Cruzilles Pâtes de Fruits Gift Tin

$25.00

Delightfully fruity, with a crunchy sugar exterior that melts into a tender gummy center, these French Pâtes de Fruits from Cruzilles are full of distinct fresh berry flavor. A traditional French confection, pâtes de fruits have to be made with a high percentage of fruit puree and pulp (Cruzilles uses up to 75%), which gives the jellies a bright fruitiness. They have a higher moisture content than supermarket jellies—so they are not dry, tough or overly chewy—and the light sugar coating prevents stickiness and adds a light crunch. Try all three flavors: Raspberry, Strawberry and Blueberry, made from high-quality berries picked at peak freshness and packaged in an adorable metal pail.

Ingredients

Ingredients: Blueberry: Fruit Purees 75% (Blueberry 38%, Apricot 25%, Apple 12%), Strawberry: Fruit Purees 54% (Apricot 26%, Strawberry 16%, Apple 12%), Raspberry: Fruit Purees 59% (Apricot 25%, Raspberry 22%, Apple 12%), Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Gelling Agent, Pectins, Natural Flavors (Blueberry, Strawberry, Raspberry) Concentrated Lemon Juice
Specifications

Net Weight: 0.5 pound
Place of Origin: France
Expiration: July 2024

Pâtes de fruits, confitures sèches (or “dry jams”), moreish bonbons—

French fruit jellies have collected multiple names and a star-studded list of historical fans since they were first made in the 10th century to use up a surfeit of luscious fruit in the volcanic Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Philosopher Voltaire was famously an aficionado, and Napoleon III’s brother-in-law strategically established a beet sugar plant near confectioneries to satisfy ever-growing demand from royals, nobles and gourmands. What sets these candies apart? These jellies had to be mostly made up of the pulp of “noble” fruit (quince, pear, apricot, berries and the like) to qualify as pâtes de fruits, which gave them their signature taste and firm texture.