Look inside Eldora Chocolate, an authentic chocolate maker and shop in Albuquerque: Photos

Eldora Chocolate owner Steve Prickett, center, leads a tour of his chocolate shop in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Fresh cocoa nibs is readied for chocolate treats at Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque on Wednesday.

Eldora Chocolate's blood orange chocolate offerings in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19. The shop specializes in fine chocolate, made without artificials or preservatives. Tourgoers get to try samples of the chocolate as they explore the factory spaces where the chocolate is made.

Eldora Chocolate team members work in the kitchen at Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Freshly roasted chocolate beans cool down at Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Chocolate maker Sharon Hart works in the conching room at Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.

Steve Prickett pours freshly roasted chocolate beans into a separator, used to separate husks from usable cacao nibs at Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque. Prickett sources his beans from roughly three dozen countries.

Steve Prickett presents freshly conched chocolate at Eldora Chocolate. The conching process includes intensely mixing and kneading the chocolate with heat and rollers or rotary blades to refine the flavor and texture.

Steve Prickett talks with tourists at Eldora Chocolate in Albuquerque on Wednesday. Prickett will offer a tour of his business as part of Sweet Week, which takes place March 29 through April 6. The event aims to promote local small businesses.

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Published March 19, 2025 - 12:28 p.m. Modified March 23, 2025 - 3:31 p.m.

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