I need a traditional French Canadian xmas dessert. Must feed 30. Help?

Question

Would like to find a couple, at least, to choose from.

Answer 1

I was ALMOST going to write the classic "tourtiere" (meat pie), but realized you want a dessert. Here's some links to help! When we'd have Xmas at my French Canadian grandmother's...I don't remember WHAT the desserts were...except mincemeat pie which I LOATHED!

One site spoke of the "famous" French-Canadian dessert, the "trempette": at this site:

"Since there is Maple Syrup in Abundance, Quebec's cuisine has a lot of Desserts. One of the most famous desserts is "tire." "Tire" is hot maple syrup which is put on snow to harden it up. It is served on a wooden stick. If you can eat more than 5 of these you are considered a true Quebecois. Another Maple Syrup recipe is "Trempette." Trempette is bread which is dipped into Maple syrup. Many Maple Syrup recipes can be found at the lower end of this page: http://www.erabliere-lac-beauport.qc.ca/... This site is in French.

In Quebec, there are many different variations of Tourtière. Tourtière is a meat pie with different kinds of meat inside. The recipe varies from one end of Quebec to the other.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/life_in_canada/17084

Bon appetit!

Answer 2

French Canadian Dessert Recipes

Answer 3

I would say the most traditional is the chocolate "bûche de Noël" (Yule Log). I don't have my own recipe, but I did find this one, posted by a fellow Québécoise: http://chocolateandzucchini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1757

The "tarte au sucre" (sugar pie) is another very popular French Canadian dessert at Christmas time. This one is made with golden brown sugar, just like my mother would use: http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/americas/canadian/00/rec0078.html

Or scroll down this list for two recipes for Apple Maple Pudding:
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/americas/canadian/indexall.html

Could you follow a French recipe? If so, you'll find several desserts here suitable for a French Canadian Christmas dinner: http://www.recettes.qc.ca/choix_des_internautes/index.php?categorie=desserts

Joyeux Noël!

Answer 4

The best thing I ate while in France was a croissant filled with chocolate from a bakery and a nutella crepe. If you decide to take the really really easy route, you could just buy a bunch of premade croissants from a bakery or make the "cresent rolls" from the shelf back in the milk department of a grocery store. Then, get a butter knife and stick it through and wiggle to make and opening, and put some chocolate chips in there. Then just melt the chocolate in the oven at about 350 degrees for a few minutes. After that, just melt some chocolate chips and drizzle some chocolate over each one with a spoon. It will come out amazing and it won't be much effort.

Answer 5

I might be able to give you a Christmas dessert.