A taste of home in every bite

Our homemade South African rusks

Buttermilk 450g
$16.95

Homemade traditional South African buttermilk rusks. Our rusks come packaged in a bag of approximately 450g each.

Our buttermilk rusks contain gluten, dairy, egg and coconut (containing sulphites)

May contain: Peanuts, tree nuts, soy and sesame

PLEASE NOTE: Our rusks are NOT baby food

We are currently only offering delivery within the Waikato

Vanilla & Almond Granola 450g
$16.95

Homemade vanilla and almond granola rusks. Our rusks come packaged in a bag of approximately 450g each.

Our vanilla and almond granola rusks contain gluten, dairy, egg and almond

May contain: Peanuts, tree nuts, soy, sesame, lupin, sulphites and coconut

PLEASE NOTE: Our rusks are NOT baby food

We are currently only offering delivery within the Waikato

Text reading 'Bessie's Story' in rustic, textured font.

From a small and humble kitchen in South Africa I watched from the age of five as my Ouma Bessie would bake her rusks with love, each batch baked to perfection. Her famous buttermilk rusks took decades to perfect.

Now, more than 20 years later, I proudly step into my Ouma’s shoes to carry on her legacy. With the same passion and love for baking, I am honored to use the very recipe she created.

Each rusk is handmade from start to finish and then carefully packaged up, ready for you to enjoy.

We hope you enjoy our rusks as much as we do.

Aurelia W

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Ouma Bessie

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