Burnt Honey Dessert Company
96 - 3200 North Island Highway V9T 1W1 Nanaimo, BC, Canada

A fresh batch of Cranberry White Chocolate macarons just hit our macaron case, ready for you to try! It turns out that holiday time in a macaron shop is no joke! A big shoutout to our talented pastry chef team for banging out so many batches of macarons daily. We’re so grateful for all of their hard work, and to YOU for enjoying them so much!

Wishing you all a peaceful and healthy holiday season, full of love and great desserts!

These are our upcoming Holiday hours! Any days not listed will be as regularly scheduled.

We have lots of wooden tokens left of all three kinds! Give the gift of dessert that fits in your pocket. Available in-store and online.

There's nothing quite like opening a pint of Almond Brittle Salted Ganache. We're churning a fresh batch today to help you stock up your freezers for the holidays! Come check out our pint selection this Saturday 12pm-7pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm. We'd love to see you!

Don’t know about you but it’s feeling like a Carrot Cake ice cream and Gingerbread Cream Cheese macaron kind of a day to us! We’re here Saturday 12pm-7pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm and we’d love to scoop you one! #putamaconit

We’re all stocked up on Eggnog ice cream pints to satisfy those holiday cravings! Come grab some today (December 24th) from 12pm-4pm. Vegan Nog available as well, while supplies last! #getburnthoney

Freshly baked Turtles macaron shells as far as the eye can see! What's your favourite holiday macaron flavour?!

We’ve been busy bees this week, baking fresh Sugar Plum, Eggnog and Ferrero Rocher macarons. We hope you’ll give them a try!

Girl Guide Cookies ice cream is now available in pints! Yes, you heard that right... GIRL GUIDE COOKIES! We chop up chocolatey mint Girl Guide Cookies and layer them into our creamy dark chocolate base. Satisfy your chocolate craving and help us support our local Girl Guides while doing so!

Our pastry chefs have been hard at work creating this year’s holiday macaron flavour lineup! We’ve brought back some of your favourites (oh hey there Turtles!) and have also invented some new delicious flavours (hellooooo Cinnamon French Toast!) Treat yourself to a nine-piece box and give them a try. We’re open Thursday 12pm-6pm.

Carrot Cake ice cream is BACK in pints and scoops! We bake two full carrot cakes for this ice cream flavour - one we blend into the ice cream base and the other we chop up and layer in as chunks. We then drizzle it with ripples of cream cheese icing. This is one of our most popular flavours of all time so make sure you come in and enjoy some while it’s here! We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Back in pints by very popular demand... It's zesty.. It's refreshing.... It's stripey...... It's TIGER TAIL! We put our twist on this classic flavour by using blood orange and ribbons of star anise swirled throughout. We hope you'll come in and give it a try!

Lavender White Chocolate, Pistachio and Chai... oh my! What’s your favourite macaron flavour of all time? Let us know for a chance to win a nine-pack on us! #getburnthoney

'Tis the season to treat your neighbours, teachers, co-workers and loved ones to a little treat! We're all stocked up with wooden tokens in three varieties: Single scoop cone, Ice cream pint and Twelve-piece macaron box. They are redeemed exactly like a gift card and can be purchased in-shop or through our online store. We sold out last year so make sure you grab yours early, in case we sell out again! #getburnthoney

Today, we honour and remember those who have sacrificed so selflessly for our freedom, including the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who served in the military, and all of the folks who continue to serve today. Thank you to The Canadian Letters and Images Project at Vancouver Island University for this photo of Herbert Laurier Irwin from World War One. Lest we forget.

Our Red Wine and Poached Pear macarons are rich and delicious, with wine from our friends at Alderlea Vineyard in the Cowichan Valley. They also feature fresh pears cooked in wine and spices, with a cinnamon-infused shell and a red wine reduction buttercream. Come and enjoy some as a part of a nine-piece box or on their own. This flavour will only be here for a limited time!

**EDIT, ALL TOKENS HAVE BEEN FOUND!** Token Hunt Time!!! We have hidden six tokens for you to find! If any of these local spots look familiar to you, hurry over there and claim your treat before anyone else does. They are all in brown paper bags, some high, some low. Be sure to let us know as soon as you find one by sending a photo so that we can update this post for the other token hunters! Last time they were all snatched up VERY quickly (one within 8 minutes) so k...eep refreshing this post to check if the tokens have been found yet. HAPPY HUNTING! And please BE SAFE! TOKEN 1 - FOUND! TOKEN 2 - FOUND! TOKEN 3 - FOUND! TOKEN 4 - FOUND! TOKEN 5 - FOUND! TOKEN 6 - FOUND! See more

The crunchy texture of our waffle cones collides with the convenience of our take-home pints in our Caramel Cone Explosion ice cream! This flavour features pieces of our famous waffle cone, drizzled with our decadent homemade caramel sauce. Have you tried a pint of it yet?!

Lemon Rosemary macarons are freshly baked and BACK in our macaron case! We mix lemon zest and freshly squeezed lemon juice into the buttercream and bake fresh rosemary leaves into the crunchy shell. Try one in your next nine-pack and let us know what you think! #getburnthoney

Say hello to one of our newest creations - Basil Lemonade ice cream! We steep basil leaves into our lemon ice cream base for 24 hours before churning this beauty and drizzling it with layers of our signature lemon curd. This flavour is tart, earthy and refreshing, and is packed with fresh basil and freshly squeezed lemons! Come and enjoy a pint or a scoop this weekend! We’re open Saturday 12pm-7pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm.

Our Eggnog ice cream is back - and better than ever! We’ve revamped our recipe from last year and packed this flavour full of cinnamon, nutmeg and real eggnog. Come in and give it a try! It’s available in scoops and pints. We’re open today from 12pm-7pm. #getburnthoney

We often describe our Macarons ice cream as a mystery flavour since it has all kinds of different macarons chopped up into our creamy Vanilla base. You never know what each bite will bring! Have you tried this colourful, mysterious flavour? Come and grab a pint to enjoy this long weekend!

Attention dairy-free and gluten-free friends! We are so pumped to team up with White Rabbit Coffee Co. and feature their delicious vegan, gluten-free Choco Chunk cookie in our new Vegan Cookies and Milk ice cream! We layer chunks of this chewy, chocolaty cookie into our creamy coconut milk base that has even MORE cookies blended into it. Come and get your cookie fix today in a scoop or in a pint!

'Tis the season for a scoop of Pumpkin Spiced Caramel ice cream topped with a freshly baked Sweet Potato Pie macaron! Our Pumpkin Spiced Caramel ice cream is made with fresh pumpkins from McNab's Produce Farm and is drizzled with our decadent spiced caramel sauce, with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Our sweet potato macarons feature fresh sweet potatoes, maple syrup and are rolled in pecans. Come and enjoy this perfect fall combo! We're here Thursday-Sunday 12pm-5pm.

Three days left to help us support the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre by picking up some Orange Creamsicle macarons, buying a shirt or making a donation in observance of Orange Shirt Day. We're here Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-5pm and we'd love to see you. (Please note that we are closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday). Thanks to everyone who has already donated! Totem pole by Noel Brown of Snuneymuxw First Nation.

We love baking fresh Nanaimo Bar macarons year-round because we're a part of the #NanaimoBarTrail with Tourism Nanaimo! There are so many other wild Nanaimo Bar themed treats to try, like a Nanaimo Bar spring roll, a Nanaimo Bar waffle, a Nanaimo Bar martini, Nanaimo Bar soap and even a Nanaimo Bar pedicure! Check them all out here: https://www.tourismnanaimo.com//sip-and/nanaimo-bar-trail/

Thank you so much for voting us Best Desserts in the Nanaimo News Bulletin 2020 Best of the City! We are so grateful for your support and for our hardworking, dessert loving team. Owning a business is no joke on the best of days, but this past year has been tough on a whole other level. To the businesses that made it through, to the businesses that had to close up, to the businesses who aren't sure what the future holds but show up every day doing their best, we admire you and appreciate you. Sending love and gratitude out to you all. -Kara and Fee

Did you know that you can buy gift cards (and our wooden tokens!) through our online store? Just visit our website and hit the 'STORE' tab. :D They make awesome surprises and we can deliver or mail them out on your behalf for a $5 delivery fee. Or pick them up in store by using the promo code PICKUP. Thank you so much to everyone who has been buying gift cards and tokens over the past few months. We love getting to be a part of your days and we appreciate all of the love. #getburnthoney

Today we wear orange to honour the First Nation, Inuit and Métis children who were ripped out of their communities and forced into the residential school system as recently as 1996. Today we recognize the children who made it home and the many children who did not. Today we acknowledge their families and descendants that continue to be affected by this genocide. We recognize that a lot more work needs to be done in the spirit of reconciliation. Thank you to everyone who helped us collect over $1,500.00 for the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre in respect of Orange Shirt Day. #EveryChildMatters

Attention dairy-free and gluten-free friends! We are so pumped to team up with White Rabbit Coffee Co. and feature their delicious vegan, gluten-free Choco Chunk cookie in our new Vegan Cookies and Milk ice cream! We layer chunks of this chewy, chocolaty cookie into our creamy coconut milk base that has even MORE cookies blended into it. Come and get your cookie fix today in a scoop or in a pint!

Leading up to Orange Shirt Day on September 30th, 100% of the sales from our new Orange Creamsicle macarons will be donated to the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre to assist with programs and services for children, youth and families. The more you buy, the more we'll bake and the more will be donated to this imperative local organization. You can also add a donation to any purchase that will go directly to the Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre. To learn more about why we observe Orange Shirt Day, please take a few minutes to read Phyllis Webstad's story here: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/phyllis-story.html

Reunited and it feels so goooooood! Our Cookies and Milk ice cream is BACK in scoops and pints! Tag a friend so that they don't miss out.

Hi, hi, hi there hibiscus macarons! We make a reduction out of hibiscus blossoms for these beauts. They’re light, they’re floral and they’re not too shabby to look at. Enjoy some this weekend! We’re open Saturday or Sunday from 12pm-5pm.

We're stoked to be back open today with a freshly churned batch of Vegan Raspberry Earl Grey ice cream! It's the perfect refreshing treat on a hot hot day! Come by for a pint or a scoop Thursday-Sunday 12pm-5pm. We'd love to see you!

Thank you so much for voting us Best Desserts in the Nanaimo News Bulletin 2020 Best of the City! We are so grateful for your support and for our hardworking, dessert loving team. Owning a business is no joke on the best of days, but this past year has been tough on a whole other level. To the businesses that made it through, to the businesses that had to close up, to the businesses who aren't sure what the future holds but show up every day doing their best, we admire you and appreciate you. Sending love and gratitude out to you all. -Kara and Fee

Did you know that you can buy gift cards (and our wooden tokens!) through our online store? Just visit our website and hit the 'STORE' tab. :D They make awesome surprises and we can deliver or mail them out on your behalf for a $5 delivery fee. Or pick them up in store by using the promo code PICKUP. Thank you so much to everyone who has been buying gift cards and tokens over the past few months. We love getting to be a part of your days and we appreciate all of the love. #getburnthoney

Hey caramel lovers! There's a double dose of caramel waiting for you in our Whiskey Salted Caramel ice cream! We make the salted caramel base with a dry caramel sauce, which gives it a rich, robust flavour. We then cook a homemade whiskey caramel sauce with local Single Malt Whiskey from Arbutus Distillery and layer it throughout. Come and enjoy some on Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday from 12pm-5pm. We'll be waiting for you!

Our wooden tokens are a fun alternative to traditional, plastic gift cards. We have pint tokens, cone tokens and our BRAND NEW macaron box tokens! Come and grab one for someone who could use a little extra sweetness in their life.

Happy #MacaronMonday! Did you know that a few of our macaron flavours are available at Realm Food Co. in Parksville? They're one of our favourite local businesses and have been a huge inspiration to us for the past five years! Have you visited them yet?

It’s a great day for a double scoop cone of Burnt Honey and Strawberry Pineapple Mango Sorbet topped with a Strawberry White Chocolate macaron! We’re open Sunday 12pm-5pm! Come say hi!

We are excited to be collecting school supplies for Fresh Start: Back to school all weekend long! With donations from our community, Fresh Start provides backpacks filled with school supplies to kids (k-12) in the Nanaimo area - and they are in need of extra help this year! Come drop some school supplies in our bin outside, or make a cash donation Saturday or Sunday from 12pm-5pm. They're looking for: children's books backpacks school supplies... face masks hand sanitizer lunch kits water bottles gift certificates We have lots of great stores right in our mall where you can grab some supplies! Let's show the kids in need in our community some love. Thanks friends! See more

A fresh batch of Espresso Flake ice cream (with coffee from our pals at Regard Coffee Roasters) just hit the case in scoops and pints! Come enjoy some and put a little pep in your step on this wet, dreary day!

It's silent auction time! Want to win some great local prizes (including Burnt Honey tokens!) while helping kids in the Nanaimo area?! Today is the last day for bidding! Fresh Start: Back to school provides backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in the Nanaimo area. They have 186 families (so far) signed up to receive backpacks, and are very low on donations this year. If you can, please consider donating cash, backpacks, school supplies, face masks, hand sanitizer, lunch kits, water bottles, gift certificates to any local hair salon or barbershop, etc. Even just dropping off a pack of markers helps. Visit the page for more info, and feel free to shoot them a message with any questions.

Have you met Michaela!? She’s the friendly face that greets you at our window over the weekend! Michaela is on the road to becoming an elementary school teacher and is about to start her fifth and final year of her Bachelor of Education at Vancouver Island University. She’s known that she wanted to be a teacher since she was five - it even says so in her kindergarten yearbook! Michaela’s working hard at school learning how to best support all children, especially thos...e facing anxiety or other challenges. Growing up, she had a lot of really great teachers and is looking forward to having the same positive impact on the kids that she teaches. In addition to working at Burnt Honey, Michaela is a nanny five days a week to a group of wonderful kids who remind her to keep being funny and silly. She loves spending time with children because they help her to stay in the moment. She also worked as an au pair in England for three months over the summer of 2019. Michaela has traveled to Scotland, Ireland, Spain and Florida - where a crow got stuck in her hair. Michaela lights up any room that she walks into and has us laughing every shift, while also keeping us up to date on the latest trends and sayings. We’re grateful to know such a kind, caring and hardworking human and we’re very proud to have her on our team! See more

Our new Vegan Raspberry Earl Grey is tangy, floral and SO refreshing! We steep earl grey tea in the coconut milk and raspberry base for 24 hours to let the flavours combine into a perfect medley. Come visit us this weekend and grab a scoop or a pint. We’re open 12pm-5pm.

Our Lime Margarita macarons are back to help you savour the summer! They're full of lime juice, lime zest and a kick of sea salt. Enjoy some at home or by the ocean! We're open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12pm-5pm.

Hot summer day + backyard + a pint of Fresh Mint Chocolate = the perfect refreshing combo! A fresh batch of our Fresh Mint Chocolate ice cream (available vegan as well) is ready in pints! Made with mojito mint from Farmship Growers Co-operative, it's the perfect local treat to help you stay cool at home. Available for a limited time only, come and grab some before mint goes out of season! We're open Thurs-Sun 12pm-5pm.

Thank you for nominating us for the 'Best Desserts' category in the '2020 Best of the City Awards'! Voting ends on August 4th at midnight, so make sure you get in there and vote for your favourite businesses and places in Nanaimo.