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Kilwins Heritage Chocolates
Handcrafted Fudge
Original Recipe Ice Cream
"The Perfect" Caramel Apple
Caramel Corn and Brittle
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There's only one place to go when in the charming community of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and craving something sweet. As you pass Kilwins, you’ll smell the warm aroma of freshly made fudge, caramel, and handcrafted chocolates. Take a minute to rest, head inside, and watch our bakers as they perfect each delicious piece of candy.
In our Lakewood Ranch chocolate store, you’ll feel like a kid again when you see the glass cases and shelves filled with our beautiful confections. We offer copper kettle-cooked caramel corn and brittle, “The Perfect” Caramel Apples, Heritage chocolate truffles, our signature TUTTLE™ nut caramels, and more.
In addition to creating desserts made with the finest ingredients, Kilwins is also known for our commitment to excellent customer service. We have a genuine love for what we do. As a result, Kilwins has built a reputation as the best Lakewood Ranch ice cream store in Sarasota County’s Waterside Place.
Kilwins is located in the Waterside Place shopping center — a lakefront destination within Sarasota’s sprawling Lakewood Ranch. Waterside Place is famous for its incredible shopping opportunities but has far more to offer!
With an eight-acre park, live music, a farmer’s market, unique eateries, and eclectic shops, it’s a family-friendly destination for locals and tourists alike. Our Lakewood Ranch chocolate store is perfectly positioned for you to enjoy a scoop of ice cream or an assortment of truffles between activities.
When you visit us, you do more than enter a sweet shop — you step into a slice of American history. When Don and Katy Kilwin started our company in 1947, their goal was to craft the best high-quality chocolates they could from their small store in Petoskey, MI.
To this day, our methods of candy-making remain the same. We combine time-tested and modern equipment to guarantee our customers are as satisfied today as they were 80 years ago.
When visiting our Sarasota Waterside Place Kilwins, people are enchanted by our candy-makers hard at work. You can watch as bakers hand-paddle fudge on a traditional marble slab, dip Granny Smith apples into our smooth caramel, and roll warm waffle cones. Each treat receives the careful touch of Kilwins staff members who take pride in making the perfect bite.
14.7 mi
312 John Ringling Blvd.
(941) 388-3200
16.3 mi
5140 Ocean Boulevard
(941) 346-3699
22.4 mi
207 West Venice Avenue
(941) 485-5900
Before selecting a box of chocolates and some fudge, sample our ice cream that’s famous all over the world. Our Lakewood Ranch ice cream store brings the Kilwins dedication to chocolate-making to ice cream. Our smooth ice cream is a refreshing way to cool off on a hot Florida day. Whether you’re in the mood for old-fashioned vanilla or something as colorful as the Florida Keys, we have dozens of flavors and even more toppings to try.
At our Lakewood Ranch chocolate store, we are proud to offer our Original Recipe Ice Cream. We developed the recipe in 1985 using milk and cream from local family farms.
Today, it’s still made using locally sourced cream and is Kosher-certified. We also add crowd-pleasing mix-ins like our caramel sauce, old-fashioned Mackinac Island Fudge, and hot fudge. With our premium ingredients and toppings, it’s easy to create the perfect scoop. Plus, you can take your ice cream to the next level by asking for your flavor of choice in a milkshake or sundae.
Like our dedication to making the perfect chocolate, we are committed to giving our customers the perfect bite of ice cream. To ensure our ice cream retains the right temperature, consistency, and texture, we pack it in custom-designed tubs and transport it in our temperature-controlled vans.
It’s not only the ice cream we’re proud of, though. No ice cream is complete without one of our crisp waffle cones or bowls, which are made and rolled in-store. Watching the waffle cones is a true marvel; it takes a skilled pastry chef to make such a thin (yet sturdy) waffle crisp and roll it by hand while it’s still warm.
At the Sarasota Waterside Place Kilwins, you can expect nothing less than the best. Approaching our Lakewood Ranch ice cream store, you’ll glimpse our bakers in the open kitchen, and our staff is there to greet you and offer samples of fudge and ice cream. At Kilwins, we value customer service and want our guests to feel like family when they arrive.
Situated across the water, it’s easy to come in and grab a sweet treat to enjoy while you relax and take in the beautiful views. Munch on a waffle cone or hand-dipped treat while you stroll along Lakefront Drive or take a bag of our pre-packaged seasonal treats home to enjoy later.
Whether you’re on your way to lakeside games like cornhole, a live music event, or just feel like popping in for dessert, our Lakewood Ranch chocolate store is the central stop for anything sweet.
Kilwins’ dedication to craftsmanship, using high-quality ingredients, and superb customer service have raised the standard for candy stores in the area. The Lakewood Ranch ice cream store is the only place you’ll find our Original Recipe Ice Cream with its signature velvety consistency and rich texture. We also make and roll waffle bowls and waffle cones fresh in the store.
Kilwins in Lakewood Ranch has our signature Heritage Chocolate in dark, milk, and white flavors. We use it in our chocolate-dipped treats, truffles, creams, cordials, and more. We also offer our famous TUTTLE™ Nut Caramels, dipped nut clusters, and chocolate bark.
We would love to help you with your special order at Kilwins Lakewood Ranch. Contact our store today to discuss the details with one of our staff members. Our custom chocolate assortments, party favors, gift baskets, and other treats make any birthday or holiday extra special.
Our customers at Kilwins in Lakewood Ranch have many favorites. They love lining up at the fudge counter to taste samples of our Mackinac Island Fudge, and our holiday and seasonal items are a big hit.
Our chocolate-dipped cookies, pretzels, and marshmallows are also popular. Chocolate lovers enjoy our truffles and creams, while caramel lovers frequently ask for our TUTTLE™ Nut Caramels.
From Valentine’s Day to Mother’s Day and everything in between, we love making festive treats for our guests. Our holiday-themed chocolates, seasonal gift baskets, and limited-edition ice cream vary with the seasons.
Yes! A Kilwins gift card is a thoughtful way to treat your loved one to a taste of sweetness. It’s also an excellent way of making sure they get the dessert they love most. Come by the Lakewood Ranch store to get a Kilwins gift card in any amount.
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