While in Connecticut this weekend I had the pleasure of bopping around downtown Niantic. After a great cappuccino at Cafe Sol we headed two doors down to the Gumdrops & Lollipops Candy Shoppe. Who can resist a penny candy store?
We walked through the doors and I felt like I'd entered Wondkaland. There were rows and rows of treats.
On the wall opposite the door were the towers of jelly beans.
There were cases of all kinds of confections - chocolate covered pretzels, chocolate covered oreos, turtles, marzipan, truffles and more.
In a different case was the house made fudge! My teeth ached just looking at it! The shop keeper told us that they just finished making a batch of chocolate cherry fudge with whole cherries. No artificial flavoring here!
Above these cases was a framed advertisement for Hershey's that I absolutely loved.
After a quick lap around the store I got right down to business hunting for my favorite penny candy store treat - chocolate covered gummi bears. This is the merging of my two favorite candies - Hershey bars and gummi bears. Sure enough, they had an entire tub full!
After loading up on the chocolate covered gummi bears I was about to check out when I noticed a rotating stand with postcards. These were the most gorgeous postcards for Niantic, CT. I couldn't resist selecting a few to take home to serve as a reminder of this wonderful weekend.
If you find yourself on the road in Connecticut and needed to satisfy your sweet tooth, Gumdrops & Lollipops has anything you could possibly dream of. Visit them at 334 Main Street in Niantic.
