Strawberry Mascarpone Tart, with buttery, crunchy cookie-like crust, whipped mascarpone filling and fresh strawberries is a luscious and winning spring dessert! Strawberry Mascarpone Tart Ah, strawberry season has finally arrived. It’s no secret that strawberries are my favorite fruit and every year I look forward to April, when local stands with irresistible red berries and…
Pies and Tarts
Apple, Pear and Frangipane Galette
Sweet apples and pears encased in an easy almond filling and a flaky, buttery crust, this Apple, Pear and Frangipane Galette is wonderful and flavorful dessert. If you’re looking for easy fall dessert, search no more. I think at this point I’ve posted four variations of galette. I can’t help it — to me there…
Plum Almond Galette
Flaky, buttery crust topped with juicy plums with a hint of almond flour, a perfect end-of-the-summer and early fall dessert. I must admit, I actually made this recipe last summer, but since I had a small baby back then (she’s 18 months old now) and all my attention was focused on her, I totally forgot…
Pumpkin Pie
My twist on a classic pumpkin pie, with cream cheese, heavy cream, and without ginger and cloves 🙂 Pumpkin pie!! I love pumpkin… pumpkin soup, especially baked pumpkin as a side dish, pumpkin cake (so moist!!!).… but I couldn’t make myself to love pumpkin pie. It is said that you have to grow up with…
Apple Plum Crumble (Crisp)
Juicy apples and plums baked under the crunchy oaty crumble topping. This apple and plum crumble is guaranteed to satisfy any appetite. Real autumnal treat! Is it too late for plum recipes?? Although plums are late summer/early fall fruit I like my plum desserts any time of year. I am a huge fan of those…
Apple Crisp
Soft, sweet pieces of apples under buttery crunchy oatmeal crumbles, topped with generous spoon of vanilla ice cream – absolute comfort food!!! Apple Crisp must be created to make people happy. This is one of the recipes I made on weekly basis while I was in third trimester. It was a perfect dessert to satisfy my crazy-late-pregnancy-sweet-tooth….
Lemon Yogurt Tart
Lemon Yogurt Tart is the perfect dessert for summer or any time of year. A simple shortbread crust filled with creamy yogurt, lemon juice and whipped cream. Serve this pie cold or frozen. When I crave something sweet during summer heat, I mostly bake fruit desserts, such as cobbler or galette (Blueberry Peach Galette, Strawberry Galette, Strawberry Cobbler, Peach…
Blueberry Peach Galette
With flaky buttery crust, sweet peaches and juicy blueberries, galette or crostata is perfect summer dessert. It is easier to make then a pie, and topped with scoop of vanilla ice cream is so delicious. Galette is definitely my go-to summer dessert because it requires minimal effort and minimal baking talent. We can not get enough of…