Have you guys ever had a canelé? While I've seen photos of them for a long time, I only first tried one earlier this year after my friend Mari introduced me to them. This petite French pastry has a custard batter that's baked inside the prettiest mold.
The result is a caramelized crust and custard-like inside. It has my favorite kind of texture—a mix of firm, with bite on the outside, and soft and chewy on the inside. It's how I love my cookies too. You might think I was fancy and made these, but I avoid baking French desserts at all costs. There are people who go to school for years for that kind of thing! I got this one at my favorite bakery in LA, Proof, and will happily let them be the experts at making them while I'll be the expert at eating them… — Joy
{photos by Oh Joy. spoons from Sucre Shop}
Whoa! That looks pretty amazing
Agreed – leave the French baking to the experts! Oh, my mouth is watering just looking at those photos. Definitely added to my list of places to visit next time I’m in LA.
I love the spoons! where did you get them from? 🙂 thank you!
Hi Leslie,
They are from Sucre Shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SucreShop
Thanks!
Joy
Ohhh Joy, you make my day with your posts. 🙂 One day I’ll come see all these lovely places you post about, but for now, living through your blog will have to do 🙂
tehe!
That looks incredible! So much better than the breakfast I have planned at my desk. And those spoons – swoon!!
xo,
Morgan
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I saw those at Proof the other day and wondered what was inside! Ok you talked me into one… 😉
OHHH i looove canele! One of my favorite desserts. I don’t have a bakery nearby where i live that make decent caneles. BUT Trader Joes have them in their frozen section. And of course they aren’t as good as the ones fresh off the oven, it’s not bad. enough to make me happy 🙂
My friend is living in France and sent me a photo of one of these little gems! These sealed the deal – now on the hunt for the perfect canelé molds!
I’ve had something similar to this, but can’t recall the name. Maybe it was this. Looks good!
Simply delightful!! I wouldn’t mind treating myself to that this morning =)
looks amazing! like creme brulee on steroids!
I’m french and canele is one of my favourite pastry! I got a recipe in case you change your mind and want to pretend you’re a french chief for few minutes 😉
I’ve had one!! Interestingly enough, because of the soft, bready texture, I feel like they are healthier than a cupcake alternative 🙂 Love them!
Oooh! I used to love getting caneles in LA! The chewy texture is definitely my fave part about it too.
i think i may need to make a trip over to proof right now…
it’s something like cooked too much but looking fine.