A Sweet Taste of France - 20 Easy French-Inspired Desserts (2024)

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20 of our favorite French-inspired sweet treats and desserts. While they look fancy, these delicious recipes come together quickly.

French cooking doesn't have to be complicated! We are sharing our favorite French-inspired sweet treats with you today.

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There's everything from cookies to cakes, tarts and pots de créme. They all come together easily with everyday ingredients. And most importantly, they are incredibly delicious. Make them and be ready for rave reviews from friends and family. Enjoy!

French Almond Plum Tart (Tarte Et Creme D'amande)

With a buttery press-in crust, a layer of sweet frangipane and a beautiful roasted plum topping, this crazy delicious French Almond Plum Tart is easy to make but looks like it came from a fancy French patisserie!

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Easy Lemon Curd Mousse

This delicious Lemon Mousse is so elegant, yet easy enough to make an ordinary day special. It tastes like a creamy, fluffy lemon cloud with a layer of graham cracker-coconut-pecan crunch on the bottom.

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Ridiculously Easy Raspberry Coulis

Just a fancy name for a delicious, super versatile raspberry sauce, this Ridiculously Easy Raspberry Coulis pairs fabulously with chocolate, lemon and a zillion other desserts! Along with being ridiculously easy, it's also ridiculously delicious!

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Ridiculously Easy Almond Croissants

This Vanilla Sugar transforms everyday sugar into something extraordinarily delicious! Stir it into your coffee or tea and sprinkle it on oatmeal, yogurt, fresh fruit, ice cream, cake, cookies, muffins... the possibilities are endless!

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Salted Butterscotch Pots de Créme

Salted Butterscotch Pots de Créme is an elegant, French-inspired,make-ahead dessert that always brings rave reviews. It's also crazy delicious!

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French Maple-Glazed Puff Pastry Apple Roses

These delicious French maple-glazed puff pastry apple roses are sweet, crisp and bursting with bright apple flavor. They're also easy to put together, can be made ahead and look like they came from a fine bakeshop!

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French Shortbread Cookies (Sablés Bretons)

These crisp, buttery French Shortbread Cookies are crazy delicious. They look and sound quitefancy but, in reality, they're super easy with just one bowl and no mixer needed!

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French Vanilla Sugar (Sucre Vanillé)

This Vanilla Sugar transforms everyday sugar into something extraordinarily delicious! Stir it into your coffee or tea and sprinkle it on oatmeal, yogurt, fresh fruit, ice cream, cake, cookies, muffins... the possibilities are endless!

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Easy French Apple Tart

This fabulous French Apple Tart employs a store-bought pie crust for easy convenience. With ribbons of cinnamony apples and sweet cream cheese plus a magic trick for a crisp crust, this dessert is beyond delicious!

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Lemon and White Chocolate Pots de Crème

Do you have 15 minutes? In addition to a few simple ingredients, that's all it takes (hands-on time) to whip up these super delicious Lemon and White Chocolate Pots de Crème!

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French Caramel Apple Cake

This delicious Caramel Apple Cake couldn't be easier with a simple microwave caramel sauce, a one-bowl, no-mixer cake recipe and no need to even peel the apples!

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Lemon-Glazed French Sable Cookies

Combine a crisp, buttery, French shortbread cookie with a double burst of bright lemon and you've got a heavenly sweet treat! The fact that these Lemon-Glazed French Sable Cookies come together easily in one bowl (no mixer needed!) seals the deal!

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Ridiculously Easy Blender Chocolate Pots de Crème

No one will believe these delicious, make-ahead, dinner-party-worthyBlender Chocolate Pots de Crème took 5-minutes of hands-on time.

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French Lemon Tart (Tarte au Citron)

With a crisp, buttery coconut crust and a silky-smooth lemon filling that both come together in the microwave, this French Lemon Tart will be requested again and again!

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Ridiculously Easy French Butter Cake

Although thisFrench Butter Cake may have a fancy name, it's simply a delicious amalgamation of a super beloved cake made by French grandmothers and a popular American dessert called Kentucky Butter Cake. It's ridiculously easy to make as well as being moist, tender and ridiculously delicious!

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French Chocolate Tart with Brown Butter Crust

This tart is super simple, decadent, authentically French and probably the best chocolate dessert you"ll ever meet!

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French Grandmother's Lemon Yogurt Cake

This crazy delicious French Grandmother's Lemon Yogurt Cake has a moist, tender crumb, takes minutes to make and has a delightful history!

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Ridiculously Easy French Almond Cookies

These one-bowl, no-mixer, gluten-free French Almond Cookies (aka Almond Cloud Cookies) are light as a feather, with a crisp meringue exterior and chewy, moist almond-y interior!

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Easy French Almond Cake

This French Almond Cake is incredibly delicious and incredibly easy. One-bowl, no-mixer and just a few minutes to throw together!

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Easy Ritz Paris Cookie Tart (La Tarte aux Biscuits du Ritz Paris)

An easy, delicious sweet treat with a super fun gourmet twist, this Ritz Paris Cookie Tart has a rich, butterscotch base topped with dreamy chocolate chips, crisp almonds and soft, chewy caramel.

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Thought for the day:

The eternal God is your dwelling place,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
Psalm 90:1

What we're listening to for inspiration:

Thank God I Do

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  1. Noel says

    Thank you for sharing the love of Jesus with your Bible verses! Feeling encouraged by that! (my 8 yr old daughter too)

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    • Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says

      So glad to hear that, Noel!

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  2. Kay Koffroth says

    I cannot wait to try thease desserts. I'm trying to teach myself French Cusine. I'm struggling a bit, but that's okay that's how you learn. Ttyan try again. Your recipes are so in depth; I'm thankful for that. Thank you for sharing.

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    • Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says

      That is how you learn, Kay! Thank you for the kind comment!

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  3. Fidelis says

    Just wanted to remark on how beautifully your food is presented. You are certainly an accomplished baker and every recipe that I have tried has worked well. Thanks and I'll be looking forward to your future recipe offerings. Enjoy your time in Paris.

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    • Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says

      Thank you for the kind comment, Fidelis! So glad you are enjoying the site 🙂

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