This Paris Baguette is attached to the recently renovated H-Mart in Cherry Hill, NJ. Upon entering, you notice the clean, grand interior and the many showcases of pastries throughout the store. Cakes, pastries, drinks, and even sandwiches are available for purchase. Trays and tongs are available for you to pick and choose the pastry of your liking. I like this concept because it eliminates the need to wait behind indecisive shoppers. It makes for a smooth and seamless experience. My wife and I ordered the stuffed Blueberry Lemon Donut, Croissant Donut (Coffee), and a White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie.
Stuffed Blueberry Lemon Doughnut:
My favorite! Beautiful but delicious doughnut. Blueberry flavored icing covers the top with a custardy lemon filling inside. The lemon custard brings a little zest and acid to the bite which is needed to oppose the upfront sweetness. Powdered sugar and fresh blueberries sit atop of the doughnut. Great balanced doughnut. I really enjoyed the lemon custard inside. Sometimes lemon in desserts can be overpowering but not here, they got it right!
Croissant Doughnut (Coffee):
Yup you heard that right... a croissant doughnut! It sounded so ridiculous that I had to get it. It surprisingly worked very well. It's kind of what you expect when you hear the name. Layers of dough apparent after each bite. Its shape is obviously doughnut like. Flavor wise (coffee) it was very good. Extremely sweet but it's exactly what I wanted! Granulated sugar covers every inch and coffee flavored icing sits on top. A chocolate bit imitating a coffee bean is the final touch. The coffee icing didn't really taste like coffee but yummy nonetheless. It tastes more like a caramel or brown sugar icing. A sweet caramel dizzle is also incorporated throughout. Heads up, this is an extremely sweet and heavy dessert. Traditionally croissants are baked but I'm assuming this was fried as my fingers were greased up. I still enjoyed it
White Chocolate Macadamia Cookie:
Straightforward and traditional. Really nothing to report here other than I approve.
All in all, we spent $13.19 on 2 doughnuts and 1 cookie. Expensive? Yes, very but come in and give this place a shot. You may find your guilty treat of the week! read more