List of recipes using Rum: 30 recipes (without meat)

Apple Strudel

Apple strudel is a traditional pastry from central Europe. It is like a large apple turnover, usually served in slices. Here is a version with apples, walnuts, almonds and rum-soaked raisins.
September 11^th 201859 K5 1 hour 35 min.

Baked Alaska

The name may be odd, but Baked Alaska is an elegant dessert. The core of this version is a "sandwich" of vanilla ice cream and blackcurrant sorbet between 2 layers of sponge soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. This is then covered in a layer of meringue and put in a very hot oven for just a few minutes...
November 12^th 201748 K4.3 6 hours 50 min.

Brioche slices with almond cream

A brioche slice, soaked in rum syrup and covered with almond cream, then browned in the oven. It's a dessert, and also a pastry which goes very well with tea or coffee at the end of the afternoon, especially when it's cold outside.
June 13^th 2013208 K4.1 55 min.

Cannelés

Cannelés are a speciality from the French city of Bordeaux. These delicious little cakes have a crunchy exterior and a soft centre.
December 16^th 2012106 K5 1 day 1 hour 30 min.

Chestnut cake

This delightful cake is doubly chestnutty: it contains chestnut flour, and sweet chestnut purée.
May 8^th 2020330 K5 1 hour 15 min.

Chestnut moelleux

"Moelleux" means soft, and is also the name given to the gooey, soft-centred cakes that are popular in France. These muffin-style cakes are doubly chestnutty: there is chestnut purée in the mixture and pieces of marrons glacés (candied chestnuts) in the middle as well. The result is a little...
February 11^th 201847 K 15 1 hour 15 min.

Flambéd bananas

The trick of this recipe is to end up with bananas caramelised on the outside, still firm on the inside, coated with a tasty syrup which is not 95% butter.
February 21^th 2011320 K 14 40 min.

Frozen Nougat

Impress your guests with this delightful dessert, a smooth mixture of meringue and dried fruit, which can easily be prepared several days beforehand.
February 21^th 2011272 K4.5 1 hour 30 min.

Gâteau Basque

This traditional Basque dessert is similar to a gâteau breton (brittany butter cake), but very moist as it is filled with a rum-flavoured confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream). This is a fairly simple recipe, though as the dough is fragile and difficult to handle, I...
September 11^th 201865 K4.7 2 hours 55 min.

Gâteau Breton (Brittany butter cake)

Gâteau breton is a rich cake that uses a lot of butter (from Brittany, of course) with sugar, egg yolks and a little rum to add flavour. This cake is traditionally served with coffee.
September 11^th 201891 K4 1 hour 10 min.

Gâteau Nantais

This traditional cake from the French city of Nantes is deliciously moist, flavoured with almonds, vanilla and rum. For the finishing touch, the top is covered with boozy white icing.
January 8^th 201750 K3.9 1 hour 30 min.

Gingerbread

Maybe this recipe will bring back memories.
February 21^th 2011280 K4.2 1 hour 4 min.

Jamaican cup

A delicious combination of flavours: coffee with rum, the first in a cream, the second in a sabayon, with the added crunch of a few toasted almonds.
June 29^th 202217 K 50 min.

Lemon and lime cakes

These little cakes get their double citrus flavour by combining the delicate bitterness of lemon and lime zest with the slight sharpness of the juice in a syrup, soaked into the cakes while still hot from the oven.
April 3^rd 201940 K 1 hour 45 min.

Linzer torte

Linzer torte, or tart from Linz (Austria), has a cinnamon-flavoured crust filled with raspberry jam. The special and rather crumbly sweet pastry used for the case is made with cinnamon, ground almonds and the yolks of hard-boiled eggs. There are many different versions. In this rather unusual one,...
November 27^th 201651 K4.7 1 hour 5 min.

Little apple turnovers with almonds and raisins

These are small apple turnovers ("chaussons") of puff pastry, filled with a mixture of caramelised almonds, stewed apple and rum-soaked raisins. To be eaten just as they are...
September 11^th 2018299 K3.8 1 hour 35 min.

Minted Melon

It is tempting to call this a melon Mojito: little balls of ripe melon in a light Mojito-flavoured syrup with mint, rum and lime.
September 13^th 201558 K4.5 45 min.

Mojito peaches

A simple fruit salad of white peaches bathed in mojito flavours: lime, rum and mint (with a delicate hint of vanilla).
August 2^nd 202031 K 40 min.

Nanou's apple and almond cake

Apples and almonds are the dominant flavours in this old family cake recipe, but these are joined by delightful notes of lemon and rum.
November 14^th 202124 K 2 hours 15 min.

Pecan fruit rolls

These pecan nut and dried fruit rolls, wrapped in golden caramelized puff pastry, are really delicious.
September 11^th 2018106 K4.9 1 hour 25 min.

Rum babas

Rum baba is a classic French dessert, consisting of a small cake soaked in rum syrup and filled with a little Chantilly (whipped cream).
November 24^th 201396 K3.9 3 hours 35 min.

Sicilian Epiphany Pie

This is a Sicilian version of the French Epiphany dessert, the "galette des rois". The puff pastry has a pistachio cream and ricotta filling with diced candied fruit.
January 7^th 202471 K3 1 hour 1 min.

Cramique

Cramique is a kind of brioche from Belgium and northern France, made with raisins and pearl (or nib) sugar. It is traditionally served sliced with butter and jam.
September 12^th 201884 K 13 hours 55 min.

Pains briochés aux raisins

This classic French "viennoiserie" is a sweet bun containing confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière) and rum-soaked raisins. It demands a bit of skill, but is not too complicated.
September 12^th 2018135 K4.8 2 hours 40 min.

Pogne de Romans

Pogne de Romans is a kind of brioche lightly flavoured with orange and rum. It originated in Romans-sur-Isère, a town in south-east France. This recipe dates back to medieval times, when it was made in a ring (or crown) shape to celebrate the end of Lent, as eggs could then be used again. This more...
October 7^th 201882 K 23.3 1 day 17 hours 40 min.

Almond cream or frangipane

Light and delicious, it is used in a lot of desserts like tarts, cakes and pies (epiphany galette).
January 23^th 2022449 K 25 45 min.

Pancake batter

Here is a pancake batter that is a little more sophisticated than the traditional version. The pancakes will be tastier with a softer texture.
February 2^nd 2020324 K3.8 15 min.

Pistachio cream

Very similar to almond cream, pistachio cream is ideal for filling or topping all kinds of cakes and tarts. Just like almond cream, it swells during cooking.
October 4^th 2012297 K 64.1 35 min.

Rich hazelnut buttercream

This delicious preparation is an alternative to almond frangipane: a nutty buttercream enriched with eggs, designed to be cooked into various pastries.
November 15^th 2017151 K4.1 40 min.

Dublin fruit scones

Scones originated in Britain and Ireland. The Irish version is often made plain and traditionally served with tea. Scones are more of a bread than a cake, eaten split in half and spread with butter or jam, for example. There are also sweeter versions and scones with dried fruit, like the ones I have...
September 12^th 2018112 K4.2 50 min.