Pain au chocolat
| Alternative names | Chocolatine, chocolate croissant, couque au chocolat, petit pain |
|---|---|
| Type | Viennoiserie sweet roll |
| Place of origin | France |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | Yeast-leavened dough, chocolate |
Pain au chocolat (French: [pɛ̃ o ʃɔkɔla] ⓘ, lit. 'chocolate bread'), also known as chocolatine (French: [ʃɔkɔlatin] ⓘ) in the south-west part of France and in French speaking parts of Canada, couque au chocolat in Belgium, or chocolate croissant in the United States, is a type of Viennoiserie pastry consisting of a cuboid-shaped piece of yeast-leavened laminated dough, similar in texture to a puff pastry, with one or two pieces of dark chocolate in the center. The chocolate usually has a slight bite to the texture.
Pain au chocolat is made of the same layered doughs as a croissant. Often sold still hot or warm from the oven, they are commonly sold alongside croissants in French bakeries and supermarkets.