Indulging in Toronto

Maple Cream Chocolates—Laura Secord Celebrating 95 years as Canada’s largest and best known chocolatier, Laura Secord has become a part of Canadian family tradition. With more than 400 products, including premium chocolates, ice cream and candies, anyone can find just the item to quell sweet cravings. In Toronto, the standout favorite are the decadent Maple Cream Chocolates, which take a rich cream center made with pure maple syrup and drench it in milk chocolate. A gift box of 10 maple creams sells for $6.75. www.laurasecord.ca

Maple Syrup—Oh Yes, Toronto

The sap of Canada’s maple trees is made into some of the best maple syrup in the world. To turn sap from a sugar maple into syrup, the liquid is collected from a tapped tree, brought to a sugar shack or cabane à sucre, and boiled over an open flame. Sap becomes syrup when it hits seven degrees (Fahrenheit) above the boiling temperature of water (which changes with altitude). The syrup is then strained and cooled.

Maple syrup is graded by color: the lighter the syrup, the higher the grade. You can pick up several varieties of the sweet elixir at Oh Yes, Toronto, located in Eaton Centre, a mall that stretches two full city blocks. The shop carries syrup from some of Ontario’s best-known companies, including Smokey Kettle, Maple Classics, Canadian Pure, Simply Maple and Northern Comfort.

In addition to syrup, Oh Yes, Toronto also carries a variety of other souvenirs, including ice wine truffles, maple cream cookies and pure maple coffee. Prices for maple syrup range from $2 Canadian to $35 Canadian. 416-203-0607

LUSH HONEY BEE BATH BOMB

Treat your olfactory sense with the Honey Bee bath bomb by Toronto’s Lush. The bath bombs are a dynamic version of the bath cube. This is not a bath accoutrement that will quietly sit in the tub and emit a gentle stream of bubbles. Rather, it bursts forth in a mass of fragrant fizzing. The Honey Bee is scented with honey, caramelized sugar, and a drop or two of sweet orange and bergamot essential oils. If honey is not your thing, one sniff inside the Lush shop on Queen Street will tell you that hundreds of other fantastically scented items await. Bath bombs can be bought at Lush for $4-$6. www.lush.com