The Chocolate Factory Tour In Texas That's Everything You've Ever Dreamed Of And More
By Katie Lawrence|Published March 28, 2017
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Katie Lawrence
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Katie Lawrence is a Southeast Texas native who graduated 18th in her high school class with a GPA of 4.25. She attended college in the Houston area and began writing for OnlyInYourState in 2015.
Today, Katie writes, edits, and performs several other tasks for OnlyInYourState and has never been more passionate about a job before. Outside of work, you can likely find her curled up on with a hot cup of coffee, practicing yoga, baking, or exploring the beautiful Lone Star State (in particular, the vast and mystical West Texas desert).
I’m sure we can all remember staring wide-eyed at the TV screen as Willy Wonka led children through his grandiose chocolate factory with every kind of sweet imaginable. There’s a place right here in Texas that will evoke that same awestruck feeling: Sweet Shop in Mount Pleasant (near Fort Worth). From truffles that look too pretty to eat to gourmet chocolate bars with a richness and complexity your taste buds can hardly comprehend, you’ll be in complete heaven after one bite.
This store is the company's headquarters, so it's essentially a giant warehouse filled with the finest, most gourmet chocolate on the market.
A tour of the facility will show you just how much love and care go into hand-decorating each individual piece of candy, like these delectable truffles.
All of their candy is interesting with no one piece resembling another. Take this sundae-inspired truffle, for example - peanut butter and chocolate fudge with a chocolate coating, white chocolate and fudge drizzles, nuts, and a cherry jelly bean to top it all off...