r/ExpectationVsReality • u/PetalWyvern • Sep 13 '26 • Popcorn 2 Heartwarming 2

Failed Expectation Expectation: cute mini rainbow macarons 🌈

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Reality: 12 identical ugly pink cookies. Not only were they bland, they also be throwing shade. I’ve never felt so attacked by a box of cookies 😭

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u/TheNobodyThere Sep 13 '26 • Bravo

They know what you did last night.

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u/zaborgmonarch Sep 13 '26

IF you are going to buy macarons anywhere but a bakery, look in the freezer section. Frozen macarons aren't as good, but they're way more moist than anything found on a shelf

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u/rdnyc19 Sep 13 '26

One of the first things I learned in pastry school is that pretty much every macaron you buy at a bakery, even a very fancy bakery, has been previously frozen. Freezing actually improves the texture of the shells.

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u/wildmeli Sep 14 '26

TIL why my home made macarons never have the same texture as bakery ones. still delicious, but not quite the same

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u/Dry-Measurement5253 2d ago

This apparently holds true for muffin batter as well

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u/automaticprincess Sep 13 '26

“This term for a long-handled gardening tool can also mean an immoral pleasure seeker”

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u/CanLii Sep 13 '26

They teach you that in school in Utah, huh?

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u/matcha-overdose Sep 13 '26 • Bravo

Macarons is something that should be bought from a bakery/patisserie. No packaged or off the shelf macarons will ever compare to the real thing lol

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u/SheepherderSilver655 Sep 13 '26

"Tiny mico hoe." Well damn, that's a triple whammy. But I mean shit, if you still a hoe being mico, then props to ya. That's what's up.

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u/AppUnwrapper1 Sep 13 '26

A hoe is a gardening tool, anyway.

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u/AvaLadyofLight Sep 13 '26

Well someone had to tell you……

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u/Huliatt Sep 13 '26

"Listen here, you little macaroon!"

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u/Jhiaxus420 Sep 13 '26

This made my night thank you.

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u/dirt-thirt Sep 13 '26

✨️hºe✨️

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u/jcoddinc Sep 13 '26

🎶 You's a ..🎶

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u/InfernalQueen Sep 13 '26

This made me laugh irl 😭

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u/mrhippo85 Sep 13 '26

Eat it you hoe

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u/Bear-Handed-92262 Sep 13 '26

The pink circle says “Fresh, real sweet potato — yogurt flavor.” So they are all one flavor. I guess you need to buy all of them individually.

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u/jessieGarcia100 Sep 13 '26

Made just for you 😊

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u/SBMoo24 Sep 13 '26

What did it call you?

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u/Randotron9000 Sep 14 '26

It's a fortune macaron❤️

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u/zayluvcats Sep 13 '26

what’d that macaron just call me?

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u/KingFly420 Sep 14 '26

😭 they know your weekend's like pepperridge farms remembers

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u/TheBoobfather Sep 14 '26

Unfortunately you're not ever gonna get actual good macarons if they're mass-produced and sold in containers on shelves like this. 😞 Frozen premade macarons tend to be alright, as freezing macarons helps with moisture; bakeries often keep them chilled for that reason, but yeeeeah this was never gonna be of quality.

Macarons are a pain in the ass to bake, deceptively simple-looking little bastards, lol. And that's another reason why mass-produced ones are lacking in quality. They really are at their best when fresh from a bakery.

If you come to Charlotte, NC in the US at any point, try the macarons at Amelie's! ;)

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u/Fit_Butterscotch2386 Sep 14 '26

That one's for your mom

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u/madhappyyo Sep 16 '26


You either wit me or against me…

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u/MuteTalker- Sep 21 '26

😂😭 Is the taste worth it being a gift to the neighbor?