Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz
Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz

Dessert Person with Claire Saffitz

2020 14 Seasons 131 Episodes ⭐ 5.0 Documentary

In her cookbook "Dessert Person," Claire Saffitz celebrates and defends her love of desserts and empowers reluctant home bakers to work with new ingredients, attempt new techniques, and bake with more confidence. Join Claire in her home kitchen as she highlights recipes from the book in this baking series to help you take your baking skills to the next level.

In her cookbook "Dessert Person," Claire Saffitz celebrates and defends her love of desserts and empowers reluctant home bakers to work with new ingredients, attempt new techniques, and bake with more confidence. Join Claire in her home kitchen as she highlights recipes from the book in this baking series to help you take your baking skills to the next level.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Soft & Crispy Focaccia

Watch Claire Saffitz make soft & crispy focaccia, a recipe from her cookbook, Dessert Person. Not only is the recipe for

EP 2

Foolproof Tarte Tatin & Rough Puff Pastry

In this video Claire will show you a method to help coax out some moisture to help correct the typical problems that hap

EP 3

The Best Oatmeal Cookies

In this episode, Claire Saffitz makes the best oatmeal cookies, the Oat & Pecan Brittle Cookies recipe from her book Des

EP 4

Carrot and Pecan Cake

Claire Saffitz makes carrot and pecan cake from her cookbook, Dessert Person. Claire’s interpretation of a classic car

EP 5

My Easiest Cake Recipe (Family Favorite)

In this episode of Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz makes her easiest cake recipe. If there is one recipe nearest and dear

EP 6

Claire Makes Coffee Coffee Cake

Claire Makes Coffee Coffee Cake | Dessert Person. Most cakes are delicious when eaten with a cup of coffee, but what’s

EP 1

Claire Saffitz Makes Confetti Cake

Fortunately you need no special occasion to make this delicious, celebratory, kid-friendly, and deeply nostalgic confett

EP 2

Claire Saffitz Makes Malted "Forever" Brownies

Claire's favorite brownie is chocolatey but not too intense brownies with multiple textures, but chewiness above all. En

EP 3

13 Kitchen Gadgets Claire Saffitz Can't Bake Without

Claire Saffitz goes through and explains her 13 essential kitchen tools, most of them small, simple and inexpensive, tha

EP 4

Claire and Gaby Make Apple Empanadas

In this special episode of Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz and her special guest go off-script and decide to make a recip

EP 5

Claire Makes St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake ft. Jo Firestone

One of Claire’s favorite desserts from childhood is, Gooey Butter Cake, a St. Louis tradition unlike any other cake. W

EP 6

Claire Saffitz Makes Homemade Vanilla Extract

In this episode, Claire shows you how to make the most of whole vanilla beans, from extracting the seeds to making your

EP 7

Claire Saffitz Makes Walnut Maple Sticky Buns

After much testing, this is her ideal sticky bun, a soft, nutty, maple-y swirl scented with cardamom and orange zest. Cl

EP 8

Claire Saffitz Makes Meyer Lemon Tart

Spring is around the corner, but if you need a pick-me-up in dessert form, look no further than this sunny, zingy, Meyer

EP 9

Claire Saffitz Home Kitchen Tour

Join Claire as she takes you around her small NYC apartment kitchen for a quick kitchen tour and provides quick tips for

EP 10

Claire Saffitz Makes Seedy Maple Breakfast Muffins

Claire Saffitz engineered this seedy maple breakfast muffin to actually taste good while also providing some nutrition (

EP 11

Claire Saffitz Makes Classic English Muffins

Follow Claire as she walks you through the steps to getting those telltale nooks and crannies in your English muffins an

EP 12

Claire Saffitz Makes Easy Pie Dough & Savory Galette

Part of being a dessert person is celebrating all the possibilities that baking offers -- in this episode, it’s a beau

EP 13

Claire Saffitz Makes CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

What makes the best chocolate chip cookies? In Claire’s opinion, it’s a chewy edge, soft and chewy center, puddles o

EP 14

Claire Saffitz Teaches Amateur How To Make Croquembouche

In this episode of Dessert Person, Claire teaches her brother-in-law Nick, a dessert enthusiast but amateur baker, how t

EP 15

Claire Saffitz Makes Cornbread

Traditional cornbread this is not, but you won’t be overly concerned with strict definitions or categories when you tr

EP 16

Claire Saffitz Makes Cheesecake

Heading into spring and summer fruit season, for your consideration: a light, lemony, interesting-in-good-way cheesecake

EP 1

Claire Saffitz Makes Classic English Muffins

Follow Claire as she walks you through the steps to getting those telltale nooks and crannies in your English muffins an

EP 2

Claire Saffitz Makes Easy Pie Dough & Savory Galette

Part of being a dessert person is celebrating all the possibilities that baking offers -- in this episode, it’s a beau

EP 3

Claire Saffitz Makes CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

What makes the best chocolate chip cookies? In Claire’s opinion, it’s a chewy edge, soft and chewy center, puddles o

EP 4

Claire Saffitz Teaches Amateur How To Make Croquembouche

In this episode of Dessert Person, Claire teaches her brother-in-law Nick, a dessert enthusiast but amateur baker, how t

EP 5

Claire Saffitz Makes Cornbread

Traditional cornbread this is not, but you won’t be overly concerned with strict definitions or categories when you tr

EP 6

Claire Saffitz Makes Cheesecake

Heading into spring and summer fruit season, for your consideration: a light, lemony, interesting-in-good-way cheesecake

EP 7

Claire's 9 Essential Baking Techniques (#8 Will SHOCK You)

Claire Saffitz goes through and explains her 9 Essential Pastry/Baking Techniques. Follow along as these techniques and

EP 8

Claire Saffitz Makes Banana Bread

It might not seem banana bread — a recipe made maybe BILLIONS of times — leaves a lot of room for innovation, but th

EP 9

Claire Saffitz Makes Challah Bread

Honey. Tahini. Challah. It sells itself! But we’ll tell you about it anyway because it’s so good and is a great star

EP 10

How To Make Crème Caramel (Flan)

Claire’s been doing some light homesteading with her husband in and around a cabin outside of NYC. The newest members

EP 1

Claire Saffitz Makes Rhubarb Cake

Let me tell you a story about rhubarb. It’s a vegetable -- a stalk more specifically -- that grows every spring and ha

EP 2

How To Make MERINGUE COOKIES At Home

After months of isolation, Claire is overjoyed to welcome kindred spirit dessert people -- friends, colleagues, fellow p

EP 3

Claire Saffitz Answers Baking Questions From Subscribers

Ever have a burning baking question you wished you could ask a real baking expert? Does your pie dough flop instead of f

EP 4

How To Make Delicious SCONES At Home

One of the great things about baking is discovering that you can make a pastry at home that tastes better than one from

EP 5

How To Make The Perfect BIRTHDAY CAKE

Is there anything better than birthday cake? I don’t know about you, but to me, bday cake always means yellow cake and

EP 6

How To Make Tiramisu

Think you have to make a zabaglione or ladyfingers or anything technical to make tiramisu? Think again! On this next ins

EP 7

3 Easy Strawberry Dessert Recipes

3 Easy No-Bake Strawberry Dessert Recipes | Dessert Person Friends, there’s still time to enjoy strawberry season, an

EP 8

Claire Saffitz Makes Rough Puff Pastry

Follow along as Claire makes a delicious puff pastry recipe from scratch. This recipe, a hybrid of pie dough and traditi

EP 9

Claire Saffitz Makes Flourless CHOCOLATE CAKE

What do you make for a group of people who love to eat but can’t have gluten or dairy? This Flourless Chocolate Wave C

EP 10

Claire Saffitz Makes FLATBREAD

These soft-on-the-inside and crispy-and-charred-on-the-outside flatbreads have a secret ingredient: cooked potato. It ke

EP 1

How To Make A Fruit Tart with Claire Saffitz

Don’t know what to make with your late-summer farmers market fruit haul? Try this simple custard tart — a crisp but

EP 2

How To Make Old Fashioned Donuts

If you're in a hurry and looking for a quick and easy homemade doughnut that isn't too greasy or heavy then this recipe

EP 3

Claire Saffitz Makes Cherry Pie

Sour Cherry Pie occupies a perch on the dessert hierarchy above all others, sitting high and mighty. That’s because so

EP 4

How To Make Cast Iron Pizza

In case anyone needs reminding, baking is more than just sweets — it can be dinner! This Crispy, Cheesy Pan Pizza is a

EP 5

How To Make Buttercream Frosting (3 Ways)

How To Make Buttercream Frosting (3 Ways) | Dessert Person Today on Dessert Person, Claire Saffitz walks you through 3

EP 6

Claire Saffitz Makes an Apple Tart

Claire Saffitz Makes an Apple Tart

EP 7

Claire Saffitz Makes Holiday Molasses Spice Cookies

Chewy Molasses Spice Cookies

EP 8

The Best Pumpking Pie Recipe with Claire Saffitz

As a classic Thanksgiving dessert, pumpkin pie really should stay classic. Claire’s recipe amps it up with some brown

EP 9

Claire Saffitz Attempts To Make Greatest Gingerbread House

Claire Saffitz Attempts To Make Greatest Gingerbread House | Dessert Person Tis almost the season for holiday baking, a

EP 1

Claire Saffitz Makes Apple Cider Donuts

Apple Cider Doughnuts, that stalwart of autumn and a harbinger of the holidays, are often oily, lacking in apple flavor,

EP 2

The Best Apple Pie Recipe With Claire Saffitz

I love an elaborate dessert on occasion, but after lots of trial and error, I’ve learned over time that when it comes

EP 3

Special Thank You From Claire Saffitz

Join us in giving thanks and looking back at a the past year of Dessert Person videos. Thanks to all the subscribers and

EP 4

Claire Saffitz Makes Jelly Donuts

CLAIRE SAFFITZ MAKES JELLY DONUTS

EP 5

How To Make Sugar Cookies With Claire Saffitz

How To Make Sugar Cookies With Claire Saffitz

EP 6

How To Make Brownies 3 Ways (Sundae, Cookie, Cake)

Allow us to revisit the Claire Saffitz Forever Brownie. Brownie recipes can be cakey, chewy, light, dense, fudgy, tender

EP 7

Claire Saffitz Makes Cheese Puffs / Pâte à Choux Part 1

Who’s ready for a two-parter all about that most delicious and magical of pastry, pate a choux? It’s all-purpose cre

EP 8

Claire Saffitz Makes Chocolate Eclairs / Pâte à Choux Part 2

Who’s ready for a two-parter all about that most delicious and magical of pastry, pate a choux? It’s all-purpose cre

EP 9

Claire Saffitz Answers Your Baking Questions

Ever have a burning baking question you wished you could ask a real baking expert? Baking Soda vs Baking Powder ? Baking

EP 1

Claire Saffitz Makes Sourdough Bread

Bread is what I make when I feel happy, or sad, or stressed -- or just when I am in the mood for fresh, delicious, bread

EP 2

Claire Saffitz Makes Pancakes + Sourdough Starter 101

Raise your hand if you have a sourdough starter languishing in the refrigerator? If you do, fear not, even a neglected s

EP 3

Claire Saffitz Answers Your Bread Questions

Ever have a burning bread question you wished you could ask a real baking expert? Bread Flour vs All Purpose? Problems w

EP 4

How To Make The Best Quiche With Claire Saffitz

A quiche is simple in concept, yes, but this recipe has quite a technical process. Claire Saffitz demonstrates how to ma

EP 5

How To Make Blueberry Cream Cheese Danish With Claire Saffitz

A treat for me as a kid was walking from my house to the St. Louis Bread Company, a family-owned, fast-casual bakery and

EP 6

Emma Chamberlain Makes Breadsticks With Claire Saffitz

In this special episode of Dessert People, we took our show on the road to sunny Los Angeles and spend some time in the

EP 7

The Best Peanut Butter Cookies with Claire Saffitz

In this episode of Dessert Person, we show you three ways to make Peanut Butter Cookies

EP 8

Claire Saffitz Makes Miso Buttermilk Biscuits

In this episode of Dessert Person, we show you how to make Miso Buttermilk Biscuits.

EP 9

How To Make Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake With Claire Saffitz (1 Mil Special)

This episode is all about covers — Claire shows you how to make the gorgeous cover star of Dessert Person, AND debuts

EP 10

How To Make Ribollita With Claire Saffitz

This week we're talking Dessert Person... Dinners. As Claire Saffitz points out, " A woman cannot live on dessert alone.

EP 11

The Best Homemade Dinner Rolls With Claire Saffit

This recipe is inspired by Parker House rolls, but manages to make ones that are even more pillowy thanks to a technique

EP 1

Claire Saffitz Answers Internet's Baking Questions

Ever have a burning bread question you wished you could ask a real baking expert? Bread Flour vs All Purpose? Problems w

EP 2

Creamed Spinach Pie & Baked Eggs With Claire Saffitz

This recipe, like many others in the book, represents my attempt to combine a few ideas into one ultra-satisfying dish.

EP 1

The Most Delicious Blueberry Pie

The conventional wisdom is that it’s too hot to bake in summertime, but that’s exactly when Claire’s baking goes i

EP 2

The Best Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a an oldie but a goodie, and with just a few upgrades – like adding browned butter to th

EP 3

Peach Cobbler

Introducing on the Dessert Person YouTube channel, the inaugural recipe from Claire’s new book, What’s For Dessert.

EP 4

Baked Alaska

Baked Alaska, consisting of molded ice cream set atop a sponge cake base and covered in toasted meringue, is not exactly

EP 5

Canelés

Claire Saffitz Teaches How to Make Canelés

EP 6

Easy Ice Cream Sundae Bombe

EP 7

Chocolate Coupes

Drinking out of—or even just holding—a coupe glass makes me feel ritzy and Gatsby- esque, so I love that a coupe is

EP 8

The Ultimate Dinner Platter - Grand Aioli

This episode of Dessert Person Dinners brings you a breezy, veg-forward dinner that requires one saucepan, a bowl, and m

EP 1

Easy Vanilla Maritozzi

Claire Saffitz Makes Easy Vanilla Maritozzi Recipe

EP 2

The Greatest Cherry Crisp

Buckwheat’s earthy, mineral flavor shines in this easy crisp that is filled with bright, juicy cherries and studded wi

EP 3

Claire Saffitz Ask Me Anything

Claire Saffitz Ask Me Anything (Reacts to Novympia / Drunk Baking Requests) | Claire-ified

EP 4

The Perfect Blueberry Buckle

One of Claire's favorite things about summer is spending time on Cape Cod with her family and eating her mom’s blueber

EP 5

How To Make Lemon Bars

In today's episode Claire Saffitz teaches you how to make classic lemon bars. Perfect for any holiday party.

EP 6

The Best Monkey Bread

In today's episode Claire Saffitz teaches you how to make Monkey Bread. Perfect for any holiday party.

EP 7

Inside Claire Saffitz's Renovated NY Cabin Kitchen

Claire make all sort of cakes, pies, and confections in her recently renovated NY Cabin kitchen. Well, it’s often a ch

EP 8

Banana Cream Tart

I have a very few reference points when it comes to banana cream pie, having only tasted it once or twice. When I set ou

EP 9

Honey-Roasted Apple Cake

Claire's entire career, she has been on a quest for the perfect Jewish apple cake. Oil-based cake packed with apples and

EP 10

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Early in the pandemic, my husband, Harris, and I, like many people, did a LOT of cooking. One of Harris’s projects dur

EP 1

How To Make Moist & Delicious Lemon Bundt Cake

One of my favorite sources for dessert inspiration is the work of several renowned pastry chefs and cookbook authors fro

EP 2

Delicious Butterscotch Blondies

Today we have a simple recipe for you that celebrates one of my favorite flavors in baking, Butterscotch. Follow along a

EP 3

Whipped Cream Tres Leches Cake

I am slightly embarrassed to admit that as a dessert person, and more specifically as a cake person, I hadn’t spent mu

EP 4

Homemade S'mores Tart

S’mores desserts are typically a little maximalist for my taste. But over the past couple of years I’ve been lucky t

EP 5

Easy Homemade Pinwheel Cookies

To make these pinwheel cookies, phyllo dough is brushed with melted butter, sprinkled with cardamom sugar, rolled into a

EP 6

Vinny's Tiramisu-Inspired Wedding Cake

Claire Saffitz Makes Vinny's Tiramisu-Inspired Wedding Cake (+ Eggs Giveaway) | Dessert Person

EP 7

Blood Orange Pudding Cake

I’ve been captivated by the idea of a pudding cake ever since I saw a recipe for one by the pastry chef Kristen Murray

EP 8

Banoffee Pudding

“Pudding,” in the UK, as I understand, is a generic term that can refer to any number of desserts. In a bit of wordp

EP 1

The Best Homemade Black and White Cookies

Join us in the kitchen with Claire Saffitz, as she takes on the iconic Black and White Cookie in this episode of Dessert

EP 2

Irresistible Strawberry-Ricotta Scones

In this video, Claire Saffitz shares her expert tips and techniques, ensuring that even beginners can successfully recre

EP 3

Epic Breakfast Sandwich: Homemade Sausage & English Muffins

Prepare to have your breakfast game forever changed as chef extraordinaire Claire Saffitz takes on the ultimate challeng

EP 4

Decadent Hot Fudge

In this episode, Claire shares her delicious hot fudge recipe from the book "What's For Dessert." Whether you want a ref

EP 5

Baking the Perfect Molten Lava Cake

Indulge in the best-kept secret of the dessert world with Claire Saffitz's Molten Lava Cake! In this exciting YouTube vi

EP 6

Cherries Jubilee

In this episode, Claire presents her incredible recipe for Cherries Jubilee, a true classic with a twist. She expertly i

EP 7

Claire-ified

Welcome to "Claire-ified" with Claire Saffitz! In this episode, join Claire as she dives into a Q&A session, addressing

EP 8

Best Crunchy Almond Cake

Get ready for a flavor explosion as Claire shares her coveted recipe for the Crunchy Almond Cake. Made with almond paste

EP 9

Claire Saffitz & Natasha Pickowicz Make a Delicious Pineapple Galette

In this YouTube video, Pastry Chef Natasha Pickowicz joins Claire Saffitz at her cabin in upstate New York. They team up

EP 10

Perfect Ice Cream Sandwich

Indulge in the ultimate ice cream sandwich recipe by Claire Saffitz Dessert Person! Discover the secrets to creating irr

EP 1

Irresistible Fried Cherry Pies

Cherries hold a special place in my heart, and it's no surprise they feature prominently in my book. I simply couldn't r

EP 2

Homemade Ice Cream Recipe (Salted Caramel)

Join Claire Saffitz in creating a delicious homemade salted caramel ice cream as she draws inspiration from classic Crè

EP 3

3 Easy Cocktails

Join Claire Saffitz as she whips up the ultimate summer cocktail trio in this episode! With the scorching heat outside,

EP 4

Easy Greek Salad with Ali Slagle

Join us for a mouthwatering culinary collaboration as Cookbook Author, Ali Slagle, teams up with Claire Saffitz on the s

EP 5

Homemade Coffee Stracciatella Semifreddo

I have a cooking and baking philosophy that goes like this: If the store-bought version is better than my homemade versi

EP 6

Delicious (Not Perfect) Garlic Knots

Join Claire Saffitz as she takes on the challenge of crafting the ultimate garlic knots. With pizza dough as her base, s

EP 7

Fried Oysters & Quick Mignonette Sauce

Join Claire Saffitz as she embarks on a trip to Cape Cod, revisiting her parents' home. During her Cape adventure, Clair

EP 8

The Best Homemade Blueberry Muffins with Claire Saffitz & Mom!

In this episode, Claire Saffitz is back with a familiar teacher – her mom, Sauci. Join them as they team up to make de

EP 9

Foraging for Best Homemade Clam Chowder

Join Claire Saffitz on a heartwarming episode of "Dessert Person" as she returns to her family's Cape Cod home for a rel

EP 10

Perfect Pillowy Beignets

It’s faith-restoring when a food item (or anything, for that matter) lives up to the great hype surrounding it, so it

EP 11

How To Make Clam Pizza

Explore the art of making a delectable Clam Pizza with Claire Saffitz, inspired by the renowned Frank Pepe Pizzeria in C

EP 12

Perfect Lobster Roll Recipe

Join Claire Saffitz on a trip to her family's Cape Cod home as she whips up the perfect Lobster Roll in her signature st

EP 13

Delicious Lobster Pasta

In this special Cape Cod farewell episode, Claire demonstrates a mouthwatering recipe for Homemade Lobster Pasta. Learn

EP 14

Claire Saffitz Tackles Your Top Baking Questions: Subscriber Q&A Session

In this engaging YouTube session, culinary expert Claire Saffitz takes on the challenge of answering her subscribers' mo

EP 1

Vanilla Pumpkin Crème Brûlée

Claire Saffitz returns with a delightful holiday recipe—Vanilla Pumpkin Crème Brûlée. Ideal for fall and Thanksgivi

EP 2

Claire Saffitz's Greatest Holiday Dinner Rolls

Elevate your Thanksgiving this year with our Sweet Potato Dinner Rolls – a perfect blend of sweet potatoes and buttery

EP 3

It Took Me 368 Days To Make This Homemade Pizza (Oven)

We've got a special episode for you this Thanksgiving. Over the past year, I've dedicated myself to constructing an eart

EP 4

Iconic French Pastry for the Holidays (Parisian Flan)

During my time in France, I observed that this dish was a staple in every patisserie. Each bakery boasts its own version

EP 5

Ultimate Holiday Breakfast for a Crowd

Navigating what to cook for large holiday gatherings can be quite overwhelming. In this episode, Claire Saffitz showcase

EP 6

Chocolate Yule Log Cake (Bûche De Noël)

Enjoy the holiday spirit as Claire Saffitz creates a decadent Chocolate Yule Log (Bûche De Noël) in this episode of De

EP 7

Easy Pavlova Recipe

Join Claire Saffitz in the latest Dessert Person episode for a holiday crowd-pleaser! This meringue-based treat is a mys

EP 8

Foraging Wild Grapes for the Perfect Grape Tart

Join Claire Saffitz in this special holiday episode as we revisit one of our favorite Patreon episodes where she forages

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