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Pastry

Here you will find homemade pastries and yeasted breads. Don't worry if French pastries seem intimidating. I break down all the steps so that making these sweet treats isn't complicated.

Looking for a recipe that is sure to impress? Try making Chocolate Brioche for breakfast or as a decadent treat. For a classic, try homemade Vanilla Bean Cream Puffs.

  • Pate a Choux-6
    Pâte à Choux
  • Close up of homemade pop tart with pumpkin and marshmallow filling with a chocolate glass and gingersnap crumbs.
    Gingersnap Pumpkin S'mores Pop Tarts
  • Chocolate Brioche-10
    Chocolate Brioche
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Brioche Rolls-2
    Strawberry Rhubarb Brioche
  • Nutella Choux au Craquelin-1
    Nutella Choux au Craquelin
  • Vanilla Bean Cream Puffs-3
    Vanilla Bean Cream Puffs
  • Paris-Brest-7
    Paris-Brest

Hello! I’m Maria — a professionally trained pastry chef, mom of three, and the creator behind The Sweet Occasion. I share easy, from-scratch recipes that feel bakery-worthy yet doable for real life because I believe homemade baking should feel simple, satisfying, and worth sharing.

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Favorite Chocolate Chip Recipes

  • Close up overhead shot of chewy chocolate chip cookies tightly together set on a round wire rack.
    Bakery Style Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Edible chocolate chip cookie dough scooped and spaced out in rows on a parchment-lined sheet pan.
    Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough (No Eggs)
  • Overhead shot of brown butter butterscotch chocolate chip cookies stacked on a black wire rack.
    Brown Butter Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies (No Chill)
  • Chocolate chip sugar sugar cookies with mini chocolate chips arranged on a white parchment paper with one broken in half.
    Soft Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies (No Chill Recipe)

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