Your Local Franklin Kilwins Store
We’re the best chocolate, fudge, and ice cream store in Franklin.
When you walk into Kilwins, you know you’re walking into the best Franklin chocolate store. Our chocolates bring people together, from our truffles to sea salt caramels made for you, your family and your friends. Kilwins’ shopping list includes only top-of-the-line ingredients.
Our Heritage Milk Chocolate, White Chocolate, and Dark Chocolate reflect our founders’ original recipes. Our chocolate truffles make an ordinary moment feel magical. From chocolate bars to bark, toffee to caramels, and all our other sweets, we have something for everyone. From nutty to fudgy and sweet to salty, we have a treat for everyone in Tennessee.
We are proud of what we make, and we show that same care in how we package our handcrafted goodies. At Kilwins, we want you to love each chocolate and caramel apple as much as we do. When a neatly wrapped box leaves our Franklin chocolate store, it needs to live up to the reputation of our historic Tennessee neighborhood and decades of traditional recipes.
Kilwins was opened by Don and Katy Kilwin in 1947. Every bite of our world-famous recipes takes you back into the past of sharing desserts on long summer afternoons or chilly winter evenings with friends and family.
Kilwins has been the perfect gift for over 75 years. Whether you’re buying chocolate bars, truffles, or an assortment of all the above as a gift for a loved one or yourself, it’s easy to make every moment memorable.
Kilwins in Franklin, TN
We bring a Tennessee flair to our premier Franklin chocolate store while upholding the Kilwins tradition rooted in Michigan. Take, for example, our Mackinac Island Fudge—a Michigan-born staple that is over 100 years old. This famous treat has earned Mackinac Island the title of “Fudge Capital of the World.”
Not far from where Mackinac Island Fudge originated, another candy legacy was getting started. Don and Katy Kilwin loved this Mackinac Island staple and committed to bringing it to people all over. Don Kilwin believed in the art of making fudge “the Mackinac way”—on a marble table, with love and care. Thanks to Don and Katy’s passion, you can get a taste of this iconic treat
At the Franklin chocolate store, our dedication to preserving the genius of Don and Katy Kilwin can be tasted in every bite. Take our beloved caramels as an example. Our caramels are made in a copper kettle, the way Don did, with the perfect amount of “chew” that encourages you to slow down, savor the moment, and enjoy a leisurely stroll down Main Street.
The Ingredients We Use at Our Franklin Chocolate Store
Top-notch ingredients from all over the world are used to craft the handcrafted treats found at the Franklin chocolate store. Since we make many of our desserts by hand, it’s easy to know when we meet perfection—we never settle for anything less. Plus, when your after-work, birthday, or holiday treat is made by people in your community, in front of your eyes, it tastes even better. It’s all about our dedication to the people we love, shown in the most classic way—cooking.
Are you buying ice cream to enjoy as you stroll down Franklin Public Square or slices of fudge to snack on before a show at Franklin Theater? Maybe you’re taking some sweet treats home to surprise your loved ones with or bringing some to a friend across town who needs a pick-me-up. Chocolates, fudge, ice cream, and everything else in our Franklin Kilwins comes from a place of love and dedication—from our family to yours.
We’re More than Chocolate: Your Favorite Ice Cream Store in Franklin
Our Original Recipe Ice Cream can only be described one way: super-premium. We finished formulating our super-secret recipe in 1985. Like our caramel apples, it starts with an incredible base. The end product is an ice cream unlike any other. Add on chocolate chips, hot fudge, and nuts, and walk out with the waffle cone that’s almost too perfect to eat.
Franklin, TN, is all about combining small-town charm with the latest shopping, design, and culinary experiences typically found in the world’s biggest cities. Our kosher-certified ice cream is crafted with the same idea, bringing you the best of both worlds. Our chocolate is proprietary for a reason: our secret recipe is in a league of its own.
Order up the classics like chocolate or vanilla ice cream, a fruit-flavored sorbet, or a flavor with bits of cookies mixed in. If you can imagine it, we probably have served it in our Franklin ice cream store.
Not sure which of our Original Recipe Ice Cream flavors to pick? We feel the same way. Sample from our wide variety of flavors, or ask our team members what they recommend. (We love tasting samples, too.) Kilwins is where creativity meets quality. Our commitment to high standards drives us. We insist on perfection in every scoop. Our expert knowledge helps us bring to the table the best blend of flavors and inclusions.
The Best Team Working at the Best Franklin Ice Cream Store
Behind all the classics in Kilwins’ recipe book is inspiration. But that’s not where our inspiration stops. Our Franklin, TN, team works hard to inspire each other; we always want to be better cooks, communicators, and neighbors. Our hospitality goes beyond what people expect. It’s important for us to treat our customers with the same individual attention we treat our culinary creations with.
Whether you’re already familiar with our team members or haven’t stopped by for a visit yet, come to Kilwins Franklin, TN, and find out why we are the best place to be. The gold standard is our only standard. Our dedication to tradition and innovation makes the Kilwins Kitchen part of chocolate history and chocolate future. Taste candy the way it was meant to be made—the Kilwins way.
We invite you to take a load off in our Franklin ice cream store and enjoy handcrafted chocolates and truffles. For delights on the go, order online for pickup and delivery. We make our signature fudge and hand-dipped confections on-site throughout the week. No matter where you take our creations, you’ll see our commitment to maintaining the Kilwins legacy.
