Learn how to make delicious golden brown butter (called beurre noisette in French) in 5 minutes to use in your favorite dessert and pastry recipes. The secret? Adding a touch of vanilla bean to the browning butter, which amplifies its addictive flavor. I'll show you how with my foolproof guide honed in over 20 years as a pastry chef. You'll be adding this exquisite baking component to chocolate chip cookies, madeleines, and other brown butter recipes in no time! Adding vanilla bean to brown butter is a total game-changer! If you want to make any baked good taste absolutely amazing, you need br ..read more

This Mediterranean-inspired yogurt sauce is loaded with kicky garlic, fresh mint and dill, and lemon juice. Quick to make and so good on everything from zucchini fritters to sweet potato pancakes. This yogurt sauce combines some of my favorite Mediterranean flavors into one zesty sauce that I can't stop eating. It gets Tzatziki vibes from garlic, dill, and yogurt, though minus the cucumber and with fresh mint added instead. It's so versatile and it keeps like a dream for days. If you try it, let me know how you use it in the comments below! Ingredients This sauce uses just 6 ingredients but t ..read more

This gluten-free blueberry crisp gets the ratios just right, with jammy fruit and crispy almond flour crumble topping in every bite. It's easy to make with a bowl, a spoon, and 15 minutes of active time. I've tested this recipe to perfection so that you and your guests won't believe it's gluten-free! This foolproof recipe can easily be made dairy-free and vegan; see the recipe notes for these - and more - allergy-friendly substitutions. Almond flour and rolled oats create a crispy, crunchy, cinnamon-kissed crumble topping that's surprisingly gluten-free! Despite my years as a pastry chef maki ..read more

You won't believe how flaky, tender, golden, and pillow-soft these gluten-free biscuits are! They're easy to make with 10 ingredients in 1 hour, start to finish, with my streamlined recipe that I've tested to perfection. The dough is made with a blend of gluten-free flours – almond, sweet rice, tapioca, and potato starch – plus butter, honey, egg, and buttermilk (or yogurt thinned with milk). Dairy-free and vegan options included, plus more ingredient subs. Top these light & buttery biscuits with honey butter for a treat that anyone – even non-GF eaters – will adore! Finally – gluten-free ..read more

Creamy, salty, tangy, and sweet. This balanced honey butter takes 3 ingredients and 3 minutes to make with just a bowl and a spoon. It's silky-smooth and so dreamy on everything from gluten-free cornbread to buttermilk biscuits to almond flour scones. I cannot stop eating this dreamy honey butter! "Too much butter" said no one ever. This addictive honey butter is the sweet counterpart to flavored butters such as basil butter and herb compound butter. If you love the floral, bright flavor of honey, such as in this honey cream cheese frosting, you're going to adore this easy honey butter recipe ..read more

Rich, fudgy, and tender chocolate hazelnut cake can be yours in under an hour! This European-style chocolate hazelnut torte has flourless chocolate cake vibes, made sturdier thanks to hazelnut flour. It tastes like something purchased from a fancy bakery, but it's easy to make at home with 7 ingredients. Serve slices with whipped mascarpone cream and seasonal fruit (such as pomegranate, raspberries, or poached pears) for an elegant dessert. 7 ingredients + 20 minutes = the elegant dessert of your dreams! If you're a fan of European torte-style cakes such as this lemon almond olive oil cake or ..read more

Learn to make lemon curd at home like a pastry chef with this step-by-step tutorial including tips and techniques I've learned from commercial kitchens. My easy lemon curd recipe uses a combination of whole eggs and egg yolks, just enough sugar, a hit of lemon zest, and lots of butter. This is the same reader-favorite recipe as the lemon curd filling in my gluten-free lemon bars and lemon tart that I adapted from my cookbook, Alternative Baker. It takes just 5 ingredients and 20 minutes to make, and it keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for several months. Foolproof lemon ..read more

Wheat-based cakes *wish* they could be as moist, tender, and floofy as this almond flour carrot cake. Made with 1 bowl and 12 ingredients in 45 minutes. Bake this grain-free dairy-free snacking cake in a square pan and finish it with paleo cream cheese frosting or honey cream cheese frosting (shown here) for an anytime, for anyone, treat. Free of gluten, grains, dairy, and refined sugar – though you'd never know it. The most ridiculously moist carrot cake everrr! This almond flour carrot has been years in the making. It started with this gluten-free carrot cake that I developed in 2016 for GF ..read more

The silkiest frosting made with just honey, cream cheese, and butter in 5 minutes! Honey adds floral notes and keeps it refined sugar-free. It's super creamy, and great for spreading on carrot cake, gingerbread, or for licking off of spoons – you do you! Honey makes this creamy frosting naturally sweet, floral, and bright! If you're a fan of my reader-favorite low-sugar cream cheese frosting, you're going to love this no-sugar version that's sweetened only with honey. Using honey not only makes this cake topping refined sugar-free, but it also gives it an extra-silky texture and bright, floral ..read more

This vibrant herb compound butter elevates any dish, adding instant flavor and melting into a puddle of savory, herb-flecked sauce. It's a great way to preserve fresh herbs and can be frozen for up to several months. Melt this fresh, homemade herb butter over grilled vegetables, scrambled eggs, or seared salmon or steak, or serve it alongside sourdough discard focaccia or gluten-free cornbread. This simple herb compound butter features parsley, chives, dill, tarragon, and shallots for a green goddess vibe. An ideal way to preserve herbs all year long! In 2022 I shared a recipe for easy basil c ..read more