Ottawa
June/July 2005
BITE: Peanut Butter Cups
For as long as I can remember, Reese’s peanut butter cups have been my guilty pleasure. As a kid, every doorbell on my Halloween route symbolized the possibility that the beloved bright orange wrapped confection would be added to my bounty. I coveted those tiny ridges, the sweet, creamy milk chocolate and the delightful contrast of salty, crumbly peanut butter. Over the years however, my pampered tastebuds, exposed to plenty of good quality chocolate, eventually lost their taste for the sugary-sweet, industrially-made stuff. When I spotted a pyramid of handmade giant peanut butter cups at a local chocolatier (Truffle Treasures 348A Richmond Rd., 761-3859) I nearly yelled, “Trick or Treat!” Instead, I bought one and pulled it out of the bag immediately. The delicious ridged cup, made from top-quality Belgian chocolate, began to melt in my hands, as real chocolate should. Inside, a generous dollop of smooth peanut butter was topped with a surprise layer of real caramel. This is a guilty pleasure of grown-up proportions. --- Shawna Wagman
