I wanna yell this out loud but I can’t, so please just layan me here lol. I bit into Pantler’s cream puff with a good dose of skepticism, not because I don’t like their pastries and bakes (en contraire I think they’re fab), but cause I’ve been so enamoured with Baristart’s I can’t imagine anything else even coming close. I’m very pleased to say I was proved wrong. Just cutting it apart, the generous amount of smooth, glistening and thick pastry cream was quite the sight to behold. Unlike Baristart’s, Pantler’s pastry cream is a lot firmer and holds its shape better (read: no ooze ooze, but still good good). Texture wise that means a slightly heavier cream, and flavour wise that means it’s a lot richer. I loved it. Especially when you get those little crunchy, nutty bits of nougatine hidden in the luscious cream 🤤 While I do like myself the light and airy sorta cream puffs, I love how assertive and intense the flavours were here and I dare say it’s now a good contender for the first place in my heart 🥰