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Celebrate Mother's Day with these delicious dessert recipes! They come together easily and are crowd-pleasers.
Mother's Day is next weekend, and we have some fabulous dessert recipes worthy of a celebration! They can be made ahead of time for easy entertaining. We've included tarts, galettes, a magical mousse and more.
Whether your event is casual or fancy, there is something for everyone. We have another post coming soon with brunch, lunch and dinner ideas to round out your Mother's Day menu, so stay tuned for that. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
Easy Lemon Curd Mousse
This delicious Lemon Mousse is so elegant, yet easy enough to make an ordinary day special. It tastes like a creamy, fluffy lemon cloud with a layer of graham cracker-coconut-pecan crunch on the bottom.
Magical, Melt-in-Your-Mouth 5-Minute Chocolate Mousse (Ridiculously Easy!)
This Magical Melt-in-Your-Mouth 5-Minute Chocolate Mousse sounds too good to be true But, trust me, if you have a few minutes to spare, you can make an incredibly delicious dessert that will bring rave reviews from everyone!
Ridiculously Easy Strawberry Coulis (with free printable labels for gifts)
This Ridiculously Easy, Fresh Strawberry Coulis pairs deliciously with yogurt, ice cream, cheesecake, chocolate, panna cotta and so much more! It comes together in less than 15 minutes and can be stored in the refrigerator or freezer. On top of all that, there are free printable labels for gifts!
Italian Lemon Curd Ricotta Crumb Cake (Torta Sbrisolona)
This Lemon Curd Ricotta Crumb Cake is a fabulous, four-layer Italian dessert. The crust and crumb topping are made from the same sweet, buttery dough, making it quick and easy; no special equipment is needed!
Ridiculously Easy Cream Cheese Brownie Tart
This fabulously delicious Caramel Cream Cheese Brownie Tart is ridiculously easy to make, comes together in minutes and looks like a work of art from a fancy bake shop!
Ridiculously Easy Scandinavian Raspberry Jam Shortbread Tarts
These adorable Scandinavian Raspberry Jam Tarts are mixed up with just one bowl and no mixer is needed. No one will know how easy they are!
Ridiculously Easy Fresh Strawberry Galettes
These fabulous Fresh Strawberry Galettes are bursting with summery flavor. The super-easy (actually ridiculously easy) recipe employs a "cheat" ingredient - but no one will know (or care once they take the first delicious bite)!
Ridiculously Easy Salted Caramel Shortbread Bites
These crazy delicious Salted Caramel Shortbread Bites look fancy but come together quickly with a one-bowl shortbread dough and the easiest caramel ever!
Thought for the day:
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
Psalm 130:1-4
What we're listening to for inspiration:
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Cheryle Atwater says
Oh how I love your blog. I read every email. I love the food, the photography, the inspiration and your lovely marriage.
Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says
Thank you for the kind comment, Cheryle!
Sharon says
I love your simple recipes. Most do not even need a mixer. I especially love how you always include scriptures from our Creator. He is the one who gives us every great and beautiful gift. I would love to be able to have coffee with you sometime thank you for what you do for Jesus.
Lindsay @ The Café Sucre Farine says
Thank you for the kind comment, Sharon!