Instagrammable croissants

A little pastry has been splashing across your Instagram feed lately. After the cronut, the matcha éclair and the unicorn cream puffs, the croissant is next in line for a serious makeover.

It looks cheerful: a croissant in every color of the rainbow. But doing that solely to be able to post a flashy photo of it on Instagram may be taking things a bit too far. We might even call it blasphemy, but let’s not get into that discussion here. Colored croissants, then. My conservative nature immediately condemned the trend; Pierre Hermé’s croissant Ispahan is quite far enough for me.

The three tastiest croissants

And now here’s the thing: I’m coming back to my opinion. A search on the internet teaches me that there are quite a few serious pastry boys and girls making next-level croissants; not just in terms of appearance, but taste too. And so I caught myself sitting completely drooling in front of my screen. Because: those croissants are simply the shit, there’s no other way to put it.

For the stubborn among us, I’ve listed the three tastiest croissants I came across. They may not be as colorful, but I think they taste fantastic:

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This gorgeous croissant from Supermoon Bakehouse in New York is filled with hazelnut praline and dark chocolate ganache.

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These croissants from Toronto (Bake Code) may be slightly less Instagram-worthy, but we weren’t going for looks anyway. They’re filled with salted egg yolk—come on, seriously.

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Okay, another croissant from Supermoon Bakehouse, but this one brushes up against heaven on earth, so it has to be included: this croissant is filled with a pistachio-rose cream and topped with edible rose petals and candied pistachios. Who’s coming with me to NYC?