List of French desserts

This is a list of desserts from the French cuisine.

In France, a chef who prepares desserts and pastries is called a pâtissier, who is part of a kitchen hierarchy termed brigade de cuisine (kitchen staff).

Desserts in Paris
Clafoutis is a baked French dessert of fruit, traditionally black cherries , [ 1 ] arranged in a buttered dish and covered with a thick flan -like batter.
Crème brûlée consists of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel .
An assortment of petit fours , which are small confectioneries . Some petit fours are also savory.
Religieuse is made of two choux pastry cases filled with crème pâtissière , [ 5 ] covered in a ganache of the same flavor as the filling, and then joined/decorated with piped whipped cream.