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I was momentarily stunned into silence after a bite of her chewy, chocolate-enrobed thyme caramel.

If you're looking for something a bit luxurious, a box of vegan caramels from Lagusta's Luscious in New York is perfect, with a mix of interesting fillings (all of them delicious).

Women owned, 100% ethical ingredients, and everything they do is a work of art and tastes just as good as it looks.

Yearwood may have not planned to launch what is now a collection of three different establishments, but she spearheaded the path in that direction for herself. She is the owner of New Paltz’s Lagusta’s Luscious and Commissary and co-owner of New York City’s Confectionary.

Yearwood’s chocolates are made with all organic ingredients, using almost all local, seasonal ingredients from various community-supported agriculture (CSA) farms or fair-trade companies, and are so wildly unique and delicious

There’s no one better at making vegan chocolates and confections than Yearwood, whose New Paltz shop is a destination for vegans and omnivores alike, where ethically sourced ingredients meet rigorous flavor standards.

From caramels to chocolate barks (all of which are artfully designed and look as good as they taste), there is a palate please for everyone

At Lagusta’s Luscious, unusual ingredients are combined. Yearwood’s favorite chocolate bar, for instance, is the corn-on-the-cob bar, made with sage, smoked paprika, smoked sea salt, and crunchy bits of freeze-dried corn.

Lagusta’s Intense Anatomical Hearts are darkly realistic, and the flavor is as bold as the design.

Confectionery! is an unabashedly political place, loudly LGBTQ-friendly, fiercely anti-NRA, deeply committed to supporting sustainable farming and production.

Lagusta constantly rotates offerings, enthused by a new flavor combination or an innovative of marrying her sweets to a neighboring farmer's organic herbs or fruit

If you’ve been looking for a rich, dairy-free ganache recipe, Yearwood’s, which uses coconut oil, coconut milk and a dab of water, is actually perfect.

It sounds almost too good to be true: A chocolate shop that makes inventive and whimsical fair-trade organic vegan chocolates with as many Hudson Valley–grown ingredients as possible — that also kill it in flavor. But it’s real, and it’s in New Paltz, New York.

Lagusta's Luscious is a completely vegan business using 100 percent postconsumer recycled paper and packing materials. They compost all kitchen scraps, use all eco-friendly cleaning products and generate almost no waste.

Her commitment to high-quality ingredients, weird flavors, and keeping things local is not just a contrast to how mainstream food businesses work, but a major anomaly among vegan offerings.

chocolate bonbons in the shape of anatomical hearts, each one filled with an intense combination of cacao nibs, coffee, black salt and dried cherries. This takes heart-shaped chocolates to a whole other level.

The shop is centered on organic, fair-trade ethics and uses the Hudson Valley’s bounty to create incredibly inventive flavors: a smoky corn on the cob bar, a sea salt shiitake truffle, a thyme caramel.

The chocolatier Lagustas Luscious creates these delectable chocolates

The world she has created delivers delicious treats—but not mindless indulgence. At every turn, we are asked to think about what we put in our mouths, where every ingredient comes from, and whose hard-working hands are behind the mixing and molding.

Lagusta is known in New Paltz and beyond for using all-vegan, ethically sourced ingredients in her chocolate. For those of you who aren’t vegan, you might think that this isn’t for you. You couldn’t be more wrong. Her chocolates are deliciously rich, creamy and beautiful.

Yearwood came to making chocolates in 2003, while running a vegan food-delivery business, and has changed the game for vegan confections since opening her Hudson Valley shop Lagusta’s Luscious in 2011. There, chocolates and caramels are infused with local fruits, surprising herbs, and worldly spices

Lagusta’s is an important and beloved part of our community and I am thrilled that they have chosen to expand their facility here in New Patz not just because it means there are more jobs but because it means more people will be able to try some of the best chocolate in the country

The Lagusta's Luscious Box of Hearts chocolate box looks almost too pretty to eat, and it comes with an assortment of five unique confections, ranging from spicy cinnamon caramels to rich white wine and pear cream hearts to gooey chocolate caramels that will dazzle your tastebuds.

Lagusta's Luscious will be expanding its artisanal chocolate manufacturing facility in New Paltz