mont blanc

plural mont blancs

1. Alternative letter-case form of Mont Blanc.

   […] chestnut desserts, like mont blancs. Ugh, that sucks. Oh well. I still like chestnuts. It would be hard to walk around while eating a mont blanc, though. I could eat inside the bakery, but I didn't have time for that.

   2023 February 6, Dojyomaru, Yashiro-kun's Guide to Going Solo: After Story, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

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   […] chestnut desserts is a mont blanc, or “white mountain," named after the highest peak in the Alps. This dessert is domed with swirled strands of chestnut purée and a dusting of powdered sugar mimicking the snow-capped mountain[…]

   2024 October 22, Clarice Lam, Breaking Bao: 88 Bakes and Snacks from Asia and Beyond, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 125

1. The highest mountain in Europe, in the Alps between France and Italy.

plural Mont Blancs · alternative mont blanc

1. A dessert consisting of chestnut purée which has been riced or extruded into vermicelli-like noodles.

   A Mont Blanc is a celebration of decadent chestnut cream, a particularly beloved and nostalgic French flavor, and is eaten primarily around Christmas.

   2024 February 13, Kimberly Zerkel, The French Bakery Cookbook: Over 85 Authentic Recipes That Bring the Boulangerie Into Your Home, →ISBN, page 193

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   ... chestnut purée is often minimally altered. A Mont Blanc, for example, showcases its slightly sticky, candied attraction with only a little whipped cream and meringue to temper it.

   2022 September 27, Aleksandra Crapanzano, Gateau: The Surprising Simplicity of French Cakes, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 116

   "I cut a slice of Mont Blanc for you. Here you go." The Mont Blanc on the fork had been beautifully split into four, and the layers of cream and sponge cake inside were visible. "This is all yours! I added a whole chestnut on top too!"

   2024 September 9, Itsuki Mizuho, To Another World... with Land Mines! Volume 9, J-Novel Club, →ISBN

   ... a Mont Blanc pudding of chestnut purée and cream. After Yvonne said this was one of Ninette's favourite dishes, he sent a bowl to the Palace with a card saying it was for the Dreyfus sisters and Manon. Ninette sent chocolates in[…]

   2025 January 23, John Jay, Ninette's War: A Jewish Story of Survival in 1940s France, Profile Books, →ISBN