Chocolatier Serves Up Flavourful Delights

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Steeped in history, local Beaumont chocolate shop reimagines decadent sweets

WORDS BY BRANDY BELITSKY

Nestled in the quaint historic community of Beaumont, Soul House Sweets has been tickling the taste buds of local chocolate lovers with their delectable chocolate and cleverly named “Beaubons” since 2018. Owner and

Chocolatier, Kerri Bauer honed in on her passion for chocolate after discovering her love for feeding the community with her previous business, “Crepe And Shake”. Soul House Sweets takes pride in being built on history -literally. Their artisanal delicacies are handcrafted right where the Les Filles De Jesus convent settled in 1932. When you taste their sweets, you are also participating in that very history. The nuns planted the crabapple trees and raspberries in the 1940s that are used today in their family recipe for crab apple jelly and in their raspberry chocolate bars. These historical roots aren’t the only place where their local flavours are sourced, however. Soul House Sweets finds nspiration in collaborating with local vendors to craft the ultimate flavours for

their chocolates. Their recent Winter collection

features beaubons filled with boozy delights from Rig Hand Distillery in Nisku. They have also collaborated with Brave Fox Coffee, who roasts their own beans right in Beaumont, and Chartier, acclaimed for their local French cuisine. With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Soul House Sweets is dreaming up a delectable menu to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth. After all, love isn’t just for the romantics. Sometimes showing ourselves some self-love is a great way to celebrate this affectionate holiday. Some flavours to look forward to include lemon

marshmallows enrobed in ruby couverture, dark chocolate covered bacon and “Carrot Cake

Double Double”, infused into white chocolate butter-cream ganache and enrobed in Belgian dark chocolate. www.soulhousesweets.ca