Watch the Candymaker! The Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory uses old-fashioned techniques and tools to make a variety of confections. Visitors to the factory watch the candymaker pour hot liquid fudge onto a 900-pound, four-inch thick granite table, and move the mass around with a giant wooden paddle, gradually coaxing it into creamy fudge. “The granite table provides a uniform surface for cooling fudge. It actually draws the heat right out of the fudge,” storeowner, Ken Fein explains. Located in the Broadmoor Park Factory Outlet Mall in Zillah in the Yakima Valley, the factory is open seven days a week.
Don't miss one of the sweetest tours on the Cascade Loop. Take a refreshing break and visit the candy kitchens of Liberty Orchards. Located just off Highway 2 in Cashmere, continuous tours and lots of free samples are offered! Aplets & Cotlets are a unique Washington tradition. Handmade from a secret family recipe, Aplets & Cotlets and Fruit Festives get their smooth, natural flavor from wholesome ingredients, including pure fruit juices and premium nutmeats. Factory tours are offered year-round. For more information, contact Liberty Orchards Company, Inc. at 509-782-4088.
Boehm’s Candy of Issaquah is housed in a chalet-style candy shop next to a replica of a 12th-century Alpine chapel, built by the late Julius Boehm in the 1950s. The candy store is open daily, and tours of the candy factory are available in the summer months by reservation. Call 425-392-6652.