PATISSERIE,

Our creations reflect the traditions and elegance of French pastries, ensuring that
La Gourmandine provides the finest baked goods to your hometown of Pittsburgh.

We do change our menu, so don't be disappointed if you don't see your favorite pastry, we may have it later in the year.

Patisseries Individuelles
(individual pastries)

Eclairs au chocolat
(Choux dough filled with cocoa chocolate pastry cream and topped with chocolate fondant)

Flan Patissier
(Baked vanilla custard pie)

Marquise
(Dark chocolate mousse with crème brûlée and crispy caramel)

Millefeuille
(“Thousand Leaf”, also known as a Napoleon.  Layers of puff pastry, alternating with layers of pastry cream.)

Tartelettes au Citron
(Classic lemon tart)

Choux à la Crème
(Choux dough split in half and filled with whipped cream)

Parfait Chocolat
(Cocoa chocolate mousse layered with an almond sponge cake
and covered in a dark chocolate glaze)

Paris-Brest
(Choux dough filled with hazelnut cream)

Religieuses
(Two tiers of choux pastry filled with vanilla pastry cream
and topped with vanilla fondant)

Tartelettes aux Framboises
(Tarte filled with almond paste covered with fresh raspberries)

Délice de Pistache
(Choux dough filled with pistachio mousseline and chocolate chips)
 
Clafoutis
Another traditional French Pastry from the Limousin region.
Dessert made of cherries covered with a Flan-like batter.  
 
Tarte Tatin
Upside down caramelized apple tarte.

Tartelette Pistache-Cerises
(Tarte filled with almond- pistachio cream and cherries)
 
Flan aux Pêches
(Custard cake filled with peaches, a hint of vanilla and Cointreau)
 



Cakes & Tartes
(ask us about placing an order)

Parfait au Chocolat
(Cocoa chocolate mousse layered with an almond sponge cake and covered in a dark chocolate glaze)

Opera
(Almond sponge cake layered with chocolate ganache
and coffee flavoured butter cream glazed with dark chocolate)

Fraisier
(Almond cake split and filled with fresh sliced strawberries, pastry cream and butter cream)

Mousse de Fruits
(Fruit mousse layered with almond sponge cake. Your choice of strawberry, raspberry, mango. 

Forêt Noire
(Vanilla whipped cream layered with chocolate sponge cake and kirsh cherries)

Millefeuille
(“Thousand Leaf”, also known as a Napoleon. Layers of puff pastry, alternating with layers of pastry cream.)

Tarte Pistache-Cerises
(Tarte filled with almond-pisctachio cream and cherries) ad crust filled with apple sauce and sliced apples)

Tarte Tatin
(Upside-down caramelized apple tart. Tradition says that the Tarte Tatin was first created by accident by two sisters called “Les Soeurs Tatin”)

Tarte aux Poires
(Tarte filled with almond paste covered with pears)

Tarte aux Framboises
(Tarte filled with almond paste covered with fresh raspberries)

Tarte au Citron
(Classic lemon tart)

Flan Patissier
(Baked vanilla custard pie.)

Marquise
(Dark chocolate mousse with crème brûlée and crispy caramel)