The warming smell of holiday spices are swirling around the DWN factory with the full holiday menu now available in-store and online.It wouldn’t be the holidays with the delightful smell of baked goods, so we coat crispy malt balls in our house-made milk chocolate, infused with a blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, allspice, and cardamom to create delicious gingerbread malt balls. Roasted pecans are caramelized in maple syrup and then mixed with gingerbread chocolate to create a delectable chocolate bar. For those who crave an extra kick, our ginger snap bar delivers the most ginger-zing along with crunchy pieces of Biscoff.We welcome back the eggnog bar, which features rum-soaked cocoa nibs blended into a spiced mylk chocolate. Also returning is the cranberry juniper orange bar, made from ground cranberry...
This is probably the most controversial topic that I encounter on a regular basis because there is a lot of debate over whether white chocolate is 'real' chocolate. Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, but cocoa beans can be separated into cocoa butter and cocoa powder. white chocolate = cocoa butter + sugar + milk powder If cocoa butter is a bi-product of a cocoa bean, by my definition it is chocolate.The controversy arises because a lot of products marketed under the illusion of being white chocolate are actually confections because they are made with other oils taking the place the cocoa butter (eg., vegetable oil, palm oil, sunflower oil). Commercially-made white chocolate only has to meet legal standards set by...
She is in transit from Italy to Buffalo where she will be checked out before the final journey to Orillia. With the support of the My Main Street program, the Canadian Urban Institute, and the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), DWN was able to purchase an automated tempering machine to grow its chocolate business. For those unfamiliar with tempering chocolate, it is the final step in moulding chocolate, which is a method of heating and cooling chocolate in order for it to crystallize properly. This stabilization process gives chocolate its smooth and glossy finish, and keeps it from easily melting in your hand. All of our current chocolate production is done...
Last month, a discount grocery chain that is owned by Canada's largest grocery chain sent a text to customers encouraging them to shop at their stores instead of standing in line at farmers markets. Unsurprisingly, that message hurt my heart as a small manufacturer. My chocolate company cannot afford $30K that it takes on average to get a product into a large grocery chain nor would it be easy for me because of the strict delivery rules and unfair pricing model. However, I can attend as many farmer’s markets and maker markets as possible to share my sweet creations with the world. By talking directly to people, I can share my unique point of view on creating flavours, sourcing ingredients and the fun names we...
Spring is slowly arriving in Muskoka with more sunny days and warmer temperatures. Easter is in a few weeks, which means that chocolate bunnies are ready for adoption along with chocolate eggs.Dark, milk and white chocolate bunnies come in two sizes; small and large.
This year's chocolate eggs offer a selection of Easter delights: a white chocolate strawberry egg, three caramels, and two mini chocolate bunnies (one blackberry and one dark chocolate). If you prefer the dairy-free (vegan) option, our dark chocolate version and its elements are crafted using our signature house whyte chocolate.
