Getting a Fix at Chocolate F/X

Chocolate F/X Niagara on the Lake

Taking side roads from Niagara-on-the-Lake to Niagara Falls, we chanced upon this Chocolate factory in St. Davids . It looked quite similar to the Lake Champlain one in Vermont so we decided to take a detour. Okay, okay, we would have detoured for any chocolate factory anyway.

The girls headed straight and stayed mostly at the chocolate tasting bar to decide which ones we should get. We also checked out the chocolate production viewing area but skipped on the tours. They use the panning method of coating which was used by the Ancient Egyptians and which has become an artisan standard of excellence.

They have pretty much everything chocolate you can think of--fruits, nuts, truffles, molded chocolate, gift baskets, etc. They even sell chocolate mulch! I was super-tempted to buy so that my backyard will smell like chocolate but I didn’t want my backyard friends (Mr. Racoon and Squirrel family) to enjoy their stay in our yard as well!

We ended up getting some blueberry chocolate balls, macaroons and peanut butter & banana balls. I wouldn’t say it was cheap at $8.00 for 265g, but well, it was good and artisan…and, I just figured it was like subsidizing everything the girls “tasted” at the chocolate bar. 

Goodies from Chocolate F/X @ Niagara on the Lake

They were delicious! Well, as they say: if you can't dip it in chocolate, it's not worth eating!