By a Pro: Personalized Macarons | Custom Dessert Table Food

the idea

Elevate regular macarons and make them more memorable by serving personalized macarons customized with names, ages, phrases, or the name of your event

macarons with Thank You! printed on them

personalized macarons with custom text for a 55th birthday party

the how

Choose quantity, color, and flavor of macarons
Provide name or other personalization text
Place order

personalized macarons with custom text for a bridesmaid proposal

personalized macarons with custom text for a birthday party

the why

This Idea

Creative; adds a creative twist to familiar treats
Special occasions should feel special; serving regular everyday treats is unimaginative
Customized; personalized treats are more special and show you made an effort
Unique; customization adds a point of difference and grabs people’s attention
Wow-factor; lends a creative, unique, and thoughtful look to your dessert table
Discovery; allows guests to keep discovering new and notable elements as party unfolds
Talking point; gives guests something to discuss and share with one another
Photo-worthy; a great photo-op for guests to share and tag on social media
Memorable; guests remember creative, unusual, or unexpected elements
Unusual; a less common dessert table treat to impress guests

the why

variety of dessert table treats

Feeding v Entertaining; special event party food should have two objectives:
Feeding; 70% should be crowd-pleasing, familiar, and palatable ‘safe’ options intended to leave guests feeling well-fed
Entertaining; 30% should be to treat your guests, surprise them, indulge them, impress them, share experiences with them, and even help them discover new things
Unusual; 10% of that 30% should be quirky, unfamiliar, adventurous, fun treats that get people talking
Visual; 10% of that 30% should be visually arresting treats that contribute to presentation and add wow factor
Favorite things; 10% of that 30% should be treats that reflect your own personality and taste

personalized macarons with custom text for a graduation party

personalized macarons printed with 'It's a Boy' for a baby shower party

ADVICE FROM A PRO

Matt’s tip

“As these personalized macarons are all about adding a visual wow-factor to your dessert table, you don’t need to order one for every guest.

Instead, maximize your budget by mixing these in with regular macarons so that they become more of an accent or feature.

Be sure to check out my other posts about colorful French macarons, custom photo macarons, and themed macarons.

Alternatively, use them as a garnish or topping for cupcakes or desserts served in disposable shooter glasses (see here), dessert cups (see here), mini mugs (see here), or martini glasses (see here).

You can also embellish these by serving them with a food pipette filled with dessert sauce or liquor (see my pipettes post here)

Alternatively, serve on a macaron tower display stand (see my post here), individual tastings spoons (see here) or upright tasting forks (see here) to control portion size and maximize your budget”.