Dessert mashup: the art of combining flavors and 6 easy recipes to make at home
What started as a play on words in a New York bakery is now a pastry phenomenon that is taking TikTok by storm and filling showcases halfway around the world. Brookies, cruffins, cronuts... these are not just catchy names. Behind the rise of dessert mashups, those desserts that combine two classic recipes in a single bite, there is a story of ingenuity and desire for innovation. Do you want to discover it and learn how to prepare the most popular and delicious hybrid desserts at home?
Mashup: The pleasure of addition
In its most direct translation, mashup means "mixture". But in the world of pastry, the term has been refined: it refers to creations that combine two recognizable desserts (sometimes with centuries of tradition) into a single final product. In these hybrid desserts, it is not a matter of fusing ingredients at random, but of reinterpreting textures, cooking times and proportions so that what works separately works even better together.
The most cited example remains the cronut, half croissant, half donut, invented by Dominique Ansel in 2013. Its success was so immediate (daily queues at his SoHo bakery) that it opened the door to a whole generation of sweets with assembled names: brookie (brownies + cookie), cruffin (croissant + muffin), crookie (croissant + cookie dough)... and the list goes on and on.
A trend that is baking in networks
Although the first mashups were born in author's bakeries, it was TikTok that turned them into a mass phenomenon. The logic is simple: the more visual, the more viral. The cutting of a crookie in the foreground, the sound of the crunch as it breaks through the layer of puff pastry, the chocolate thread melting in slow motion... everything invites you to "save" and "try at home". In fact, the hashtag #dessertmashup accumulates millions of views; and the algorithm, it seems, loves sugar with a split personality.
6 hybrid desserts or mashups you can make today
Why choose between brownies and cookies when you can have both in a dessert ?! That's the reason why we made one of our favorite desserts: brookies ! You will see, you too will love this crunchy/soft combination . And for even more...
This flan is absolutely exceptional! Why? Because instead of being made with a pastry (shortcrust or puff), it has a cookie base! Yes, you read that right, we have here the perfect alliance between flan and cookies, the ultimate indulgent dessert that...
We guarantee you won't be disappointed with dessert with this wonderful vanilla flan cake! A fabulous dessert made of two layers: a flan and a cake. The surprise? As soon as you unmold it, the caramel will flow all around the cake below, which will...
You know our love for desserts at Ptitchef, right? And especially our extreme indulgence! So today, we prove it once again by mixing two of our favorite desserts: cheesecake and brownie. The result is soft, melting, indulgent, comforting... in short, a...
Once you've fallen for the salty, cheesy version, it's time for the irresistible sweet cruffins ! Imagine a flaky croissant, shaped like a muffin and topped with a creamy vanilla custard and melting chocolate chips... Impossible to resist! Easy to...
After the flankie , or the brookies , you've definitely seen this trend that's taken the Internet by storm: crookies ! This creation combines the French croissant that we love and the delicacy of a soft cookie dough inside. You'll see that...
Fad or symptom of something deeper?
Beyond the viral trend, the interesting thing about this trend is that it seeks to innovate without complications. They are recipes designed for anyone who enjoys cooking, even if they are not experts. They are made with doughs, molds or bases that we already know; what changes is the way they are combined. A brownie is combined with a cookie, puff pastry is mixed with frosting... and from there comes a different, fun and very appetizing dessert for breakfast or brunch. In the end, a mashup is like a double homage: it does not break with tradition, but reinvents it with a different look.
Patricia González
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