Visit Vermont: Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Outlet

If you're in Vermont, and you love chocolate, or you're looking for some sweet gifts for loved ones, a stop at Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Outlet is a must.

They have an amazing assortment of chocolate confections at the shop, including ice cream!

It's a chocolate-lovers dream!

Be sure to visit to satisfy your chocolate cravings!

Lake Champlain Chocolates
2653 Waterbury Stowe Rd

Waterbury, VT 05676
(802) 241-4150

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Visit Vermont: Cabot Farmers' Store

While in Vermont we stopped at the Cabot Farmers' Store.

It's a fun place to not only sample a variety of different cheeses, but it was also a great place to pick up locally-made goods!

My kids loved trying the different cheeses - I was so impressed with the number of flavors offered!

I especially loved that I could buy made-in-New England products - baked goods, chips, and even health and beauty products - perfect for omiyage!

The Cabot Farmers' Store is a must-visit if you find yourself in the Waterbury area of Vermont!

Cabot Farmers' Store
2657 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, VT 05677

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Visit Vermont: Cold Hollow Cider Mill

A fun place to visit while in Vermont is the Cold Hollow Cider Mill.

At Cold Hollow Cider Mill, you can watch cider being made, and even try a sample!

You can also buy some of their "legendary" cider donuts.  We bought half a dozen - they were really yummy!

One of the best things about Cold Hollow Cider Mill is that you have access to hundreds of locally-made goods, so it's like a one-stop shop for all sorts of made-in-Vermont omiyage!

Definitely check out Cold Hollow Cider Mill for donuts and souvenirs!

Cold Hollow Cider Mill
3600 Waterbury Stowe Rd

Waterbury Center, VT 05677

(800) 327-7537

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Visit Vermont: Prohibition Pig Restaurant

My favorite restaurant during our entire two week trip on the East Coast was Prohibition Pig, located in Waterbury, Vermont.  There is a separate bar, but we dined at the restaurant.

Duck Fat Fries

GLT

Kids Mac & Cheese

Sliced Beef Brisket

I ordered the GLT - house guanciale (house cured bacon from the pig's jowl), fried green tomato, baby arugula, roasted garlic aioli.  It was absolutely amazing - best bacon I ever tasted.

My husband ordered the Sliced Beef Brisket, and he also loved his sandwich (he agrees it was the best restaurant we ate at as well).  

The Duck Fat fries were addicting. Our server warned us that the kids would get plenty of regular fries with their meals so we could just eat their leftovers, but I'm so glad we ordered the Duck Fat fries. We ate the entire serving!

And our server was right - the kids received lots of fries with their meals!

Service was excellent, and if you find yourself near Waterbury, Vermont, be sure to check out Prohibition Pig! 

Prohibition Pig
23 S Main St
Waterbury, VT 05676
(802) 244-4120

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Visit Vermont: Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour

It's no secret that I love ice cream, so while planning our visit to Vermont, I knew we just had to go on the Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour.

We made the 3-hour drive from New Hampshire on a rainy day, and signed up for the first available tour (tours are first-come, first served, and limited to 40 people per tour).

The tour is 30 minutes long, and there are essentially three parts - a film, a peek at the production room, and the samples!

Our guide led us to the Cow Over the Moon Theater, where we watched an interesting film about the history of Ben & Jerry's and their humble beginnings.

Next we went to a glassed-in mezzanine to view the production room, where no photos are allowed.

We saw the equipment used to make the world-famous ice cream, but no ice cream was being produced as the equipment was being cleaned.  We watched a video that demonstrated the ice cream-making process, and the different parts of the plant used in the process were pointed out by our guide.

Finally, we went into the Flavo-Room, where we got to try samples of ice cream!

Broccoli and Cheddar was the sample of the day...kidding!

We had generous samples of Milk & Cookies Ice Cream.

The ice cream sure was delicious - creamy, with huge chunks of cookies.

There were lots of leftovers, so some people got two servings!

There are several fun displays throughout the tour - new flavors, popular flavors, even the top 10 (at the time we visited, Half Baked was the #1 flavor).

There is a gift shop, as well as an ice cream shop on site so you can get a cup or cone of your favorite flavor, and there are also lots of photo ops outside as well.

There is a Flavor Graveyard that is a bit of a walk away, but because it was raining, we didn't take the time to see it.

We enjoyed the tour and loved the samples. 

I'm glad I got to see one of the factories that makes Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream!

And in case you were wondering, my favorite Ben & Jerry's flavor is Chocolate Therapy!

Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour
1281 Waterbury-Stowe Road

Route 100, Waterbury, VT 05676
(802) 882-2034

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