Four meters in diameter, more than 600 kilos of ingredients and a bustling place in Lyon. Saturday July 4, Croix-Rousse saw the installation of an extraordinary praline tart. Very quickly, the whole neighborhood wanted to see this sweet monument up close.
At the center of the event, Lyon-based pastry chef-chocolatier Thomas Dura, 24, based in L’Arbresle and Écully. With his team of around ten people, he signed in Lyon what promises to be the largest praline tart in the world, a candidate for a new record.
In Lyon, the largest praline tart in the world takes shape in Place de la Croix-Rousse
In front of several hundred people, the sweet dough prepared in the laboratory at L’Arbresle was arranged like a puzzle. The 152 pieces, arriving on 98 plates, were assembled to form a disc 4 meters in diameter.
The creation used the recipe that earned Thomas Dura the 2025 world champion at the Mondial de la Praline, with a rose window inspired by the stained glass window of the Saint-Jean cathedral in Lyon. The operation was part of the Poussineau Festival, under the supervision of a bailiff mandated by Guinness World Records.
The XXL figures of Thomas Dura’s giant praline tart
To bring this extraordinary pastry to life, more than 600 kilos of raw materials were needed, including 300 kilos of homemade pralines and 150 kilos of sweet dough. A month of upstream work was devoted to preparations and tests.
- 152 pieces cooked in the laboratory then transported on 98 plates.
- 2,475 pieces cut for tasting on site.
- A single price of $3.50 per portion for gourmets.
This giant tart exceeds the old record of 2.96 meters held by a Loire pastry chef since 2024. A surveyor confirmed the diameter and continuous videos complete the file of evidence sent to Guinness World Records, which must now examine the application for approval.
World record, tasting and fight against waste in Lyon
Already rewarded for the best praline tart in the world, Thomas Dura fully took on this new challenge. , tells the young pastry chef to France 3. The curious observed the assembly before leaving with their slice of pink tart.
The verdict lived up to the spectacle. , confided a Lyonnaise to the microphone of France 3. The unsold shares were given to an association fighting against food waste, extending the celebration with a gesture of solidarity.
What is the diameter of the pie?
It is 4 meters long.
Who made this praline tart?
Lyon pastry chef Thomas Dura.
At what price was a share sold?
A slice cost $3.50.
