M&S Strawberries & Cream Choux Buns

A light, choux pastry filled with whipped cream and strawberry conserve.

I really liked the choux pastry; it was very light, but the pastry seemed a lot more flat than the other choux buns. The strawberry conserve was delicious; really fruity and tasty. The whipped cream was nice, but I felt that there wasn't much of it. 

For the price, I was expecting a slightly bigger choux bun with more filling - like the custard choux buns. I just thought that these were a bit stingy for the price; both the size of the bun and the filling. 

Price: £2.50 for two

Rating: 4/5

M&S Dessert Menu White Chocolate & Blackcurrant Spheres

I've been dying to try these White Chocolate & Blackcurrant Spheres; a lovely summery combination of flavours.

These spheres consist of a white chocolate mousse, a blackcurrant curd centre and a blackcurrant mousse with a white chocolate plaque.

The White Chocolate mousse is incredibly light, and actually tastes of white chocolate ( a lot of products with white chocolate tend to not have much of a white chocolate taste, as the chocolate content is very low), so I was very pleased with this.

The blackcurrant centre is delicious; just the right amount of tang without being too sharp. A beautiful contrast against the white chocolate mousse.

Finally, the blackcurrant mousse was lovely and light, again with the same amount of tang as the curd centre - absolutely perfect.

These are absolutely delicious - light and summery. Highly recommended!

Price: £4.00 for two

Rating: 5/5

M&S Blackcurrant Eclairs

I look forward to the Summer range every year by M&S. This year, they seem to be focusing on a blackcurrant and Strawberry theme in their range of Summer desserts and sweet treats.

These blackcurrant eclairs are filled with a blackcurrant mousse instead of the traditional cream filling, and is then topped with a beautiful blackcurrant and white chocolate fondant glaze.

These eclairs were really, really nice. The blackcurrant mousse actually tasted of fresh, tangy blackcurrants, the choux pastry was lovely and light and the fondant glaze was lovely and sweet. The tanginess of the blackcurrant filling and the sweet fondant glaze worked really well to balance out the flavours. The blackcurrant mousse had the perfect amount of tanginess without being too sharp.

A beautiful summer treat, I really recommend these.

Price: £2.50 for two

                                                                         Rating: 4/5