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French Snacks

By Food & Wine Updated January 17, 2017
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Croissants and crepes aren't the only French snacks worth cooking up. On our list: exciting omeletes, a raspberry pâte de fruit and much more. Bon appetit!
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Caramel “Falafel”

Caramel “Falafel”
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Pastry genius Dominique Ansel improves on the ethereal cream puff with a crunchy coating of chocolaty panko and a salted caramel filling. When it's fried, it looks like a golden falafel.

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Croissants

Croissants
Credit: Tara Fisher
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High-fat, European-style butter is the key to these high-rising and delicious croissants.

  • Pumpkin Pie-Croissant Pudding

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Gluten-Free Crêpes with Strawberries and Mascarpone

Gluten-Free Crêpes with Strawberries and Mascarpone
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Crepes make for the perfect vehicle for the season's juicy, luscious strawberries. In this dish, slightly stewed strawberries and creamy mascarpone add just the right amount of decadence and sugar to be sweet without being overbearing or heavy? It makes for a perfect go-to brunch recipe.

  • Cornmeal-Almond Cake with Strawberries and Mascarpone

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Coconut-Custard Meringue Pie

Coconut-Custard Meringue Pie
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It is essential to prebake pie crusts before filling them with custards to prevent them from becoming soggy.

  • Lemon Meringue Pie

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Buckwheat Crêpes with Wild Mushrooms and Gruyère

Buckwheat Crêpes with Wild Mushrooms and Gruyère
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These crepes make a great vegetarian meal when served with a lightly dressed green salad.

  • Creamy Buckwheat Pasta with Wild Mushrooms

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Brioche French Toast with Brown Sugar-Cranberry Sauce

Brioche French Toast with Brown Sugar-Cranberry Sauce
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Zoe Nathan likes using brioche to give this French toast a lovely, custard-like texture. The tart, creamy cranberry sauce, made with fresh or frozen cranberries, is a great alternative to maple syrup.

  • Raspberry Brioche Diplomates

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Raspberry Macarons

Raspberry Macarons
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These are among the simplest macarons, made with only sugar, almond flour, egg whites and red food coloring–and a filling of raspberry jam.

  • Chocolate-Earl Grey Macarons

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Smoked Salmon Crisps

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Thomas Keller's salmon cornets (tuiles shaped into tiny cones and topped with creme fraiche and fresh salmon) are a famous kickoff to his luxe and whimsical meals. The original recipe appears in The French Laundry Cookbook (Artisan).

  • Mini Herb Frittatas with Smoked Salmon

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Ricotta Crêpes with Honey, Walnuts and Rose

Ricotta Crêpes with Honey, Walnuts and Rose
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Cookbook author Yotam Ottolenghi invented these delicate crepes to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, which is also called Pancake Tuesday in England. Their floral, aromatic sweetness comes from rosewater and honey, two Middle Eastern ingredients that Otttolenghi grew up with.

  • Poppy Seed Crêpes with Tangy Lemon Curd and Ricotta

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Raspberry Pâte de Fruit

Apricot Pâte de Fruit
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Jacques Pepin on a French classic: "Pates de fruits, or fruit jellies, are very popular around the holidays--and usually expensive."

  • Porcini-and-Pecan Pâté

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Matcha-Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

Matcha-Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches. Photo © David Malosh
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The French macaron is a simple cookie made with almonds, sugar and egg whites. The recipe here includes green tea powder (matcha), which gives it a delightful flavor.

  • Cardamom-Oatmeal Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches

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    1 of 11 Caramel “Falafel”
    2 of 11 Croissants
    3 of 11 Gluten-Free Crêpes with Strawberries and Mascarpone
    4 of 11 Coconut-Custard Meringue Pie
    5 of 11 Buckwheat Crêpes with Wild Mushrooms and Gruyère
    6 of 11 Brioche French Toast with Brown Sugar-Cranberry Sauce
    7 of 11 Raspberry Macarons
    8 of 11 Smoked Salmon Crisps
    9 of 11 Ricotta Crêpes with Honey, Walnuts and Rose
    10 of 11 Raspberry Pâte de Fruit
    11 of 11 Matcha-Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches

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