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Learn how to master the art of making decadent chocolate desserts in Chicago's premier dessert-making classes. Discover the secrets to creating mouthwatering pastries, cakes, and other delectable treats in Chicago's top-rated dessert classes.

6 classes in-person in Chicago have spots left, and 3 classes live online are available.

Teen Camp: Baking and Pastry

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

Kids aged 12 to 16 are invited to a five-day baking and pastry camp where they'll master approachable yet sophisticated desserts. From classic pies and tarts to innovative French pastry techniques, each day unfolds new skills in measuring, organization, and creativity. Working in teams, students will learn to craft everything from frosted strawberry jam hand pies to chocolate cupcakes with gooey ganache centers, enhancing their baking prowess and presentation skills.

(260) All levels 12 - 16 years old
$805

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Hands-On French Macarons Workshop

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

Master the art of creating delectable French macarons at The Chopping Block Lincoln Square. Our expert pastry chef will guide you through every step of the technique as you learn and practice how to make three different, delicious varieties in this hands-on class. Impress your friends and family with your newfound baking skills!

(260) All levels 18 and older

Truffle Making Party

Katherine Anne Confections @ 3653 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL

Indulge in a hands-on chocolate experience and become a truffle-making connoisseur at a renowned confectionary in Chicago. Discover the secrets of crafting delectable truffles from scratch and leave with a personalized selection of mouthwatering creations. BYOB and prepare for an unforgettable evening of wine, chocolate, and pure culinary delight.

(2) All levels 18 and older
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Demonstration Baking: Macarons

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Discover the art of creating light and airy French macarons at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Explore different fillings and learn how to prepare a classic macaron cookie recipe in this delectable demonstration. Take home a selection of these delicate treats to share with family and friends.

(122) All levels 18 and older

Hands-on Baking: Cake Decorating

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Learn the art of cake decorating at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Discover the secrets to creating beautifully decorated cakes using quality tools and techniques. Bring home your delicious creations and impress your loved ones at your next celebration.

(122) All levels 18 and older

Cakes and Tortes

Tutore @ 2755 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL

Indulge your sweet tooth and master the art of creating exquisite cakes and tortes. From mastering cake batters to perfecting icing techniques, elevate your dessert-making skills with three delectable recipes. Join us for a hands-on experience that will leave you confident in crafting sensational sweet treats.

All levels 18 and older

French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

The Good Food Project @ Virtual Classroom

Master the art of creating beautiful, delicate, and delicious French macarons inspired by your favorite desserts in this virtual hands-on workshop. Learn the secrets to perfecting these exquisite treats and become well-schooled in making them anytime you'd like. Prepare to indulge your taste buds with a different unique macaron flavor in each workshop.

(56) All levels 16 and older

Cream Puff Workshop (Virtual Cooking)

Home Cooking New York @ Virtual Classroom

Indulge in the art of French pastry-making from the comfort of your own kitchen. Learn the secrets to creating light and airy cream puffs, filled with a luscious vanilla pastry cream and finished with a decadent chocolate ganache. Elevate your baking skills with this virtual workshop.

(2012) All levels 16 and older

Pie 101

Home Cooking New York @ Virtual Classroom

Discover the art of pie-making at Home Cooking New York as you learn to create a Double-Crust Apple Pie with an All-Butter Crust. Unlock the secrets of using different fruits to fill your future pies, allowing you to create culinary delights that embody love and care.

(2012) All levels 16 and older
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Hands-On Pastry Boot Camp: European Desserts

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

Get ready to elevate your dessert game with Chef Erin Patsiopoulos at The Chopping Block Lincoln Square. Join this hands-on pastry boot camp and learn classic French techniques to create show-stopping European desserts that will impress family and friends. From mousses to mirror glazes, you'll master the art of pastry in no time.

(260) All levels 18 and older
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$373.75
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Hands-On Vegan Desserts

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

Vegans love desserts just as much as everyone else! With a little know how and an arsenal of dairy and egg substitutes (including one you may have never heard of but probably already have in your kitchen), you’ll learn how to prepare easy-yet-decadent vegan sweet treats in this hands-on class. Menu: Key Lime Meringue Tart with Homemade Vegan Pie Dough and Swiss "Meringue" Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Irish Cream Frosting PB&J Donuts ...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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$137.50
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Virtual Sweet and Savory Crêpes

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ *Online Classroom

Join us for a virtual cooking class as you either cook along with our Chopping Block Chef in real time, or watch as a demonstration as our chef teaches you how to make delicious crêpes via Zoom. Menu: Chicken Cordon Bleu (Chicken, Ham and Gruyere Cheese) Crêpes Crêpes Suzette (Orange and Butter Glazed) Skills covered in class: Preparing crêpe batter Flipping crêpes Roasting chicken Determining chicken doneness Making butter sauces...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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Sugar Buzz: Homemade Confections

The Chopping Block Lincoln Square @ 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL

You'll be like a kid in a candy store once you learn how to make these ooey-gooey, sweet and chewy treats from scratch. Menu: Chocolate Truffles Raspberry Pâte de Fruit (Fruit Jellies) Coffee-Flavored Marshmallows Chocolate-Covered Hazelnut Dragées Skills covered in class include: Selecting and Working with Chocolate Making Ganache Working with Gelatin Whipping Egg Whites Cooking Sugar for Candy Selecting and Toasting Nuts Note:...

(260) All levels 18 and older
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Intro to French Pastry

CocuSocial Cooking Classes

Be transported to Paris, via Logan Square, for an afternoon of learning the art of French Pastry! In this memorable, hands-on class, you will learn the art of French Choux pastry. Choux has the reputation for being difficult, but it’s surprisingly simple! Our Pastry Chef Instructor will take you through a detailed demonstration, before you will be guided step-by-step in replicating how to make the perfect choux dough, piping, baking and filling...

(1742) Beginner 18 and older
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Truffle Making + Flower Arranging

Katherine Anne Confections @ 2745 W Armitage, Chicago, IL

Treat Mom right (and thank her for putting up with you all these years), with a truffle-making class paired with floral arranging with the experts from The Roof Crop! You'll create classic hand-rolled truffles with our guidance. We'll group you with other like-minded chocolate lovers, and each one of the 3-4 groups will design a truffle recipe completely from scratch. No stress - we make it fun and delicious! You'll taste 4 types of chocolate,...

(2) Beginner 12 and older
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Hands-on Cooking: Spring Desserts

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

New! Indulge your sweet tooth in this cooking class, featuring tasty desserts incorporating bright spring flavors.  You will make and take home a portion of each recipe: coconut macaroons lemon ginger ice box pie Almond cherry biscotti

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Preview Party

Katherine Anne Confections @ 2745 W Armitage, Chicago, IL

We launch 176 flavors every year, and invite you to come preview our treats before they are launched. Enjoy wine & catering while previewing 14+ flavors before they are launched. Some will be fan favorites from the prior year, and some will be completely new and exciting. The evening is an open-house format: an hour is usually plenty of time. We serve wine, delicious savory bites from FIG Catering, and of course all of our new treats. Space...

(2) All levels 21 and older
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Demonstration Cooking: Chocolate

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Chocolate is the most popular flavor in baked goods. Featured baking techniques include tempering chocolate and making meringue. Help scoop cookies and learn how to make three delicious desserts, including tipsy turtle bark, chocolate white chocolate cookies, and chocolate angel food cake.

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Hands-on Cooking: Gingerbread House

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road, Chicago, IL

Assemble and decorate a gingerbread house in this cooking class. Learn how to make royal icing and use a pastry bag. As students decorate, a light dinner will be prepared featuring liptauer cheese spread with pumpernickel, beet, horseradish, and apple salad with poppy seed dressing, and mushroom stroganoff with cabbage and buttered noodles. Decorations will be provided; students are encouraged to bring additional candies to add to their 4- x 6- x...

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Demonstration Baking: Apple Desserts

Chicago Botanic Garden @ 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe, Chicago, IL

Crisp, sweet, and tangy—apples abound in the autumn and are amazingly adaptable in the kitchen. In this cooking class, learn tips and techniques for brandy apple spice pie, apple butter, and streusel-topped apple cake.  You will assist in preparation of the recipes—peeling and coring apples, making streusel topping, and working with pie crust.  Please bring a container to bring your goodies home. 

(122) All levels 18 and older
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Reviews for Dessert Classes in Chicago

Dessert Classes in Chicago are rated 4.6 stars based on 4,194 verified reviews from actual CourseHorse.com purchasers.

  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by Luis A. G. on 2/18/2024
    It was a fantastic class. Chelly was marvelous! Very, very knowledgeable and resourceful. With her help I was finally able to bake a perfect macaron. Thank you so much. Love!
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by Anna I. on 12/24/2023
    I love the class! The instructions were very easy to follow, and I was really amazed at how well the macarons turned out! Chelly was very attentive to what I was doing, and her advice and tips were helpful in achieving the crispy macaron shells that taste and look like real macarons, with nice feet, chewy insides, and crunchy outsides. I tried baking macarons before, but they turned out flat and hard, similar to a cookie. It is not easy to achieve the right dough consistency, which is key to successful macaron shells. Having someone on your side along the way is super helpful. Chelly helped me to understand what consistency I needed to achieve. Also, once she learned that I have a convection oven, she helped me adjust the temperature so the macarons are baked at the right speed. I highly recommend Chelly's master class to anyone who wants to try making macarons for the first time. She probably has baked thousands of macarons and taught numerous people, so she can set you up for success right away. I'm so glad to have delicious macarons for our Christmas dinner today!
  • Cream Puff Workshop (Virtual Cooking)

    Anonymous review on 12/17/2023
    Erica covered a lot of ground in 1.5 hrs and was an excellent teacher. Our cream puffs were the best I’ve ever had!
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by Aurora L. on 12/3/2023
    Excellent class. I learned a much simpler recipe than the one I was using. Chelly was organized and knowledgeable, she answered all our questions and gave us several options as to flavors and fillings. Highly recommended.
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by STACEY W. on 11/12/2023
    Instructor was very friendly and very helpful. It was my first ever Zoom experience and it was fabulous!!
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by Adrienne B. on 3/26/2023
    Had a great time and was really able to perfect my macaron skills. Thanks so much for the class!
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Anonymous review on 3/5/2023
    Chelly was very helpful and offered great tips!
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by Lynne H. on 1/14/2023
    I learned a lot! I’m going to keep a journal when making them so I can do my best to perfect them!
  • Hands-On Vegan Desserts

    Reviewed by Jae W. on 8/29/2022
    I took the vegan desserts course here and it was a wonderful experience. Unlike other "hands-on" cooking studios, I learned a lot in this class and was able to actually BE hands-on with the ingredients. The instructors were patient, knowledgeable, and most importantly, were very open about the fact that we were all learning some new things together. It's a shame there weren't more folks in the class, I'd love to do more vegan cooking classes!
  • French Macaron Step-by-Step Class

    Reviewed by rose m. on 6/27/2021
    i had the class to myself so it was wonderful. Would prefer to use Microsoft Teams instead of Zoom

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