The Gals behind Golden Eye

Chocolate brought us together and a pandemic couldn’t keep us apart. In 2021, Golden Eye Chocolates bloomed in Austin, Texas. Named after a native flower of the region, we will delight you with bonbons, bars, and treats that are almost too pretty to eat.

  • Lynde Mitchell

    FOUNDER + CHOCOLATIER

  • Jess Morrisey

    HEAD CHOCOLATIER

  • Showy Goldeneye

    HELIOMERIS MULTIFLORA

    Blooms from July through October, this member of the Aster Family attracts a large number of native bees. It grows from San Luis Potosi in Mexico, throughout Texas and across the Western U.S.

  • Toothleaf Goldeneye

    VIGUIERA DENTATA

    Blooms in October and November, this species is also known as the Plateau Goldeneye and Chimalacate (Shield Cane in Aztec/Nahuatl).

    It is extremely drought tolerant and grows from Central Texas west to Arizona, south through Mexico, Central America, and in Cuba. It is the larvae host for two butterflies - the Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) and Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia).