Raleigh Chocolate Store I Love

Do you like chocolate?…if so, what’s your favorite chocolate store? I used to love Godiva, and See’s. But now in Raleigh, it’s chocolate from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory if I need a chocolate fix. There are a few stores in the Triangle at the big malls.

I like chocolate in small quantities.  I’m not a chocaholic though.  I’ve heard of people who go to these spas and get lathered in chocolate.  That’s just kinda weird to me.  Well…maybe it wouldn’t be so strange if someone told me what the experience was really like.  But for now, I think it just sounds over-the-top ’cause I don’t like the smell of chocolate…just the taste…  

I like milk chocolate, and nuts in my chocoloate are okay too. I don’t mind white chocolate but dark chocolate is too bitter for me.  I know people who love dark chocolate but they love chocolate in general. I think it’s an acquired taste. Any thoughts on this?

At the Rocky Mountain store, I will get a few pieces of chocolate when I’m there. I like the bears. They don’t actually look like bears — they look like big clusters of chocolate with whatever is in ‘em. Maybe the name bears came about ’cause they’re fiercely gooood. But maybe they’re actually called bear claws???  They kinda look like those.  Usually the nuts like cashews or almonds give ‘em their shape.  I also like the haystacks that have coconut. I’m not really a big truffle person though. But I do like the chocolate dipped oranges, apricots, pineapple and peaches.  …Can you tell I get a little excited talking about sweets as I tend to ramble?

A little warning.  The chocolate there ain’t cheap chocolate.   If you want to save money, reach for a drugstore candy bar.  Rocky Mountain chocolate and goods behind the case are priced by weight.  Most my selected pieces are usually over a dollar a piece.  I got my three pieces this time and it cost about $5.  So then I liked it even more if ya know what I mean.  But three pieces is usually all I allow myself to bring home.  I know where to get more.

Rocky Mountain makes their own chocolate covered apples. They have all kinds of wild flavors.  Like Avalanche Apple pictured below.  It’s actually a Granny Apple in disguise.  The description, since you can’t read it in the sign is: caramel-apple Granny Apple layered with white confection, peanut butter, chocolate chips drizzled with white confection.  They also have Cheesecake Flavors and many others. They’re like $6.95 each. I think I’d prefer an actual piece of cheesecake. But they’re neat to look at for a sweet tooth like me.

Here’s one of the employees putting the finishing chocolate drizzling touches on the apples. If I worked there I’m certain I would gain a few pounds. She looked unaffected. Not that I knew her but she didn’t seem to have any chocolate fat on her whatsoever.  Good for her.

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