French pastry

American  

noun

1. fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.

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French pastry British  

noun

1. a rich pastry made esp from puff pastry and filled with cream, fruit, etc

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Etymology

Origin of French pastry

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

In 2013, before most people knew the term “going viral,” the French pastry chef created the “Cronut,” a cross between a croissant and a doughnut, at his newly opened New York bakery.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2023

Do you have a favorite Mexican dessert or conversely, a favorite French pastry?

From Salon • May 24, 2023

Or I might go to Seylou Bakery and get the canele — it’s a French pastry, so I’m sure it’ll make me skinny eventually.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022

French pastry shops throughout New York bake them, often in a large or individual size, and have them available through most of January.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021

The pixie had been a pretty little French pastry from the first, but now she positively glowed.

From Breeder Reaction by Marks, Winston K.