dallas by chocolateI acknowledge it.

I'yard a chocoholic!

This weekend, my husband and I had the pleasure of fulfilling a chocoholics dream by taking a tour with Dallas Past Chocolate.

I'm aback to admit that I had no idea that in that location were and then many delightful gourmet chocolate shops hidden around the Dallas area.   We had an incredible fourth dimension on the bout as we discovered 4 fabulous chocolate shops and ate A LOT of samples of delicious chocolate.   Plus several shops offered special discounts for purchases made during the tour!

Our tour guides included Steven Doyle of Crave DFW and fabulous organizer Jeanine Stevens. Vino and water are available on the bus equally you bulldoze between shops or you tin can bring your own.   It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon enjoying chocolate and making new friends.

She Is Dallas Info: Dallas By Chocolate tours are at 1 p.m. on Saturdays and some Sundays. Special arrangements can possibly be made for weekday tours. Prices for tours are incredibly affordable at just $25 per person for limo bus tours which include upwardly to 24 passengers or $lxx per person for stretch limo tours for 1-8 passengers.   Tours are held pelting or smoothen. No refunds, but you can exchange for another tour.     For more information, delight contact Jeanine at tardam@aol.com.   You can also visit the Dallas By Chocolate website or follow Dallas By Chocolate on Facebook.

The starting time shop on our tour was Elegantly Chocolate.   Stacy Johnson, head chocolatier, was once in the auto racing business.   She taught herself the art of chocolate making and creating beautiful gift baskets.   Eventually she was able to devote all of her time to her arts and crafts and opened Elegantly Chocolate.   Their chocolates are creamy and smooth and made with no preservatives or additives.   The White Chocolate Peppermint Squares were delicious.   They likewise have a fabulous toffee that you simply take to try!   Elegantly Chocolate specializes in ornately decorated souvenir boxes that y'all tin can completely customize.

elegantly chocolate

Elegantly Chocolate is located at 2515 Due east. Rosemeade Pkwy., Carrollton, TX 75007. Phone (214) 679-7243.   For more than information, please visit the Elegantly Chocolate website.   Y'all tin can likewise follow Elegantly Chocolate on Facebook.

Side by side we visited Sublime Chocolate.   Troy Easton is the owner and a dynamic person to talk to.   He was built-in in England and moved to America when he was young.   He got his law caste simply couldn't escape his passion for food and entertaining.

When our tour arrived at his store, we were greeted with the most heavenly drinkable I've ever tried.   Sipping Chocolate is nix like hot chocolate.   It's similar drinking the richest, most corrupt chocolate syrup.   Troy makes classic chocolates as well every bit some crafty creations.   You've got to try Caliente with republic of chile pepper, cinnamon, and cayenne.   Or his Peanut Butter and Jelly covered in white chocolate.   Or Chile Due north Lime.   I've heard he fifty-fifty has a chocolate bacon creation but it wasn't available during our visit.   I gauge I'll have to go dorsum over again later to endeavour that one!

SublimeThank you Troy for taking us "behind the scenes" to teach us almost tempering chocolate and letting us watch the absurd process for enrobing chocolate.   What a delightful visit!

Sublime Chocolate is located at 908 Market Street, Allen, Texas 75013. Phone (214) 383-6776.   For more than information, please visit the Sublime Chocolate website.   You can besides follow Sublime Chocolate on Facebook.

Our next stop was really exciting.   The Dark Chocolate Baker does not take a storefront because they just sell their goodies online just the owner, Jill Frank Edwards, was generous enough to invite our tour into her home to tell us about her delightful creations.   These chocolate delicacies are definitely as their website describes them, "Divine Comforts for the Chocoholic".   Their specialty is individual miniature cakes fabricated with the highest quality dark chocolate.   They non only gustation divine merely are absolutely beautiful to look at and they are flash frozen before aircraft to ensure that they will await only equally beautiful when you get them to your home.   We sampled their Signature Truffle Cake, Raspberry Mousse Block, Middle of Darkness credibility bundts and Crinkle cookies.   They were each and then delicious and decadent.   I tin can't expect to order the German Chocolate Cake with Jack Daniels in information technology!

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You tin lodge your own divine comforts for the chocoholic by calling 1-800-301-5595 or visit The Dark Chocolate Bakery website.   Yous can too follow The Dark Chocolate Bakery on Facebook.

We were all high on chocolate by now but had room for one last corrupt chocolate treat at the Chocolate Affections Cafe and Tea Room.   This buffet is adorable with it's elegant shabby-chichi decor.   It is owned by two sisters and we got to encounter one of them, Sherrie McCall.   She told the wonderful story of how she and her sister tried to recreate their female parent'south fudge recipe after she had passed abroad.   They opened a chocolate store which then expanded to a total cafe, tea room, and catering service.   The food is prepared fresh daily onsite.   The carte du jour is impressive and contains many family recipes.

We were each given a serving of Aunt Dot's Fudge Pie.   It was oozing warm gooey chocolate!   So yummy!

chocolate angel

The Chocolate Angel Cafe and Tea Room is located at 635 W Campbell Rd, Richardson, TX 75080. Phone 972-234-8099.   For more information, delight visit the Chocolate Angel website.   You can likewise follow Chocolate Angel on Facebook.

I gained 1o pounds on this tour just I've got to say information technology was worth it!   The tours are just $25 per person and I have no incertitude that I ate more than $25 worth of chocolate along the way!   What a dandy fashion to explore your beloved for chocolate and discover some new places to fill all of your chocolate desires!