Valentine's Day in Port Orchard

Imagine you hit a home run this year and surprise your Valentine with a sweet treat from Carter's Chocolates & Ice Cream, located at 160 Bethel Ave, Port Orchard, WA. You may be thinking 'Oh Chocolate, Smocholate, why should I buy chocolate for my Valentine like everyone else?'.
A good question! Now see picture below for the answer.

Imagine giving a box of chocolates and the box itself is edible! And you thought a hollow bunny at Easter time brought joy, just you wait! How about some hand crafted truffles made with the finest ingredients? Not a truffle person, that's okay, there's a lot more! Carter's also hand crafts the turtles, frogs, peanut butter cups, s'mores bars (OH! YUM!), brownies, cakes, home made marshmallows and much more that they make at their location.  OH WAIT! There's even more. HOMEMADE ICE CREAM. Enjoy Ice Cream made locally with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Carter's decadent chocolates may be purchased in small to large amounts (discounts for purchases of $100 or more) and the Ice Cream is hand packed for those who would like to take it to go. Carter's also sells T-shirts and delicious things like jars of Carmel Sauce and Hot Chocolate Mix. You'll also find art on the walls from local artist Shelly Wilkerson and a selection of local foodie products.

If you've already made your purchase for Valentine's Day, stop by anyway and check out the shop if you haven't before. It's a great place to bring the family for ice cream after dinner or an afternoon out (or, hint, hint, maybe even on Valentine's Day!).  I love to support local business and Carter's is a perfect example why.

Carter's Chocolates began at the South Kitsap Mall in Port Orchard in 2008 by a Chocolatier named Matt Carter. Their current location has been serving up goodies to happy folks since their move in 2011. A huge supporter of the community, you will find Carter's Chocolates among the vendors at most any local event. The chocolate and ice cream shop also holds fundraisers for Relay for Life and other charities close to the hearts of local residents.  They'll also be one of the anchor tenants at the upcoming Port Orchard Public Market. Matt, the owner, is a personal friend of mine, yet I write this blog not out of friendship, but because of Carter's quality and consistency and well, let's face it, Valentine's Day is tomorrow.  Store hours (this time of year) are Weekdays from 10am to 6pm, Fridays & Saturdays from 10am to 7pm and they close up shop on Sundays during the winter months (so remember to buy goodies you'll need on Sunday on Saturday).

Pardon me, I need to go eat some chocolate truffles now.......