly silky Crème mousseline (pastry cream enriched with butter), and delicious fresh strawberries.

39. Madeleines

The madeleine batter takes less than 10 minutes to make, and the cookies bake in under 15 minutes. For a cookie that looks so beautiful, it’s much less fussy to make them than you would expect.

40. Chocolate Soufflé

Creamy, rich, and fluffy like clouds of dessert heaven, this easy chocolate souffle recipe is the epitome of French indulgence. Made with just a handful of ingredients, the chocolate souffle will quickly become one of your favorite French desserts. 

41. Cronut

Cronuts combine the flakiness of a croissant with the fried, glazed goodness of a donut. Surprisingly easy to make at home, they can entice even the groggiest sleeper out of bed for an early breakfast.

42. Pain Suisse

Buttery brioche dough is filled with heavenly custard and plenty of chocolate chips for a combination that’s absolutely irresistible!

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