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#Wildsweets dark chocolate mousse Must stock some at home

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Canada Day part 2, bite-size celebrations: wine or beer infused fruit & nut chocolate mendiants, charming and creative, by #wildsweets of Canada! #chocolatebroker

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Prêt-á-Manger Desserts & Ice Cream by Wild Sweets

Just in time for summer (hello there, Summer Solstice!), Wild Sweets owners and award winning chocolate-makers Dominique and Cindy Duby have some exciting new treats on offer: Prêt-á-Manger Desserts & Ice Cream. I was able to visit their retail store for a sample tasting of their line of hand crafted, ready-to-eat desserts which take inspiration from the classic French verrine - a dessert layered with ingredients of different colours, texture and flavours. The desserts come in individual sized cups, which I think is great for when you want a dessert just for yourself at home, and pretty handy to bring out when you have guests over, or if you’re looking to bring desserts on the go when over for dinner with family or friends. 

The ice cream desserts have a frozen parfait base topped with a scoop of ice cream. I really like how the flavours complement each other, yet you can taste each of the components distinctly. I especially enjoyed the strawberry pistachio ice cream (which has a pistachio parfait base with the addition of nut butter for extra texture), as well as the hazelnut passionfruit ice cream. The parfait is very rich and creamy, and the candied nuts sprinkled over the ice cream give the dessert some crunch! The ice creams are best if taken out a half hour or so before eating to let it slightly thaw to really bring out the flavours. 

Peanut Banana Ice Cream

Pistachio strawberry ice cream

Hazelnut passionfruit ice cream

For the mousse-based desserts, I personally liked the milk chocolate passionfruit mousse with the cereal pearls adding some nice crunch, as well as the tarte citron layered mousse the most as I enjoy having that tart zingy-ness. 

Below Right: Milk chocolate passionfruit mousse

Below Left: White chocolate raspberry mousse

The layered mousse cups (detailed below) are inspired by classic desserts, such as banana pie, lemon tart, and chocolate tart. These mousse-based desserts are stored frozen until ready to eat. To serve, you simply take them out a day before (or a few hours ahead) to thaw and then they are ready to eat straight from the jar! 

Below: Tarte citron (lemon tart) mousse dessert

Below: Tarte banane (banana tart) mousse dessert

Although not a huge chocolate fan, the dark chocolate layered mousse (below far right) appealed to me as I prefer dark chocolate and it was rich, decadent, but not overly sweet.

You’ll find these pretty desserts at Wild Sweet’s Atelier in Steveston, Richmond, which is just a few minutes drive away from Ironwood Plaza. You can also order them online for pick up at the store. 

Wild Sweets is in the process of expanding their retail store to encompass a tasting room for chocolate lovers! Stay tuned as they are looking to open this new space late summer.

P.s. They also make custom cakes! 

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Sweet and chic: sophisticated and sustainable #wildsweets truffles on a lovely #pierrefrey textile, because life is beautiful! #neocon2017 #beantobonbon #chocolatebroker #chocolateandatextile (at Chocolate Uplift)

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"The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur." #fernandopessoa Night bites, or day dreams: either way, these delicious hand-painted chocolate confections by #wildsweets involve caramel, nut, and cookie, and deliver magical moments indeed! #beantobonbon #craftcouverture #chocolatebroker

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A bouchée a day? Why not, with caramel-cookie-chocolate works of art by wonderful #wildsweets! #beantobonbon #chocolatebroker

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Happy #nationaltruffleday with beautiful bonbons by award-winning #wildsweets, including creamy yet firm truffles, luscious caramels, and creative pralines and bouchées plus toffees, some with a delightfully crunchy muscovado sugar cookie base, none with too much sweetness, and all with a signature subtlety yet confidence, scientific balance, and striking hand-painted artistry! 💗 Speaking of artistry, do you like how I personalized my spring makeup bag? Or is it now a chocolate bag? 🌸 In any case, here's to these lovely and delicious chocolates, to the personal touch, and to uplift through chocolate! #beantobonbon (at Chocolate Uplift)