What is canelé?
Canelé · French
Small Bordeaux pastry with a dark, caramelized crust and a soft, custardy, rum and vanilla inside.
What it tastes like
Crunchy, almost burnt-sugar outside and a chewy, custardy center. Very good with coffee.
Where you’ll see it
French bakeries and coffee shops, and as a petit four.
Related words
- madeleine
- financier
- pastel de nata