Anyone tried Marron glacé?

[Joppi]

I was watching a Christmas food show which featured Marron glacé and I’m intrigued to try.

Anyone tried these? They’re quite expensive so I’m going to try find a place that sells them individually as I just want to try one (London based, I’m thinking fortnums may sell individually?)

I really really do not like marron glacé. I had it in a waffle once it was awful and I’d eat almost anything.

Oops I just realised I had marron on a waffle not the glacé version which I will not be trying 😂

They are very very sweet.

I love them!

Have you had chestnuts before? They are basically big soft nuts, but the glacé part means they are caramelised and taste a bit toffee-ish. If you imagine a sweet hazelnut, but soft and kind of floury, that’s it.

You might eat 2-3, but it’s not an amazing snack IMHO

Marron puree on toasted brioche or pannetone… now that’s a different story 😘

Marron glacé are much too sweet for me - and I have a sweet tooth. Much prefer hot chestnuts hot from roasting - still with a little natural sweetness- delicious. 🌹

I love chestnuts - but I hate maroon glacé. I thought I'd love them, but they were too sweet & sickly & the texture was weird.
Maybe they're better included in tiny amounts into a dessert but yeah I definitely can't sit & eat them on their own.

Interesting…sounds like it may be too sweet, even for me. Definitely something to try just one of, instead of getting a box.

@ShangPie need to investigate this Marron puree now!

Enjoy @Joppi ! Best to try a tube so you can do portion control try a little just in case

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We just love that stuff. Used to bring tins of Clément Faugier crème de Marrons back from France and spread it on slices of brioche.

They literally make my teeth sting - far too sweet.

Husband loves them, I do not!

They make amazing ice cream!

I love chestnuts and I can eat them glacéed (?!) to be polite, but I'd rather not. They're sweet to the point of having no flavour at all, you just get a physical reaction to the sweetness.

Incredibly rich and sweet but oddly dry on the tongue.

They're fantastic. Very, very expensive. I once made my own and they were pretty good. You cannot get the large sweet chestnuts they use commercially though.

I love marrons glacés. In fact, I love almost anything made of chestnuts. That purée is really nice on pancakes with some whipped cream.

^ this.

I've mostly had the cream of chestnuts on crêpes in France, a little goes a long way as it's very sweet. I also love chestnuts.

Overrated imo

I love them, but you have to buy the good ones that are €2-3 each. Otherwise they just taste of sugar. The expensive ones are both savoury and sweet at the same time and are a bit of an acquired taste

Mostly just taste incredibly sweet, the chestnut flavour is very subtle. They’re ok, but there are better things.

Sounds like it divides opinion. Looks like Leonidas sells one for £3 (very expensive but better than buying a whole jar and not liking them).

I had one years ago on a Christmas French exchange.

It was awful. Super sweet but floury, doughy texture and zero flavour. I am not a fussy eater at all.

I’ve never tried them, but I’ve had ‘Venus’s Nipples’, which are delicious chestnut truffles.

I absolutely love them but they are very expensive so a couple of years ago I tried making my own.

I picked up a load of chestnuts a couple of days ago on a walk and plan to make some more soon.