Fleur de Sel Caramels
A dash of sea salt heightens the buttery, burnt sugar flavours of caramel. Serve these petite packages as an after-dinner treat or stuff them in your sweetie’s stocking. Ingredients 1…
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Chocolate Banana Walnut Cake
Chef Peter Long, Maxime’s Chocolate and caramelized bananas play off the warm, burnt caramel notes of dark rum prevalent in this fluffy cake. Ingredients Cake 1 cup sugar 1 stick…
Sugar Cookie Mittens
Chefs Doug Krahn and Betty Lai Chocolate Zen The classic Christmas cookie looks as good as it tastes thanks to crushed candy cane and cranberry-hued royal icing. Ingredients Royal Icing…
Pink Grapefruit Meringue Tarts
This tart substitutes fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice for lemon, creating a tart custard complemented by sweet and airy meringue. Meringue on tart pictured was photographed prior to baking. Use your favourite…
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Owner Dave Schultz, Saucer's Café This dessert equals love at first bite—the moist, spongy cake readily absorbs a rich, sticky lava flow of toffee sauce. Ingredients Date Sponge Cake 225…
Pineapple and White Chocolate Mousse Parfaits
Warm, spicy bites of syrupy pineapple are complemented by silky white chocolate mousse sporting enchanting and edible pineapple flower garnishes. Ingredients Garnish 1 pineapple, peeled and sliced horizontally into thin…
Arnaldo’s Molotov
Chef/owner Arnaldo Carreira, Orlando's Seafood Grill A light dessert is the perfect end to a hefty meal. Also known as a floating island, this fluffy meringue topped with chocolate balsamic…
Blueberry and Chèvre Semifreddo
Manitoba sun-sweetened blueberries and tangy goat cheese come together in this simply cool treat. Pick up a pack of pretty vanilla cookies at De Luca’s Specialty Foods to complete this…
Coconut Cream Panna Cotta with Lime Gelée
Fashion faux fish, wasabi and rice from grapefruit, lime gelée and panna cotta for playfully cool summertime refreshments. Use flat-bottomed 2" circular moulds and a high-sided baking dish to create…
Peanut Butter Banana Cake
Chef Darryl Riddle Le Garage Café The classic peanut butter and banana sandwich combo is taken to grand heights in this monstrous cake. Each slab is rich with flavour and…
Golden Apricot Nut Chewies
Pastry chef/ owner Nina Notaro, Cake Studio This no-bake, easy-to-freeze recipe yields impressive results. For festive flair, garnish these sweet bites with 24kt gold leaf. Ingredients 1 cup slivered almonds,…