A Little Bit About a Lot of Things

While we were in Henderson, we decided to make the most of it and take a trip to Ethel M chocolates. From the Ethel M website, “In 1981, after passing the leadership of Mars, Inc. to his children, Forrest Mars Sr., retired to Henderson, Nevada and created Ethel M.® Chocolates as a tribute to his mother, her recipes and chocolate making teachings.” Mars is a highly recognizable brand with names like M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, DOVE®, TWIX® and more under their belt.

Unfortunately, when we got there, they were not making candy.

Still pretty cool to see all the equipment. When you reach the end of the hall, it brings you out to the retail shop where they give you samples!

Outside their factory, they have a lovely cactus garden that you are free to roam around.

There are over 300 species of plants in the garden. See the website for some examples of what you might find!

We brought home some bars ($2.50 when you buy 4) as well as the nut & caramel collection shown here ($34).

There was a nice assortment in this collection.

The pecan toffee crisp.

The almond butter Krisp.

The chewy caramel that came in milk and dark.

The creamy caramel that came in milk and dark.

The almond crunch in dark.

There is a kiosk past security in terminal 3 in the airport in case you want some last minute gifts, but it was more fun to go and see the factory!

Ethel M Chocolate Factory

2 Cactus Garden Dr.

Henderson, NV 89014

http://www.ethelm.com

Tags: chocolate