A deconstructed version of a mango cheesecake recipe from pastry chef Daniel Fletcher, with the exotic flavours of passion fruit and mango.

"I didn't want this to be overly architectural, but I do like my desserts to be neat and precise—tight and orderly," explains Le Bernardin pastry chef Laurie Jon Moran of his Black Forest, a modern, structurally reimagined take on the traditional cherry and chocolate gâteau. "The idea was to lighten the cake, while keeping the…

Here's a more sophisticated version - the deconstructed lemon meringue pie. Lemon curd, crumble and topped with meringue.

Nothing against baking a cheesecake from scratch, but these days such an ordeal must be planned weeks in advance. There are serious questions to be considered: Am I ready for that kind of commitment? Do I leave the oven door ajar by 45 degrees or 50? Will there be a devastating fault line in the middle of my cake or will I, just this once, have it all? A deconstructed version, instead, leaves room for error and in a way forces the cook to let go. A no-bake cream, flavored like cheesecake…

Deconstructed Banana Cream Pie: I've often read on the internet that such things like molecular gastronomy and deconstructed food items are "pretentious". I have to agree when it comes to things like nachos, spaghetti, and burgers (now that's just ridiculous). However, I feel it's…

Read about Deconstructed S'mores - Distilled from Guest of a Guest on August 10, 2015

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A milk chocolate dome filled with an oreo crumb base, a chocolate-oreo cream cheese frosting, and some pieces of oreos.

We’re going to make a very delicious winter chocolate & pear dessert. It’s a whiskey & chocolate cream with a dulcey de leche cremeux, chocolate feulletine, a pear & cardamom sorbet and a beautiful caramelized pear & whiskey gel.The dulce de lecheSubmerge a can of condensed milk in a pan filled with water and bring this to a boil for 3 hours. We do this to caramelize the condensed milk. If necessary add more water to insure it stays submerged. After the three hours gently take the can out of…

Pies before guys, always.