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7 St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Zoë François Leave a comment

I’ve had the good fortune of traveling to Ireland twice. It’s such a beautiful place with friendly people, and St. Patrick’s Day gives me an excuse to relive my adventures there. I’ve made several recipes for the holiday over the years, and I love that the day breaks up the spring doldrums. It pops up between the holiday season and before the weather really starts warming up here in Minnesota, and offers a fun excuse to wear green, spend a day as an honorary Irish person and eat some of these wonderful desserts.

6 Healthy(ish) Desserts

March 1, 2023March 13, 2023 Zoë François 1 Comment

A crate of apples, ready to be added to healthy desserts!

Let’s face it, I didn’t start baking to focus on health foods. I love the richness, sweetness and decadence of a balanced dessert recipe. If you are on a search for some better-for-you recipes, these healthy desserts (featuring lots of fruit!) will do the trick.

Cornbread

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Zoë François Leave a comment

This is the cornbread I make in the Sweet Corn Ice Cream episode of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network! It’s the season finale of season 3 and sweet corn is one of the ways we know summer is winding down here in Minnesota.

Homemade Sweet Butter with Edible Flowers

January 22, 2023January 22, 2023 Zoë François 1 Comment

Baking and cooking mishaps are one of the best ways to get creative in the kitchen. Case in point: when you overwhip cream, don’t despair—make butter! Sometimes a failure is actually just a happy accident and this accident resulted in gorgeous sweet butter.

Coffee Chiffon Cake

January 20, 2023January 21, 2023 Zoë François 1 Comment

Host Zoe Francois works on her Coffee Honeycomb Chiffon Cake while filming an episode of "Zoe Bakes."

This is the coffee chiffon cake I make on season 3 episode 10 of Zoë Bakes in celebration of one of my mentors and first lady of the Twin Cities culinary scene, Sue Zelickson. Sue has been my mentor, a friend, and a shining example of power and grace.

Chocolate-Raspberry Linzer Cookies

January 12, 2023January 16, 2023 Zoë François 2 Comments

My next cookbook, Zoë Bakes Cookies, will feature about 100 recipes and I test my recipes over and over until they’re perfect. Enlisting my sons, Henri and Charlie, to be taste testers and incorporating their feedback makes my books even better. In season 3 episode 9 of Zoë Bakes on Magnolia Network Henri and Charlie join me in the kitchen to test a few of my cookie recipes and variations. You must tune in to see how it goes! In this episode I also visit a beautiful hazelnut farm and gather local nuts to try in my recipe. To learn more about Minnesota hazelnuts, visit the Organic Compound.

7 St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

6 Healthy(ish) Desserts

Cornbread

Homemade Sweet Butter with Edible Flowers

Coffee Chiffon Cake

Chocolate-Raspberry Linzer Cookies

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