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Fran Costigan - Whisk, Whip, and Wow
Master the art of making irresistible vegan desserts
Get ready to elevate your plant-based dessert skills with none other than Chef Fran Costigan, the acclaimed Director of Vegan Pastry at Rouxbe! Join us for an exciting live session of Essential Vegan Desserts, where fun meets flavor in the sweetest way possible. Chef Fran will be sharing her expert tips, clever tricks, and a few delicious secrets that every dessert lover needs to know. This is your chance to learn from a true culinary artist and transform your vegan sweets from good to unforgettable.
Whether your ganache has been giving you attitude or your meringue just won’t behave, Chef Fran is here to help. She’ll tackle common challenges and show you how to master the textures, techniques, and tastes that make plant-based pastries shine. Come curious, come hungry, and come ready to level up your dessert game—this is one live event you don’t want to miss!
About Fran Costigan

Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’s latest book, Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy Free Desserts, (Running Press 2013) is for all who madly, deeply love chocolate desserts, whether or not dietary considerations are an issue.
Her previous cookbook, More Great Good Dairy-Free Desserts Naturally (Book Publishing Company 2006) is the basis of the Costigan Vegan Baking Boot Camp Intensive®.
For more information, www.francostigan.com.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2025
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