Ice Cream & Dessert
Summerland Sweets
About Summerland Sweets
Turning orchard fruit into something that keeps is an old Okanagan habit, and syrups, jams, jellies and fruit candies are the traditional answers to a harvest that arrives all at once and will not wait. Summerland Sweets makes its home at 6206 Canyon View Road on the Giant's Head side of town, sharing the site with another business.
Confectionery and preserve makers built on local fruit follow a different calendar from a shop that buys everything in. Production tracks the crop, so cherries, apricots, peaches, plums and apples each have their weeks, and what is available at the counter shifts across the year. Gift boxes, bulk orders and shipping are common in this line and vary from maker to maker, so the toll free number, 1-800-577-1277, is the fastest way to check availability, seasonal opening and whether tours or tastings form part of a visit.
Canyon View Road climbs from the lower town toward the mountain that gives the neighbourhood its name, with the lake behind and the orchards that supply this kind of work spread across the bench around it. Because a second business operates at the same address, one stop can cover more than one errand. Summer weekends bring the heritage steam railway and beach traffic into town, so mornings are calmer for the drive up. Product and ordering information is kept at summerlandsweets.com.
Visiting Summerland Sweets
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In the Giant's Head neighbourhood of Summerland.
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