Sweets & Treats
Crisp on the outside and marshmallowy inside, meringue pairs with rich mascarpone cream and fresh, juicy fruit in perfect balance of textures and flavours. Pavlova always lands well, whether you make one large centrepiece or a batch of minis like these.
Crisp, nutty meringue layered with praline pastry cream and dark chocolate ganache — this intensely rich and indulgent dessert is like a refined chocolate bar in cake form!
A fruit-forward French-style pear cake crowned with a glossy caramelized nut topping inspired by Swedish Toscakaka. It marries two classic European baking traditions in one dessert that tastes as good as it looks.
Soft and chewy marshmallow nougat studded with add-ins like biscuits or cookies, freeze-dried or dried fruits, matcha or nuts — every combo yields a chewy yet lightly crisp bite that will have you reaching for just one more.
White chocolate and cherries make a delightful pairing, coming together in this twist of a familiar Italian classic. Think, billowy white chocolate mascarpone cream meets a bright cherry compote meets the aromatic bitter notes of coffee-soaked lady fingers. Sublime!
Matcha Jelly is an earthy twist on Japan's beloved coffee jelly! Made with matcha set to a delicate jiggly wobble and served with a lightly sweetened milk. This chilled treat is light, refreshing and just the right amount of bitter-sweet.
Bright, grassy matcha meets the natural sweetness of bananas in this delicious twist on classic banana bread. Dedicated to all my fellow matcha lovers. If you love matcha, you will love this!
Tender and moist banana bread with rich nutty notes from brown butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Add chocolate chips and/or nuts if you want or keep it unadorned. The crunchy course sugar on top is a non-negotiable!
These Breakfast Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Cherries are nutrient-dense and taste like a treat but are made with only wholesome ingredients. They’re naturally sweetened, rich in protein and healthy fats, and made in one bowl. Basically, they taste like a hearty, chewy oatmeal cookie studded with dried cherries and dark chocolate chips - so good for for breakfast or post workout snack.
This BROWN BUTTER APPLE STREUSEL CAKE is tender, brown buttery, and apple-forward thanks to the generous chunks of apples in the batter. It is essentially a classic French Apple Cake where melted butter is replaced with nutty brown butter, and topped with a chunky almond streusel topping. Because if there are two truths I believe in, is that brown butter and streusel are always good ideas!
This PEACH PISTACHIO FRANGIPANE TART is a summertime spin-off of another beloved tart on the blog, this Apple and Tahini Frangipane Tart. Stone fruits and pistachio are flavour besties!
These Homemade Maraschino Cherries are nothing like the florescent-red orbs you think of in a Mai Tai or Shirley Temple…or the offensive fruit you have to pick out of canned fruit cocktail. They are divine on cheesecake, panna cotta, Eton’s mess or simply on a scoop of vanilla ice cream which I highly, highly recommend!
Torrijas is a Spanish-style “French” toast. This version features citrus infused milk soaked bread that is coated in eggs and deep fried, served with a luscious custard and finished with a bruléed sugar top.
Crisp meringue topped with billowy whipped cream and macerated strawberries creates a sublime trifecta of sweet, tart and texture. This Strawberries and Cream Pavlova is always a show-stopping favourite whenever I serve it!
I’m embracing Fall and fresh fig season with this FIG AND CINNAMON ROLL CAKE. Fresh juicy figs and honey mascarpone cream rolled inside a soft, fluffy Japanese-style sponge cake baked with a kiss of cinnamon. Honey-glazed walnuts are baked alongside the cake for an easy, most perfect embellishment.
When the humidex is humidex-ing, I’m taking my afternoon coffee in the form of cool, refreshing Coffee Agar Jelly! This is a simple yet elegant treat that pairs the rich, bitter notes of coffee with chilled sweetened cream. It is a popular Japanese dessert that is perfect for warm days or as a light finish to a meal. A là mode or on its own, this Coffee Agar Jelly with chilled sweet milk is the delicious hot weather coffee reprieve you deserve.
These cool, sweet and tangy RASPBERRY YOGURT CLUSTERS are a spin-off of the viral Blueberry Yogurt Clusters that I shared in my previous post. Those were so good we immediately created a different — dare I say it — even BETTER version with these RASPBERRY YOGURT CLUSTERS!
Thin, crunchy chocolate enveloping a creamy centre with pops of juicy blueberries, these BLUEBERRY YOGURT CLUSTERS have been going viral recently! I added my own spin to it by adding tahini, maple syrup and cinnamon to the yogurt mixture which add really nice flavour dimensions.
Blueberry and coffee is one of those flavour combos people smugly hashtag #IYKYK every time they put it together (kk that might be me lol). This BLUEBERRY ICED LATTE is a celebration of that flavour pairing in a tall, delicious, gorgeous glass! I highly recommend topping it with dashes of cinnamon not just for garnish but as a flavour boost because cinnamon intensifies the flavour of blueberries. #IYKYK 😉
This APPLE CRANBERRY CRUMBLE is the perfect dessert to welcome Autumn and the perfect dessert for the holiday season. You’ll love the bright tartness of the cranberries with the softened sweet apples, and the crunchy fragrant almond-flecked crumble. You’ll also love the ease of this recipe! I served it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream (a must!) and a dusting of cinnamon on top.
Tender and chewy glutinous rice dough encasing a rich, oozy sweet black sesame filling and served in a light ginger broth, these Black Sesame Dumplings are heaven in every bite!
A rich and sponge-y vanilla cake topped with sweetened whipped cream and macerated strawberries and basil. So light and delicious. This super easy Sheet Pan Strawberry Short Cake can feed a crowd but also keeps well for a day or two in the fridge. Guaranteed a hit!
These MERINGUE NEST COOKIES WITH MASCARPONE CREAM topped with mini chocolate eggs are absolutely necessary for Easter! These darling treats are definitely not just for the kids 😉
A Baked Alaska is one of the grandest desserts to exist. It is a show stopper for the holidays or special occasion. I fully support using store-bought ice creams to reduce the work and most of it can be done days in advance and kept in the freezer. The final torching of the meringue makes for a dramatic flourish before serving!
What happens when you cross-breed a Belgian waffle, with Japanese mochi, with a Canadian doughnut aka a ‘Beaver Tail’? The result is like culinary eugenic whereby the best qualities of each are leveraged to create a superior breakfast or anytime treat – these addictively delicious Mochi Waffles with Cinnamon Sugar and Lemon.
A light and airy dessert featuring a spongy meringue rolled around whipped cream kissed with honey and orange blossom water, dribbles of luscious mandarin curd, and fresh juicy mandarin segments. The only word to describe it is sublime.
Shatteringly flaky puff pastry, rich decadent tahini frangipane, sweet apple slices and crunchy almonds. Altogether, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts! And one of the easiest bakes to have in your repertoire.
Crisp-chewy pistachio meringue gives way to cold creamy ice cream for an absurdly delightful contrast of textures. Think of it as an ice cream sandwich with a French pâtisserie glow up.