Brookstown Fudge

This small shop always impresses me. You may get the chance to see them pouring the hot fudge on the marble table as you walk past the tiny storefront, but you can always count on being greeted by the amazing aromas of Brookstown Fudge as you go in (no charge for smelling). The fudge here is excellent and the service always friendly.

Noooo, it was bad! the fudge was stale, and there were flies flying around the fudge. i told the cashier this, and she shrugged it off. grosssssssss. it sucks b/​c i’ve been here many times before and it was okay, but its like they let themselves go b/​c there is no competition in helen. well, thank goodness, we drove to dahlonega b/​c we found amazing fudge there. don’t waste your money on this tourist trap «fudge» drive 10 mins outside the city and buy real candy, i don’t want this being peoples impression of the south’s idea of fudge! we do it better than this! fly free!

The city of Helen is a dangerous place to visit if you have a major sweet tooth. Fortunately, I do not. I prefer salty over sweet foods and rarely even leave enough room in my stomach for dessert after a meal. However, I do enjoy very limited portions of sweet treats every now and then.
Brookstown Fudge is a wonderful little family-​owned business which has been open since 1977. My sister, Yoomee H., absolutely loves chocolate, so she makes it a point to stop here whenever we visit Helen.
The fudge here is what I imagine to be the perfect flavor and texture — not too sweet and not hard but not too soft, either. Yummy. I love that they provide complimentary samples of various different types of fudge, including ones that contain nuts like pecans, almonds, and walnuts. They also have unique flavors like Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl and Cookies and Cream, to name a few. Personally, I stick to the basics and like the Plain Chocolate best.
During our most recent visit on a Sunday afternoon, my sister bought two half-​pound slices ($ 6.95 each) of fudge to get a third free. Yes, that’s almost $ 14 (technically almost $ 21!) worth of fudge. Way too much, if you ask me, but she loves her chocolate. However, be sure to eat the fudge within a few days (if not sooner) because they will dry out and harden (totally agree with Andrea L.). Not good, so don’t let it happen.
Aside from the fudge, I did get my very first (and LAST) Candy Apple here a few years ago. Having seen candy apples on TV and movies, I thought the bright red, candy-​coated apple on a stick would be somewhat similar to a caramel apple, meaning I thought it would be soft when I bit into it. No idea why, but I seriously thought that the «candy» on the apple would be like a thick, soft candy, so you can imagine I was in for a surprise. I HATE biting into hard candy, and when I bit into my candy apple for the first time, I thought my teeth were going to break. HAHA… Although it was fairly tasty, it was difficult to eat and ended up getting VERY messy. I vowed to never buy a candy apple again. (I’ll have it if it’s free. Teehee.)
Overall, Brookstown Fudge gets 4 stars for their tasty namesake — fudge. I’m sure everything else is delicious, too, but again, I don’t really crave sweets so I haven’t tried much else here. The employees are usually pretty friendly, too, and don’t give you dirty looks for sampling even if you don’t end up buying. They’re always too busy to worry about things like that. I highly recommend Brookstown Fudge, and they have the «Buy 2 slices, get 1 free» special often (if not always), so be sure to gather some friends and family to share it with. Unless, of course, you can eat it all yourself. =)
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We got the maple and peanut butter fudge. Both were pretty good but after a day they were both a little dried out. Note to self. Next time, eat all the fudge right away.

After hiking at Anna Ruby Falls with my family. We stopped at Helen, Georgia to look around and take pictures.
Since I don’t live near here, it was my chance to buy some of my favorite fudges in the Brookstown Fudge store. Mmmm! I could smell the delicious scent of fudge down the streets of Helen. At first, it smelled like hot chocolate and I was craving some hot chocolate but it soon passed and I was wanting to eat some fudge samples and get my hands on some fudge! I tried the fudge with peanut butter. It wasn’t my favorite. I wasn’t really fond of the peanut buttery taste of the fudge.
The Mississippi Fudge — had marshmallows and nuts (forgot what kind). It was too sweet for my taste buds so I just went with my favorites which were:
— Fudge with Pecans
— Fudge with Walnuts
— Milk Chocolate Fudge
Today it was buy 2 slices of fudge and get the third free deal! The slices were half a pound for $ 6.95.
Hooray for homemade fudge! Well you know what I mean! Yay!