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The Kids We Ignore Deserve More.
Zimt's core purpose is to make a high quality product, and put sales toward not only keeping the company going, but to really good causes. This includes supporting kids in foster care. -
Can vegans eat peanuts?
Thanks for sticking about to celebrate the opening of our retail location- has been a long 9 years, but, it just keeps going. I wanted to take th... -
Business as Usual: No Climate Strike for Zimt
Please excuse the future tense- I definitely started writing this the night before the protest and, through the miracle that is handling technolog... -
Why is Zimt so expensive? (Hint: It isn't.)
As expressed in a previous blog post, the purpose of Zimt is not to make chocolate. There are a number of topics that I’d like to delve into and, ... -
Why We Ditched Himalayan Salt
Why we are no longer using Himalayan salt in our recipes- find out what fantastic alternative we switched to! -
Social Media: A Few Thoughts
Here's a blog post I wrote about social media. I tried to keep it inoffensive. I also tried to keep the accompanying video inoffensive, while conv... -
Zimt Is Not A Chocolate Company
... surprised? Fair- we're pretty sneaky. I mean, if we are a company that makes and sells chocolate, it is logical to conclude that we are a c... -
Secret Champagne Cake
Hey Zimtees- Happy Birthday to me! (At least… I am starting this post on my birthday). It has been a good year- but this cake is awesome. I hope you enjoy it- treat yourself well on your birthday and every day. Easy with this... -
WHAT IS THE POINT OF ZIMT?
Zimt Donates 1% of All Sales to Effective Charities That's the point of Zimt. Not just 1%, though. Hopefully more. And more. I myself am more than happy to live a less than extravagant life if I can redirect what would be shareholder (me) earnings to... -
FAMILY SECRETS
Hey Everybody- Hope you're all doing great. I just went through all the old blog posts I had up on here- I didn't read them (I didn't want to), but put them away as drafts so that they are no longer accessible to the public. It's springtime.... -
Hope Springs Eternal
Hi There, Unless you've been hiding under a rock lately (and quite frankly, who could blame you?), I think it is pretty safe to say that you wish y... -
Vegan Thanksgiving: How to make it and make it delicious.
Hi Everybody- I’m really happy things worked out this way. We are away next weekend (which is Canadian Thanksgiving) and my mum is away this weekend, so I decided to do Thanksgiving yesterday so we could celebrate together. Was a pretty big deal for the... -
Peppermint Chocolate Chip Mylk Shake // vegan. healthy. green.
Hey Everybody- We are juuuust hanging on to the last bits of summer- I’m already missing the stone fruit and local berries. But it was pretty awesome while it lasted, right? And we still have a lot to look forward to this fall,... -
Healthy Chocolate Nut Butter Granola Bars
These don’t really taste healthy. But they sure do have a lot of healthy stuff in them. Perfect. I have tried a lot of granola bars over the years. I remember eating those Valley-Something-Or-Other ones when I was in hospital and loving the peanut butter... -
Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Pudding Bars
There is one couple who has us over frequently for dinner. We appreciate this greatly because a) they’re awesome people who are fun to hang out with b) dinner is always followed by ping pong and c) dinner is always incredible and we are stunned... -
Iron Clad Dates
Things I love (let’s say, in no particular order): peanut butter dates chocolate Things that I should consume more of but find taste unpleasant outside the realm of gingerbread themed goods: blackstrap molasses. The thing is- it... -
Crunch Chew Bounty Better Balls /v/gf/raw/yum
Some people can’t help but be inspiring. You know the type- naturally amazing, very conscious, hilarious, loves chocolate, makes yummy treats. When my bud Emily from This Rawesome Vegan Life posted that donut hole recipe, I think we all were pretty overwhelmed with happiness.... -
Chocolate Cherry Shortbread Bars
Is there ever not a good time for shortbread? No, of course there isn’t. Especially with ingredients like this. I’m sticking to the cherry theme this week so as to show off some pretty delectable bars- coconut-buttery shortbread crust, black cherry spread, and our chocolate to... -
Chocolate Cherry Cheezecake Cups
Vancouver is coming up to the second wave of pink- all those cherry blossoms… We love them. They’re gorgeous and, I don’t know about you, but they somewhat overwhelming (at least on the street where I live- total blossom explosion! No complaints.). When... -
Chocolate Steel Cut Oatmeal Cookies
Do you know what to do with that container of steel cut oats that’s taking up precious real estate on your counter? Neither did I! Until I met this recipe by Felicity at Tofu for Thought. (Erm, no- making oatmeal wasn’t a serious option…) ... -
Double Chocolate Mousse Cups
Hey! Happy Valentine’s Weekend, all. I hope it is happy for you; as happy as it can be. Single or taken, what matters is if you are loving where you are and more importantly, who you are. That’s critical every day, though easier... -
Coconut Banana Bread to Live For
First recipe of the year, Zimtees- and it is a good one! A few months ago, we participated in our local plant-based food powerhouses’ The Juice Truck and Erin Ireland’s Mindful Movie Night. Yep, it was macaroons and truffles and Peppermint Nib’d bars for all!... -
Most Amazing Peppermint Hot Chocolate!
One of my first hot chocolate memories was from a trip to a certain beautiful local park. We admired the beautiful lights, soaked up the Christmas spirit, and sipped on some very hot chocolate. ..from a styrofoam cup, that tasted a little closer to... -
Pumpkin Pie Truffles
Or should I say, “Pretend Pumpkin Pie Truffles”? The truth is, there is no pumpkin in these delicious truffles. None whatsoever. And yet, they taste like creamy bites of pumpkin pie, covered in a smooth and crunchy shell of everybody’s favourite chocolate =) A great addition... -
Wellness Wisdom with Social Yoga
Anita Cheung takes everything you think you know about yoga and does a crow pose with it. Anita is the founder of Social Yoga, an alternative, experiential, conversational yoga series with workshop themes ranging from breakfast to ice cream to botanicals. A lover of music,... -
Happy World Vegan Day =)
Good November 1st to you, Zimtees! I trust we’re all coming out of our post-Halloween sugar rush mode? (And cue the Christmas shopping madness…). Today is a particularly special day. It seems like every day on the calendar has something it is associated with-... -
Wellness Wisdom with Nectar Juicery
Zimt is elated to feature adventurer and entrepreneur Tori Holmes, co-founder of Nectar Juicery. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Tori was also the youngest woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean at the age of 21. Without any prior rowing experience. Oh and she’s written a... -
Wellness Wisdom with My Edible Advice
Zimt was born out of a deep need to inspire others to be happy and healthy by nurturing their souls, minds and tastebuds (with raw cacao!). One of the best things about the journey so far has been all the incredible people I’ve met along the way.... -
Easy Healthy Coconut Chocolate Brownie Shake
Hey Zimtees- I know you’re all over the place (literally!) but here in Vancouver, Canada, things were hot the past few months (conveniently, while I was knocked out, in the house, healing from two broken wrists). That heat seems to have come and gone- somewhat at least.... -
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Crunch Bars- Vegan, GF, high raw
Hey- So, since I loved two of our last posts so much, I decided to sort of combine them into this: Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. I hope that’s ok. Oh it definitely is- just make these bars and you’ll see! Chocolate Caramel... -
Healthy Vegan Nanaimo Bars: gf, protein packed, high raw, surprisingly delicious
Hey Everyone! If you’ve ever had the pleasure of trying our Cookie Dough Cups, or are just intrigued from afar, you know that at Zimt, we aren’t afraid to transform what is often considered to be the “lowly legume” into something truly stellar. Something like... -
Peanut Butter Cup In-A-Jar: Vegan, Gluten Free and Very Raw
Hey everyone!
Are we all still enjoying summer? Yes? Good- because this recipe is precisely for all the beaching, hiking, picnic-ing, pool lounging and BBQing that is left to be done!
I was walking back from dinner last night with Julia of nūd and coming at us in the opposite direction was a cake – carried by a lady. She was carrying it out in the open – and very vulnerable to the elements (including my drooling on it – looked SO good).
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Dark Chocolate Mousse Cake for Mom
Or for you. You definitely don’t have to be a mom to enjoy this cake. But I made it for my mom’s birthday and it was a hit! Now, this cake is not only vegan, organic, and gluten-free, it’s also raw! I remember when I first... -
The Crushing Cancer Kitchen: Interview with Dana
Oh there have been a few… Hey Zimtees, I hope your year was amazing! (Well, it should have been… we introduced our coconut crème filled truffles, after all! ). Zimt’s year was pretty transitional, I must say. Here’s a behind the scenes snapshot of... -
Zimt’s 2014 Lessons Learned
Oh there have been a few… Hey Zimtees, I hope your year was amazing! (Well, it should have been… we introduced our coconut crème filled truffles, after all! ). Zimt’s year was pretty transitional, I must say. Here’s a behind the scenes snapshot of...
