Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates in Folsom has been on my radar for a long time. It's conveniently located in Broadstone Marketplace.
Restaurant is pretty in pink, a perfect pit stop for a dessert or coffee date. There is an Instagrammable wall of pink, rosy, and gold draped fabrics.
Service was stellar, attentive and willing to answer questions and share product information. Customers were offered samples of the Glazed Lemon Cookie. I was even allowed a taste of the vanilla ice cream.
Vanilla Bean Macaron Soft Serve Ice Cream is blended with macarons, so it is packed with almond flavor. You can also see the vanilla bean flecks. The ice cream is also decorated with crunchy mini macaron wafers. $6 for 5 oz or $8 for 8 oz. You can add Sea Salt Caramel Sauce or Chocolate Fudge Sauce for $1.50.
No Frozen Chocolate ice cream at this location currently.
Salty Caramel was the only Ice Cream Macaron Sandwich flavor available here.
Oaxachan Spice Hot Chocolate and most of the other hot cocoas use 53% semisweet chocolate. The Sipping Chocolate uses 70% bittersweet chocolate, and the Vegan Classic hot chocolate uses 62% semisweet chocolate. You can add Whipped Cream or House-Made Vanilla Bean Marshmallows to your hot cocoa. I loved the marshmallows, of which you can buy a baton for $9.50. Hot chocolate was a bit too sweet and rich for me, but I'm sure most would enjoy it.
I actually was quite delighted with the complimentary iced water infused with cucumbers and lemon. Very refreshing, and you really could taste the cucumber.
I also ordered these chocolates at $2.85 each. I'll list them in the order I liked them most:
1. Bergamot Orange Blossom
2. Hazelnut Praline
3. Caramelized Milk & Coffee
4. Brown Sugar Crème Brûlée
5. Brown Butter
3-5 are the safe bets, the chocolates customers probably try most. I was recommended to select chocolates based on my taste preferences, so it ended up the first 2 were my favorites. One employee also said Bergamot Orange Blossom was her favorite. Another employee said his favorite was Buttermilk Lime.
It costs more to have the chocolates packaged in a box because you're paying for the dainty box, but make sure to handle with care if you have them packaged in the small plastic sleeve.
I don't think pastries, like croissants, cream puffs, or cruffins, are offered here. Only macarons, cookies, and cake slices. The Salty Caramel macaron is the tasty bestseller. Macarons are also $2.85 each.
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