French confectionery

Nougat refers to a variety of similar confections made from a sweet paste whipped to a chewy or crunchy consistency.

Marshmallow (, ) is a confection made from sugar, water and gelatin whipped to a solid-but-soft consistency. It is used as a filling in baking or molded into shapes and coated with corn starch. This sugar confection is inspired by a medicinal confection made from Althaea officinalis, the marsh-mallow plant.

type of chocolate confectionery, traditionally made with a chocolate ganache centre coated in chocolate

A dragée ( , , ; ) is a bite-sized piece of confectionery with a hard outer shell, which can be made of sugar, chocolate, or other ingredients. Dragées come in various shapes and sizes and are often used for decorative purposes, particularly in pastries and desserts. They are also popular as a type of candy, with the coating providing a sweet or flavorful contrast to the center.

candied chestnut

Calissons are a traditional French candy consisting of a smooth, pale yellow, homogeneous paste of candied fruit (especially melons and oranges) and ground almonds topped with a thin layer of royal icing. They have a texture similar to that of marzipan, but with a fruitier, distinctly melon-like flavour. They are often almond-shaped and are typically about five centimeters (two inches) in length.

French boiled sweet made in the town of Cambrai

sweet specialty of Lyon, France

A mendiant is a traditional French confection composed of a chocolate disk studded with nuts and dried fruits representing the four mendicant religious orders. Each of the ingredients used refers to the color of monastic robes. Tradition dictates that raisins stand for the black-robed Augustinians, hazelnut for the brown and white habit of the Carmelites, dried fig for the brown-robed Franciscans, and almond for the Dominicans' white robes.

thumb|Chocolaterie Bernard Callebaut thumb|Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, San Francisco, a chocolate shop and manufacturer. A chocolaterie is a type of business which both manufactures chocolate confections and sells them, at the same location. It is usually a small family business, often operating at only one location. The word is of French origin, and shops named as such are common in France and Belgium. The term is also used to designate larger chocolate production companies, such as Chocolaterie Guylian, many of which started as smaller shops. This type of store operates in other countries

shortbread biscuit filled with chocolate, made by LU

Carambar is a brand of chewy caramel candy from France, produced by Carambar & Co.

type of French confection

anise flavored pastille from France