Margaret River Fudge Factory

There is a window in the Margaret River Fudge Factory that looks into the kitchen. Through it you can watch fudge being mixed, poured and cut, which is a generous thing for a confectioner to allow and a fair test of patience for anyone under ten.

The business says it has been making fudge by hand in Margaret River since 1999. It is family-owned and operated, and the shop is on the main street. The fudge is made in the store's own kitchen, fresh each day, using what the maker calls traditional methods. Handmade fudge is a short list of steps done carefully, and here all of them happen in view of the customers.

The flavour list leans on the classics: Vanilla, Chocolate, Salted Caramel and Old English Caramel. Strawberry and Cream and a Fairy Fudge sit at the brighter end. Most flavours come in 120g portions, enough to share and small enough that choosing three is not unreasonable. A Chocolate Rocky Road is sold alongside the fudge.

For a lot of people, a fudge shop on the main street is part of how they remember a holiday. If you stood at that window on a trip south and have been thinking about the salted caramel since, the maker's site lists the current flavours. If you are heading down, the window is reason enough to stop. Not many food businesses let you watch the whole job from start to finish. Check the maker's site before visiting.