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The Ultimate Chocolate Indulgences and Best Desserts in Daytona Beach

18/2/2015

 

Who needs the beach when you can have brownies? These are the best desserts in Daytona Beach.

The best desserts in Daytona Beach
I am nothing if not dedicated to chocolate research on the best desserts in Daytona Beach- all for my readers, of course. Totally not for me.
I love everything about seaside towns. Long walks at dawn with a creamy latte, combing the shore for beach glass. Sunny, salty afternoons with sand and surf and ice cream dripping off the cone. Balmy evenings spent curled up with a good book as  the sun goes down, followed by delicious dinners with friends. This has been my routine all around the world, from growing up on the Nova Scotia coast, to studying in Ireland, to vacationing in Hawaii. And that pattern works splendidly in Daytona Beach too!

And there's no better compliment to an afternoon, a weekend, or an entire season by the seashore than delicious, indulgent, CHOCOLATE! Here's where you go to satisfy your sweet tooth and find the best desserts in Daytona Beach. 

The Seaside Staple

Best Desserts in Daytona Beach: Rocky road fudge from Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop
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I love vintage inspired candy shops, especially in seaside towns where the traditions of taffy making and homemade sweets can date back for decades. Zeno's Boardwalk Sweet Shop, a post-war sweet shop, has one of my personal favourites, 'seafoam' (it's kind of like a hardened foam sponge toffee), as well as tons of classic fudge. Chocolate lovers will enjoy the traditional flavors, like rocky road,  as well as combos like chocolate turtle pecan fudge. 

Drinkable Desserts

Fancy hot chocolate is part of the best desserts in Daytona Beach
Photo courtesy wikipedia under creative commons licensing.
Coffee is always a good idea and adding chocolate into the mix is even better. Sweet Marlay's is doing the most creative coffees in town, many of which are chocolate infused. Two concoctions not to be missed are the Almond n' Joy Latte, with Ghiradelli chocolate, coconut, and almond, and the Tickle Me Pink Latte with white chocolate and raspberry. If chocolate isn't your thing (um, what??!?) the Beach Day Latte is delicious with sea salt and caramel. In terms of portability alone they're the best desserts in Daytona Beach.

Sweet & Cheap

Bethune's Grill Daytona Beach best desserts Picture
Photo courtesy open source food under creative commons licensing.
Bethune Grill is famous for just about everything BUT chocolate. This is THE place to go for chicken wings, fried pork chops, french fries, and potato salad. But their desserts ring in at just $2.00-$5.00, including phenomenal banana pudding and chocolate turtle cheesecake. You can't go wrong for the price. This is one of the most fun places to eat in Daytona Beach.

The Completely Over The Top Experience

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Photo courtesy trip advisor under creative commons licensing.
The Chart House is the perfect spot for Daytona Beach foodies to enjoy one heck of a meal. Lobster and shrimp spring rolls, chevre and wild mushroom bruschetta, macadamia crusted mahi mahi, prime rib..... the list goes on and on. They do incredible seafood and everything is so colorful and flavorful. Yes, it's a splurge but it promises to be a meal you'll never forget.

And their signature dessert is out of this world! It's a molten hot chocolate lava cake made with Godiva liqueur and vanilla ice cream and crumbled Heath Bar and it is absolutely, shamefully, fantastically awesome. 

The Chocolate To End All Chocolate

Chocolate covered bacon is one of the best desserts in Daytona Beach
Angell & Phelps Chocolate Factory is a Daytona Beach institution, in business since 1925. But their incredible chocolates, truffles, brittles, and fudges are anything but old fashioned. They sell chocolate covered popcorn, pretzels, and potato chips (trust me, this is awesome!) And they make things kids will love like chocolate alligators, dolphins, flip flops, turtles, sharks, palm trees, and sand dollars.

But nothing is so awesome as their chocolate covered bacon - complete with a white chocolate 'fried egg'! Keep an open mind and give it a try - chocolate covered bacon is fantastic! For extra points: chop it up and stir it into pancake batter! See, I told you I was no chocolate amateur! 

Indulge your sweet tooth at the seaside!

Chocolate dipped ice cream by the shore in Daytona Beach: Best DessertsPicture
Photo courtesy of the localist under creative commons licensing.
Daytona can be a whirlwind destination and there are so many amazing ways to spend the time. But, like all travel destinations, it's important to take the time to slow down and enjoy yourself - and as far as I'm concerned there's no better way to do that than with chocolate! It's the little moments that make travel experiences so memorable and I hope your next trip, be it to Daytona or elsewhere, is as sweet as can be.

Where's the most unusual place you've found fantastic chocolate?


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Meg Jerrard link
20/2/2015 04:01:22 am

I will not lie, it was extremely difficult to focus and read this post in full because of the large amount of drool which was going on from the photos :D Who knew there was so much amazing desert in Daytona!!!!

It's only 10am but I'm now heading to the freezer to concoct something incredibly chocolaty :D You've got me craving!

Vanessa
23/2/2015 12:27:16 am

Chocolate and coconut are one of my favourite combos. My fav is when Starbucks has coconut syrup on hand - I ask for a shot in my hot chocolate and it tastes like a melted Bounty bar!

Jeff link
20/2/2015 11:33:46 am

I have to admit I was too distracted by the photos to read the text. Now I want a brownie.

Vanessa
23/2/2015 12:28:40 am

Believe it or not, I don't crave chocolate any more than any other flavor - I love a good lemon bar or apple tart just as much as chocolate cake - but when I do want chocolate I want it to be fantastic. No bad brownies allowed!!

Lori link
22/2/2015 08:46:32 pm

WOW! I mean, WOW! Indeed, for a chocolate fan, like me, this post is.... well... special.

The chocolate based "dishes" look amazing and, I am sure, look amazing. And... now, the only thing I can do to soothe my craving for some good chocolate, is to prepare a chocolate lava cake :D

Vanessa
23/2/2015 12:30:56 am

I want to learn how to make lava cake in a mug - having too much of it on hand could be a real danger.


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