Olive & Sinclair in East Nashville certainly isn’t the only Tennessee-based company churning out delectable chocolate. Satisfy your sweet tooth with some of these local candy-makers’ products:

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Colts Chocolates

Former Hee-Haw performer Mackenzie Colt launched this Nashville confectioner in 1984 out of her home kitchen. Colts Chocolates sells a range of candies and desserts –from chocolate-covered marshmallows to apple cake – to national retailers such as Cracker Barrel and Honey Baked Ham.

The South’s Finest Chocolate Factory

South’s Finest has been producing gourmet chocolate candy and truffle assortments for a quarter-century. The company has two Knoxville locations, including the historic Littlefield and Steer building, where chocolate was produced as early as 1889.

Walker Creek Toffee

This small-batch maker in Alexandria, Tenn., hand-blends Belgian dark chocolate, cane sugar, almonds and creamery butter in a copper kettle to make its buttery handmade toffees.

Frantic Chocolates

This small Memphis startup sells adorable chocolate bunnies and other candies at the Trolley Stop Market.

Dinstuhl’s Fine Candies

Dinstuhl’s has been crafting preservative-free chocolates in Memphis since 1902, when Dinstuhl the elder first mixed chocolates in massive copper pots. The menu features an intriguing range of chocolate-covered fruits and a full page titled “Elvis items.”

The Cocoa Tree

Bethany Thouin came to Nashville to write songs, but it was chocolate that truly resonated. She sells her gourmet truffles, turtles and dipped chocolates at several retailers, including Whole Foods and The Loveless Café. Her Cocoa Tree Café, previously in the historic Germantown neighborhood, will reopen next year.

Craving even more chocolate? Satisfy your sweet tooth with one of our rich, decadent chocolate recipes.