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Kilwin’s Chocolate & Ice Cream – St. Joseph

11 05 2009

217 State Street
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 982-1330
Website

Kilwins Chocolate & Ice Cream Shop on State Street in St. Joseph

Kilwin's Chocolate & Ice Cream on State Street in St. Joseph

I freakin’ love fudge! When we took a day trip to Traverse City last fall, we found a Kilwin’s Chocolate Shop in downtown. That was our introduction to the Northern Michigan chain of stores.

A Mother’s Day isn’t complete without chocolate and, as luck would have it, there was a Kilwin’s across the street from our brunch destination. After a good meal and a quick stroll through downtown St. Joseph, we loaded up on fudgey goodness.

The St. Joseph Kilwin’s store is on State Street in downtown St. Joseph just a few blocks from Lake Michigan. Like most of the other stores, you can watch the candy makers apply their craft in the window. On the day we were there, one guy was making caramel apples an another was making fresh waffle cones.

The inside of the store smells so good. Just past the candy making area are the cases of candy. The first case has the fudge. This shop didn’t have nearly as many options as the Traverse City shop, but still had two of three flavors I wanted. Read the rest of this entry »

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Categories : Candy, Chains, Chocolate, Downtown, Michigan, St. Joseph

Kilwin’s Chocolate Shoppe

20 09 2008

129 E. Front St
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 946-2403
Website

Kilwin's Chocolate Shoppe in downtown Traverse City

Fudge is a weakness of mine. I have a hard time walking by a candy shop where I can see them making it in the window. After we left The Cherry Shop (review HERE), we continued walking down Front Street. It wasn’t long before we walked by two guys in the window making candy. They weren’t making fudge, but they were making caramel apples. I grabbed J and pushed her towards the door. When we got inside, my suspicions were confirmed. They had the most delicious looking fudge in a glass case near the door.

I didn’t know where to start. I do know I love peanut butter. I also know I love fudge. If you put the two together, it should make an incredible confection. They had a special going where if you bought two pieces of fudge, you got one free. J wanted a piece of the cherry fudge and since we were going to get a free one, I got a wedge of the vanilla. Each wedge was a half a pound. There were no prices posted so I was a little shocked when it rang up at $17, but it was a lot of fudge. Read the rest of this entry »