In short, no, authentic French macarons are not vegan.
And it is easy to demonstrate. Our step by step French macaron recipe includes every single ingredient we use.
To find out if a recipe is vegan, simply take each ingredient and check if they are vegan.
At Pastreez, only one ingredient is not considered vegan: Egg white. We use egg white to grow what is called a meringue, used in the macaron shell recipe.
Every authentic macaron bakery won't be vegan. As an example, Ladurée macarons are not vegan either.
Is vegan macaron a thing?
Yes, you can find vegan macarons for sale. You can also find a vegan recipe as well. But they are very (very) hard to find.
In my study to find the best macarons delivery in the US, I ordered from 8 popular macaron stores online.
Only Pastreez offers vegan macarons for sale. And they ship fresh to your door!
You probably know how hard it is to make macarons. Replacing its main ingredient to get a vegan variation is adding on that challenge.
Which is why vegan macarons are slightly more expensive than regular ones.
But it is doable. At Pastreez we came up with a 100% vegan macaron recipe that is still get the texture of regular macarons.
Thanks Julie for your question! Yes, we do list ingredients on each product page. For example, on the vegan macaron page, you will see the ingredients we use for it.
For artificial dye, we use it on colored macarons. But macarons like vanilla or tiramisu, they do not contain dye, this is why they are white / ivory color.
On our website, you can order only the macarons you want from the menu. This way, you can select only ivory colored macarons (no dye).
You always want to try carefully first, as cross contamination for allergies is always a risk. That said, all our allergic customers were always happy!
I have family members who can not have artificial dye. Do you sell artificial free macarons? I also have a family member who is allergic to eggs. Do you list ingredients somewhere on your website? To many allergies in the family.
Thanks
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