Recipes for creams, sweet sauces, mousses, and yogurts

A detailed recipe for making thick custard with candied fruit....

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

A detailed recipe for making Catalan cream with photos...

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

A detailed recipe for making coffee cupcakes with butter-coffee cream....

Detailed recipe with photos.

A detailed recipe for making cupcakes with chocolate ganache cream....

A homemade dessert recipe: pears in Belle Hélène syrup with chocolate sauce and ice cream.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Every year for Diwali (the Hindu New Year), my father receives boxes of dried fruit. One Thanksgiving, when I received organic dates, I remembered this tradition and decided...

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I don't usually overindulge in white chocolate, but I find the mint takes away some of its cloying sweetness. However, I was told about this dessert when I brought it as a treat to...

This is a true Italian-English hybrid: syllabub is a thoroughly English dish, though the liqueur makes it distinctly Italian. The crumbled Amaretti biscuits make it resemble a trifle made from...

It's another name for chocolate pudding, but it sounds better in Italian. But frankly, the language doesn't matter; it's pure, utter bliss. When you eat this custard...

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Chocolate mousse typically takes a good few hours, or even a whole day, to prepare before you can enjoy it, as the yolk needs to set and the whipped whites need to set...

Recipe for an English dessert - Chocolate-cherry trifle....

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There's no version of this pudding I don't like, and I've made several. This one uses fresh, good-quality bottled pomegranate juice to bring out the flavor from the strawberries...

Detailed recipe with photos.

Detailed recipe with photos.

Amazing in taste and appearance, Bobby Flay's trifle is perfect for a party of up to 12. This dessert features buttery homemade gingerbread, plus a tart...

Check out this new cannoli recipe from Food Network magazine: Instead of cream cheese-filled cannoli tubes, use ice cream cones. Fill them with a sweet mixture...

The crust for this individual dessert, filled with fruit jam and thick, fluffy peanut butter pudding and topped with sweet whipped cream, is made from crushed graham crackers,...

Part dessert, part cocktail, this Trisha Yearwood martini, topped with a layer of whipped cream, is made with three liqueurs blended with a spiced syrup infused with cloves and cinnamon. Garnish with...

It takes just four ingredients and five minutes for Rachel Ray to make this vibrant, refreshing parfait. She layers crispy rice cereal between layers of vanilla yogurt, luscious...

With two types of melted chocolate, this delicious egg white custard gets its silky texture from butter, while a splash of instant espresso enhances the chocolate flavor...

By using equal parts butter and cream cheese, you get the traditional flavor of the beloved frosting often used as a filling for red velvet cake.

This classic frosting, which takes just minutes to make, can be used to fill cakes, decorate shortbread cookies, cupcakes, and more.

To add even more apple flavor, the Neely family adds raw, straight-pressed apple juice to a simple mixture of fruit, brown sugar, and cinnamon—and in just 25 minutes, they have applesauce...

A large batch of this apple sauce can easily be made in a slow cooker in just one hour. The recipe uses juicy red plums, which add color and sweetness to the sauce.

To ensure quick results, Alton Brown microwaves apples. For this cognac-infused apple sauce, he uses softened fruit that...

Why does Ina Garten's applesauce have a pink tint? The secret is that she doesn't just bake the apples; she leaves a bit of the red peel on, which imparts its color and adds a subtle touch...

Before serving, add a splash of raspberry liqueur to the hot chocolate cream and garnish with candied ginger, which will add both aroma and sweetness. A treat from Aida...

A recipe for strawberry sauce for ice cream, pancakes, fritters, or various desserts. Strawberries are simmered with sugar, water, and lemon juice. Finally, strain the sauce through a fine sieve and...

A homemade chocolate sauce recipe. The sauce is very easy to make and consists of heavy cream, butter, cane sugar, syrup, chocolate, and cocoa powder.

This caramel sauce recipe is made with cream, syrup, sugar, butter, and a vanilla bean. The sauce can be used as a topping for various desserts, such as ice cream,...

A recipe for white chocolate mousse made with egg yolks and whipped cream. Serve the mousse in bowls with fresh blackberries and garnish with mint leaves.

A recipe for an American dessert called "Trifle," made with cream cheese and whipped cream, topped with strawberry sauce and whole berries, and topped with pretzel crumbles and butter.

A recipe for a French dessert called Terrine. It consists of a white, milky layer and a red layer of watermelon and raspberry pulp, pureed with gelatin. The terrine is cut into slices...

Recipe for fried ice cream in breadcrumbs with chocolate sauce....

A quick pudding recipe made with custard, muffins, and bananas.

If you haven't used chia seeds yet, consider them a superfood in miniature form. In her recipe, Giada soaks them overnight in almond milk and maple syrup,...