About
Learn about Saturday Sweets and what makes it and its owner special and unique.
Learn about Saturday Sweets and what makes it and its owner special and unique.
Saturday Sweets provides weekly pastry boxes to pastry lovers in the Minneapolis/St.Paul and surrounding areas. We use premium organic ingredients when available, making us stand out from traditional bakeries. All our pastries are gluten free, but are created so no one would ever know so. Therefore, our pastries are for everyone.
Each Sunday the pastry box’s menu is posted on the Saturday Sweets’ website and then on its instagram account (@saturdaysweetsonly). That Sunday's pastry box will be available for pre-order and pick-up the following Saturday. There are a set amount of boxes made available each week. Pre-orders open on Sunday nights and end on Wednesday afternoons. Once you’ve purchased your pastry box, you’ll be given a location and timeframe in Minneapolis in which to pick up your box on that coming Saturday.
Each box contains four seasonal pastry items, of two different varieties (e.g. two crumble bars and two mini honey lavender cakes). No box contains just one of the same pastry variety (e.g. you would not receive a box of 4 brownies). Since boxes are seasonal they do not repeat often.
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ:
SATURDAY SWEETS DOES NOT DELIVER AT THIS TIME. No special arrangements will be made if you cannot pick up your box during the applicable time. Therefore, we ask all customers to MAKE SURE YOU (OR A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER) ARE AVAILABLE DURING THE DESIGNATED TIME TO PICK UP YOUR BOX. Boxes that are not picked up will be considered relinquished.
-Saturday Sweets does it accept custom orders at this time.
-The number of different pastry types and amount of boxes available for pre-order each week is subject to change based on complexity of the pastry; time; scheduled vacations; or unforeseen complications.
-Pastry boxes range from $27.00-$29.00 with increased pricing during the holidays. Prices vary based on ingredients. Saturday Sweets Bakery reserves the right to change its standard and holiday pricing at anytime without prior notice.
Hi, I’m Danielle!
I’ve been a home baker for a very long time. I was also a CEO and practicing attorney for many years, so I never imagined I’d one day open a cottage bakery. But life always has a way of taking us to unexpected places.
When I developed a severe gluten allergy later in life, my ability to bake the foods I loved suddenly disappeared. I had two choices: give up a cherished source of creativity and stress relief, or teach myself an entirely new way to bake. I chose the latter.
Let me tell you, it was a much harder and far more frustrating path than I expected. As I learned, I also purchased gluten-free baked goods from bakeries and grocery stores. Grocery store options were usually just “okay.” While many gluten-free bakeries were very good, I noticed their offerings often centered on the same limited selection. The simple and complex pastries I truly missed were rarely available. When I also discovered that many bakeries relied heavily on box mixes, I found myself visiting them less and less.
I started wondering: Surely I can’t be the only person looking for gluten-free baked goods made with premium and organic ingredients, with the same variety and craftsmanship found in traditional bakeries.
That question became Saturday Sweets.