I am so excited to bring this giveaway to the blog! When I was first contacted by someone from Chef Francois Payard I did a little jump for joy. He is an amazing French pastry chef that is world renowned. Who wouldn’t want to go to one of his bakeries and sample some of his delicate creations? Better yet, have them delivered right to your door? I have never had something so delicious. The shell was so pillowy and soft, yet had the most delicate crunch. They are absolutely divine! It was a little bit of heaven delivered to my doorstep!
Have you ever tried to make macarons yourself? They can be temperamental in the home kitchen and the results aren’t always what you are aiming for. They may be tasty, but you don’t typically end up with that perfect macaron shell that Chef Francois Payard creates. Enter Chef Payard’s “MakeCarons.” You’ll receive his perfect macaron shells right at your doorstep and then you have the power to create whatever flavor you’d like by making your own ganache. The shells are shipped with a recipe book for some classic ganache recipes, but the sky is the limit to what you want to create on your own! They’ve even created a spot on their website where they want to hear what you’ve created with the “MakeCaron” shells here.
Since we’ve come upon the holidays I knew I wanted to make my ganache filling in the spirit of Christmas. My favorite flavor is peppermint and I thought these would make wonderful little gifts. The “MakeCaron” box also come with a gift label so you can carefully share these wonderful treats with someone else. I made a peppermint ganache and then rolled the finished macaron lightly in candy cane dust. Not only did they taste out of this world, but they looked festive! I also made the classic chocolate ganache which was the perfect accompaniment to any of the shell flavors.
So, how can you get your hands on some of Chef Payard’s macarons? Enter using the Rafflesopter and you can win 3 boxes of “MakeCarons,” vanilla, chocolate, and raspberry flavor shells. You can enter here with 6 changes to win on the first day and one additional chance each day if you are on Twitter. Once the winner is announced your MakeCaron’s will be shipped overnight. You’ll want to try these alone first, that way if you accidentally eat most of the box no one can be upset with you. I’m speaking from experience here 😉 If you don’t win the giveaway, I urge you to take a look at their site here and purchase some as a gift or for yourself. The thoughtful folks at Chef Payard’s bakery sent me the most wonderful gift when they heard I gave birth to George and I had the opportunity to sample some of their delicious chocolates as well. I’m speechless when it comes to describing them.
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Chef Francois Payard bakery provided me with a box of “MakeCaron’s” to sample and are sponsoring this giveaway, but as always the opinions expressed here are soley my own. This giveaway is for residents of the contingent United States and will end on December 20th, 12:00 am EST.
28 comments
Megan said:
December 16, 2013 at 9:17 am
This pregnant lady would loooooove the raspberry ones.
melissa@IWasBornToCook said:
December 16, 2013 at 9:21 am
any type of chocolate!
Mel h said:
December 16, 2013 at 9:37 am
Can I pick raspberry and chocolate? A bite of each would make my favorite combination!
Schuyler said:
December 16, 2013 at 9:39 am
Vanilla looks amazing!!
Tami said:
December 16, 2013 at 10:06 am
I’ve never tried these. They look delicious!
Tami said:
December 16, 2013 at 10:08 am
I would like to try vanilla! Or chocolate. 🙂
The Home Cook said:
December 16, 2013 at 10:50 am
Peanut butter would be awesome.
Stacey said:
December 16, 2013 at 10:54 am
I love salted caramel macarons!
Eva @ Eva Bakes said:
December 16, 2013 at 11:06 am
I love a simple chocolate macaron with chocolate ganache
Nikki said:
December 16, 2013 at 11:59 am
I’ve never had French Macaroons before, so I would pretty much love to try any of them…I know I’m missing out.
Heather said:
December 16, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Chocolate is my favorite!
Alicia said:
December 16, 2013 at 5:18 pm
Um I can’t stop drooling…they all look so yummy!
Angel King said:
December 16, 2013 at 5:47 pm
This pregnant lady is already drooling, pick me pick me!
Laura McDowell said:
December 16, 2013 at 8:03 pm
Yum!!!
Stefany said:
December 16, 2013 at 8:43 pm
Salted caramel!
Carrie said:
December 16, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Sadly I haven’t gotten to try many, only kind I tried was vanilla.
Jessie said:
December 16, 2013 at 9:39 pm
vanilla!
Melinda said:
December 17, 2013 at 6:51 am
These have been on my to-make list but I’ve never actually had one. I always forget to grab one when I’m in a city with a proper place to get them. Would love to try these!
Cara said:
December 17, 2013 at 10:09 am
Lemon by far!
Adrianna Semione said:
December 17, 2013 at 11:38 am
Never had one but would love to try!
abby said:
December 17, 2013 at 12:39 pm
currently: pumpkin! but really, all!!
Alicia said:
December 17, 2013 at 9:56 pm
mocha!
Kay said:
December 18, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Pistachio is my favorite!
Nataly Carbonell said:
December 18, 2013 at 7:13 pm
I love chocolate flavor! yum!
Miranda said:
December 18, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Peppermint or peanut butter.:)
Sara Becker said:
December 19, 2013 at 8:05 am
Raspberry or maybe lemon
Meg said:
December 19, 2013 at 1:20 pm
They all look amazing!
Amy said:
December 19, 2013 at 6:09 pm
I’d love vanilla so I can experiment with wild fillings!