Chocolate Lab tickets are available on a first come – first served basis and may be purchased at The Hershey Story admissions desk on the day of your visit. Classes are 45 minutes long.  Please note that, depending on seats availability, more than one family could be seated at the same table and big groups may be split. Children must be at least 5 years old to enter the Lab. Children under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult. The Lab schedule, and ingredients used in each class are subject to last minute changes. No foods or beverages will be permitted in the Lab. Only service animals will be allowed in the classroom.

10:00am to 10:45am
Chocolate Beach Bar

Celebrate summer by designing your very own sea shore-themed milk chocolate bar using a white chocolate seashell and plenty of “sand.”  Take a walk along our “chocolate beach boardwalk” as you learn about Hershey’s classics.  Also find out where and how “cacao” is grown, harvested and processed into your favorite chocolate confections.

Ingredients: melted chocolate, crushed graham crackers, white chocolate seashell

11:30am to 12:15pm
S’mores Galore

Have some summer fun as you make your own, sweet variation on S’mores (without the fire, of course).  Learn the origins of this campfire confection and some Hershey’s trivia. You’ll also learn about chocolate from tree to graham cracker.

Ingredients: melted milk chocolate, mini marshmallows, crushed graham crackers.

1:30pm to 2:15pm
Chocolate Beach Bar

Celebrate summer by designing your very own sea shore-themed milk chocolate bar using a white chocolate seashell and plenty of “sand.”  Take a walk along our “chocolate beach boardwalk” as you learn about Hershey’s classics.  Also find out where and how “cacao” is grown, harvested and processed into your favorite chocolate confections.

Ingredients: melted chocolate, crushed graham crackers, white chocolate seashell