12 napoleon cremes Recipes

butter, divided, sugar, cocoa, vanilla, egg, slightly beaten, graham cracker crumbs, flaked coconut, milk, vanilla instant pudding mix, sugar, chocolate chips, butter, paraffin wax (optional)

butter, softened, divided, sugar, baking cocoa, vanilla extract, egg, lightly beaten, crushed graham cracker crumbs (about 32 squares), flaked coconut, milk, instant pistachio or lemon pudding mix, sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, butter

tomatoes, zucchini, cremini mushroom caps (other mushrooms would work fine), tamari or soy sauce, eggplants, olive oil, raw cashews, dried italian herb seasoning (basil, marjoram, oregano, rosemary), garlic cloves, basil leaves, olive oil, balsamic vinegar

all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, unsalted butter, melted and cooled (no substitutions), eggs, lightly beaten, vegetable oil cooking spray, ripe bananas, sliced 1/4 inch thick, grand marnier or 2 tbsp apricot brandy or 2 tbsp creme de banana liqueur or 2 tbsp creme de cacao, sugar , for dusting, melted bittersweet chocolate (3 oz of ghirardelli or valrhona), unsalted butter, at room temperature, light brown sugar, light brown sugar, heavy cream, walnuts (we prefer cashews) or 2/3 cup cashews (we prefer cashews), hazelnuts, blanched, macadamia nuts, pure maple syrup, canola oil

sheet frozen puff pastry (half a 17.3-oz package), thawed, all-purpose flour, for dusting, if needed, sugar, divided, strawberry-rhubarb filling , recipe follows, sugar , for dusting, creme fraiche ice cream , recipe follows, sugar, cornstarch, rhubarb , cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 cups), grated orange zest, fresh orange juice, strawberries, sliced, divided, milk, fresh lemon juice, creme fraiche, sugar

green creme de menthe, sugar, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, egg yolks, sugar, chilled whipping cream, best-quality bittersweet chocolate or 6 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped, clear creme de cacao, butter, room temperature, clear hard peppermint candies, best-quality bittersweet chocolate or 12 oz semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

granulated sugar, egg yolks, heavy cream, whole milk, dark chocolate (finely chopped ), orange liqueur, shredded sweetened coconut, granulated sugar, granulated sugar, eggs, unsalted butter (melted ), chocolate syrup, creme anglaise

sheets frozen puff pastry, egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 tsp milk), dry white wine, saffron threads, creme fraiche , or sour cream, mayonnaise, minced chives, fresh lemon juice, jumbo lump crabmeat , picked over to remove any cartilage and shell, sevruga caviar, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, spears baby asparagus, trimmed and lightly steamed until tender, halved red grape tomatoes , as garnish, chives , as garnish

russet or kennebeck potatoes, peeled, creme fraiche, chopped chives plus chive points for garnish, sliced smoked salmon, sterling gold caviar or osetra, freshly coarse-cracked black pepper

sheet commercial puff pastry, egg, egg yolk, powdered sugar, roasted peaches (i use roasted fruit), heavy cream, orange, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla bean