7 Delectable Spots to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth in North Carolina

When it comes to these delightful and delicious indulgences from across our state, we say enjoy dessert first. Or better yet, make these treats your whole meal.

1 Chapel Hill Toffee

1 Chapel Hill Toffee

Chapel Hill

Taste this top-secret blend of dark chocolates coating both sides of traditional English toffee, with a sprinkling of pecans atop the layers.

Website(919) 906-1726

2 Duck Donuts

2 Duck Donuts

DuckSee on map

Made-to-order doughnuts mean visitors get to choose their coatings and toppings. Indulgent options include peanut butter icing, bacon pieces and salted caramel drizzle. The original location remains in Duck, but you’ll find more than a dozen other locations around our state.

Website(252) 480-3304Directions

3 Videri Chocolate Factory

3 Videri Chocolate Factory

RaleighSee on map

Take a self-guided tour and sample its 70 percent Classic Dark bar; some of their bars are seasoned with salt or pepper.

Website(919) 755-5053Directions

4 Carolina Candy Company

4 Carolina Candy Company

WilmingtonSee on map

Treats include a variety of toffee flavors, cocoa bombs, truffles, buckeyes, bark and pecan turtles. Beautifully wrapped gourmet gift boxes are also available.

Website(910) 794-9905Directions

5 Escazu Artisan Chocolates

5 Escazu Artisan Chocolates

RaleighSee on map

This gourmet chocolatier turns cacao beans into bars, bonbons and other confections. Unique varieties include Venezuelan cacao that’s ground with goat milk to create a deliciously tangy treat. The place’s best-kept secret? Scratch-made ice cream produced with local dairy products.

Website(919) 832-3433Directions

6 Moravian Cookies

6 Moravian Cookies

Winston-Salem

They’re ultralight. Wafer thin. And packed with flavor. Try the classic ginger and sugar flavors at places like Mrs. Hanes' Moravian Cookies, where you can tour the bakery that cranks out 10 million of these crispy cookies every year. You can also buy tubes of “the world’s thinnest cookie” at Winkler Bakery, part of Old Salem Museums and Gardens.

 

7 Potts Chocolates

7 Potts Chocolates

CharlotteSee on map

Owner Blair Potts creates his own vanilla extract and uses Appalachian honey. Get a taste of many of his creations by joining one of the monthly truffle clubs, which also makes a great gift.

Website(704) 773-2734Directions

Is your mouth watering for more satisfying adventures? Get your fix with The Official 2025 North Carolina Travel Guide.