Corden’s Candy Carousel

First time trying Corden’s chocolates was last week just in time for Easter. The Maraschino chocolate covered cherries, turtles and foiled chocolate easter eggs were amazing. The chocolate melts in your mouth. They were out of the milk chocolate coconut clusters but will be back to try those in the near future. What a little gem of a store. Very friendly customer service.

This place should get ten stars, absolutely the best candy around, and once you realize that it’s all hand made the price doesn’t seem so bad, quirky hours, major holidays only, since the chocolatiers are a bit long in the tooth, go here before anyplace else, who knows how long this treasure will last

I am 46 years old and grew up in inkster Michigan since birth I now live in WESTLAND, MI and this is simply the best chocolate I have ever had. For 4 years I was in the Marine corps in Europe I had there chocolate which was good but nothing compares to Cordons. I really do not know what I was put on earth for but I do know why Nick the current owners son and his father was put on earth for and that was to make chocolate there is no disputing that. I have to say my two favorites are the Turtles and the raspberry creams it cannot be duplicated by any other except for Nick and his family namesake.

I am in love with their sea salt caramel chocolate pieces. No matter what trouble I may get into at home, these always seem to help. Great customer service and a great small Michigan company. Go and see Becky, she will sell you something to get you out of any trouble.

After trying many different chocolate makers, Corden’s is my favorite! The milk and dark chocolate blends are smooth and creamy and all sorts of tasty fillings available. My favorites are the milk chocolate covered cashews, turtles, and milk chocolate covered toffee. Corden’s is well worth the trip!

I would never write a review without going to the place… until now.
I received this chocolate as a gift from a student of mine. It was called heavenly hash. A treat with chocolate, marshmallow, and walnut. I usually take a bite of the gift in front of the kids and say some cookie cutter response about it being good but damn, this is one of the first times it was! The chocolate is a step above anything I’ve had around here. It was so creamy and delicious.
If anyone is debating what to get their kids teacher for christmas, this is an amazing option!
I can’t wait to go to the store and give a more detailed review!

You know, the last time I tried this chocolate it had WAY too much wax in it. Everything’s relative but relative to me — meh — me thinks not. There are SO MANY other really good candy shops that weren’t even mentioned. We have Sweet Essentials in Berkley that is owned by people who used to work at Sydney Bogg — THE candy shop extraordinaire. We have Truan’s that next to Sydney Bogg probably makes the best candy I’ve ever had. We have Gayle’s Chocolates in Royal Oak — none of which were mentioned. What I find odd about Corden’s is that they’re hardly ever open. And it «seems» to me that in the 30 years I’ve lived in this neighborhood, there has been a name change. This article was poorly done, Unilocal

$ 37 well-​spent on Christmas gifts. The store is quaint and well-​stocked, with delicious, beautifully presented gifts, and employees who obviously enjoy what they are doing. They are kind and helpful. We look forward to returning at Easter when they have 26 different kinds of Easter bunnies to choose from. Be aware that the door remains locked even when the open sign is on, and they will buzz you in.

My family has been buying candy from the Corden Family since they started at the old Senate Sweet Shoppe. We go back as customers at the Senate since 1950, although the Senate Sweet Shoppe was around even before that. When the Corden Family moved to Inkster and took the family name as the name of the business, that was the only thing that changed.
The quality, taste and family traditions continue at Corden’s. I can look forward to every Christmas season knowing Corden’s will once again be on my Christmas traditions shopping list. The chocolate covered cherries, chocolate covered nuts, chunks of chocolate are always on my shopping list.
Do yourselves a favor. Stop by, or call and order. Start your own traditions there, if you haven’t already.

I just cannot say enough great things about this chocolate shop.
They are my go to for candy gifts for the holidays and other special occasions.
My wife and I make it a point to go here as much as possible. From the friendly staff to the exquisite taste of the chocolate, you owe it to yourself to stop by this place. I promise you will find something to tempt those tastebuds.
By the way the raspberry and peanut butter truffles are my favorite. My wife loves the Brandy cherries and dark chocolate coconut clusters. Enjoy.

This is the best chocolate you will ever have !!! :) That’s all I can say.

Their candy is to die for. The quality is outstanding. The chocolate covered cherries, turtles, birds nests and chocolate covered peanuts are some of my favorites. We now live in the San Francisco area and have many many fine chocolate shops nearby, but I have loved this candy all my life and will have it sent to us. What the Corden’s do is unique and not replicated by anyone in the Bay Area. This place is a treasure and should be a destination for anyone that loves great candy.

OMG !!! I love love love the COCONUT BRITTLE!!! This is a wonderful little candy shop. I have been coming here for years, and I won’t stop! I got a chance to meet two of the nicest ladies!!! & they were so helpful. Please stop In and check them out!!!

I grew up in a town with a wonderful candy/​nut/​chocolate shop. But when it’s comes to chocolate, they can’t beat Corden!
Skillfully hand-​made, top quality ingredients and family recipes make the chocolate amazing. My list of must tries are: rum cordial cherries, salted caramels and espresso chocolate drops! Call ahead, as the rum cherries go fast.

Super friendly staff, lots of free samples, and amazing quality chocolates. Today was my first visit to Corden’s, and I’m a believer. Please visit this place soon — they close after Mother’s Day and don’t re-​open until the weather gets cool again. One man makes everything, and he uses the best-​quality ingredients.
I learned today that when they close in the spring, they donate all their leftover goods to Second Harvest. What a gift!
I’ll be back, and soon. I’ve already eaten almost everything I bought!

Delicious! Got a gift box for my birthday. The chocolate is creamy and just perfect. It really does melt in your mouth without the cheap waxy feel. Love the chocolate covered nuts and peanut butter chocolates. The caramel wasn’t as soft as I like but it was still good enough to eat. Still have alot left in the box to try. This chocolate is different from other brands of chocolate. It doesn’t give you that sick sugar rush. Just makes you feel good! Gotta get to the store before it’s too late.

It is such a treat to be able to go to Cordons chocolates for me. They are only open a few times a year, around the holidays. So I take great pleasure in treating myself to going there once or twice a year. The old-​school feel of the candy carousel and the amazing chocolates make me literally feel like «a kid in a candy store «again. This year, I treated myself to an entire box of chocolates which I will be sharing with my clients. The picture is listed above.

I have to give you a little background on me before I give you my review. Ever since I was little I have been obsessed with chocolate. At one time the family thought I was allergic (it was really lactose that caused me trouble), so I was forbidden to have it. I had to have «white» chocolate, which isn’t real chocolate at all! When I grew up, I gravitated to managing gourmet stores, which, of course, sold chocolate. I’ve managed an all Michigan store that sold Sanders and Gayle’s, the gourmet department at the Laurel Park Jacobson’s (RIP), and even worked at Godiva and learned how to dip strawberries (it’s called «dipping theatre»), among other things. Even my kitchen theme is chocolate! So you can see what I love!
For several years I have been driving down Michigan Avenue and passing a tiny octagonal store. The sign outside said «Corden’s». I always managed to drive by past closing so there was no way I could go in until today, when I made an effort to get there early and wait in the parking lot if necessary. I was getting in today!
I was lucky to meet the owner, Nick Corden, driving in to start the day. He was kind enough to let me come in early and check things out. Inside it was like stepping back into the Fifties-​very retro counters and displays. Everything was nice and clean. I saw that he had some neat solid chocolate animals that I had never seen anywhere else before, cats and scotties and dinosaurs and teddy bears. I immediately got a milk chocolate cat and dark chocolate cat for my sister and brother-​in-​law for their anniversary. They are cat lovers and also foster as well, so I know they will love them! I then added some malted milk balls and some rum-​filled chocolate covered cherries to the gift! I wanted to fill a candy box for my mother since Mother’s Day is coming up and I didn’t know when I’d be back.
Nick let me sample some sea salt caramels and some coconut candies and a really good expresso dark chocolate drop that was dipped in crushed coffee beans! Yum!
Since my mother isn’t as adventurous as I am, I settled on some caramels, some regular chocolate covered cherries, some honeycombs, and some peanut butter diamonds.
Every piece is hand-​dipped and when you taste them there is no cheap wax or strange fillers or stabilizers. The chocolate melts sweetly on your tongue.
They also sell homemade peanut brittle and other candies and have a nice assortment of diabetic chocolates.
The hours for the store are a little quirky-​11 to 5-​and they close after Mother’s Day and reopen after Labor Day. It’s only 10 miles from Canton and truly worth making the trip to get fresh, beautifully made chocolates!