Feeling Fancy? Make One of These Classic French Desserts

There are French desserts in the vicinity of which you dare not breathe, lest they crumble, deflate, or melt with your disturbance. Quelle horreur! These are the soufflés (all that swell), the puff pastry (all those layers), the petits fours (all the microscopic artistry), the yule logs (all that fake dirt). And please don’t get me started on the precious macarons.

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1. Crème Caramel

Okay, you daredevils: This one’s for you. It’s the most challenging dessert in our quintet because you have to make caramel and custard and endure a 12-hour chilling period. And once that’s all squared away, you must then invert the crèmes and cross your fingers that they slide out of the ramekins in good shape. If that doesn’t make your heart rate increase, might I suggest bungee jumping?

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