Survey reveals Ohio's favorite Christmas candy (2024)

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Survey reveals Ohio's favorite Christmas candy? ›

While chocolate Santas remained at No. 1 for Ohio, Hersey Kisses came in second and peppermint bark came in third — also the same as last year's rankings. Candystore.com saw three trends rising among the rest: Peppermint bark is bouncing back in the rankings.

Sour Patch Kids? All wrong, actually. Believe it or not, the Blow Pop is the Buckeye State's favorite. According to CandyStore.com's data, Ohioans purchased a total of 171,607 pounds of Blow Pops last year.

Kit Kat ranked top in 13 states, followed by a tie between Skittles and candy canes. In a recent survey conducted by Hubscore, findings revealed that four in five Americans love to put candies in their Christmas stockings during the holiday season, while only a few preferred to fill them with small toys and gift cards.

Ohio: Peanut butter blossoms. Oklahoma: Ricotta Christmas cookies.

OHIO — Ohio is consistent with its favorite Christmas candy. For the third year in a row, a survey shows chocolate Santas are Ohio's go-to.

According to HubScore, Ohio's favorite snacks are: Doritos. Cheetos. Fritos.

A 2019 survey conducted with UK consumers revealed that the most popular Christmas chocolate selection box with the UK public was Celebrations by Mars, which was favored by around 37 percent of respondents.

Most notorious and perhaps synonymous with Christmas candy is that of the candy cane, a peppermint flavored piece of hard candy in the shape of a cane. Butterscotch candies, peppermint in all forms and a whole slew of fruit flavored hard candies have been a part of Christmas tradition for the better part of a century.

What is Ohio's signature dessert? ›

Ohio: Buckeyes

And its signature dessert? A peanut butter ball dipped in chocolate made to resemble the buckeye nut.

Specialties. Buckeye candy is a local specialty, popular in the state of Ohio. The confection is a variation of standard peanut butter cups known as a 'Buckeye'.

As stated in the bill, “the cookie with the main ingredients of sugar, flour, butter, eggs, and vanilla, commonly known as the sugar cookie, is adopted as the official cookie of the state.” But why the sugar cookie?

In this case, it compiled 15 years of sales data from 2007 to 2022 to get the top three for each state. For Ohio, the top choice for 2023 is Blow Pops, with more than 171,607 lbs sold. M&M's came in second and Starburst came in third. Last year, M&M's took the top slot, followed by Blow Pops and then Starburst.

Esther Price Chocolates

A favorite product from Dayton, Ohio! These candies are an old-time tradition in and around Ohio.

A quintessential Midwestern state, Ohio is known for many things, from the gorgeous Cuyahoga Falls and rock n' roll to its manufacturing history and views of Lake Erie.

Police in Ohio say they're disturbed after two sewing needles were found in Halloween candy. The candy was found to be tampered with after a citywide trick-or-treat Saturday night, Fostoria Police said in a statement Sunday.

Ohio is the nation's third-largest producer of tomatoes. The tomato (Lycopersicon esculentus) became the official state fruit in 2009. In the past 20 years, a little-known fruit called the pawpaw has experienced a resurgence, with many Ohioans growing, selling and eating their own pawpaws.