Pastry Making For Beginners Classes

Pastry making for beginners classes offer an inviting way to discover the art of baking from scratch. Whether you’re curious about creating flaky croissants or want to master simple tarts, these classes are designed to help you gain confidence in the kitchen. Step-by-step instruction and hands-on practice make it easy to learn essential techniques, all in a supportive and approachable setting. Perfect for those new to baking, pastry making for beginners classes turn curiosity into delicious results.

  • French Pastry 101
    $99

    Great recipes and fabulous teacher! Thank you Chef Candy!!!...Great recipes but these classes totally come down to the chef leading them....Candy was great and made our day! A really great teacher, super clear and kept the class focused....She is the...

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  • Online Perfect Profiteroles (Eastern Time)
    $39
    (4)

    I love these online classes, tips and tricks from the professionals that really help you to nail it!...Great experience!

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  • Dolce Italiana
    $89

    Cooking Class Description: Craving Italian sweets? Save yourself the long-haul flight and spend some time in our kitchen creating and indulging in these ultimate desserts. Our chef instructor will teach you to whip up mascarpone for a sweet and creamy...

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  • Irresistible Croissants
    $89
    (137)

    already planning his first batch this weekend of which I will be the lucky recipient, thank you for a great...Gave my husband lessons as part of his sixtieth birthday celebration we had a great time our instructor...What a great class! Chef Eric was...

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  • Signature Series: Build & Take: Bûche de Noël
    $99
    (99)

    Cooking Class Description: Create an extraordinary holiday dessert that’s equally beautiful and delicious. In this three-hour class, we’ll teach you how to create Bûche de Noël—a traditional Christmas Yule log cake. You’ll learn to make this intricate...

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  • Holiday Macaron Workshop
    $89
    (82)

    Cooking Class Description: The flavors of the season shine on this macaron menu! Our chef instructor will guide you through making two tasty buttercream flavors—peppermint with white chocolate and mascarpone with cranberry curd. In this three-hour class,...

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  • Family Fun: Holiday Cookie Decorating
    $79
    (74)

    Great Holiday Cookie Class...This class provided lots of great tips for working with royal icing and terrific decorating ideas....Great class, could improve on supplies available...The cookie decorating class was great in that they shared a lot of tips...

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  • Classic French Desserts
    $89
    (47)

    Great class!...Liz was a great teacher and we got tons of hands on experience making all three desserts....Larissa was a great instructor, had a great time. Highly recommend.

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  • Creative Croissants
    $89
    (39)

    Cooking Class Description: Croissants get a tasty upgrade in this three-hour baking class! Learn all the traditional techniques of creating flaky croissants—mixing and laminating dough, shaping, proofing and baking—as well as two new flavors! You’ll...

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  • French Baking: Brioche
    $99
    (20)

    Great class!...Great explanations and demonstrations of techniques....Excellent class with great baking advice! I look forward to my next class.

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  • Online Prep Now, Eat Later: Cinnamon Rolls & Pull-Apart Wreath (Eastern Time)
    $39
    (16)

    Cooking Class Description: Wake up to tasty treats! In this class, we teach you how to assemble Cinnamon Rolls and a Pull-Apart Wreath. You'll learn to make yeasted dough, how to shape, proof and flavor the dough, and create icings to enjoy later.



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  • Online 2-Day Croissant Workshop (Eastern Time)
    $60
    (12)

    Great class!...Our croissants turned out great. I thought it was a little slow, but not the fault of the chef.

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  • Online Family Fun: Cream Puff Snowpeople (Eastern Time)
    $39
    (3)

    Cooking Class Description: Create adorable, edible snowpeople in this class full of family fun! Our chef instructor will walk you through creating three increasingly sized Pâte à Choux, then filling them with a sweet Pastry Cream. Everyone will laugh...

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  • Online Focus Series: Caramel Apple Macarons (Eastern Time)
    $39
    (2)

    Cooking Class Description: Fall treats and French sweets meet in this Focus Series class! Our chef instructor will teach you all the skills and techniques for making Caramel Apple Macarons. You'll learn to build your batter, how to correctly meringue...

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  • Marvelous Macarons
    $89
    (2)

    Cooking Class Description: Learn to create classic macarons in our latest three-hour baking class! Our chef instructor will teach you the skills and techniques for perfecting two macaron flavors: Toasted Almond and Strawberry. You’ll learn to build your...

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  • Private Event
    $1250

    Cooking Class Description: For more information on Private Events, or to schedule your own, please contact your local Sur La Table store, or visit our Private Events page.


    What To Expect: In our classes you'll work together with other students (in groups...


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  • Take & Bake: Maple Chess Pie
    $89

    Cooking Class Description: Underrated but absolutely scrumptious, we're making the humble chess pie in this baking class! Our chef instructor will teach you how to make a flaky pie crust from scratch and a maple flavored custard filling enhanced with...

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  • Online Sweet & Spooky Halloween Treats (ET)
    $39

    Cooking Class Description: The only thing scary about this class is how good the treats are. Join us as we make Halloween-themed Madeleines using royal icing and chocolate glaze. You'll learn creaming methods, baking tricks and decorating skills along...

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  • Private Event
    $2750

    Cooking Class Description: For more information on Private Events, or to schedule your own, please contact your local Sur La Table store, or visit our Private Events page.


    What To Expect: In our classes you'll work together with other students (in groups...


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  • Fall Baking Workshop
    $89

    Cooking Class Description: One of our favorite pleasures of autumn is the aroma of homemade treats baking in the oven. In this hands-on class, our instructor will walk you through the steps of mixing, rolling, shaping and baking perfect tart dough. You’ll...

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  • Clase Virtual Profiteroles en forma de Muñecos de Nieve
    $39

    Cooking Class Description: Esta clase virtual se enseñará completamente en español. ¡Crea adorables muñecos de nieve comestibles en esta clase llena de diversión familiar! Nuestro chef instructor te guiará para preparar tres tamaños distintos de pâte...

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  • Family Fun: Bakery Treats
    $69

    Cooking Class Description: Bake up sweet memories and delicious desserts with the whole family! In this family-friendly class, our chef instructor will guide you through preparing, baking and assembling Whoopie Pies, Brownie S’mores Bars and Elephant...

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Pastry Making for Beginners Classes

Pastry making classes for beginners offer a welcoming way to build confidence with dough, fillings, and the small details that turn simple ingredients into beautifully finished desserts. Instead of trying to learn every technique at once, a well-structured class introduces the foundations in a practical order, often beginning with measuring by weight, organizing ingredients, and understanding how temperature affects butter, flour, sugar, eggs, and liquid. These early lessons matter: a pie crust can become tough when overworked, laminated dough depends on keeping the butter cool and evenly distributed, and a custard can change from silky to grainy in only a few degrees. Beginner pastry classes make those concepts easier to understand because the techniques are demonstrated step by step, with time to practice and correct mistakes. Depending on the format, students may learn to mix and roll a basic pie dough, shape tart shells, prepare choux pastry, or make a simple filling such as pastry cream, fruit curd, ganache, or baked custard. In-person classes are especially helpful for anyone who benefits from direct feedback, since an instructor can show how dough should feel beneath the fingertips, how gently to fold ingredients, or when a pastry is ready for the oven. Online classes can be a flexible option for home cooks who prefer to pause, replay, and practice at their own pace. Both formats can provide a strong introduction to pastry fundamentals, from accurate measuring and proper mixing to baking science and presentation.

When choosing among pastry making classes, consider the skills you hope to use most often at home, along with the amount of hands-on practice included. A class focused on basic tarts and pies may suit someone who enjoys seasonal fruit desserts and wants to make a dependable crust for family gatherings. A session centered on choux pastry can introduce a different kind of dough and lead to cream puffs, éclairs, or other pastries that feel special without requiring advanced equipment. Classes covering creams and fillings are useful for bakers who want to understand how a smooth custard, bright citrus curd, or rich chocolate filling can be prepared and paired with different shells and doughs. It is also worth checking the class length, skill level, ingredient requirements, and whether tools are provided or need to be gathered at home. Beginners often learn most comfortably in a class that keeps the group size manageable and leaves enough time for questions, shaping, baking, and finishing. A clear ingredient list is helpful for planning, particularly when a recipe calls for chilled butter, room-temperature eggs, or a precise amount of flour. During the cooler months, pastry classes can become a satisfying indoor activity, filling the kitchen with the warm aroma of butter and baked dough. As the weather warms, lighter fruit tarts, citrus fillings, and picnic-ready hand pies provide equally inviting projects. For those looking for a seasonally themed option, Pastry Making Summer Pastry Classes can offer an approachable introduction to bright, fresh pastry ideas while keeping the focus on core techniques.

Pastry making classes also make thoughtful gifts for new cooks, recent graduates, couples, and anyone who enjoys creative time in the kitchen. The best gift is often one that matches the recipient’s comfort level and schedule: an in-person workshop can feel like an occasion to look forward to, while an online class allows a busy baker to learn in short sessions at home. For a first pastry experience, look for instruction that explains the reasons behind each step rather than simply presenting a recipe to copy. Understanding why dough should rest, how steam helps choux pastry rise, or why a tart shell needs to be chilled before baking gives students skills they can carry into many future recipes. It also helps to choose classes that include troubleshooting, since uneven browning, shrinking crusts, cracked fillings, and sticky dough are normal parts of learning. A patient instructor can turn those moments into useful information instead of frustration. Beginners may want to practice with a small collection of versatile tools already suited to rolling, measuring, mixing, portioning, and cooling, but the class itself should remain the focus rather than a long list of specialty equipment. With repetition, the process becomes more familiar: flour is weighed before mixing, butter is kept at the right temperature, dough is handled with a light touch, and finished pastries are given time to cool before slicing. The result is more than a single dessert. It is the confidence to make a crisp crust for a gathering, fill delicate pastries for a celebration, or bring a warm, homemade treat to the table when friends and family gather.

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