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7 Uses for Leftover Croissant Dough

January 10, 2022 by Jenna Atkinson

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Croissant dough is a labor of love to create. The laminated layers of butter create a flakey, rich, creamy pastry dough.

You can use croissant dough to create many different types of pastries and desserts.

Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls are a delicious and easy way to use up leftover croissant dough.

Lie the croissant dough out flat, and cover it in butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.

Roll up the dough into a pinwheel. Bake the cinnamon buns and drizzle cream cheese icing on top.

Danish Pastries

Danish pastries are a buttery and flakey pastry with fillings inside them.

Danish pastries can be filled with a variety of fillings including:

Danish Pastries can be made into intricate designs using croissant dough, or puff pastry.

Mille Feuille

Mille feuille is a dessert that is made up of 3 layers of pastry. You can use croissant dough for the layers, or puff pastry.

In between the pastry layers is piped vanilla custard. The vanilla custard is made with actual vanilla beans so you can see the tiny vanilla beans in the custard.

Mille feuille has a layer of royal icing on the top of it, with a couple of decorative lines of dark chocolate.

The dark chocolate is made a bit more fancy by using slits with a knife, giving mille feuille its signature look.

Salted Caramel Cream Filled Pastry

Salted caramel cream filled pastry is made by using layers of pastry.

You can use croissant dough for this, or you could use puff pastry.

In between the layers of puff pastry is salted caramel custard. The custard is piped into small circles.

After the custard has been piped, a small drizzle of hazelnut sauce is added to the middle of the pastry. You can add another layer of pastry on top, and repeat with custard and hazelnut sauce.

Dust a little cocoa powder or powdered sugar on top of the pastry.

things to do with Leftover Croissant Dough

Cinnamon Twists

Cinnamon twists are made using long and thin pieces of croissant dough.

The dough is twisted to create the shape. A little bit of cinnamon and sugar are dusted on the top of the dough, and then they can be baked and enjoyed!

Cruffin

A cruffin is a hybrid between a muffin and a croissant. A cruffin can be made with croissant dough or puff pastry dough.

A cruffin is made by using cinnamon, and sugar, and twisting the dough to make a delightful dessert that looks almost like a rose.

You can even use hazelnut sauce to have a creamy, chocolatey cruffin.

Cranberry Brie Bites

Cranberry brie bites are a tart and cheesy appetizer you can make using croissant dough.

You only need small squares of croissant dough to create this bite sized appetizer.

Place the squares inside a mini muffin tin, and add a small piece of brie. Top the brie with cranberry sauce and a sprig of fresh rosemary.

Bake the cranberry brie bites and serve warm.

Chocolate Tart Decoration Ideas

September 29, 2022January 10, 2022 by Jenna Atkinson

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Chocolate tarts are rich with chocolate, and can be decorated using a few simple foods.

Chocolate tarts can have fruit, coffee, cocoa powder, and chocolate decorations added to it for a professional looking dessert.

Try out using these simple, alluring decorations for your chocolate tart.

Chocolate covered coffee beans

Chocolate covered coffee beans add a hint of coffee to your chocolate tart.

Chocolate covered coffee beans are crunchy, so they add a hard texture when biting into the chocolate tart.

Chocolate covered coffee beans are overwhelming with flavor, therefore you only need a couple to decorate your chocolate tart with.

Chocolate Decoration

Chocolate decorations can be made with any color of chocolate.

All you need to do is melt your chocolate, and pipe the chocolate in an intricate design on a piece of parchment paper.

Place the chocolate in the freezer to make it sturdy, and then place it on top of the chocolate tart.

It also works well if you put a little whipped cream on the tart, and then place the chocolate decoration into the whipped cream.

Whipped Cream

Vanilla whipped cream is a soft, creamy topping you can decorate your chocolate tart with.

The whipped cream adds a contrasting color to the tart, making it look vibrant.

The velvety smooth vanilla whipped cream will add a rich flavor to your chocolate tart. Try making a chocolate decoration to place into the whipped cream for a intricately decorated chocolate tart.

Salted Caramel Sauce

Salted caramel sauce is a sticky, sweet and salty flavor that goes well with chocolate tarts.

Salted caramel adds a hint of sugar and a unique salty finish for the chocolate tart.

Fresh Fruit

Fresh fruit can be used to decorate chocolate tarts with, using a bit of arrangement.

You can place raspberries face up with the flat side down so they don’t fall over or move around.

Sweeter fruit goes better with chocolate tarts, so it’s best to use raspberries or strawberries on top of your chocolate tart.

raspberries
kiwi slices
sliced strawberries

White chocolate scrolls

Use a potato peeler and grate the chocolate away from you to create white chocolate scrolls.

It’s best if you grate the scrolls right on top of the tart, so you don’t damage them trying to pick them up (or melting them with your fingers).

Melted White Chocolate

Melt white chocolate, then place the chocolate in a piping bag fitted with a narrow round tip. The chocolate comes out fast so you have to work quickly.

Pipe your chocolate in lines, or intersecting lines to give the tart a beautiful decoration.

Mint Leaves

You can arrange a few mint leaves on the tops of your chocolate tarts for a vibrant pop of green color.

Mint is a powerful flavor, most people will pick it off prior to eating their chocolate tart. It’s more of a decoration.

Cocoa Powder

You can add a little dusting of cocoa powder to the top of your chocolate tart for an added decoration.

Only add a sparing amount, because by itself, cocoa powder is quite bitter tasting.

Icing Roses

Using the star tip, you can pipe buttercream icing roses on the tops of your chocolate tart.

If you’re making mini chocolate tarts, pipe 1 large rose on the top of it.

If you’re making a large chocolate tart, you can pipe roses along the edge along with a few green leaves.

Icing decorations on the top of the chocolate tart will make it look artistic and eye catching.

Nuts

Tiny chopped up nuts work well for a pop of texture in your chocolate tart.

Adding pistachios will add a lovely green color to the chocolate tart. Pistachios pair well with a few fresh raspberries to decorate your chocolate tart with.

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pecans
walnuts
almonds

Mini Dessert Table Ideas

January 10, 2022 by Jenna Atkinson

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Dessert tables are made to be captivating to your guests.

You’ll want to have different styles of plates, bowls, and even a couple written words on your dessert table.

“sweet treats”
“love is sweet”
“gimme some sugar”

To set up your dessert table, put a nice table cloth down.

Arrange your desserts on different levels, and different styles of plates, bowls, etc. for your dessert table.

Cake stands work well for displaying mini desserts. They look intricate and make the dessert table look professional.

You can even put a cardboard box underneath the table cloth to make varying heights for your dessert table.

Mini Cupcakes

Mini cupcakes are a delicious mini version of a cupcake that gives people 1 bite of cake with icing.

Since mini cupcakes are bite sized, there’s no mess with them! They work exceptionally well for a mini dessert table.

You can make a couple of different kinds of mini cupcakes for a dessert table – a lighter flavor like vanilla, and a heavier flavor like red velvet work well together.

Mini Mille Feuille

Mille feuille is a dessert that is made up of 3 layers of puff pastry. In between the puff pastry layers is piped vanilla custard. The vanilla custard is made with actual vanilla beans so you can see the tiny vanilla beans in the custard.

Mille feuille has a layer of royal icing on the top of it, with a couple of decorative lines of dark chocolate.

The dark chocolate is made a bit more fancy by using slits with a knife, giving mille feuille its signature look.

Mini Lemon Tarts

Mini lemon tarts are made by creating pie crust, and then baking the pie crust into tart shells.

The tart shells are filled with lemon cream. Lemon cream is has a buttery, citrusy flavor.

On top of the lemon cream, add a couple of fresh raspberries.

Drizzle a little white chocolate ganache and they’re ready to be served!

Mini Raspberry Mousse

Raspberry mousse is a light, fruity, decadent dessert.

Raspberry mousse can be piped into small containers for a mini dessert.

You can decorate your mini mousse by adding white chocolate scrolls, or a couple of fresh raspberries for a beautiful finish to the dessert.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chocolate covered strawberries are simple, yet the fruit and chocolate combination makes them irresistible!

You can decorate chocolate covered strawberries using a contrasting color of chocolate (white or dark chocolate depending on what kind of chocolate you dipped your strawberries in).

You can drizzle chocolate in lines, or add chocolate scrolls on top.

You can even add sprinkles or a bit of gold dust for more of a fancy mini dessert.

Mini loaves

You can make a full sized loaf, and cut them into smaller pieces so people can take a small pieces of loaf as a dessert.

You can cut them so they can fit into a cupcake liner, or arrange them lying spaced out.

Mini loaves offer people a little sweet dessert that isn’t too sweet. It’s a good option to have for people that don’t exactly want a cupcake, it offers them a variety to choose from.

Macarons

Macarons are chewy and melt in your mouth.

They are small cookies filled with buttercream, jam, and other creamy fillings.

Macarons can be filled with fruit flavors, dessert flavors, tea and coffee flavors, just about anything you can dream of.

Macarons are more of a delicate, intricate cookie.

They can be decorated and shaped into characters, or painted to add bit of color and design to them.

Macarons can be made into a macaron tower using a couple of simple craft supplies for a mouthwatering cookie tree!

Chocolate Fountain

Chocolate fountains look mesmerizing on a dessert table. Chocolate fountains are easy to set up and get going.

To prepare the foods to be dipped into the chocolate fountain is another story…

Everything needs to be cut up into bite sized pieces, including fruit, rice krispies, angel food cake, etc.

You can dip several different types of food in a chocolate fountain, so not everything needs to be prepared. Keep this in mind when selecting your foods.

You’ll want to have plates, toothpicks, and napkins readily available for your chocolate fountain.

It’s definitely worth it to have a chocolate fountain on a dessert table given it’s very popular!!

Mini Cheesecakes

Mini cheesecakes are a bit bigger than bite sized.

Mini cheesecakes are made with cupcake liners.

Mini cheesecakes are creamy and rich. You don’t need much to be satisfied.

Many people might even share their mini cheesecake if they take more than 1 dessert from the dessert table.

There are a variety of flavors you can make that would work well for a dessert table including:

How to Serve Prosciutto

January 4, 2022 by Jenna Atkinson

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Prosciutto is a specialty food that can be added to make an appetizer, pasta, pizza, or a salad.

You can fold it in a couple different ways to make it look enticing, or even wrap food with it for a fancy appetizer.

Folded

You can make intricate appetizers using folded strips of prosciutto that will make them look chef-worthy.

Using a slice of baguette, a crostini, or a cracker, place a layer of your favorite jam or jelly, cheese, arugula, and a folded piece of prosciutto.

You can fold it like an accordion, or for smaller pieces, one fold, and have the fold off to the side. It will make the prosciutto look more eye-catching this way.

Top your appetizers with honey or drizzled balsamic vinegar for a sweeter finish.

Try making this arugula, brie, and prosciutto appetizer.

Wrapped

Prosciutto is sliced into long, thin shapes, which makes it perfect for wrapping up other food with.

Lay the prosciutto out flat, and begin by placing a thin layer of a fruit (apple, pear, etc.) near the edge of the prosciutto, leaving about an inch on one side.

You can put a spoonful of jam, honey, etc. on top of the fruit.

Keep layering with cheese, arugula, etc.

When you’re ready to roll up, place the 1 inch of prosciutto that you left from the beginning, over the layers of filling.

Then continue to wrap your prosciutto until the end. You can put the prosciutto wrap with the edge downward, and put a toothpick in if desired.

You also have the option of wrapping prosciutto, and then baking it, like prosciutto wrapped asparagus.

Flatbread

Prosciutto crisps up in the oven, therefore it serves very well on top of flatbread.

Roll out your flatbread, place your favorite pizza sauce on top, and a little mozzarella cheese. Top with strips of arugula, peppers, onions, pineapple, etc.

After it comes out of the oven, sprinkle arugula and balsamic vinegar on top.

Pasta

Prosciutto doesn’t need to be cooked, therefore it tosses in well at the end of making pasta for a savory finish!

Creamy lemon ricotta pasta has a few strips of prosciutto added at end of making pasta.

It’s a creamy, citrusy lemon flavored pasta that you’ll love!!

Sandwich

Prosciutto layers well with other meats like salami, or turkey to make sandwiches with, or goes well by iteself.

Prosciutto can have a wide variety of spreads with it like pesto, fig jam, cranberry sauce.

Add in a few greens like arugula, and some cheese (Havarti, gouda) and you can eat your sandwich cold or warm to have the cheese melt onto the prosciutto.

Skewers

Using the same “folded” look on appetizers, you can fold your prosciutto and then press it onto a wooden skewer.

Skewers are made by adding fruit like melons, grapes, peaches, to the skewers, and a few fresh herbs.

You can add a couple cubes of mozzarella to the skewer as well if desired.

Salad

Prosciutto is a nice filler for a salad, since it doesn’t need to be cooked. You can add a couple of small strips that are bite sized pieces for a delicious addition to your favorite salad.

6 Appetizers to Serve Before Pizza

September 29, 2022January 4, 2022 by Jenna Atkinson

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Everyone looks forward to having appetizers before the main meal!

Finger food can be served with toothpicks or made into small bite sized pieces.

Appetizers served before pizza include savory foods like prosciutto, guacamole, meat balls, and bruschetta.

Prosciutto Appetizer with Cheese

Prosciutto appetizer with cheese is a spicy, creamy appetizer served on a fresh slice of baguette.

The spice of the appetizer comes from a thin layer of red pepper jelly on top of the baguette.

Prosciutto appetizer can be made with either a slice of gouda or Havarti cheese placed on top of the red pepper jelly.

Add a couple of sprigs of arugula and a folded piece for prosciutto.

Drizzle a small amount of balsamic reduction on top of the prosciutto for an added sweet finish to your appetizer.

Roasted Cherry Tomato Bruschetta

Roasted cherry tomato bruschetta is served warm, made on crispy garlic crostini’s.

The roasted tomatoes are tossed with fresh basil leaves, and then placed on top of the crostini’s that have been rubbed with garlic.

The bruschetta topped with a sprinkle of grated parmesan cheese, making it look mouth watering! You can drizzle a little balsamic reduction for a more professional looking appetizer.

Avocado Cucumber Shrimp Bites

Avocado cucumber shrimp bites are a refreshing, spicy appetizer to serve. The shrimp is Cajun style, adding a hint of spice to the appy.

Avocado is mashed with a little lime juice for citusy flavor, and added on top of a slice of cucumber.

Top with a shrimp, and it’s ready to serve! These little cucumber bites look elaborate and taste delightful!

Simple Guacamole

Guacamole is the perfect appetizer to serve before pizza because it’s one the favorite dipping appetizers!

Guacamole is a creamy, chunky dip that you can dip tortilla chips into.

It has a little bit of onion, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime juice with a hint of garlic salt to add some spice to mashed avocados.

Meat Balls

Meat balls are a bite sized appetizer that are packed full of savory flavor and sweet sauce.

Sweet and Tangy Asian meat balls are covered in teriyaki sauce for a sweet and savory flavor.

Garnish the meat balls with fresh parsley and sesame seeds.

You can place a toothpick into each meat ball so it isn’t sticky on your fingers.

Watermelon Feta Bites

Watermelon feta bites are a refreshing appetizer to serve before pizza.

Watermelon is cut with a round cookie cutter, and then it hollowed out with a melon baller.

Dice a bit more watermelon to mix with cucumber and feta cheese. The mixture is tossed with a bit of red wine vinegar and olive oil.

The mixture is placed into the center of the hollowed out round watermelon pieces for vibrant, juicy, creamy appetizer.

You can drizzle a little balsamic reduction on top for a sugary sweet taste complimenting the watermelon flavor.

11 Summer Macaron Flavors

January 4, 2022 by Jenna Atkinson

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Summer macarons melt in your mouth with their velvety, soft, chewy texture.

Summer flavored macarons are full of bursting fruit flavors, with a hint of S’more flavors for around the campfire.

There might even be a couple macaron flavors to remind you of being around the pool with a cold drink like mojitos and piña coladas!

Watermelon Macarons

Watermelon macarons can be made by coloring the shells either pink or green.

Watermelon macarons are filled with a cream cream frosting that has watermelon flavoring added to it.

The outside of the macarons can be painted with a black edible marker to create the look of seeds on your pink macarons.

You can even paint the edges green for a full watermelon macaron look.

Piña Colada Macarons

Piña colada macarons are made by adding a little coconut flour to the macaron batter.

After the macarons have been piped, a sprinkle of shredded coconut is added to the tops of the macaron shells.

The filling of the piña colada macarons is made by adding rum extract, pineapple juice, and coconut cream to a buttercream frosting.

Kiwi Macarons

Kiwi macarons are made by adding green food coloring to macaron batter.

Kiwi macarons are filled by making your own kiwi jam using fresh kiwi, lime juice, a sugar syrup, and gelatin to thicken it up.

S’more Macarons

S’more macarons are made by adding ground up graham crackers to macaron batter.

There are 2 fillings for s’more macarons that you’ll need to make. There will be one layer of milk chocolate ganache.

The other layer is a buttercream frosting made with marshmallow fluff.

The combination of graham cracker flavored shells, marshmallow buttercream, and milk chocolate ganache, makes these macarons irresistible.

Mojito Macarons

Mojito macarons are made using your favorite macaron recipe, and then adding a hint of green food coloring to the macaron batter.

Mojito macarons are filled with 2 different fillings.

The first is a mojito ganache, made by adding rum bakery emulsion flavoring, lime oil, fresh lime juice, chopped up fresh mint leaves to a white chocolate ganache base.

The second filling is a lime center made of sweetened condensed milk, fresh lime juice, and lime zest.

The ganache is piped in a ring around the edge of the macaron shell, while the sweet lime center is piped in the middle of the macaron shell.

Peach Macarons

Peach macarons are made by adding a bit of orange food coloring to the macaron shell batter.

Peach macarons are filled with peach jam.

To create the look of a real peach, paint the outside of the macarons using milk and orange coloring, and another container with milk and red food coloring.

Immediately after painting the outside of the macaron, dip the shells into sugar to coat it. Add 2 mint leaves and stick them into the jam.

Raspberry Macarons

Raspberry macarons are made by adding a bit of food coloring to the macaron batter to make them either pink or red.

Raspberry macaron filling is made by adding raspberry jam to a buttercream base filling.

Raspberry jam is much more concentrated in flavor, therefore it flavors buttercream much better than using crushed raspberries.

Cherry Macarons

Cherry macarons are made by adding red or pink food coloring to the macaron batter.

Finely chopped cherries are added to a buttercream base frosting for the cherry macaron filling.

Mango Macarons

Mango macarons are made by creating the macaron shells, and adding a bit of yellow or orange food coloring to the macaron batter.

The filling of the mango macarons is made by adding mango puree to a buttercream base frosting.

Pineapple Macarons

Pineapple macarons are made by adding a bit of yellow food coloring to the macaron shell batter.

The center filling is made by creating a puree using pineapple chunks.

The pureed pineapple is mixed with rice flour and coconut flour over the stove for a few minutes until it thickens.

Once it’s cooled down, it’ll ready to be piped onto the macaron shells.

Cotton Candy Macarons

Cotton candy macarons are made by adding cotton candy food flavoring and blue gel food coloring to macaron batter.

The center filling is a cotton candy white chocolate ganache. Cotton candy food flavoring is added to hot cream and white chocolate to create this deliciously sweet and fun flavor of macarons.

7 Spring Macaron Flavors

December 29, 2021 by Jenna Atkinson

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Spring is full of bright colors after a long, dark winter.

Spring macarons can be made into an array of vibrant colors.

When making your spring macaron flavors, try to make at least 2-3 different bright colored macarons.

You can match the colors you’ve chosen for your macarons to the fillings you plan to use for your spring macarons.

Spring macaron flavors include citrus, fruit, rose, and tea flavored macarons.

White Chocolate Rose Macarons

White chocolate rose macarons are made by adding vanilla bean paste to the macaron shell batter.

For a bit of added decoration, you can add dried rose petals to the top of the macaron shells, right after piping them. They will make your macarons looked eye catching with it’s textured look.

The filling is made by adding rose water, and melted white chocolate to a buttercream base frosting.

To decorate the macarons, you can add a little more melted white chocolate and streak it on the top of the macaron shells. You can add a few more dried rose petals or sprinkles that will stick onto the melted white chocolate.

Peach Macarons

Peach macarons are made by adding a bit of orange food coloring to the macaron shell batter.

Peach macarons are filled with peach jam.

To create the look of a real peach, paint the outside of the macarons using milk and orange coloring, and another container with milk and red food coloring.

Immediately after painting the outside of the macaron, dip the shells into sugar to coat it. Add 2 mint leaves and stick them into the jam.

Lemon Macarons

Lemon macarons are made with a buttercream based macaron filling.

The buttercream is made by adding lemon juice and lemon zest to create the tart buttercream icing.

Grapefruit Macarons

Grapefruit macarons are made by adding grapefruit zest to the macaron batter.

The grapefruit filling for macarons is made by adding grapefruit zest and grapefruit juice to a buttercream base frosting.

Raspberry Macarons

Raspberry macarons are made with a buttercream based filling.

The buttercream is mixed with raspberry jam to create a raspberry buttercream macaron filling.

If you’re wanting a more concentrated burst of flavor, add a bit of jam to the center of the raspberry macaron.

Earl Grey Macarons

Earl grey macarons are made by adding purple gel food coloring and ground up earl grey tea leaves to macaron batter.

Early grey macarons are filled with earl grey buttercream icing.

Early grey tea leaves are added to a buttercream icing base to create this mesmerizing tea macaron flavor.

Taste test, and add more tea if necessary to have a punch of earl grey flavor.

Lavender Macarons

Lavender macarons are made by adding ground up dried lavender to macaron batter.

The filling is a honey buttercream frosting.

You can add more ground up dried lavender to the honey buttercream if you want even more lavender flavor in your lavender macarons.

5 Purple Macaron Flavors

December 29, 2021 by Jenna Atkinson

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Purple macarons are brilliant with color and bursting with flavor.

You can color your own purple macarons at home using gel or powdered food coloring.

Purple macarons have fruit or tea flavors that are sweet and decadent.

Blackberry Macarons

Blackberry macarons are made by adding a purple gel food coloring to the macaron batter.

The filling is made by creating a white chocolate ganache, and then placing 1/2 of a fresh blackberry in the center.

When you bite into blackberry macarons you have the creamy, sweet ganache, paired with the tart, burst of blackberry flavor.

Earl Grey Macarons

Earl grey macarons are made by adding purple gel food coloring and ground up earl grey tea leaves to macaron batter.

Early grey macarons are filled with earl grey buttercream icing.

Early grey tea leaves are added to a buttercream icing base to create this mesmerizing tea macaron flavor.

Taste test, and add more tea if necessary to have a punch of earl grey flavor.

Lavender Macarons

Lavender macarons are made by adding ground up dried lavender to macaron batter.

The filling is a honey buttercream frosting.

You can add more ground up dried lavender to the honey buttercream if you want even more lavender flavor in your lavender macarons.

Cotton Candy Macarons

Cotton candy macarons are made by adding cotton candy food flavoring and purple gel food coloring to macaron batter.

The center filling is a cotton candy white chocolate ganache. Cotton candy food flavoring is added to hot cream and white chocolate to create this deliciously sweet and fun flavor of macarons.

London Fog Macarons

London fog macarons are made by adding lavender extract to macaron batter. You can also sprinkle a bit of culinary lavender to the tops of the macarons if desired.

Earl grey buttercream icing is the filling for these delicious macarons.

Add vanilla extract, and a full bag of Earl grey tea leaves to the base of a buttercream frosting.

Taste test, you might need to add more tea leaves or vanilla extract to get the taste just right.

8 Sweet Crepe Toppings

December 29, 2021 by Jenna Atkinson

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Crepes delicately thin with a sweeter finish and smoother texture than a pancake. Crepes can be folded into different designs, and then have their toppings added to them.

Crepes can be served with decadent, creamy, rich toppings like strawberry sauce, cream cheese whipped cream, and chocolate sauce.

Try making your own crepes at home with these alluring crepe toppings!

Hazelnut Sauce with Fresh Strawberries

Hazelnut sauce has a toasted nutty, sweet flavor to it.

When hazelnut sauce is paired with fresh strawberries for crepes it balances out the tart fruit, with the sweet nut sauce.

Hazelnut sauce with fresh strawberries is a refreshing and satisfying topping for your crepes.

Blueberry Sauce

Blueberry sauce is a sweet, fruit sauce you can put on top of your crepes.

Blueberry sauce is thickened into a syrup like consistency by using cornstarch.

Blueberry sauce is best paired with whipped cream for a creamy and sweet finish to your crepes.

Strawberry Sauce

Strawberry sauce is a beautiful vibrant color to top your crepes with.

Strawberries have a sweet, light flavor to them, therefore they go well as a sauce on top of your crepes.

Add a little bit of whipped cream with the strawberry sauce for a rich and sweet crepe topping.

Whipped Cream

Whipped cream has a softy, pillow texture that melts a little on the freshly cooked warm crepes.

Whipped cream adds a rich, creamy flavor to crepes.

You can add caramel sauce, chocolate sauce, or fruit sauce on top of your crepes along with your whipped cream.

The combination of chilled velvety whipped cream with a sweet sauce makes your crepes irresistible!

Caramel Sauce

Caramel sauce is a sweet, decadent topping you can put on top of your crepes.

Salted caramel sauce is another option, which adds a sweet and salty flavor to crepes.

Chocolate Sauce

Chocolate sauce is a sweet, creamy sauce that will add a sugary finish to your crepes.

You can use chocolate sauce on top of whipped cream for a combination of rich, creamy, and sweet flavors to your crepes.

Cream Cheese Whipped Cream

Cream cheese whipped cream is a tart and rich topping for crepes.

Cream cheese whipped cream has hints of aromatic vanilla notes and tart lemon juice.

Cream cheese whipped cream is a decadent, rich topping for crepes.

Whipped Lemon Ricotta

Whipped lemon ricotta has a tart, pungent, citrus flavor to it. Since the ricotta is whipped, it has a smooth, creamy, velvety texture to it.

Whipped lemon ricotta has a hint of lemon zest, and a little vanilla extract to make your crepes have a delicious refreshing flavor to them.

If you’re wanting a bit of a sweeter finish to your crepes, you can add a little blueberry sauce on top of your crepes as well.

7 Frosting Flavors for Vanilla Cupcakes

December 29, 2021 by Jenna Atkinson

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Vanilla cupcakes are the most popular cupcakes in the world!

Vanilla cupcakes have a soft crumb on the inside, with a hint of vanilla flavor.

Vanilla cupcakes go well with several different flavors of frosting, including using fruit puree or sparkling wine to flavor your frosting.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Vanilla buttercream frosting is a classic icing for vanilla cupcakes.

Vanilla buttercream is rich and creamy, with an aromatic flavor of vanilla.

It’s a stiff icing, therefore it pipes well on top of of cupcakes for those beautiful rose icing designs.

Vanilla buttercream is made with heavy cream instead of milk to thin it out, therefore it has more of a buttery, velvety flavor.

You can easily color vanilla buttercream frosting using gel food coloring, or liquid food coloring for your themed cupcakes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream cheese frosting is one of the favorite flavors of frosting vanilla cupcakes.

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.

Strawberry Buttercream

Strawberry buttercream is one of the most fruity frostings you’ll ever eat!!

To make strawberry buttercream you have to first make strawberry puree. It smells as good as it sounds.

The puree is added to a buttercream base, and it produces a vibrant pink frosting for cupcakes.

Strawberry buttercream has a bit of unique look to it, it has tiny pieces of strawberry mixed throughout the icing.

I recommend using the buttercream within 1-2 days, as the flavor fades over time.

White Chocolate Buttercream

W hite chocolate buttercream is made by adding melted vanilla chocolate to a buttercream base.

White chocolate is a fairly sweet chocolate, but added to buttercream makes it a delicious and creamy frosting that isn’t too sweet.

White chocolate buttercream is a beautiful crisp white frosting for cupcakes, but you can color if desired using gel food coloring.

Coffee Buttercream Frosting

Coffee buttercream frosting is an incredible flavored icing that goes well with vanilla cupcakes.

It’s one of my favorite frostings because it’s FULL of coffee flavor.

It tastes like you’re eating a latte, giving you a little pick-me-up.

Coffee buttercream icing is made by adding instant coffee (I recommend using freshly brewed espresso) to a buttercream icing base.

Coffee buttercream frosting has a hazel color to the frosting, making it look eye catching against the vanilla cupcakes.

Champagne Buttercream Frosting

Champagne buttercream frosting has a lovely hint of bubbly flavor.

Champagne buttercream frosting can be made using a sweet sparkling wine infused into a vanilla buttercream frosting.

Champagne buttercream frosting is perfect for a wedding shower, NYE party, or birthday party celebration.

Chai Spiced Frosting

Chai spiced frosting has the flavor of a chai latte.

Chai spiced frosting is made by infusing chai spice into a vanilla buttercream frosting.

Chai spiced frosting has a birch color to it, and it goes well with vanilla cupcakes.

It’s a unique tea flavored frosting that your guests will love!