Cold Weather Desserts
Last Updated January 17, 2023
Dessert, like the other parts of your meal in the colder weather months, tends to be a little richer and heavier. Gone are the fresh fruits and berries, and in their place are custards and dark chocolate.
Here are our cold weather desserts, if you have any room left.
One-bowl salty dark chocolate ginger cookies
Is there an occasion for which homemade cookies aren’t appropriate? If there is, we certainly haven’t heard of it. The holidays are that much sweeter with these one-bowl wonders, laced with...
Coffee Poached Pears with mascarpone and whisky
Poaching the pears in coffee adds a bitterness that cuts the sweetness of the honey and pear, perfect if you like a dessert that isn’t too sweet. The poached pear can also be sliced and served on a...
Moist Chocolate Layer Cake
This rich and moist chocolate cake had been a staple at Provence Mediterranean Grill and Provence Marinaside in Vancouver for years. I made it regularly when I worked at the restaurant after I...
Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
This torte is luxurious and decadent, yet simple to make. It's also great to have stored in the freezer, ready to go for a special occasion.
Coconut Custard Cake
Part cake, part crème brûlée, part crustless coconut cream pie, this not-too-sweet dessert is coconut overload in the best way possible.
Mayan Hot Chocolate
Using organic Trinatario cacao from Nicaragua, the Mayan bar is a complex balance of traditional Mayan spices — cinnamon, nutmeg and chili — with just a touch of heat. With the addition of only...
Honey Sponge Toffee
Sponge toffee used to be a favourite of mine when I was young. I would buy it from the canteen at the arena while watching my brother's hockey games or during Friday night public skating. I'm pretty...
Chocolate Walnut Brownies
This brownie recipe has been tested on hundreds of restaurant customers - now it's yours.
Burnt Milk Pudding with rice
Milk puddings are a popular Turkish dessert. Traditionally, when this pudding was cooked in a cauldron over an open flame, the bottom and sides would become caramelized. Once most of the...
Chocolate Stout Cheesecake Custard with Pretzel Bark and Nut Brittle
On the outside, Glengarry Fine Cheese's The Figaro may not be an obvious dessert choice, but once you crack open that funky exterior, the inside resembles a fine cream cheese. On the other hand, Big...
Haririyeh — Mama’s sweet and floral bechamel
A sweet bechamel with floral notes topped with brown butter-toasted nuts. This dessert is an original recipe that my mama used to throw together when my siblings and I were very young. She recently...
Carrot soufflé spiced with cinnamon & nutmeg
This recipe is inspired by a 200-year-old carrot pudding recipe. That is to say, it is not the light, airy soufflé you may be more familiar with. It’s more like a custard without the heavy cream...
Bread Pudding
This bread pudding cannot come off our menu, it’s that good. Trust us, one bite will immediately erase any memory of bad, gloppy bread pudding. One thing that makes Bread Bar’s bread pudding stand...
