Top Bakeries In South Florida For Passover Desserts

Together in the spring season, the religious holidays of Easter and Passover are celebrated. The feeling of resurrection and emancipation coincide with the emergence of animals from the long winter's hibernation into the beautiful weather and time that comes during spring. South Florida has a great Jewish community and all around there are bakeries that feature Passover desserts but also cater for the holiday. For non-Jewish people, a journey to one of these bakeries to taste the confections would be a great opportunity to sample world culture. One's palate will be appreciative to eat a caramel flan without condensed or creamy milk, flourless chocolate chip cookies or an apple matzo cake.

Mana Bakery
18798 W Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33180
(305) 682-9692
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In between North Miami Beach and Sunny Isles, in the tiny community of Ojus, is Mana Bakery. Its bakery confections are approved by Kosher Miami. Mana has such a demand that on its website it has stopped orders for Passover. Some highlights of the menu items are chocolate/praline mousse 9" cake, lemon and apple 9" tartes, plates of date nut bars (12) or meringue cookies. Sephardic Jews could also order from Mana with items like Moroccan carrot or Moroccan eggplant salads (per pound).

Kastner's Pastries
700 41st St.
Miami Beach, FL 33140
www.kastnersmarket.com

Kastner's is located in the center of the City of Miami Beach and interested customers looking for Passover pastries can create an account online and order from Kastner's to have the platters delivered to their house. Kastner's is certified by OK Kosher--Committee for the Advancement of the Torah. One could also buy the items straight from the store and make orders in the bakery at the back of the store.

Roasters N' Toasters
9465 S Dixie Hwy
Miami, FL 33156
(305) 251-4848
www.roastersntoasters.com

Roasters offers a menu for Passover with a wide selection of desserts--Jewish apple cake, chocolate espresso torte and macaroons to fill up everyone's bellies. It offers catering services to families for the charoset and the seder. In true bakery fashion, Roasters is open early until 3:30 p.m. so orders can be made before work and working professionals will have to be patient and ready. Eventually they'll be satisfied later on when enjoying the seder meal.

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Stork's Bakery & Coffee House
2505 NE 15th Ave
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
(954) 567-3220
www.storksbakery.com

Stork's will be featuring a flourless chocolate cake and a flourless almond cookie that could satisfy many at the seder. They offer catering and delivery services for the busy family that will be clearing all non-kosher items from the house and receiving possible family members from out of town. There are only a specific set of zip codes that are delivered to, so calling the business to see if one is in your area would be recommended.

Aroma Kosher Market & Catering
8819 Sterling Rd
Cooper City, FL 33328
(954) 252-2600
www.aromamarket.net

Aroma has a Passover menu for Ashkenazi and Sephardic jewish people and offers catering services for their Passover meal. Various selections include flourless chocolate cake, apple pie a la mode, figs, dates and raisins for the charoset. Aroma claims to have been voted the #1 Passover catering menu in South Florida so a test of that claim is necessary. Some details are a $45-per-person charge for catering services with a 10-person minimum with dessert platters of fresh seasonal and assorted cookies as part of the package.

Related: Guide To S. Fla. Passover Seders

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