I have had a raging sweet tooth ever since I was a wee toddler, so I tend to go a bit crazy for all kinds of sweets: licorice, taffy, and especially chocolate. While my taste buds have matured a bit over the years, there’s nothing quite like biting into a delicious, creamy stick of chocolate.
But you know what can make that experience even more special? Getting a chance to tour the facility that makes that delectable treat and even get a chance to engage in the process for yourself!
Zak’s Chocolate is a family-owned chocolate factory and shop that specializes in creating small-batch sweets.
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You’ll find a variety of chocolates: truffles, turtles, bars, and hot drink mixes.
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You’ll even occasionally find other treats, like these brownies with beans sourced from faraway counties like Madagascar and Papua New Guinea.
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But the most amazing part is getting a chance to learn how the chocolate is made, tour the factory, and even make some of your own to take home! Zak’s offers three tour experiences.
Zak’s Chocolate/Facebook Depending on the experience you choose, you can learn more information about chocolate in general, tour the facility and watch a demonstration, or get a chance to make your own. Each one comes gives you a chance to participate in a chocolate tasting with delicious samples.
Each experience starts by providing you with some in-depth knowledge about the process of chocolate making, from roasting the beans to the creamy bar we all love.
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The process all starts with the beans! These are roasted slowly to bring out the chocolate’s variety of flavors.
When the roasting is finished, the beans are cracked to get the nibs, the part that makes the delectable chocolate.
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It’s then ground to a liquid, then mixed with cocoa butter, sugar, and other ingredients to make the flavor and consistency perfect.
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After a brief aging period, the chocolate is then made into all the delicious treats you love!
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The best way to fuel up after a tour, demonstration, and crafting? A chance to eat the chocolates in one of the tasting rooms!
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This is one incredible chocolate experience you won’t forget!
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Zak’s Chocolate is located at 6990 East Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale. You can find details about the variety of tours and even order some of their small-batch chocolates by visiting their website, zakschocolate.com.
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Depending on the experience you choose, you can learn more information about chocolate in general, tour the facility and watch a demonstration, or get a chance to make your own. Each one comes gives you a chance to participate in a chocolate tasting with delicious samples.
If this got your sweet tooth raging for even more incredibly candy and chocolate shops, then you need to check out These 15 Candy Shops In Arizona Will Make Your Sweet Tooth Explode.
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