Macarons are a luxury item, the skill required to make them does not come easily. Which makes them an ideal gift. You aren’t just giving a sweet treat box, but an indulgent item that was made with delicate skill, time and knowledge. Your gift will be sensory experience that appeals to both the eyes and the taste buds. With hundreds of flavour, colour and packaging combinations to choose from.
Whether you're gifting for a special occasion or just looking to surprise someone, gifting a macaron is a gesture that not only delights but speaks volumes about the giver’s taste and attention to detail. Especially if you nail choosing their favourite flavours in a pick your own selection box.
Macaron Presentation
When it comes to gifting, what really matters is presentation. The saying 'We eat first with our eyes' dates back to the Roman gourmand Apicius yet it couldn’t be more true today. Our world is more visual than ever so nailing aesthetics is key.
Each of our macarons is made up of a colourful shell with those distinct and hard to achieve macaron feet and an appetising buttercream or ganache filling. 12 matching macarons can be striking together, but so can the contrasting colours of 12 different macarons. The majority of our macarons are made with natural colourings. We think natural food colourings are the best for macarons because they look much more appetising.
When to Gift Macarons
Whether you’re celebrating a milestone event or simply treating someone to a little luxury, a macaron gift box is the perfect way to show appreciation, love and respect for someone in style. They make perfect gifts for foodies or anyone with a sweet tooth. You can professionally give these treats as corporate gifts. You can say ‘Happy Birthday’, ‘Congratulations’ or ‘My Condolences’ with your macarons. They can be anniversary gifts for silver wedding anniversaries, gold wedding anniversaries, ruby wedding anniversaries or even paper wedding anniversary gifts. There is no occasion to big or small.
Choosing Your Macaron Gift
We offer our signature boxes of 6, 12 or 24 macarons. A great introduction to our range of macarons and there will be something for everyone. These boxes include our best selling macarons and have been carefully refined since we launched in 2010. Depending on which box size you choose they include:
- Rose,
- Passionfruit & Milk Chocolate,
- Lemon,
- Vanilla,
- Pistachio,
- Cappuccino,
- Salted Caramel,
- Praline,
- Dark Chocolate,
- Chocolate & Cherry,
- Strawberries & Cream
- and Chocolate Orange.
Personalising Your Gift
It’s important for your giftee to know it was them you had in mind when choosing your macarons. So you have a few choices:
- Pick your own flavours so they receive all their favourites.
- Choose a gift box to remind them of the occasion they’re celebrating.
- Add a gift message to let them know who the gift is from.
- Or add a greetings card and we’ll print your personal message inside.
Macaron Gift Boxes
Our signature boxes of 12 come with gift box options including Congratulations, Thank You and an all round Celebration option. You’ll find these options under signature macarons.
Delivery and Collection Options
Getting your gift safely where it needs to go is important. We offer next day delivery with DPD including a 1 hour delivery slot notification as well as collection from our two locations: our Norwich Shop and our Hellesdon Bakery.
Your macaron selection will be carefully packed in a clear custom made plastic tray. Most of our macarons fit snuggly in this tray which keeps them safe for collections, but to make sure there are as few breakages of these delicate sweets during delivery we sit each one in a paper case for extra padding. Each plastic tray sits in a cardboard tray and that in a branded sleeve. So they are as safe as we can make them!
Almost all of our packaging is recyclable. Most of it is cardboard and paper. Our macaron box windows are made out of compostable film. We use plastic trays to safely transport the macarons. The trays are made from 100% recycled Clear RPET and they can be put in your recycling bin. The air cushions we use to help pack the macarons and other cakes safely in their external boxes, are made from low density film LDPE. Some councils accept this in their recycling bins some do not. If your council doesn't, this website is helpful in locating where local to you will.
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The Gift Experience
So to conclude, you’ve picked the perfect macaron gift with celebration packaging and a personalised gift card, collected it from our store and are ready to give your gift.
Imagine the scene, your giftee’s eyes are wide with delight and their desire to open the box there and then and taste everyone of the flavours you’ve chosen is strong. Although you may now their favourite person, they probably won’t open the box to offer you one, as that would mean one less macaron for them to try! They are incredibly grateful as they tuck them into the fridge to enjoy later. But every time they go to the fridge over the next few hours the sleek box will catch their eye and call out ‘try one, just one’. Until finally Friday comes around. They get them out as they sit down for dinner, they’re sat on the counter, bright and enticing colours in the corner of their eye until all plates are clear. And finally they take the box to sit on the sofa, dishes left to wash later while they finally enjoy their moment of indulgence. A glutenous moment this may be, where multiple are consumed in one sitting but also one filled with flavour and textural delight.