French Desserts That Are A Must-Try

Macarons are a meringue-based sweet confection made with egg white, icing sugar, granulated sugar, almond meal, and often food coloring. A typical Parisian-style macaron is a sandwich cookie filled wi Image: Freepik

Madeleines are small, rich, shell-shaped sponge cakes that orginated in France. They are baked in pans with shell-shaped depressions, which gives them their distinctive shape Image: freepik

Crème brûlée is a French dessert made with a custard base and a caramelized sugar crust. The name translates to "burnt cream" in French Image: Freepik

Éclairs are long, thin French pastries made from choux pastry, filled with cream or custard, and topped with icing. The name comes from the French word "éclair" which means "flash of lightning". Image: Freepik

Profiteroles are small, hollow pastry balls that originated in France and Italy. They are prepared from choux pastry, a light, airy pastry made from flour, butter, water, and eggs. Image: Freepik

Soufflé is a baked egg dish that was originated in France in the 18th century. The word "soufflé" is the past participle of the French verb souffler, which means to blow, breathe, inflate, or puff. Image: Freepik

Tarte Tatin is a French dessert for which apples are caramelized in a skillet with butter and sugar, then topped with a round of pastry dough and baked. Image: freepik