Typical round truffles need not apply here. At Copper Cauldron Candy Co., owner Jim Martin has been serving truffles in a triangular truffle bar. It's perfect for slicing, and even better for layering creamy ganache over ingredients like candied ginger, pineapple and macadamia nut praline.
When people think of ice cream, their first thought probably isn't ''unbelievably spicy,'' but that's exactly what you get with the Cold Sweat ice cream at Sunni Sky's in Angier, N.C. Filled with habanero chiles, hot sauce and even the infamous ghost chile, it knocked Adam Gertler's socks off.
At Chip's Chocolate Factory, you'll get dessert and a show. Confectioner Mike Herman flips oozing chocolate 20 feet in the air to make the famed Kansas City Fudge. The creaming process introduces air into the chocolate, ensuring each bite of fudge is fluffy and absolutely melt-in-your-mouth.
As an absolute expert of edible drink straws and caramel marshmallows, Hammond's Candies is also home to the "heavyweight champion" of lollipops. They've been perfecting lollipops since 1920 and the giant Birthday Cake Lollipop beats them all — it's roughly 800 lollipops rolled into one.
At Olsen's Danish Village, the traditional Kransekage cake (often seen at Danish weddings) has been a delightful spectacle for decades. Olsen's stacks 16 individual pastry rings, then drizzles icing on each layer. Although the cake is a showstopper, Olsen's offers other Danish goodies too.
Inspired by their love of food and architecture, Freya Estreller and Natasha Case came up with the name Coolhaus for their dessert truck, which serves architecturally-inspired ice cream sandwiches made with fresh baked cookies. Find them on the streets of Austin, Dallas, L.A., New York or Miami.
Come time for Halloween, the DeBrito Chocolate Factory has amped up the simple caramel apple into a treat chock-full of creative flavors. Adam Gertler's favorite had to be the caramel apple topped with cotton candy. But for those in need of a pick-me-up, try The Jolt! made with coffee toffee.
Host of Food Network's Kid in a Candy Store, Adam Gertler tours the M&M's factory in Cleveland, TN, where they're creating their latest flavor, a mouthwatering combination of sweet and salty.
At Co Co. Sala, dessert takes center stage as diners can skip dinner and head straight to dessert. On Kid in a Candy Store, Adam Gertler marvels at Co Co. Sala's menu featuring three-course and five-course dessert plates with goodies such as espresso panna cotta and chocolate cake with rum syrup.
Host of Food Network's Kid in a Candy Store, Adam Gertler is on the hunt for the coolest twists on cake and a trip to Kickass Cupcakes, a cupcake shop in Somerville, MA, leads to a decadent deep fried cupcake sundae.
Called the modern-day Willy Wonka, Max Brenner makes crazy chocolate creations, such as chocolate martinis and chocolate mac & cheese. But Aarón Sánchez couldn't resist his Chocolate Pizza made with bananas, marshmallows and layers of chocolate, calling it a "match made in heaven."
Southerners love traditional MoonPies, and at Chattanooga Bakery they've been delivering both chocolate and vanilla versions since 1917. Nearly 100 years later, the MoonPie has been given an update with flavors like peanut butter cream, mint, coconut and -- Adam Gertler's new fave --strawberry.
Although Vosges Haut-Chocolat creates more than 18 million pieces of edible chocolates a year, each piece still has an unmistakable flavor. As Adam Gertler discovered, come the Easter Season, they wow customers with their bacon and egg chocolates infused with liquid smoke.
Norma and Irma Paz are helping Nashville chill out. Their Mexican paletas (think of them as the Popsicle's bigger, better brother) rotate daily with flavors from apple to zucchini. Adam Gertler swooned for Rose Pops, and not even a throwdown could cool off the Pineapple-Lime-Chili-Salt Pops.
For anyone who's ever wanted to eat cake on the go, Holy Cacao in Austin, Texas, has the answer: cake balls on a stick. Adam Gertler was amazed at how sweet the shop's Red Velvet cake balls were on Kid in a Candy Store. While you're there, show some love, too, for the tempting Carrot Cake Shake.
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