Galette des rois at Ladurée 2025: traditional galette and refined crowns

To celebrateEpiphany 2025, Maison Ladurée and its talented pastry chef Julien Alvarez unveil a traditional galette des Rois and original crowns, available from January 1 to 31, 2025 in Ladurée boutiques and on the Maison's e-shop.

Once again this year, Ladurée's galette des rois and crowns invite themselves onto our plates to celebrate Epiphany with elegance. From January 1 to 31, 2025, the famous Parisian house presents a collection that blends tradition and creativity, under the direction of pastry chef Julien Alvarez. From classic galettes to revisited crowns, each creation reveals a unique pastry-making savoir-faire.

Kings' crowns:

Ladurée's crowns of kings this year are veritable gastronomic works of art. Based on flaky brioche, three recipes reveal bold, refined flavors:

• Couronne chocolat: combining almond cream with chocolate chips, Guanaia heart ganache and cocoa nougatine, this creation sublimates the intense aromas of chocolate with a touch of crunch.

• Couronne Ispahan: an ode to Ladurée's famous signature, with rose almond cream, fresh raspberries, rose raspberry jam and pink praline streusel.

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• Couronne pomme: a warm interpretation combining buckwheat almond cream, caramelized apples and roasted buckwheat seeds.

Each wreath is priced at €43, for a tasting experience to share with friends and family.

The traditional frangipane galette:

For lovers of tradition, Ladurée has not forgotten the unmissable galette frangipane. Made with light puff pastry and creamy frangipane, it is the quintessential classic delicacy. Available in sizes for 2, 4 or 6 people, as well as by the slice, it will delight purists. It also costs €43 for 6 people.

Ladurée invites us to prolong the festivities by combining the pleasure of the taste buds with that of discovering the bean, carefully hidden in each creation. So why choose between innovation and tradition? Ladurée's crowns and galettes des rois are the perfect way to start the year with elegance and sharing.