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What is the most popular Christmas candy in your state?
12.05.2019
According to online candy retailer Candystore.com, consumers will spend over $2 billion on candy for the holiday season. That eye-opening number proves that not only is candy popular throughout the year, but it makes for a welcome snack and/or gift around Christmas.
Candystore.com surveyed 32,000 of its customers to determine what candy each state finds most appealing. If you're a bakery owner, it can be helpful to know what the people in your state like to eat, especially considering so many baked goods contain candy.
Source: CandyStore.com.
Here is what each state prefers when it comes to Christmas candy:
- Alabama – Reindeer Corn
- Alaska – Hershey Kisses
- Arizona – Reese's Cup Minis
- Arkansas – Starburst
- California – Reese's Cup Minis
- Colorado – Candy Canes
- Connecticut – Reindeer Corn
- Delaware – Reindeer Corn
- Florida – Snickers
- Georgia – Reindeer Corn
- Hawaii – Hershey Kisses
- Idaho – M&M’s
- Illinois – Reese's Cup Minis
- Indiana – Reese's Cup Minis
- Iowa – Peppermint Bark
- Kansas – Peppermint Bark
- Kentucky – Peppermint Bark
- Louisiana – Pez
- Maine – Candy Canes
- Maryland – Reese’s Cup Minis
- Massachusetts – Candy Canes
- Michigan – Reindeer Corn
- Minnesota – Reese's Cup Minis
- Mississippi – Peppermint Bark
- Missouri – Hershey Kisses
- Montana – Reese's Pieces
- Nebraska – Hershey Kisses
- Nevada – Peppermint Bark
- New Hampshire – Reindeer Corn
- New Jersey – Reese’s Cup Minis
- New Mexico – Pez
- New York – Snickers
- North Carolina – Snickers
- North Dakota – Reese's Cup Minis
- Ohio – Hershey Kisses
- Oklahoma – Candy Canes
- Oregon – Reese’s Cup Minis
- Pennsylvania – Reese's Cup Minis
- Rhode Island – Reindeer Corn
- South Carolina – M&M's
- South Dakota – Chocolate Santas
- Tennessee – Peppermint Bark
- Texas – Reese's Cup Minis
- Utah – Hershey Kisses
- Vermont – Candy Canes
- Virginia – Reindeer Corn
- Washington – Reese's Cup Minis
- Washington, D.C. – Candy Canes
- West Virginia – Peppermint Bark
- Wisconsin – Peppermint Bark
- Wyoming – Chocolate Santas