Hey Everyone! It’s Official! Sweet Spirits will be opening our “dessert bar” at 261 George st Unit #130  this May.  Our bar will feature local wines, beers and spirits paired with French patisserie style desserts.  We will also be launching our alcohol infused ice cream at the same time as our bar opening.   There’s… Continue reading Dessert Bar to Open Downtown Peterborough May 2017

Starting a business was never part of my grand plan that I had been cultivating since I was a child.  So when I decided to give up my dreams of academia, or at least put them on hold, I really didn’t know what to expect moving into a completely different role.  Starting Sweet Spirits has… Continue reading Baking up an Entrepreneur

Lately, I have been making a lot of desserts with Bailey’s.  It’s easy to add to a buttercream icing to elevate a cake to the next level.  One day while a friend and I were making a bailey’s buttercream for a coffee and Bailey’s French Macaron, my friend intuitively wondered aloud if one could whip… Continue reading Bailey’s Whipped Cream

This weekend was the first of two Christmas Craftshows that Sweet Spirits is taking part in this year. With it, I started experimenting with a couple of recipes I have never tried before. One thing that I really wanted to make for the shows was chocolate covered pretzels like these: I have made similar things… Continue reading Cottage Country Craftshow

I am a little late posting this, but the fall flavours are still very relevant and delicious. My inspiration for this recipe was the Pumpkin Spice latte I am sure everyone is familiar with.  I have determined, however, that depending on where you get your pumpkin spice latte, it can often leave a raw pumpkin… Continue reading Fall Spice Latte

I thought I would start with something pretty and simple to get this blog going.  Chocolate leaves are something I have been making for years to decorate my Thanksgiving pumpkin cheesecakes.  They quickly dress up any fall dessert making them fancier, and a bit sweeter with the nice addition of chocolate. They can be quite… Continue reading Chocolate Leaves

Hello Friends, Family and Fans!  Welcome to my new food blog.  For those who don’t know me, or know very little about me, I am Hannah, owner and creator of Sweet Spirits in Peterborough, ON. I launched Sweet Spirits in May 2016 as a dessert catering company. I quickly rented out a small house with… Continue reading A Piece of Cake and a Glass of Wine