Cream puff tower
Croquembouche is a traditional French dessert tower made of small, cream-filled choux pastry puffs (profiteroles) bound together with threads of caramelized sugar. It typically features puffs filled with pastry cream, whipped cream, or custard, and is often decorated with spun sugar, almonds, or other confections.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dessert is very high in carbohydrates and fat due to the pastry, cream filling, and sugar coating, with minimal protein. A single serving provides a significant calorie load, primarily from refined sugars and fats, with some calcium from the dairy components.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 450 kcal |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Carbs | 52 g |
| Fat | 24 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 35 g |
| Sodium | 180 mg |
| Calcium | 120 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg |
| Vitamin A | 200 IU |
| Phosphorus | 100 mg |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.1 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.1 mg |
| Niacin (B3) | 1 mg |
| Folate | 25 µg |
Per 1 tower slice (approx. 150 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
The name 'croquembouche' comes from the French phrase 'croque en bouche,' meaning 'crunch in the mouth,' referencing the satisfying crack of the caramel shell. It is a centerpiece at French weddings, baptisms, and first communions, symbolizing celebration and abundance.
