Praline feuillentine is made by mixing together melted chocolate, praline paste, and paillete feuilletine.
The mixture is placed into the bottom of a baking pan, and let to set in the fridge until ready to use.
Hazelnut Squares
Hazelnut squares are made by combining praline paste with tempered chocolate.
The hazelnut-chocolate mixture is poured into a pan, and then it sets over the next couple of hours.
The hazelnut squares are cut into pieces, and then you can dip them again into melted chocolate for a rich hazelnut square.
Coffee Buns
Coffee buns are made by preparing a yeast dough and letting it rise.
The buns are baked, and then iced with coffee icing.
The tops of the coffee buns have praline paste spread on top of them to give them a hint of hazelnut flavor.
Pecan Praline Cheesecake
Pecan praline cheesecake is made by grinding up vanilla wafers and pecans to create the crust of the cheesecake.
The wafers and pecans are mixed with butter and pressed into the bottom of the cheesecake pan.
The cheesecake is prepared, and then the praline paste is mixed in to make a marbled praline cheesecake.
After the cheesecake has baked and cooled, melted white chocolate is mixed with a bit more praline paste.
The cheesecakes are topped with the white chocolate praline mixture, and a candied pecan.
Hazelnut Buttercream
Hazelnut buttercream can be used to fill macarons, or on top of cupcakes for a delicious buttery – nut flavored dessert.
Hazelnut buttercream is made by heating egg whites, sugar, and salt in a double boiler.
After the eggs have thickened a bit, the mixture is beaten until glossy with a bit of vanilla extract. Butter is added in with only small pieces at a time, making the buttercream rich and creamy.
At the end, praline paste is beaten into the buttercream.
The hazelnut buttercream is a nutty, buttery icing that goes well with chocolate or vanilla cupcakes.
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Garnishing creme brulee makes this dessert look irresistable with using only a few simple additions.
You can use sprinkles, fruit, chocolate shavings, caramelized sugar pieces, sugar cookies, zest, cocoa powder, and more to garnish creme brulee!
Make your creme brulee eye catching and mesmerizing using these simple garnish ideas for creme brulee.
Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies can be made into long, narrow cookies that look beautiful as a creme brulee garnish.
You can arrange them delicately on the edge of the creme brulee ramekin in a criss cross.
Caramelized Sugar Pieces
Caramelized sugar pieces look intricate and delicate. They add such an intriging look to the creme brulee.
Caramelized sugar pieces are made by making caramel, and then using a teaspoon to gently spoon the caramel onto a silicone baking mat to create a unique design.
You can make spirals, hearts, circles, jagged, or circular sugar pieces for an incredibly fancy creme brulee garnish.
Dusted Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder looks beautiful when it is dusted on top of creme brulee.
Cocoa powder goes best with a chocolate, hazelnut, or caramel flavored creme brulee.
You can dust cocoa powder on to of creme brulee by placing a small spoonful in a sifter.
Gently tap the sifter to add the cocoa powder on top of the creme brulee for a simple garnish.
Mint Leaves
You can arrange a mint leaf beside a couple of fresh berries for a colorful creme brulee garnish.
Chocolate Shavings
Chocolate shavings look unique as a garnish for creme brulee.
Chocolate shavings add creamy chocolate notes to rich creme brulee.
You can add chocolate shavings to just about any flavor of creme brulee.
If you’re making a fruit or citrus flavored creme brulee, add white chocolate shavings.
Chocolate shavings can be made using a potato peeler and a chocolate bar.
You need to have enough chocolate to create the scrolled look, therefore a bar of chocolate works best for this.
Hold the chocolate bar over the creme brulee and “peel” the chocolate away from you to create the scroll for the garnish.
Nuts
You can add a sprinkle of your favorite nuts on top of creme brulee for an added crunchy texture to creme brulee.
Chop up your nuts into fine pieces prior to add them to your creme brulee.
Walnuts and pecans work well as a garnish for vanilla or chocolate creme brulee.
Whipped Cream
Whipped cream is a soft, pillow-y rich flavored garnish for creme brulee.
Whipped cream is generally cold, so it has ability to melt if you add it too soon after the sugar is burnt.
Wait a few minutes for the sugar to cool down before adding the whipped cream garnish.
Zucchini muffins are made by shredding zucchini into fine pieces.
Zucchini muffins are unique in that the recipe has an add in feature where you can pick if you want to add nuts, chocolate chips, or fruit to complete your muffins.
The batter of the zucchini muffins is flavored with cinnamon, and vanilla extract, making these muffins taste delicious with a cup of tea in the afternoon.
Peanut butter and vanilla extract are added to the muffin batter to flavor the muffins. Sour cream is added to the muffin batter which makes them have a bit of a tangy taste to them.
The chocolate chips melt in the oven, making these muffins irresistable!
White chocolate scrolls work well with most cupcake flavors.
Fresh Fruit
Fresh fruit can be used as a cupcake garnish using a small piece of fruit or a single berry. You can place it directly on top of the icing peak, or off to the side. Push it into the icing so it stays.
blackberry
blueberry
raspberry
kiwi slice
slice of strawberry
Chocolate Garnish
Chocolate garnishes can be made into countless designs, using your own imagination! You can pipe chocolate hearts, words, stars, butterflies, etc.
Once you’ve piped your chocolate into your beautiful garnish, place it in the freezer to hard up.
Then gently place it into the icing on your cupcake for a stunning garnish to your cupcakes.
Writing
You can write a chocolate garnish with a saying or word using handwriting. This way, word will stay all one piece.
After you’ve completed the word, trace a line underneath the word to make the letters reinforced, or have something that will be easily stuck into your cupcake.
Chocolate Leaf
You can paint melted chocolate onto a fresh leaf from the garden using a food safe paintbrush.
Let the chocolate leaf dry fully in the freezer. Then, peel off the leaf from the chocolate and place the chocolate leaf onto your cupcake.
Melt your chocolate in 30 second intervals until it’s fully melted. Use a spoon to mix your chocolate in between intervals. You’ll only need 1/4-1/3 cup of chocolate to make your chocolate garnish.
Place your piping tip into a piping bag. Put the piping bag over the edges of a tall glass.
Pour the melted chocolate into the piping bag.
Cut the piping bag tip and twist the end of the piping bag to get it ready for piping.
Place your parchment paper or silicone mat on a baking sheet. This will make it easier to transfer it to the freezer later. Any plate would work for this as well depending on how much freezer space you have.
Begin piping your chocolate garnish.
Place chocolate into the freezer for 20 minutes to set them.
Do not hold the chocolate garnish decoration for a very long time in your hand or it will start to melt.
Place your chocolate garnish gently into your cupcake.
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French fries with their crispy outside, and fluffy potato inside, can have delicious savory toppings added to them to make them a meal in itself!
You can add gravy, cheese curds, chili beef, homemade cheese sauce, guacamole, and pepperoni to make your own French fries with these tasty toppings right at home.
Poutine
Poutine is a classic topping for French fry fries.
Poutine is made by making your own gravy, and drizzling the gravy over the fries.
Add cheese curds on top of the fries, and serve!
The cheese curds will begin to melt onto the piping hot fries and gravy.
The cheese will be stringy from melting onto the fries.
Chili Cheese Fries
Chili cheese fries are made with savory chili beef, and homemade cheese sauce.
Chili beef is coated in chili spices (garlic, chili powder, cumin) and cooked in tomato paste, with tomatoes and kidney beans.
The cheese sauce is made with heavy cream, making it extra rich and creamy. The chili cheese sauce is flavored with garlic powder, chili powder, onion powder and cumin.
Sharp cheddar cheese is melted into the cheese sauce and whisked until smooth.
When you’re ready to make your fries, assemble them by adding chili beef to the fries first.
Drizzle the cheese sauce on top of the fries. Garnish with a few green onions.
Begin by cooking ground beef with a bit of garlic and onions. Flavor the beef by adding chili powder, and paprika.
Add the beef on top of your cooked French fries, and top with shredded Monterey jack cheese. Cook the fries in the oven again to melt the cheese onto the fries.
After the fries come out of the oven, top them with pickled jalapenos, and parsley.
Mix together a bit of hot sauce into sour cream and drizzle the spicy sour cream on top of the fries. Serve immediately.
Pizza French Fries
Pizza fries are a bit unique, in that the fries act as the “crust” of the pizza. The fries are mashed and pressed together to make the pizza crust on a heat proof pan.
The fries are topped with marinara sauce, shredded mozzarella, and slices of pepporoni.
The pizza fries are baked in the oven until the cheese has melted through.
Chorizo fries are made by cooking the chorizo with a diced bell pepper, and adding them on top of the fries.
Add slices of jalapenos, radishes, and onions to the fries. If you don’t want to put raw onions and jalapenos on top of the fries, I recommend sautéing them with the chorizo and bell pepper.
Champagne buttercream frosting can be made using a sweet sparkling wine infused into a vanilla buttercream frosting. You could even use a strawberry sparkling wine for a little extra fruity flavor.
Champagne buttercream frosting is perfect for a wedding shower, NYE party, or birthday party celebration.
Banana buttercream icing is made with banana extract to buttercream frosting. You can add a little yellow liquid food coloring as well for a pop of color.
Banana buttercream icing can be piped onto banana cake or vanilla cake.
Cinnamon buttercream is made by creaming together shortening, butter, and powdered sugar.
Heavy cream is used to thin out the icing.
Vanilla extract and cinnamon are added to the frosting at the end, so you can taste test and make sure the flavor is just right before icing your cake.
Mocha Icing
Mocha icing has a coffee-chocolate flavor to it. It’s rich and decadent.
Mocha buttercream icing is made by adding freshly brewed coffee or espresso, and cocoa powder to a vanilla buttercream icing.
Mocha icing can be piped on top of chocolate or vanilla cake.
Coffee glaze is flavored using freshly brewed coffee, infused into a icing base. You can add a couple of toasted hazelnuts on top of the glaze for a crunchy texture to the donut.
Coffee glaze can be used with vanilla donuts, or chocolate donuts.
Chocolate Glaze
Chocolate glaze is a rich, chocolatey glaze you can make using only 2 ingredients.
Chocolate glaze is made using a little coconut oil, and melted dark chocolate mixed together.
Chocolate donuts can be dipped into the glaze, and set to dry. You can add a couple of sprinkles on top for a pop of color if desired.
Vanilla Glaze
Vanilla glaze is a classic flavored glaze you can use on almost any flavor of donut.
Vanilla glaze is made using vanilla extract with icing to create this deliciously sweet glaze.
It’s not as sweet as buttercream, and has the memorable cream cheese and vanilla flavor.
Cream cheese frosting needs to have the right consistency to be piped into shapes using a piping tip. Therefore I recommend using this recipe for cupcakes.
It’s a thick icing and it pipes well on top of cupcakes. You can also color it using gel food coloring or liquid food coloring.
Champagne buttercream frosting can be made using a sweet sparkling wine infused into a vanilla buttercream frosting. You could even use a strawberry sparkling wine for a little extra fruity flavor.
Champagne buttercream frosting is perfect for a wedding shower, NYE party, or birthday party celebration.
Banana buttercream icing is made with banana extract to buttercream frosting. You can add a little yellow liquid food coloring as well for a pop of color.
Banana buttercream icing can be piped onto banana cupcakes or vanilla cupcakes.
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You can fill your egg roll wrappers with cream cheese filling, fruit sauces, or marshmallows to make a delicious, unique dessert.
Egg rolls wrappers are thick, and doughy. Therefore they need to be fried, or baked prior to serving them as a dessert.
Cheesecake Egg Rolls
Cheesecake egg rolls are filled with rich cream cheese vanilla filling. You can put your favorite fresh berries into the egg roll as well, adding a fruity, sweet finish to your egg roll.
Bake the egg roll, and sprinkle a little cinnamon and sugar to top it off.
Serve the cheesecake egg rolls warm, right out of the oven.
They are filled with marshmallows, chocolate frosting, and graham cracker crumble to create the s’more flavor.
S’more egg rolls are fried in oil to make a thick, crispy outer layer.
The inside of the s’more egg rolls are melted and gooey from the marshmallows.
Top each of the s’more egg rolls with chocolate sauce, or use as a dipping sauce.
Pumpkin Pie Egg Rolls
Pumpkin pie egg rolls are made by adding cloves, nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and brown sugar to pumpkin puree. The spices added to the pumpkin puree create the “pumpkin pie” flavoring.
Each of the egg rolls are sealed with water, and then deep fried until a golden brown, crispy layer is formed on the outside of the egg roll.
Pumpkin pie egg rolls are dusted with powdered sugar as a garnish.
Banana caramel egg rolls are made by placing 1/2 banana in the egg roll. The egg roll is sealed, and brushed with a mixture of melted butter and cinnamon.
Each egg rolls is fried until the dough has a thin crispy layer
Fry the chocolate banana spring rolls in a frying pan with a bit of oil.
Cooking the spring rolls will melt the chocolate sprinkles, and give the outside a crisp golden layer.
The inside will be warm chocolate and banana flavors.
Strawberry Spring Rolls
Strawberry spring rolls are made by placing sliced strawberries inside a rice paper wrap. The wrap is sealed, and then deep fried to create a crispy outer layer.
Serve freshly deep fried strawberry spring rolls with chocolate sauce for dipping and a side of whipping cream.
Baked Apple Spring Rolls
Baked apple spring rolls are made by adding apples with cinnamon, nutmeg, and brown sugar to create an apple pie flavoring.
The spring rolls are wrapped up and baked in the oven until the apples are fork tender.
Serve the baked apple spring rolls with a drizzle of dark chocolate sauce and dusted powdered sugar.
Pear mascarpone spring rolls are made by adding cinnamon, nutmeg, and maple syrup to diced pears to create the pear filling.
Mascarpone cheese and hazelnut spread and mixed together and added to the filling of the spring roll wrapper.
The spring rolls are fried until they have a golden outer layer.
Pear mascarpone spring rolls are served with a spiced hazelnut sauce.
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