Easy French Food and Recipes

Easy Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Try one of these easy chocolate dessert recipes from France for a treat that's bound to please. You'll be hard pressed to find someone who doesn't enjoy chocolate.

rum chocolate cake recipe Rum Chocolate Cake Recipe

This little squares are called pavés in French and they make a perfect bite of chocolate without being overly sweet or rich. A big hit chez nous.

chocolate ganache recipe Chocolate Ganache Recipe

A simple mixture of cream and chocolate, ganache can be used to fill, frost or ice cakes. It is also used to make truffles.

chocolate mousse Chocolate Mousse Recipe

This chocolate mousse recipe has only three ingredients. What could be simpler for an elegant dessert tonight?

chocolate truffle recipe Chocolate Truffle Recipe

You can vary this French chocolate truffle recipe to suit your cravings. These easy candy truffles are very popular in France, especially around the hoidays.

chocolate almond cake Chocolate Almond Cake

This delicious French chocolate almond cake recipe is called a Reine de Saba, or Queen of Sheba. It goes together quickly and requires only 20 minutes to bake to moist perfection.

chocolate pot de creme Chocolate Pot de Creme

Here's a recipe for the ever popular French chocolate pot de creme. Pots de creme come in many variations and served in their own pretty ramekin, make a quick and elegant finish to any meal.

chocolate pear tart Pear Dessert Recipe: Chocolate Pear Tart

Tarte choco-poire is a delicious pear dessert recipe given to me by my Alsacian neighbor. Like all the recipes you will find here, this chocolate pear tart is simple to make.

chocolate charlotte Chocolate Charlotte Recipe

This classic French dessert requires no baking. Brandy soaked lady fingers line a special mold and then are filled with an airy chocolate mousse for an elegant presentation.

Grand Marnier tiramisu Grand Marnier Tiramisu

Try this decidedly French take on the classic Italian dessert for a gloriously decadent yet very easily made treat.

chocolate lava cake Chocolate Lava Cake Recipe

This chocolate lava cake recipe called a moelleux au chocolat is very popular in France.  Serve individual servings hot from the oven for a decadently rich chocolate experience.

chocolate mousse cake Chocolate Mousse Cake Recipe

Served in a pool of raspberry sauce and topped with sweetened whipped cream, this flourless cake is chocolate to the max and very easy to make.

yule log cake recipe Yule Log Cake Recipe

Here's a very easy Buche de Noel recipe. Chocolate buttercream and genoise cake make the perfect combination for this classic French holiday dessert.

chocolate tart Chocolate Tart Recipe

Here's the lastest addition to our easy kids recipes, a chocolate tart recipe made with ganache. Learn something about ganache and try this simple recipe out on your family and friends.

easy brownie recipe Easy Brownie Recipe

In France this easy chocolate dessert recipe is called le choco fondant. It is a perfect French recipe for a kid who is learning to cook. See our other French kids recipes too.

French yule log French Yule Log

Here's another French yule Log recipe. This one is made from chocolate and chestnut puree for a super rich and easy Christmas desert.


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