Holiday Gift Map
Need some gifting inspiration? Look no further! We have created lists of products to suit several preferences & palates!
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
Everything is better with chocolate, especially zucchini! Fudgey, moist, and packed with chocolate, this bread is a crowd pleaser! Pack in kids lunches, freeze for later, or enjoy it all at once!
In remembrance of a Canadian hero, Sgt. George Miok
GEORGE’S LIFE From Sherwood Park, AB Sgt Miok joined the military at age 17 in 1998, following in his father’s footsteps. He served a tour of duty in Bosnia in 2002 and his first mission in Afghanistan in 2006. In 2009 Sgt Miok departed for his second mission in Afghanistan. …
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Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Brownie Recipe
Move over pumpkin pie! This chocolate-y alternative will satisfy your cravings for brownies, pumpkin pie, and cheesecake in one delicious bite. With a moist chocolate layer on the bottom, and a decorative cheesecake swirl on the top, brownies just became a showstopper for your Thanksgiving feast, and a perfectly portable for a snack the day after.
Mini Chai Muffin Recipe
If you’re craving warm fall spices, you’ve come to the right place! With a batter made from yogurt, whole wheat flour, and no refined sugar, these muffins are healthy way to satisfy your sweet tooth. We chose to top ours with sweet caramelized white chocolate to make them extra indulgent.
These muffins are small enough to be a great addition to a kid’s lunch box! Kick off the school year and the beginning of fall with warm spices and sweet chocolate.
Hiring: 2 Part Time Seasonal Retail Positions
Retail Associate – Sherwood Park (Part-time Seasonal, including Weekends, Weekdays & Evenings) JACEK is an Alberta-based business that is committed to spreading joy through fine, fashionable chocolate. We are a detail-oriented, joyful and creative team that wants to make a difference in the communities that we serve. We are looking …
Edmonton Boutique Closure
We want to sincerely thank you all for your support in these historic times. Our small team has been working incredibly hard to fulfill all orders with heightened COVID Production Protocol, and we are so thankful for the orders (and all the love!) that keeps pouring in at our headquarters …
Chocolate, Blueberry & Hazelnut Scone Recipe
Makes 12 sconesPreparation time: 1.5 to 2 hoursBake time: 25-30 minutes Oven temperature: 350F Ingredients Ingredients (vegan, dairy-free version) 2¼ cups + 2 tbsp (332g) all-purpose flour1⅜ tsp (6.5g) baking powder3/4 + ⅛ tsp (4.5g) baking soda¾ tsp salt2 tsp cinnamon9 tbsp + 1 tsp (133g) frozen unsalted butter or …
Chocolate, Pecan & Cocoa Nib Cookie Recipe
Makes 40 cookiesBake time 10-12 minutesOven at 350F Ingredients 3 cups flour½ teaspoon baking soda1 ¼ cups butter, room temperature2 cups brown sugar½ cup granulated sugar1 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon vanilla extract3 eggs3 cups finely chopped JACEK Dominican Republic 70% dark chocolate OR 64% Valrhona Dark Chocolate Callets (300g)1 …
Integrating Cocoa Nibs Into a Healthy Lifestyle
For those of you who have yet to experience the delicious, chocolatey goodness that is the cocoa nib, it’s never too late! Especially these days in which we are seeing the nib used in exciting sweet and savoury culinary dishes or at your favourite smoothie bar. Cocoa nibs are small …
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Hand Rolled Truffle Recipe
An easy-to-make bonbon recipe that’s fun to do with your kids!Makes about 50-70 bonbonsKitchen tools: Heatproof bowl, knife, spatula, immersion blender Ingredients 1.5 cups Valrhona Manjari (64%) callets1 cup whipping cream2 tablespoons light corn syrup2 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature)Also: Valrhona cocoa powder / sprinkles / (toasted) shredded coconut / …
Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Smoothie Recipe
Serves 2-4 For the Milkshake base you will need: 1 1/2 cup milk or milk alternative7 tablespoons (75g) of JACEK Sipping Chocolate2 pinches of salt or to taste Bring milk or milk alternative to a light boil and whisk in JACEK sipping chocolate Stir until well mixed Add salt Cool …
Chocolate As a Means For Connection & Transformation
Excited, slightly nervous and exhausted, I arrived in Colombia after a 30 hour journey from Edmonton to Santa Marta, on the north coast skirted by the Caribbean ocean. I knew that I would learn a lot of technical details about cacao, farming and processes, but little did I know how …
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Celebrating Women with Chocolate… & Bubbles
May is the month where we celebrate mother’s, and we want to extend this to all of the women in our lives that inspire, mentor and support us. The BLOOM Collection features six floral inspired flavours, and what better way to celebrate the fine women in our loves than with …
Chocolate & Bailey’s Sauce Recipe
Enjoy your waffles the Irish way. In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day our team of chocolatiers created an irresistible sauce featuring our milk couverture chocolate and Bailey’s Original Irish Cream. Perfect to serve over waffles, ice cream, and brownies. Ingredients:100g couverture Chocolate (35% milk)300g white sugar250ml whipping cream90ml Bailey’s50g butter …
Cardamom Chocolate Sauce
Ingredients: ¾ cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon cardamom pods ½ cup Sipping Chocolate Directions: Bring the cream to a boil in a heavy saucepan. Bruise the cardamom pods and add to the boiling cream. Remove from heat, place a lid on the saucepan and steep in the cream for 5 …
Iced-Mocha
Ingredients: 1 cup homogenized milk ¾ cup brewed coffee (warm) ½ cup ice 3 tablespoons Sipping Chocolate * Optional: sweeten with sugar Directions: Make a chocolate paste by adding 3 tablespoons of each milk and Sipping Chocolate into a cup, and microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Add remaining …
Mayan Hot Chocolate (spicy)
Ingredients: ¾ cup homogenized milk ½ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon honey ½ fresh red chilli pepper (scored and seeds removed) 3 tablespoons Sipping Chocolate Pinch of salt Directions: Make a paste by adding 3 tablespoons of milk, cinnamon, honey and Sipping Chocolate into a cup, and microwave on high for …
The Jackie Bar chosen as one of the top 100 things to eat in Edmonton!
I was so excited to learn yesterday that ‘The Jackie‘ bar was named ‘One of the top 100 things to eat or drink in Edmonton’ by The Tomato. The Jackie is made from caramelized milk chocolate that is accessorized with Fleur de Sel for the perfect balance in flavour. The …
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New Years Joy: Wine and Scotch
Here are two pairings to start the New Year off in style. The Wine Pairing The Chocolate: The Jackie {36% Milk} – Caramelized Milk Chocolate with Fleur de Sel, available as a chocolate bar and as a Petite Jackie, in a bite. I The Wine: La Tordera Gabry Rosé Spumante …
A Bar, A Book, A Bottle
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder Fall, when we transition from summer to winter. Autumn is a time for curling on the couch under a throw with a good book and a bottle of wine. Lite the …
Fabric Bar Mousse Recipe
Get the recipe of the chocolate mousse featured at our Open House.
A joyful new step for JACEK- The Fabric Collection (Bean-to-Bar)
JACEK Chocolate Couture started back in December 2009 with the vision of combining two facets of joy; fashion and fine chocolate. With this in mind, a business was created where a new line of artisan bonbons (truffles) was created for each fashion season. The unique model of seasonal collections is …
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Fabric Collection (Bean-to-Bar)- 12 Day Process
In 2015, JACEK Chocolate launched it’s inaugural bean-to-bar collection (read more about why), and we want to show you how it is done, and how the bean becomes chocolate in 12 days! Chef Curtis Jones, Head Chocolate Maker, shows the process of making chocolate once the cocoa beans have arrived …
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A cacao adventure in Costa Rica
Not many people argue when I say that I have the best job in the world, and my latest adventure to Costa Rica brings even more weight to this claim! As you may know, JACEK started a bean-to-bar collection in 2015 (read why), and the goal of this is to …
JACEK Joy Campaign 2016
Joy |joi| noun – a feeling of great pleasure and happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen delight; elation. Our purpose here at JACEK Chocolate, is oddly not only to serve fine hand-crafted chocolate but to bring joy; whether it be with the chocolate you eat, the experience …
Chocolate Shipping Cut-Off (resumes Jan 4th)/ Holiday store hours
As Christmas is around the corner, we are no longer shipping any more parcels as they will not arrive before Christmas. We will resume shipping of orders on Jan 4th, 2016 when we are confident that parcels won’t be sitting in the Canada Post depot over the holidays. Please note …
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Pairing Suggestions with the JACEK Fabric Collection
About the Fabric Collection Within the chocolate industry, there are two types of producers; the chocolate maker and the chocolatier. Like most things at JACEK, the best way to explain the difference is to use a fashion analogy. The chocolate maker is essentially the fabric-maker, using raw products (cacao beans, …
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The container filled with items for Bulembu has sailed!
A huge thank you to everyone who purchased a Bulembu Collection this summer for the ‘container shipping’ project- 100% of the proceeds from the chocolates were donating, resulting in over $7,000! Kudos to Sherry Dorsey and her team who collected, sorted and packed all of the items for the container! …
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Green Smoothie with Cocoa Nibs Recipe
The mornings where I’m running late and don’t have the time to make a proper wholesome breakfast, this is my ‘go to’. Smoothies are a great way to get tons of vegetables and vitamins while drinking something that tastes amazing and is filling. Cocoa nibs are the perfect addition to …
Chocolate Espresso Mousse Recipe
Chocolate and coffee; a natural, beautiful, smooth pairing. This chocolate espresso mousse is not overly sweet or complicated. It’s a perfect simple dessert that can finish any meal off on the right note. Mousse has three main components; whipped cream, pâté à bombe, and of course, chocolate. Ingredients – 1 …
Recipe: BBQ Sauce
During the spring and summer months, barbeque sauce turns into a staple item for most households. So, we decide to create a spicy and smoky sauce that contains our favourite ingredient…chocolate! This barbeque sauce is perfect on steak, pork (it’s an AMAZING pulled pork sauce), and even grilled veggies. Chocolate …
Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
On spring days like this, where dark clouds take over the skies, the brisk wind picks up, and the chance of rain seems to be unavoidable; a pick me up is always needed. Our cure? A fresh out of the oven chocolate peanut butter cookie. Is there truly anything better …
Mothers Day Brunch Ideas
“ A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie.” ~Tenneva Jordan To celebrate the women who raised us, encouraged us, and even gave up the last piece of pie for us; we came up …
Chocolate, Wine and a Bourbon Too! – Pairing at Keg N Cork
Thanks so much to Sasha McCauley @ASmashingLife for putting together these amazing pairings! Tha Mad Hatter’s Collection is only available until May 23rd 2015.
Recipe: Dulcey & Cheddar Scones
These scones are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. Thanks to our wonderful 104th Boutique Manager, Jamie Dixon, for developing this amazing recipe: DULCEY & CHEDDAR SCONES Ingredients: 3 cups All Purpose Flour ¼ tsp Salt 3 tbsp Sugar 2 tbsp Baking Powder 1 cup buttermilk 2 eggs ¾ …
Four Fabulous Wine Pairings, by Devine Wines
Chris Arnold, of Devine Wines & Spirits, created four fabulous pairings for those that might want to do a tasting at home. 2012 Campolargo Brut Rose – The Jackie Bar 2012 Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino – The Audrey Bar Arnaud de Villeneuve Rivesaltes Ambre 5 year old – Spiced …
Tempering Chocolate- Christmas in November Guests
Firstly, a huge thank you to those that attended the JACEK Chocolate session at Christmas in November 2014 at the Jasper Park Lodge. As promised please find below the instructions on how to temper chocolate to create your beautiful pieces for Christmas (remember, be innovative and think outside the box …
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Molten Lava Cake Recipe
Decadent Molten Lava Cake recipe… a yummy idea for a Mother’s Day dessert!
How chocolate built a house!
As many of you know, the JACEK Team created a Bulembu Collection of chocolates last summer, with 100% of the proceeds donated to Bulembu. We raised over $9,500 which was the cost to restore a home for 6 orphaned children living in this town filled with hope. My parents (Margo …
A perspective from Bulembu – By Simone Demers-Collins
My parents (Margo & Tom) and my mom’s cousin (Simone & Pat) are currently in Bulembu as voluntourists! I wanted to post one of Simone’s notes that she sent today (more to come soon!): They say that food is one of the great unifying elements of people… and this is …
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Behind the scenes at JACEK- a short video!
Behind the scenes at JACEK Chocolate Couture- a short video.
#1 Valrhona Jivara with Pistachio
#1 Valrhona Jivara with Pistachio By Joelle Prefontaine I couldn’t stop eating these cookies. They are so soft and delicious… a real crowd pleaser. – 1 cup softened butter – 1/4 cup white sugar – 3/4 cup brown sugar – 1 tsp of vanilla – 1 package (4 servings) instant …
#2 Valrhona Abinao with Apricot
ABINAO WITH APRICOT by Kirk Bueckert, Chef A… 6 tbsp unsalted butter, warm 2 tbsp vegetable shortening 2/3 cup yellow sugar ¼ cup white sugar 1 room-temperature egg 1 tsp vanilla bean paste B… 1 c Abinao, melted C… 1 cup plain flour 1 + ½ tsp baking powder …
#3 Valrhona Ivoire Chunk with Cranberries Cookie Recipe
White Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Cookies by Natasha Romanchuk Ingredients: 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup Valrhona Ivoire chocolate (chopped) – …
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#4 Valrhona Jivara Gingerbread Hugs
MILK CHOCOLATE GINGERBREAD HUGS These cookies are adorable and crazy tasty! Enjoy it with a steaming cup of coffee for a slice of heaven. A… ¼ c + 2 tbsp unsalted butter, warm ¼ c +2 tbsp yellow sugar B… 1 ½ c plain flour 1 tsp ground ginger ½ …
#5 Pistachio & White Chocolate Cookie Recipe
Pistachio & White Chocolate Cookie Recipe By Joelle Prefontaine I couldn’t stop eating these cookies. They are so soft and delicious… a real crowd pleaser. – 1 cup softened butter – 1/4 cup white sugar – 3/4 cup brown sugar – 1 tsp of vanilla – 1 package (4 servings) …
#6 PB, Dark Chocolate and Bacon Cookie Recipe
Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate and Bacon Cookies By Julie Harvey The cookie that blends intensely dark chocolate with the goodness of peanut butter smoky notes from the bacon. YUM! 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg 1/4 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup natural peanut butter …
#7 White Chocolate with Chai Cookie Recipe
WHITE CHOCOLATE WITH CHAI Sweet aromatic cookies that are sure to please! Perfect with a hot cup of tea. A… ½ c unsalted butter, warm ½ c white sugar ½ c yellow sugar B… 1 room-temperature egg 1 tsp vanilla bean paste C… 1 ½ c plain flour ½ tsp …
#8 Manjari Dark Chocolate Cookies with Sour Cherries Cookie Recipe
MANJARI (DARK CHOCOLATE) COOKIES WITH SOUR CHERRIES by Cora-Lea Black The Valrhona Manjari Chocolate is a 64% dark made exclusively from cocoa beans from Madagascar. It has bright red fruit notes which gives the chocolate a lot of character and pairs like a dream with the sour cherries in this …
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