Just opened! The cutest, quaint little candy store in the heart of downtown Nampa! Great mix of…read moremainstream, gourmet, nostalgic, and artisan candies! Watch kids eyes light up as they browse and adults feel like a kid again finding their favorite childhood candies. Must stop in.

I visited Cravin's about a month before my trip to Rome to try their gelato. The visit and the…read moregelato did not disappoint. I arrived about 45 minutes before closing, and the young lady managing the store was super friendly and helpful. I explained that I wasn't sure what time they closed because the information on Yelp and Google did not match. She said she would update the operating hours to match. There's a lot of sugar inside, and the sweet aroma smacks you in the face the moment you open the door. I walked around the store, asked a bunch a questions, and then made my way to the gelato. The young lady explained that the gelato is made by a man from California, and it is brought in fresh. There are a lot of flavors to choose from, and they all look amazing. While I was trying to choose, I was offered many samples, which did help me decide on my choice. I got some gelato for myself and some for my wife, who was patiently waiting at home. While it didn't live up to gelato stand by the Trevi fountain or near St. Marks Basilica in Venice, it was damn good. If you're craving sweets, make sure to check Cravin's Candy Emporium.

Megyn the person working was super helpful and very kind!! Amazing atmosphere will be going here…read moreagain!

We found our new sweet shop! Stopped by for the first time and had the most pleasant experience!…read more I couldn't help myself, and grabbed the lot! The kids picked out marshmallow pops which were so cute, decorated for Halloween! I picked out a bag of huckleberry chocolates for the hubby! And for myself, truffles! These are the BEST! We split a pumpkin, dirty banana, and a peppermint one. Omgsh so delicious! We also grabbed some chocolate pretzel sticks too. These were also so yummy! I appreciate how affordable literally everything in the shop was. This makes it easier to come back and reward the kids more often. Lady at the front was super friendly and great with the kids. We enjoyed talking with her. The shop is so adorable and decorated. She organizes all her goods in a way that's easy to browse all options without visually overwhelming you. Top to bottom, it is spic and span. That always makes me happy knowing food is prepped in a hygienic environment. We're all excited to come back and try new flavors and treats!

Sweet find, literally and figuratively, of this handcrafted confectionary when we noted the…read moreBluebird sign out front as we zipped down Blaine Street on our way to Cliff's Market (to buy local melons and peaches) yesterday. So we ended yesterday's Caldwell "buy local" excursion by returning to Bluebird Confections to find the "ahhh"-roma as we walked in of in house made caramel, individually wrapped and also chocolate covered, in various flavor combinations. They also make truffles and chocolate dipped marshmallow pop and everything is made on site. The hand wrapped caramels are sold in bags (of a dozen $10) or individually and come in multiple flavors and combinations. Wrapped caramels have little samples to try to help you decide if you're torn among all the many options. A bag of bourbon-pecan caramels came home with us to pass along to our originally from Kentucky next door neighbor along with some of the cutely decorated marshmallow pops ($1.75) for the children. We bought a bag of beer-pretzel caramels for ourselves along with a couple of truffles (cherry and huckleberry). Truffles and the chocolate covered caramels can be purchased individually or in clear gift worthy small boxes. Some of the truffle and caramel flavors are all year long offerings (like sea salt) and some are seasonal offerings, like the huckleberry available in this season. Local ingredients are used in making these confections and you can taste the quality. Because caramels are fresh made there is a "best by" date on the bottom of each bag and the owner shared with us if one doesn't want to eat them prior to that (the date on ours was about a month out) that they store indefinitely in the freezer. (But, "hahahahaha" we said, they will not make it a full week at our house. Still, frozen caramels sound delicious!) SERVICE: The owner helped us make our selections and answered our questions about the business and her splendid service is part of what made shopping here a sweet experience. LOCATION: Blaine Street is near downtown Caldwell and was once upon a time a street of residences so businesses here were once old houses. If you recognize the Bluebird Confections house as onceuponatime location of The Sweetspot Bakery your memory would be right on that. (That bakery moved into more commercial space a few blocks away.) PARKING: Blaine is a one way street now pretty busy access way to downtown and it has no on street parking. But there is a driveway alongside Bluebird that leads to a small lot behind the building and a paved walkway at the side leading to the front entrance. ACCESSIBILITY: Two ADA spots in the back lot (sadly, one of them seems occupied by a vehicle without ADA placard or plate by someone who works at the pet salon next door). Accessible path to the front door includes a ramp up so all people who want to shop for splendid confections can do that. LOO: None so plan accordingly. PS: They take special orders and with fall and winter holidays straight ahead, a good time to consider adding these to your gift list! SURPRISE!: They have licorice caramels in their line up and while I didn't buy any this time, a bag of those will come home with us next time we're in. If you haven't tried licorice caramels before they are a bees-knees combination!

I was making my way to Nampa for a doctor's appointment today. I decided to take the long way out…read morethere and scope out what's new in the Meridian area. I used to go to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory when it was out at the outlet mall. Now there's a new owner and new store front in Meridian which is so much closer to me. My friend swears by their Dubai chocolate bars here. I finally got to try out the Dubai chocolate and I see the hype in them, they are so good! I made my way in to see what kind of goodies they had. I like that you're not committed to a pound here so I'll be able to get a variety of treats. Walking in, you are smacked in the face with this amazing smell from the caramel they were using to dip the apples in. You are visually sent into overdrive with all the chocolates, Valentines decor and dipped apples perfectly displayed all over. I didn't even know where to begin! I wanted to look at everything, God forbid I miss out on something good. I would literally get one of everything if I could. The truffles, fudge, dipped twinkies, apples covered in caramel and chocolate, smores, it was all calling my name. Trying to narrow my selection down was going to be a difficult decision. But I ended up going with a milk chocolate sea salt caramel, a milk chocolate caramel, a milk chocolate truffle and one more piece that I can't remember. I also snagged a little bag of peanut butter melts for my husband. The gal that helped me out today was kind and patient with me. I was looking over the display case and wanted to make sure that I got anything that called out to me. It was neat seeing the dipping of the apples, it's an art for sure. The store is very cute, perfectly laid out and welcoming. I'm looking forward to eating my goodies later. I will have to make my way back soon. There's more treats that need to be tried out.

Looking for Dubai chocolate??? RUN to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. My daughter & I had their…read moreDubai Chocolate Strawberry cup ($16.97j and it was phenomenal. YES it's worth the price. I found out that they also make the candy bars but they sell out fast. I LOVE the Dubai Strawberry cup...layers of strawberries, chocolate, pistachios & kataifi...just heavenly. You gotta try - you won't be disappointed. The shop is quaint and filled to the gills with yummy chocolate goodies, ice cream, caramel apples, drinks, etc, Stop by and indulge in some amazing goodies.

I had their custom made gourmet Black Forest S'more at the Indian River Christmas Light…read moreCelebration. It was honestly the best s'more I've had in my life. They hand made the cookies, & marshmellow, and the chocolate was custom as well. Delicious! It was a very nice break on our walk through the lights.

Same owners, same yumm...arshmallows with a different name, Creekside Mallow Co. , which was…read morechanged roughly July or August 2020 for reason that they discovered the other name was already in use. See shot of their insta page lined here to confirm. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsIxFKpKXV/ The new name appears on bags now and in addition to being able to buy them at the Caldwell downtown store you can find Creekside marshmallows at Albertson's Market Street stores in Boise and Meridian and also at the new Winco in Meridian at Chinden and Linder.

Who doesn't love popcorn? Well if you are having a sweet/salty craving-POP over to A Sweet…read moreExperience! A cute mom and pop store that features flavored popcorn. They have dill pickle, cinnamon churro, caramel, white cheddar + a ton of other flavors. Husband & wife own and run store. Super nice and friendly!

My daughter was getting her hair done next-door at sit still. Great hair salon by the way. But this…read morepopcorn shop is the business! Great fudge! Great service great popcorn!

Very wheelchair accessible, especially for a place this small…read more The staff were extremely kind and knowledgeable. Not only knowledgeable about what they were serving, but the area as well. Everything we tried was amazing! I can't stop thinking about the chocolate covered orange slices! So good!

Not only is the ice cream fantastic, but the kids who work there are very friendly and…read moreknowledgeable. My favorite is Kennedy, he and I have chatted about the "dessert stomach" and how we always have room for dessert! My fave flavors are the biscoff cookie butter, birthday cake, and butter pecan. So Ono! Get yerself some!