Coming Soon, our Greatest Hits!
Ordering begins Thursday April 16th 10am MDT
Planned ship date: Monday 4/20
All-day local pickup in Holaday UT: Saturday 4/25
In the seven-ish years we've been selling these we've made somewhere around 150 different flavors! So it's time for a "greatest hits" collection. On Thursday April 16th at 10am MDT you can order a collection of the 16 flavors we love the most and that we've heard the most raves about. There's some flavors we've done many times and some we've only made once or twice.
The greatest hits: butter mint, rum raisin, spumoni, maple bar, lemon bar, blackberry lemon custard, passion fruit coconut, mango sticky rice, blueberry cheesecake, chonky monkey, sourdough, cherry bakewell tart, Mexican hot chocolate, raspberry vanilla, fig cream cheese, and key lime pie.
(We're still working on the collection and will have updated photos of it soon!)
In addition we will be selling a limited number of same-flavor 4-piece boxes of butter mint, rum raisin, and lemon bar. So many times we've heard "you should sell a box of just this flavor." Now for these 3 it's an option!
NOTES ON HOT WEATHER SHIPPING!
Shipping chocolate when it's hot gets risky! When it's getting above 70F I freeze the chocolates, insulate, and use cold packs, but even then they can melt in transit if it's too warm!! Please look at the weather forecast for your location before you order to see if it's too hot to ship. Between 70-80 and any shipping method probably works. 80-90 you're probably better off with UPS 2-day air. Over 90 and it may not be worth the risk. (If you don't see the 2-day air option at checkout, let me know!)
If you are concerned at all, email me before (or after) you order and we can talk about the weather! greg@unicornchocolates.com
If you're having a heat wave and think it'll cool down enough to ship a little later we can arrange that!
Kitchen Update!
We've moved out of our home kitchen and into a small commercial kitchen we built downstairs! We've been talking about doing this for many years and now it's finally happening! We're so excited for he extra flexibility and capacity this will give us to make more chocolates for you. And to have our home kitchen back for just home kitchen things.
There's still more things we need to buy to fill it out, but for now it's got enough for us to get started in. Yay!!
Who We Are
We are a very small vegan business currently operating out of our home kitchen in Salt Lake City, Utah. We make hand-painted artisan chocolates that burst with amazing flavors and sell them when we can. We use the very best chocolate from local boutique chocolate makers. We typically do a collection each year around Christmas, Valentine's Day, and in the spring. During warmer months we usually don't have chocolates available. To know when we're selling, you can sign up on this page for our email list, or follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram. Thanks so much for checking us out!
About the Chocolate
Just as important as the middle of a bonbon is the chocolate around it, and we only use the very best chocolate in the world. Lucky for us, some of the very best you can get is made right near us in Heber UT by boutique bean-to-bar chocolate maker Ritual.
Our chocolates are covered in the Ritual Mid-Mountain blend, a wonderful 70% dark chocolate. We think it pairs perfectly with our awesome flavors.
About Shipping
We can ship anywhere in the continental United States. We typically ship via USPS priority mail. Shipping is calculated at checkout and usually around $10 - $12, a little more the farther you get from from Utah. The shipping cost is based more on the package size than weight, so the cost is about the same whether you buy just one box or four of them. We ship all orders received from the previous week on Mondays. USPS has become less reliable lately and most shipments outside of Utah are taking 3-4 days instead of two. This is usually not a problem if weather is cool, but if you live in a warmer climate where temps are above 70F in the winter, you might consider choosing UPS 2-day to make sure your chocolates arrive without melting. I cold-pack and freeze when I'm shipping to areas expected to be warm, but cold-packs aren't very effective after the second day.
Email shipping updates can be sent with tracking information and notifications when they are out for delivery and are delivered. If you don't see these emails come through please check your junk or spam folder.
WARM WEATHER SHIPPING
When necessary we will include cold packs and insulation to help prevent melting. When we do this we also lightly vacuum seal the chocolates and freeze them first. If it's very hot or someone won't be home to bring the package in when it's delivered it may be best to have them shipped to a work address if possible.
Local Availability
For people in the Salt Lake City area, you can choose at checkout to pick up orders at our home in Holladay instead of paying for shipping. (To select this option you can't use the quick pay methods like ApplePay at the top of the checkout page!) We usually have one day set aside that you can drop by anytime for a pickup, or you can text to arrange a pickup time that works better for you. You'll get the number to text and more instructions in your order confirmation email.
Whenever we make a batch, we also try to have a few boxes stocked at Sweet Hazel & Co. and Eats Bakery in SLC. We plan to stock at Blatch's BBQ again too when they're up and running after recovering from the fire! They usually get stocked soon after the time we start shipping.
Check their websites for their hours and call ahead to make sure they have stock!
Ordering Tips!
The last few collections have sold out in less than 24 hours. If you're on our email list (sign up at the bottom of the page) you'll get an email reminder when sales open up. I'll also announce it on social media and here on the website.
If you'd like to pickup at our house in Holladay, you can't pay with the "fast pay" options like Apple Pay. Those only work for shipping for some reason. Sorry!
Thank you!!
Why are we so often sold out?
We are currently a super small business operating out of our home kitchen in Salt Lake City. We generally make 3 collection each year, one for the holidays, one for Valentine’s Day, and one for spring. Each collection takes a couple months to plan and make. When a collection becomes available we announce the day it will go on sale through our email list and on social media. The last few collections have sold out in a day or two. So for most days out of the year, there’s not going to be anything to buy here!
The best way to get notified when a new collection goes on sale is our email list. You can sign up here! (Subscribe at the bottom of this page)
We also always announce on-sale dates on social media. You can follow us on Instagram and Facebook.
