See If You Can Name All These French Pastries!

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
See If You Can Name All These French Pastries!
Image: Pixabay by JillWellington

About This Quiz

The history of French pastry goes back a heck of a long time. As far back as the 1200s they were making desserts and pastries. Puff pastry was created in 1540. Whipped cream came from France in 1660. Macarons date back to 1793. Ganache was invented in 1850. It's safe to say almost everything you love about dessert today owes the French a great debt. How everyone in that country isn't just terribly unhealthy and sticky with sugar fingers all day every day is a mystery that no one will ever be able to solve. The French just make amazing desserts.

People train their whole lives to master the fine art of French dessert making and pastries. A pastry chef, or pâtissier, can go to school and then work in a kitchen for years to perfect the craft of pastry-making. It may just be a donut to you, but it can be serious business to the French. And why not? Deliciousness is no easy task. If you feel like you know a little bit about French pastries, whether that's making them or just eating them, why not try your hand at identifying some? We bet you can't get them all. Take the quiz and see!

Beignet
Pixabay by byrev
This French dessert is deep-fried choux pastry. What's it called?
Madeleine
Beignet
Tuile
Pralines
Macaron
Pixabay by cocoparisienne
Tell us the name of the dessert that looks like a fancy Oreo cookie (though it doesn't taste like one).
Financier
Tarte Tatin
Profiterole
Macaron
Rum Baba
Pixabay by RitaE
Do you know the name of this boozy little cake?
Rum Baba
Babka
Gateau a la broche
Palmier

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Tarte Tatin
Pixabay by espinosa
You need to caramelize fruit in a pan before you flip it over to make this dessert. What is it?
Peche Melba
Tarte Tatin
Norman Tart
Croquembouche
Jesuite
Wiki Commons by Stijn Nieuwendijk from Amsterdam, NL
Any guesses what this pastry that was named after a hat is called?
Mont blanc
Madeleine
Jesuite
Far Breton
Madeleine
Pixabay by la-fontaine
This dessert is essentially a very small sponge cake. Tell us what it is.
Pain aux raisin
Religieuse
Tuile
Madeleine

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Palmier
Pixabay by scholacantorum
What is this pastry that also goes by the unappetizing name of "pig's ear?'
Kouign Amann
Palmier
Kouglof
Chouquettes
Tuile
Wiki Commons by traaf from Brest
You can make a savory version of this out of cheese if you want to. Name it!
Tuile
Puits d'amour
Vitréais
Canelé
Opera Cake
Pixabay by takedahrs
As a coffee-lover, you know the name of this dessert, right?
Croustade
Opera Cake
Tarte des Alpes
Profiterole

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Dacquoise
Wiki Commons by Allie Cooper
This dessert comes from the French town of Dax, which inspired its name. Know it?
Teurgoule
Pêche Melba
Flaugnarde
Dacquoise
Flaugnarde
Paula Bisoc via YouTube
Which dessert gets its name from a language called Occitan?
Flaugnarde
Fraisier
Mendiant
Croquembouche
Conversation_Tart
Wiki Commons by Rystheguy
The recipe for this dessert was created to celebrate the publication of a book. What is it?
Dariole
Crème caramel
Tarte conversation
Bichon au citron

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Croquembouche
Wiki Commons by Eric Baker
What is this remarkably tall dessert very often seen at weddings?
Croquembouche
Brioche
Gougère
Paris-Brest
Clafoutis
Pixabay by chefjoannabarajas
Do you know this dessert that, if you're making it the proper, traditional way, requires black cherries?
Mille-feuille
Puits d'amour
Clafoutis
Tarte Tropézienne
Dariole
Jazzy the Baker via YouTube
This dessert often looks like a stretched-out pie or cake. What is it?
Dariole
Floating island
Poire belle Hélène
Riz à l'impératrice

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Angel wings
Wiki Commons by Marcin Floryan
Tell us the name of this dessert that is basically just pieces of crispy, fried dough.
Pièce montée
Calisson
Angel wings
Beignet
Gougère
Wiki Commons by Luigi Anzivino
What do you call this pastry that isn't technically a dessert?
Gâteau à la broche
Bichon au citron
Teurgoule
Gougère
Bichon au citron
Wiki Commons by Kostia9
Most people would probably just call this pastry a turnover. What else can it be called?
Macaron
Bichon au citron
Religieuse
Pralines

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Vitréais
Wiki Commons by Vitriacus
This apple cake comes from Brittany in France. Name it!
Baba au rhum
Coussin de Lyon
Mille-feuille
Vitréais
Puits d'amour
Cuisine Mauritian via YouTube
Which dessert's name translates to "well of love?"
Puits d'amour
Palmier
Tarte des Alpes
Éclair
Tarte des Alpes
Wiki Commons by Varaine
In some places, they call this the "pie of the valley." Do you know its French name?
Viennoiserie
Tarte des Alpes
Madeleine
Pain d'épices

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Petit four
Wiki Commons by Wolfgang Meinhart, Hamburg
What do you call this bite-sized dessert treat?
Crème caramel
Pêche Melba
Viennoiserie
Petit four
Charlotte
Wiki Commons by Popo le Chien
Some people call this an icebox cake. What is it?
Charlotte
Jésuite
Mendiant
Poire belle Hélène
Kouign Amann
Wiki Commons by Fuzheado
Tell us the name of this pastry that isn't just made with butter, it's made with sooooo much butter.
Calisson
Soufflé
Kouign Amann
Teurgoule

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Flans pâtissier
Wiki Commons by Kim
Basically, this is just a custard tart. What do our French friends call it?
Pot de crème
Flan pâtissier
Financier
Pain aux raisins
Profiterole
Pixabay by Holgi
You might know these little guys better as cream puffs. What are they?
Profiterole
St. Honoré cake
Calisson
Marjolaine
Yule log
Pixabay by LAWJR
What do you call this dessert that you bust out at Christmas?
Mousse
Norman Tart
Bûche de Noël
Pièce montée

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Canelé
Pixabay by ryokouruma
This little cake is flavored with rum and vanilla. Name it!
Crêpe Suzette
Canelé
Norman Tart
Pralines
Éclair
Pixabay by 139904
You can find this famous French dessert in bakeries and supermarkets all across America. Tell us what it is.
Croquembouche
Fraisier
Café liégeois
Éclair
Mille-feuille
Wiki Commons by Georges Seguin (Okki)
The name of this dessert means "thousand sheets." Sound familiar?
Mille-feuille
Coussin de Lyon
Petit four
Pièce montée

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Pain au chocolat
Wiki Commons by Luc Viatour
Which dessert could be easily mistaken for a croissant?
Financier
Pain au chocolat
Tuile
Pot de crème
Paris-Brest
Wiki Commons by Deror_avi
This pastry was created to commemorate a bike race back in 1910. Tell us the name of it!
Mille-feuille
Gâteau à la broche
Poire à la Beaujolaise
Paris-Brest
Religieuse
Wiki Commons by Sonia Geffrier
Which dessert is designed to look like the pope's hat?
Pain au chocolat
Saint-Epvre
Religieuse
Teurgoule

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Savarin
Bradley Bakes via YouTube
This cake was named for an 18th-century food writer. What is it?
Petit four
Savarin
Croustade
Canelé
St. Honoré cake
Wiki Commons by Trougnouf
You can trace the roots of this dessert back to 1847 in Paris, France. Tell us what it's called.
Jesuite
Far Breton
Choux pastry
St. Honoré cake
Tarte tropézienne
Maw Kitchen via YouTube
Do you know this pastry that was named by actress Brigitte Bardot?
Tarte tropézienne
Eclair
Croustade
Paris-Brest

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Viennoiserie
Patricerie via YouTube
The recipe for these desserts starts a lot like bread until some sweeter ingredients are added. What is it?
Coussin de Lyon
Viennoiserie
Macaron
Bugnes Lyonnaisses
Pain aux raisins
Wiki Commons by Tepeyac
Which dessert goes by the less sweet-sounding name "escargot?
Pain aux raisins
Madeleine
Mont blanc
Ispahan
Gâteau Basque
Wiki Commons by Jvillafruela
Traditionally, the pattern carved into the top of this dessert tells you what's inside it. Do you know what it is?
Clafoutis
Mousse
Gâteau Basque
Norman Tart

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Mont blanc
Wiki Commons by Franki71
Did they name this dessert after the pen or is the pen named after the dessert? Maybe it's neither! Name it!
Mont blanc
Palmier
Crepe
Tarte tatin