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Sweet

There are five official taste profiles: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. Sweet flavor is often dubbed the “pleasure taste.” Our brains are hardwired to love sweetness. Sweet foods signal carbohydrates (or energy) which entices the human body.

baked strawberry galette on parchment paper.

Pies & Tarts

Easy Strawberry Galette (no pie pan needed)

slice of banana chocolate pastry cream pie.

Pies & Tarts

Chocolate Banana Cream Pie

featuring collection of fresh strawberry recipes.

Desserts & Baking

10 Fresh Strawberry Recipes

chocolate pastry cream in glass bowl.

Baking Basics

Chocolate Pastry Cream

close up of roasted green tea hojicha marbled banana bread.

Quick Breads

Hojicha Banana Bread

overhead of choux au craquelin arranged on parchment lined sheet tray.

Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux)

Choux au Craquelin (Cookie Topped Cream Puffs)

close up on cinnamon roll on white serving plate.

Yeast Breads

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cinnamon Rolls

almond croissant cookies laid out on blue serving plate.

Cookies

Almond Croissant Cookies (cake mix hack)

interior shot of confetti cookie showing the rainbow sprinkles.

Cookies

Easy Confetti Cookies Made from White Cake Mix

thick chocolate chunk cookie interior shot on black cooling rack.

Cookies

Levain Bakery Style Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies

features six images of cookies that freeze well.

Cookies

10 Cookie Recipes That Freeze Well

two versions of apple pie mochi butter cake on wire rack.

Single Layer/Easy Cakes

Apple Pie Mochi Cake

overhead of apple frangipane tart dusted with powdered sugar on blue serving plate.

Pies & Tarts

Apple Frangipane Tart with Pâte Sucrée Crust

apple pie oreo folded into cinnamon brown butter rice crispy cereal treats.

Brownies, Bars, & Pastries

Apple Pie Oreo Rice Krispies

interior shot of mochi banana bread.

Quick Breads

Mochi Banana Bread

fresh mango chunks, mochi pieces, and shaved ice in bowl.

Ice Cream

Frozen Milk Shaved Ice

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