About Our Ingredients
We source most of our ingredients locally, often from the farmer’s markets where we sell. Our fruit flavors are made with real fruit, usually organic when available. Our rose macarons are made with roses directly from my garden! Our lemon macarons are made with lemons from my lemon tree. When providing nut flavors we use the real thing. Since we are limited on what we can use in our macaron shells, we mostly use bakery emulsions or extracts made from the actual item to increase the flavors of our macarons. We rarely use artificial ingredients (although sometimes we do need to enhance the flavor).
Almost all of our macaron flavors are gluten free! Macarons are made with almond flour. Certain flavors will have gluten added, such as our Oreo cookie flavor. * Not made in a dedicated gluten free kitchen. We do our best to prevent cross-contamination, but it cannot be guaranteed.
Dairy free options available! Our buttercreams are made with European-style butter. For dairy free options, a vegan/plant-based European-style butter is substituted, along with any milk/cream that may be used. (An extra charge may be added to offset the cost of the plant-based butter.) Note: The plant-based butter and dairy options taste very similar, but the texture tends to be a little more oilier due to the vegetable oil that is often used in these products.
We do use artificial food coloring. We find that it gives the macarons the most vibrant color while using the least amount of coloring. Dye-free and natural dye options are available upon request. There is an additional charge for natural dye options, and specific colors cannot be guaranteed due to the limitations of natural dyes.
At this time, we do not offer a vegan macaron. We are still working on perfecting our vegan recipe. Please stay tuned, as this is a work in progress!