BeNanna Bakery

Bakery: BeNanna Bakery 
Address: 45733 Alexander Ave, Chilliwack BC 
Website: https://benannabakery.com/
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

Trying to bridge the current bakery gap I have between Vancouver and Hope, there's this compact bakery with a head-scratcher of a name: the reference to the banana is clear, especially when teamed up with their logo, but after that the pun is lost on me. Is it alluding to someone called Nanna? Is it a pair consisting of Ben and Anna, but in that case would it not be BENanna? I am so very confused....

Anyways, inside, the space may barely be able to fit two customers at a time, but on the other hand, they have quite a bit of sweets, both ready-to-grab and smaller items as well as cakes (both individual slices and large cakes) behind the counter. That being said, they don't have all that much in terms of baked goods that aren't loaded or topped with some sort of cream or mousse; many, upon further examination, are very similar and differ only in flavour (chocolate, strawberry, etc.).

Feeling a bit more limited than I first thought, I went with the almond danish ($3.50). This was a thinner danish, mildly flaky with a soft, airy dough. On top, there were a few sliced almonds underneath a generous dusting of powdered sugar with a giant pool of custard/almond mass in the middle. The taste itself wasn't bad; perhaps a little bland, in my opinion, but the filling was a bit overwhelming, especially paired with that solid layer of powdered sugar. Alright, but not quite what I was expecting.

Rating: **1/2