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Butter on pain au chocolat?

64 replies

GeminiGuy · 13/04/2025 10:11

Our son like his pain au chocolate with butter spread on it.

I don't see an issue with that. So, I have always allowed it. But, my wife disagrees categorically based on the premise that a sweet pastry does not need butter (she butters her croissant). She says it is a cultural difference point (she is British and I am Middle Eastern). We each think the other is unreasonable about this.

Thought we would post here for an idea what most people think.

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Oftenaddled · 13/04/2025 10:24

No different from Nutella on a butter croissant I suppose.

Butter in things and butter in things are different tastes and textures.

PonyPatter44 · 13/04/2025 10:23

How Do you butter a pain au chocolat? Do you spread butter over the top, or do you slice it open like a burger bun and butter over the chocolate slabs? I am intrigued now!

Personally I love a pain au chocolat, and would never think to butter one, but you do you.

TropicofCapricorn · 13/04/2025 10:22

My daughter puts cream cheese in hers 🤷‍♀️

TropicofCapricorn · 13/04/2025 10:20

NoraLuka · 13/04/2025 10:18

ExH is a baker and occasionally made croissants or pain au chocolat at home, butter is literally one of the main ingredients! There’s no reason to add any more to either of them.

Edit to say obviously everyone is free to add butter to whatever they want!

Edited

The reason to add it is if you like it..

There's no law.

OliveHenry · 13/04/2025 10:19

If your wife adds butter to croissant then she cannot complain when your son adds it to pain au chocolat (which isn't that sweet anyway)!

NoraLuka · 13/04/2025 10:18

ExH is a baker and occasionally made croissants or pain au chocolat at home, butter is literally one of the main ingredients! There’s no reason to add any more to either of them.

Edit to say obviously everyone is free to add butter to whatever they want!

x2boys · 13/04/2025 10:16

Its not what i would do but if thats the way your son enjoys them than so be it.

ThreePointOneFourOneFiveNine · 13/04/2025 10:16

Butter on everything!!!! Personally I butter croissants and I don’t butter pain au chocolate, but I wouldn’t bat an eyelid if someone else did. It’s a ridiculous thing to make an issue of.

Pieceofpurplesky · 13/04/2025 10:15

Yes to butter here, if hot. Weirdly not on sandwiches but anything hot (toast, pan au chocolate etc)

BeaAndBen · 13/04/2025 10:15

If he likes it, then it’s fine.

vodkaredbullgirl · 13/04/2025 10:14

Butter doesn't belong on them, but if your son likes it why not.

Jollyjoy · 13/04/2025 10:14

I don’t think either need butter as they are so full of butter! But for a treat, if we have freshly heated croissants, I’d have a bit of butter. I wouldn’t think to on a pain au chocolate, it’s already moist.

Anyway is this a proper dispute between you?

Itsawildridealright · 13/04/2025 10:13

I've voted yanbu as butter is not the devil and your DW is being super controlling with no beneficial outcome. Is she controlling generally?! 🤪

Decapitatedsausage · 13/04/2025 10:12

I wouldn’t butter a pain au chocolate, but I figure if you are giving your son a treat anyway it wouldn’t be the hill that I died on not letting him butter it! So long as it’s not a daily occurrence, obviously!