Pizzelle's Confections, Hunstville

The chocolatiers at Pizzelle's Confections design elaborate truffles that pair unconventional flavors by blending Venezuelan Chocolates El Rey with ingredients from Alabama businesses, such as Kaffeeklatsch coffee and Blue Pants Brewery beer. Their artisanal small-batch truffles include El Machete—dark-chocolate ganache infused with cayenne pepper, vanilla, and cinnamon—and Holy Trinity, which tops dark chocolate with cacao nibs and sea salt.