Pâte de fruits carrée

Square pâte de fruits are fruit cubes in various colours, each with its own fruit flavour. Pâte de fruits is one of the oldest forms of confectionery: fruit cooked down with sugar into a firm, lightly setting paste, with the cubes then rolled in sugar. The flavour is fuller and fruitier than an ordinary fruit sweet. The square shape is the classic presentation, and the cubes are generous enough to serve as a delicacy with coffee rather than as a sweet from a bag.