🍭 Nelson’s Candy
Wilton
Sometimes candy is more than just candy. Sometimes it’s a piece of New England history. Nelson’s Candy is over 100 years old and still uses some of its original equipment to create chocolates and other confections, including hand-pulled taffy and the biggest homemade candy canes you’re likely to see.
🍭 Lickee’s & Chewy’s Candies & Creamery
Dover
This fantasy-and-sci-fi-inspired candy and ice cream shop is situated in the city’s 200-year-old Cocheco Mills building. It’s named for creatures from the imaginary “Kingdom of Caramelot” and has a throne customers can sit on while perusing the shelves. In addition to handmade chocolates, caramels, truffles, chocolate bars, peanut butter cups, toffees, fudge, specialty cookies, stroopwafels, and their signature caramel apples, they also have a wide selection of jelly beans, gummy creatures, Harry Potter candy, and “hundreds of Pez selections.”
🍭 Granite State Candy Shoppe
Concord and Manchester
The Bart family has been making confections by hand for nearly 100 years. Some of those original recipes are still used today. You can still buy old-fashioned ribbon candy and solid, milk-chocolate Santas. The store also has Hanukkah selections.
🍭 Ava Marie Handmade Chocolates & Ice Cream
Peterborough
The owners are particularly proud of their award-winning milk- and dark-chocolate turtles, coconut clusters, and hand-painted artisan chocolates. The shop has more than just chocolates; it also has 20 ice cream flavors, specialty drinks and pastries.
