We’ve got the perfect Wednesday cure: chocolate. If you’ve never checked out the local chocolatiers in and around Fort Worth, we’ve rounded up a couple of our favorite sweet shops.
Dude, Sweet Chocolate | Order online
Though the Fort Worth location closed in 2018, you can still order Dude, Sweet Chocolate online and in Dallas. There’s Crack in a Box — chocolate bark with candied hazelnut, almonds, macadamia and soy nut — plus bars like the Pebbles Chai, white chocolate with house garam masala chai. Bonus — owner Katherine Clapner beat Bobby Flay with her Devil’s Food Cake in 2016. Here’s the recipe.
Think Sweet By Marlene | Order online
This Fort Worth-based chocolate + sweets maker creates custom orders of chocolate covered strawberries, hot chocolate bombs, dipped apples, and cheesecakes. You can also shop her online store for seasonal molds and supplies to make chocolates of your own.
Fort Worth Fudge and Toffee | 324 N. Jim Wright Fwy.
Local Sumer Searcy created this shop after a fudge + toffee-making hobby turned into an expertise and passion. Try the shop’s classic toffee, dipped oreos + pretzels, or fudge in flavors like chocolate cherry amaretto, butter pecan, and caramel sea salt. Bonus — special dietary requests like gluten-free or nut-free can be accommodated.
Wild Toad Toffee Shop | Order online
Named for the horned frogs that used to abound in Fort Worth, this toffee shop has dark or milk chocolate pecan toffee and piece-sized toffee called wribbits. If you’re in the giving mood, there’s also a variety of gift box options to pay the good chocolate karma forward, plus our favorite item — toffee in the shape of Texas — while supplies last.
Dr. Sue’s Chocolate | 417 S Main St., Grapevine
You might think Dr. Sue is simply a doctor of chocolate — but she’s also a practicing physician. Dr. Sue’s Chocolate specializes in cleaner, all-natural dark chocolate, for indulgences that don’t compromise wellness. Visit for chocolate bark flavors like hazelnut coconut + blueberry Ancho Chile, or for the store’s hot chocolate happy hour from 4-6 p.m. daily.
