Chestnut desserts

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The title summarizes it quite succinctly: this is a chestnut cheesecake crowned with a pile of caramelized fuyu persimmons. I loved this quite a bit – it has two of my favourite things and th…

Mont Blanc tart is a varitation on the decadent Mont Blanc cake. Topped with cream and meringue it is a perfect tart for those who love creamy tarts.

Nigella’s Chocolate Chestnut Cake is crafted from dark chocolate, chestnut puree, eggs, butter, rum, and vanilla extract. It serves 6 and requires about 55 minutes to prepare and bake, offering a rich, indulgent dessert experience.

Chestnut cake is an amazing Fall recipe that will surprise your guests. It is easy and uses canned chestnut puree.

Known in French as “crème de marrons”, chestnut cream is the ultimate Christmas comfort food in France. Sweet, creamy and nutty, kids and adults enjoy this golden spread on toasts, waffles, crêpes, or stirred into yogurts. It is also the star ingredients of some classic French desserts, like the fancy Mont Blanc or simpler Gâteau Ardéchois (Chestnut Cream Cake). Chestnut cream is sold in tubes or cans in France and can be found in most grocery stores. But for those in the US or Canada who…

Adapted from 'Gâteau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes,' by Aleksandra Crapanzano. In her headnote, Crapanzano describes this cake as “gluten-free but quite decadent.” We’d call it simply delicious, the kind of cake you could eat for breakfast with coffee, in the afternoon with tea or after dinner. Leave it plain, and it’s nicely rustic, or dress it up with powdered sugar, or — as Crapanzano suggests — with a dollop of whipped cream mixed with crème fraîche. The cake calls for…

Biting into a marron glacé is such a wonderful treat. These candied chestnuts are sweet, tender and nutty all in one. They take some patience to make but you'll soon discover, it's well worth the effort.

Here I go with another chestnut recipe! For a while, I'd been thinking that I don't cook or bake nearly enough with chestnuts considering how much I love them. There aren't all that many recipes out there since chestnuts aren't very prevalent or popular in America. But I've been finding ways to increase the chestnut-love in my kitchen, and this time, it's with an easy chocolate-chestnut torte. This is essentially a flourless chocolate-chestnut cake. To simplify it - instead of folding only…

This silky dessert is the perfect end to a hearty autumn meal.