Even after yesterday’s cupcake excursion, this Friday deserved another special treat. After a productive but tiring week at school, I decided to stop into another bakery I’ve been eyeing up: Millefeuille, a hole-in-the-wall place near NYU’s campus that specializes in millefeuille pastries and Parisian-style macarons.
The place was small but cute. I loved that they wrote seasonal greetings on the tiled walls.
Millefeuille’s selection of macarons wasn’t expansive, but they were all classics: chocolate and pistachio, rose and salted caramel, espresso and raspberry.
In addition, they offer coffees and simple sandwiches. Reminds me of France!
I ended up choosing two macarons: a salted caramel and a rose.
These little cookies are all the rage now, but I feel like they’re still kinda weird to people. The confections are a meringue-like mix of egg whites, almond flour and sugar, filled with a sweet cream or fruit jam. A good macaron is light and airy and melts in your mouth, and these totally fit the bill.
The salted caramel flavor had the most amazing filling that tasted like the center of a caramel truffle, but the rose was my favorite by far. As the name promised, it tasted just like rosewater smells, but was sweet and moist with an incredible frosting-like filling. I haven’t had a real one of these in years, and I’d forgotten just how good they can be. Because they’re so difficult to make, they’re not exactly cheap- these were $2 a cookie- but I’d rather spend that money on something I wouldn’t prepare myself, as opposed to a cupcake I could easily recreate.
Have you ever had a French-style macaron? What’s your favorite French food?
Those look so good! My sister tried to make macaroons once and while they didn’t turn out exactly like them but they were pretty good. I think it’s because she didn’t blend the almonds all the way. She was a little impatient for them to get from the bowl to the oven. She loves Trader Joe’s macaroons.
I know that after your cupcake post I had to stop by my favorite ice cream place last night and get me some brownie batter. It was so good even though it was 50 degrees outside.
Love macarons! My sister bought me the book “Mad About Macarons” for my birthday this year. I made a batch and they came out great - first try. Its pretty much a “can’t fail” recipe. It’s not necessarily difficult - but it is time consuming (you have to age the egg whites for 4 days - so you’re planning pretty far ahead). Favorite French food: my mom’s homemade crepes.
French-style macarons are my FAVORITE! There is this new macaron shop here in LA, called Lette, I can’t wait to visit!
I have never had a macaroon but they look soo yummy! I love NYC and all the little shops they have!
So, here’s the deal. You and I are going to have a day where we go on a total food adventure in the city. Molly’s Cupcakes looks adorable. I think it’s mostly the swings, but still.
What’s your favorite French food? = champagne, of course
And how bout some brie cheese to wash it down with
Those macs look beautiful!
Mmm those look so good!
I want that rose one, the pink colour is gorgeous
I love French cafes and bakeries, definitely can’t be beaten when it comes to pastries!
I’ve never had a macaron before. The salted caramel one sounds amazing!
My favourite french foods are baguette and cheese. With a glass of red wine too.
yes! <3 these. my fave french food is tartare de bœuf and you should have seen the waiters face when i ordered it. basically he's rattling off in french how this is a french food and i must be mistaken and want a hamburger. little did he know that i'm conversational so i told him in french that i knew what i wanted and that i knew it was raw. he watched me eat it from a distance and i gave him a thumbs up. he smiled and upon our exit told me that this meal is a favorite from his childhood. i'd never advocate just going to one of our grocery stores and tucking in raw eggs and ground beef but hey when in paris…
Love the little bakery stops. Can never have too many! Well…you can…but two isn’t too many.
I tried macaroons in the Paris airport through a flight transfer and fell in LOVE instantly. These treats are amazing, and I can never eat just one. I didn’t try the rose kind, but the salted caramel was heavenly. You should try to make some homemade macaroons
I love posts like these!
A tradition French macaron is definitely on my lift of desserts to try. And I agree about spending the money to buy one - they seem fairly difficult to make at home.
I had my first ever macaron at Ladurée in Paris. I’m pretty sure I’m never going to top that.
Gary and I had some macaroons over in Paris at Laduree and loved them! it was so hard for us to pick flavors!