Friday, 13 January 2012

Beaver Tails mmmMMM

Beaver Tails is a Canadian delightful dessert that stems from its origins in Ottawa.  This old European family recipe was made into a mouth-watering treat shaped into a beaver's tail served fresh and hot.  I look forward to the CNE (Canadian National Exhibition) in Toronto to experience this decadent pastry only once a year.  I recently found a stand in Niagara Falls, Clifton Hills and I couldn't resist to indulge in two orders of Beaver tails, the Avalanche and Apple Cinnamon flavours.  This whole-wheat pastry is also known to be topped off with butter and your choice of flavours including cinnamon sugar, chocolate banana and apple cinnamon & caramel.

I remember my first time eating Beaver Tails was when I was 16 skiing on the slopes of Glen Eden in Mississauga.  They had a stand at the bottom of the bunny hill and my high school friends and I kept going back for more.  It would be years again before I would see this treat on a trip to Ottawa.  The line up was endless on a cold winter day.  Now, what used to be a treasure hunt has become a local delight I get to experience once a year at the CNE, or whenever the chance comes to travel into Niagara x) Cheeky dessert indeed!

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