Life’s too short not to enjoy a sweet treat every now and then.
And with Easter just around the corner, there’s no better time to indulge in your sweet cravings!
Whether you’re a lover of creamy gelato, gooey bakes or sugary sweets, these three local businesses have an art of supplying sweet treats that will leave you craving your next visit!
Each business is unique in their own way, putting their own sweet stamp on creating and supplying indulgent, homemade goodies.
Check out these three local businesses for your next sweet treat visit:
Oggies Dessert Bar – Banbridge
Located in the heart of Banbridge, Oggies Dessert Bar is known for it’s generous portions, friendly staff and ever evolving sweet treats!
Oggies started out in 2019, after owner Darren Ogle spent several years working on the hit TV series Game of Thrones, but knowing he wanted to create something of his own -a brand, a space, a vibe – a meeting with a local ice cream supplier is what inspired the business idea.
Oggies are known for their wide range of delicious desserts, all made with care and a little Oggies’ magic. With a varied menu bestsellers include: The famous Oggie pot, loaded milkshakes, crepes, waffles, warm cookie dough, doughballs, cookies, cookie pies, whippy ice cream, sweets, fresh brewed coffee and colourful slushies – with a choice of 20 toppings available to add to your sweet treat!
The star of the show is their handcrafted gelato, made using fresh milk from Ballydown Farm – located just 0.8miles from their shop!
With a choice of 18 flavours to choose from, each made in house with care and creativity – and new flavours added weekly taking inspiration from new in and trending chocolate and biscuits. Their newest sensation is the Dubai Chocolate Gelato – a rich indulgent flavour that’s become so popular, people are travelling from all over the country to try it!
Oggies believe customer service is everything and their team is the heart of their success – with an accessible store with indoor seating for everyone to enjoy.
Last year, Oggies added a special feature to their store, a ‘Sweet Nook’ Pick ‘n Mix corner – a tribute to Darren’s father who owned a sweet shop in the 80s.
Oggies Dessert Bar is located on 21 Rathfriland Street, Banbridge, right beside Solitude Park, and is opened seven days a week.
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Just Two Sweet – Lurgan
Alisha Thompson started her sweet adventure from her home at the age of just 16! Back then, she was supplying signature personalised selection box sweet boxes delivered straight to people’s houses.
With business booming, she quickly outgrew her home set up and opened the doors of ‘just two sweet’ shop in November 2022. Starting out they continued to sell their key product – personalised boxes which can be customised for any occasion, including birthdays, anniversaries, get well soon, Communions, Confirmations, and occasions throughout the year.
Once the store was up and running, just two sweet diversified into candy shop selling sweets and candy from the UK, before going international and bringing in candy from around the world with top treats from America, Korea and Japan available to shop in store!
Within three months of opening they launched their dessert bar serving up Oggies award winning gelato ice-cream to go alongside a range of brownies, paint your own cookies, waffles, deep dish cookies, stuffed cookies, cookie pies and Minimelts.
Being a small, independent business, Alisha always aspired to support local too and is extremely proud to supply products from three local businesses and also works with local schools with their ‘Minimelt voucher scheme’ with just two sweet donating free vouchers to school and local clubs’ ‘stars of the week’!
just two sweet is located on 11 north street, Lurgan and is opened from 9am – seven days a week.
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Lit Cafe – Armagh
Armagh’s only Latina inspired café are now offering a host of sweet treats you’ll not find anywhere else!
Lit Café have a range of tasty Italian Lollies available to try out. Homemade using natural ingredients and fresh fruit – with no nasty added sugars! There is a range of different flavours available to choose from and new flavours being introduced each week!
Each lolly is drizzled with your choice of warm milk or white chocolate, fresh fruit and a variety of different coloured and flavoured sprinkles to choose from.
They also offer a selection of tasty desserts that you simply have to taste to believe!
Favourite dishes with customers so far are the -Tres Leche -which is a vanilla sponge cake made from three types of sweet milk and fluffy white caramel cream and – American Cheesecake – with the flavour changing each week!
To go along with your sweet treat why not pop in and try their selection of authentic Guatemalan coffee?
Lit Café is located on Upper English Street, Armagh and is opened Wednesday to Saturday from 9am.
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