The jolly elves at Temper Chocolate & Pastry are spreading joy, filling stockings and helping holiday gift givers find the perfect presents for those with a seasonal sweet tooth by unveiling a new collection of festive confections available at the West Vancouver boutique café, bakery and chocolatier throughout December.
Created by Temper owner and lead chef Steven Hodge and his talented team of chocolatiers and pastry chefs, Temper’s holiday-themed creations include the return of the popular, perennially sold-out Advent Calendars that let chocolate aficionados count down the days until Christmas in a decadently delicious way; small and large sizes of its signature sugar-dusted German Stollen fruitcakes made with orange and marzipan; and three flavours of its crowd-favourite takes on traditional Bûches de Noël log cakes.
The full lineup of festive offerings at Temper includes:
- Advent Calendars, containing a mix of six salty balls, six chewy caramels, six fruit domes and six frictures, $65 ea.;
- Traditional Christmas Stollen fruitcakes in small ($25) and large ($40) sizes;
- Bags of Temper’s signature ‘Frictures’, featuring an assortment of seasonally themed, bite-sized chocolates in white, milk and dark varieties, $12 ea.;
- Festive Chocolate Lollipops in white, milk and dark chocolate varieties and sprayed with seasonal red, green or blue accents, $4.25 ea.;
- Hot chocolate bomb-inspired ‘Hot Chocolate Spoons’ in milk- and dark-chocolate varieties and topped with marshmallows or toffee bits, $4.5 ea.;
- Packs of six Almond or Walnut Shortbread Cookies, $15 ea.;
- Chewy Ginger Cookies, $3.25 ea.;
- Bags of Mini Chocolate Santas in white, milk or dark varieties, $10 ea;
- Holiday Chocolate Ornaments, $39 ea.
Temper’s Bûches de Noël come in Salted Caramel(70% dark chocolate mousse, salted-caramel crémeux, chocolate biscuit, hazelnut feuilletine), Chestnut(chestnut mousse, mousseline cream, feuilletine, hazelnut dacquoise) and nut-free Yuzu Vanilla(yuzu sake, Bavarian cream, yuzu crémeux, sable base) varieties for $45 each and are available for pre-order beginning Tuesday, November 30 until Sunday December 19 via [LINK] for pickup on Wednesday, Dec. 22 and Thursday, Dec. 23 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, December 24 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Temper’s signature holiday treats will be available for purchase in-store at the Dundarave neighbourhood patisserie until Friday, December 31 or while quantities last. As this year’s lineup of festive Temper holiday confections are being handcrafted in limited supply, guests are encouraged to order or shop early to avoid disappointment.
Temper is located at 2409 Marine Drive and is open for takeout orders and pickup on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information about Temper Chocolate & Pastry, visit temperpastry.com.
HOLIDAY HOURS Temper Chocolate & Pastry will be operating with reduced hours during the season. The shop and café will close early at 2 p.m. om Friday, December 24 and will reopen on Tuesday, December 28. Temper will be open until 2 p.m. on Friday, December 31 and closed until Tuesday, January 4.
