The Black Walnut Bakery

10/10/2026

Sweet Potatoes Buns | My very first baking love 🧡

Made with roasted sweet potato mash, lots of butter, egg, touch of cane sugar, and scrap croissant dough for extra flavour so nothing goes to waste!

They are luscious, tender and melt in your mouth. And they bring all my Thanksgiving dreams come true.

Over 600 hundred made today, and another 600 for Sunday! Last Thanksgiving bake! Open tomorrow for drop ins 9AM - 3PM

[ Closed Monday - Wednesday ]

🧡🧡 This team melts my heart 🧡🧡

10/09/2026

10/09/2026

Testing new chai concentrates for our chai lattes!

I've been on a mission to improve our chai lattes lately. What started as just a quick fix for a chai drink request, never got updated into something proper. And the steeped tea bag in steamed milk was too muted, as much as I liked the idea of a non-sweetened chai latte.

Then we tried micropowder teas that dissolved into the frothed milk, and as amazing as the flavour was, the granular mouth feel left at the end was less than ideal.

So that left me with testing out our own concentrate syrups! Yes, they are sweetened as it brings out more flavour, but not overly so.

Start with toasting the spices to wake up the aromatics. Whole spices ideally, but we're working with what we've got. So think black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon & cloves 😋

Simmer the spices, fresh ginger, sugar and water for 15 min. Then remove from heat, steep for another 15 min with sita chai tea from Shanti Tea right here in Ottawa!

Strain and add 1 - 2 tbsps to your beverage, either hot or cold. Enjoy 😘

Heads up we're open this weekend:
Fri / 8 - 5
Sat / 8 - 4
Sun / 9 - 3

Monday - Wednesday / CLOSED

Pre-ordering for Sunday is still live! Check out webshop for details. Deadline is (tonight) Friday at midnight.

10/08/2026

Patio is ready for you to soak up this warm autumn sun!! 🌞 All cozied up with blankets, comfy Muskokas that you'll never get out of 😂 and beautiful cedar tables Isaac and his dad just finished making ❤️

Huge thank you to Tyler from Black Cabin Stone Co. right here in Cumberland for bringing our patio dreams to life! I'm completely obsessed with the colour of the stones that just pops after a rainfall 🌧️

Anyways, come! Enjoy! Bring your pooch. Your bikes. Your babies. It's set back quietly from the road, so you can enjoy a lil calm before the Thanksgiving storm.

We are open:
Fri / 8 - 5
Sat / 8 - 4
Sun / 9 - 3

[ Heads up! Closed Wed Oct 14th ]

10/05/2026

🦃 SAVOURY BAKE @ HOME PIES! 🥧 Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Pre-ordering is the best way to ensure you get what you're after - Our online webshop is live with all our holiday specials!

Some noteworthy specials for you:

• Pumpkin Pies (with locally grown roasted pumpkins)
• Apple Cinnamon Pies (apples from Halls, Brockville)
• Classic Butter Tarts (ie with no additions)
• Apple Cheddar Rosemary Scones
• Cranberry Orange Scones
• Pumpkin Muffins
• Sweet Potato Buns (holiday favourite)

Lots of Savoury Pie options:
• Tourtieres
• Pork Sage Apple
• Chicken Dill
• Beef Stout Mushroom
• Vegetarian Tourtiere
• Samosa Pies

Soups + Sauces:
• White Bean Ham Rosemary
• Beef Borscht
• Butternut Squash Bisque
• Spiced Orange Cranberry Sauce
• Herbed Chicken Gravy

A vast ICECREAM inventory with so many flavours - so check out website for all of them!

Hours:
• Wed - Fri [8 - 5]
• Sat [8 - 4]
* Preorder pick ups start at 11AM

+ SUNDAY Oct 12th [ 9AM - 3PM]!!
* Preorder pick ups start at 10AM

10/04/2026

Boys are on the ice! 🏒 Huge shout out and thank you to the volunteers SHEO for an awesome first practice today!

Smiles are around, great arm and core workout. They're already asking about next weekend and can't wait. Excited for them to explore this sport and get hooked.

10/04/2026

🍎 APPLE CHEDDAR ROSEMARY SCONES 🌿 a lovely holiday favourite. Treads the line of sweet and savoury, so you can add it to your brunch platter or charcuterie spread!

Made with fresh rosemary from Janice's garden (swipe right), apples from Halls Apple Market, and smoked cheddar!

Available for both online preorder (webshop live now!) & drop ins! Open Wed - Fri / 8 - 5, Sat / 8 - 4 and on Sunday Oct 12 / 9 - 3.

10/04/2026

🍂🍂 PUMPKIN PIES 🍂 Set your alarms - Thanksgiving preorders go live tomorrow morning!! Check out website to reserve yours!

It's a huge team effort in roasting over 190 pumpkins in preparation! We're aiming to make over 400 pies this week, so get your preorders in to reserve one! Amarah bakes them fresh daily with locally grown and roasted pumpkins from Ferme Proulx Farm, lightly spiced, and topped with pumpkin seed praline and beautiful little fall cookie decorations.

The website closes preorders 24 hrs prior to each pick up date, though our capacity might sell out sooner, so don't delay!

We'll be open this week for both drop ins and preorder pick ups:
Wednesday 8 - 5
Thursday 8 - 5
Friday 8 - 5
Saturday 8 - 4
Sunday 9 - 3

Available in large (9" serves 6 - 8) and small (6" serves 2 - 3).

🍏🍎 Apple cinnamon pies are also available!

10/01/2026

Summer has come and gone. It's time for PECAN PIE TIME 🥧 Fall is finally here 🍂

Preorder online for Saturday pick up! They also freeze super well if you want to save it for Thanksgiving 😉