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Our Family’s Traditional Holiday Dessert Bar Reinvented

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My grandmother’s dessert bar was always spectacular; a vision of crystal, homemade bars, and classic Christmas hard candies. Even though she’s no longer with us, her memory and traditions live on. through her children and grand-children. And although, I’ve reinvented it a bit this year, with delicious finds from the PC Insider’s Collection, it’s still reminiscent of the glorious spread she would lay out (with a few twists). 

As much as I like to bake up a storm during the holiday season, it’s also fun for my family to try out tasty treats that I’m not accustomed to making, like the scrumptious delights we picked out from President’s Choice® including: A Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar, Carrot Nut Rustic Cake, and Hot Cocoa & Marshmallow Fudge. These additions to our Christmas Eve dessert bar are very exciting! 

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Our kids also love hot chocolate, so we added PC’s The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Flavour Hot Chocolate Mix to our dessert bar . If you haven’t tried this hot chocolate yet, it lives up to its name, it’s truly decadent and delicious. All together, our table is quite marvellous – it will be hard to leave some of the sweets for Santa and his reindeers! 

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Whether you’re hosting a big Christmas party tomorrow, or like me, have several planned for the next week into the New Year – the PC Insider’s Collection has amazing offerings from savoury to sweet that are perfect to reinvent you traditional feasts and desserts.

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas!

With love and gratitude,

Emily 


 This piece is in partnership with President’s Choice®. As always, all opinions are personal. Thank you for supporting my efforts to bring you exciting, new content.

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  1. PC® Memories Of® Eggs Benedict Hollandaise Sauce – I’ve heard it’s good, but haven’t seen it in our stores yet.

    Merry Christmas, Emily, to you and your family !

  2. I’d like to try the PC The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Flavour Hot Chocolate Mix – I’m sitting here with a mug of Swiss Miss right now – hot cocoa is my favourite bevvy at this time of year!

  3. I have tried some of them already. The chocolate ganache I tried at an instore demo -super decadent but very expensive. I want to try PC® Tuna Tataki Sustainably Sourced Seared Wild Albacore Tuna since I love high quality seafood. PC® Tempura Torpedo Shrimp with Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce looks interesting too. I also think this PC® Sweet & Savoury Smoky Pecan and Toffee Cookie Thins would be interesting to give a go.

  4. I would love to try the PC® Hot Chocolate Mix Single Serve Pods, PC® Hazelnut Mocha Café Latte Flavoured Beverage Single Serve Pods and then run off to the gluten free section

  5. I would love to try the PC® Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar – it looks too good to be true — my favorites together (pecans and chocolate)!

  6. The triple cream Brie cheese with ash sounds so amazing. The maple bacon popcorn would also be the perfect snack right now.

  7. I would really like to try the PC® Organics Mint European Dark Chocolate and the PC® Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar. They both sinful to me.

  8. My PC tasting wish list is the PC® The Decadent® Chocolate Ganache Pots! Individual servings of sweet deliciousness!

  9. I’d love to try the PC® Applewood-Smoked Spiral-Sliced Bone-In Half Ham with Apple Cider Glaze Pouch. It sounds delicious- i love that it also comes with glaze to drizzle over the ham.

  10. You totally had me at the Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar…I’m guessing it’s like a chocolate butter tart! Sign me up! 🙂 lol

  11. I would like to try the
    Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar
    PC® Tempura Torpedo Shrimp
    and
    PC® Easy-Carve Savoury Apple Stuffing Chicken

  12. We tried the hot cocoa and marshmallow fudge and it is a winner! Would like to try the PC chocolate Pecan Pie bar next… so delicious and fancy for the holidays!

  13. I would love to try the Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar or the Festive Chocolate Collection and the Too Good To Be Wings™ Chicken Poutine Boneless Chicken Breast Chunks

  14. I love PC products and especially the Holiday collection. From Christmas decorations to home cookie accessories, everything is great quality. I’d love to try the PC Holiday Insiders chocolate chip cookie hot chocolate mix!

  15. PC’s The Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookie Flavour Hot Chocolate Mix and I’d add a peppermint stick. sit by the fire and have a nice talk, play a game or go for a walk. Merry Christmas!

  16. I have a fudge addiction so I’d like to try the new fudge (I’m not admitting to having already bought some and ate it…*LOL*)

  17. I want to try the President’s Choice Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar. With some vanilla ice cream please. Perfection. I’m always on the look out for the PC new products and the Insiders Report.

  18. My 11 year old and I decided the PC® CREAM ON TOP COCONUT 6% M.F. YOGURT looks really, really good. I would say this would be what we would love to try because when at 11 they agree with you that is definitly what you go with lol.

  19. PC Carrot Nut Rustic Cake
    PC Hot Cocoa & Marshmallow Fudge
    PC Roasted Cauliflower Ravioli
    PC Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Sriracha Shrimp
    PCTempura Torpedo Shrimp with Sweet So
    Here are a few will be trying or have 🙂

  20. I’ve been stalking the PC® Sesame Seed and Quinoa Brown Rice Crackers but they’re a popular item at my local store because they’re always out of stock – I’m hoping to have them in time for NYE even if means venturing to a slightly further store!

  21. Loving the President Choices – Chocolate Covered Caramel President’s Choice #PCInsidersCollection AMAZING!!!

  22. I haven’t tried it yet – but I keep slowing down in the grocery store to look at the Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar….

  23. I would love to try the Hot Cocoa and Marshmallow Fudge. I have a sweet tooth and this sounds like something I would love.

  24. I would love to try the PC Waffle Cone Chicken with Spicy Maple Syrup Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets. It sounds really good

  25. I would love to try the PC Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar Pecan pie is my favourite and to be able to pick it up and eat it with my fingers is cool

  26. I love everything PC makes. It’s all SO GOOD. I would really LOVE to try PC Too Good To Be Wings™ Chicken Poutine Boneless Chicken Breast Chunks and the PC Chocolate Pecan pie bar. Looks SO GOOD!

  27. I’d love to try the PC® Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Sriracha Shrimp. Sounds delightful!! I’m sure it’ll be an instant hit at my party!!

  28. Now this sounds like A must try! A soft cheese with the delicate taste of mushrooms and a creamy, luxurious texture. This ash rind triple crème brie features a characteristic and delicately dusted vegetable ash line in the centre of the cheese and coated on the surfacePC® CENDRES DES ANGES TRIPLE CREAM BRIE CHEESE WITH ASH

  29. There is such a thing as PC® Maple & Bacon Popcorn? Who knew! I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for the chance and happy holidays all!

  30. The PC® Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar would be something my sister-in-law would love, me I’d prefer the PC Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Sriracha Shrimp or the PCTempura Torpedo Shrimp with Sweet Soy Dipping Sauce – I love shrimp as you might have already guessed. 🙂

  31. The PC® Hot Chocolate Mix Single Serve Pods, PC® Hazelnut Mocha Café Latte Flavoured Beverage Single Serve Pods and then run off to the gluten free section

  32. I would like to try the Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar it looks so yummy!! I wish my daughter would make it for me lol Could you pass that on to her my hands hurt from all the Christmas baking.

  33. There is a lot I would love to try! At the top of my list is, the Applewood-Smoked Spiral-Sliced Bone-In Half Ham! It looks so delicious and easy, my favorite combination!! 🙂

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