Sweetness and Light

Sweetness and Light Sweetness and Light is a family-owned, old-fashioned candy kitchen in Victorian Ferndale, CA.

Using local cream, fine chocolate, and traditional methods, we hand-make small-batch chocolates, caramels, fudges & brittles to share handcrafted sweetness. Sweetness and Light is an old-fashioned, family-owned candy kitchen and store located in victorian Ferndale, California. We are one of the few online shops selling real handmade chocolates, which are made in small batches using only the finest

ingredients available. Our Salted Caramel, Chocolate Caramel, and Chocolate Truffles are some of our product best sellers. What makes these more attractive is our Chocolate By Mail option, allowing you to get these great chocolates in a short time with ordering available 24/7 on our website.

We get lots of questions about the difference between our raspberry creams and our raspberry truffles. It’s pretty easy ...
06/24/2026

We get lots of questions about the difference between our raspberry creams and our raspberry truffles. It’s pretty easy to see when they aren’t dipped in chocolate yet!

Our raspberry creams are made from our opera cream base and raspberries blended in.

Our raspberry truffles are made with a rich chocolate ganache flavored with raspberry emulsion.

They’re both delicious but quite a bit different! I dipped a fresh batch of both today 😊

Just in time summer: Strawberries and Cream Bark! Let us know what you guys think, we think it’s really good 😊 What shou...
06/23/2026

Just in time summer: Strawberries and Cream Bark!

Let us know what you guys think, we think it’s really good 😊

What should we try next?

PSA: don’t forget to label your cream bowls. If you do, you will have to taste each one to check to see which flavor it ...
06/19/2026

PSA: don’t forget to label your cream bowls. If you do, you will have to taste each one to check to see which flavor it is!

One of these is orange and one is lemon 🤔

Two of our best bars on the same table today. The Splitter Bar and the Arlynda Corners Bar.The Splitter Bar is our take ...
06/17/2026

Two of our best bars on the same table today. The Splitter Bar and the Arlynda Corners Bar.

The Splitter Bar is our take on the classic peanut butter and caramel combo. We layer our buttery in-house caramel with scratch-made peanut butter nougat and roasted peanuts, then dip it in Guittard milk or dark chocolate. Salty, crunchy, and a little nostalgic.

The Arlynda Corners Bar is named after a crossroads just outside Ferndale. Buttery caramel over fluffy homemade chocolate nougat, dipped in Guittard milk or dark chocolate. Rich, generous, and made fresh every week right here in our candy kitchen.

Both are handmade in small batches weekly. Hard to pick a favorite.

I’m working on a fresh batch of dipped caramels this morning while a batch of Moo Bars cooks. Caramel has been around fa...
06/15/2026

I’m working on a fresh batch of dipped caramels this morning while a batch of Moo Bars cooks.

Caramel has been around far longer than most people realize. The word comes from the Spanish caramelo, rooted in older Latin and Arabic terms for sugarcane. Once sugar became more widely available in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s, cooks began heating it and discovered how dramatically it could transform. But the kind of caramel most people love today isn’t just cooked sugar, it’s sugar, butter, and cream working together. That combination dates to the late 1800s, and it’s what gives our caramels that slow, rich chew.

Ours are made with fresh local Humboldt Creamery cream and butter, then dipped by hand in your choice of milk or dark chocolate.

06/12/2026

I’m making a fresh batch of toffee this morning. The whole kitchen smells like caramelized sugar and butter.

Toffee is a British invention that first showed up in the early 1800s. What sets it apart from caramel is the temperature. We cook our butter and sugar to around 300 degrees, the hard-crack stage, which gives toffee that signature snap. Add roasted sliced almonds and a dip in creamy milk chocolate. So good 🤤😍

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We are working on this weeks batch of Moo Bars this morning for ourselves and some wholesale customers. We appreciate al...
06/10/2026

We are working on this weeks batch of Moo Bars this morning for ourselves and some wholesale customers. We appreciate all of you!

It’s simple layers: rich buttery caramel made with Humboldt Creamery cream, our homemade marshmallow, and fresh roasted almonds pressed right in. The whole thing gets dipped in Guittard chocolate. Makes me proud to make something that lasts this long.

06/08/2026

This has become our second best seller at the shop! It’s the base for Peanut Butter Bonbons/patties, sunny days, and peanut butter pretzel bites.

Our recipe starts with grinding peanuts into organic peanut butter with just a bit of texture left. Dipped in either milk or dark chocolate. It’s what the regular peanut butter cup aspires to be 😎

06/04/2026

Penoche fudge doesn’t get much attention from most candy makers, but it shouldn’t be overlooked.

Making it with brown sugar instead of white gives it a warm, caramel-forward sweetness that’s quite a bit different from standard chocolate fudge.

Creamy, complex, and rich enough on its own. A classic American confection, made from scratch in small batches 😊

Of course we also dip ours in chocolate 😬

06/03/2026

Ever wonder how we are make our butter mint candies? No? Well, this is how we roll them out and cut them before they rest overnight. 😊🤣

Butter Mints have a really soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture. We make two varieties: butter mint and orange creamsicle.

Let me know if you’ve had a chance to try them!

Address

554 Main Street
Ferndale, CA
95536

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+17077864403

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