Here's PA's favorite candies on Valentine's Day. Where to buy it and more in Bucks County

Greg Giesen and Danielle Camilli, Bucks County Courier Times

There are three important candy holidays on the calendar and the second of the three is just around the corner.

Valentine's Day, along with Halloween and Easter, is centered around chocolate and other sugary treats being given out as a primary or secondary celebration of the holiday.

With Valentine's Day Feb. 14, CandyStore.com put together a map of each state's favorite candy.

Source: CandyStore.com.

What are your favorite Valentine's Day candies?

It ranges from state to state. From Hershey Kisses to M&Ms. Some states like New Mexico like chocolate roses, while others like Nevada enjoy heart-shaped chocolates.

One of the biggest favorites is the SweetHearts conversational hearts – -those cute things you remember from exchanging Valentines in second grade and harken you back to a simpler time.

Of course, every map has an outliner; in this case, it's the state of Michigan with Cupid Candy Corn. It's not bad enough that regular candy corn appears in October, now there's a Valentine's Day version? To paraphrase Jurassic Park, the candy makers were so obsessed with seeing if they could make Cupid Candy Corn, they didn't stop to think if they actually should.

What was Pennsylvania's favorite Valentine's Day candy?

To no one's surprise, Hershey Kisses won in their home state. Finishing second was M&Ms and third was conversation hearts.

What's Delaware's favorite Valentine's Day candy?

First State residents keep things pretty simple. Hershey Kisses were the preferred Valentine's Day candy for the state. Second place was conversation hearts. The third place was chocolate hearts.

What was New Jersey's favorite Valentine's Day candy?

A heart-shaped box of chocolates was the Garden State's favorite followed by M&Ms and conversation hearts.

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Bucks County candy shops

Of course, you can always get you candy fix at a local shop in Bucks County and Eastern Montgomery County. Here's a few to get your local favorites:

  • Naked Chocolate, 2830 S. Eagle Road, Newtown

  • Lily's Chocolate Paradise, 295 Buck Road, Holland

  • Skip's Candy Corner, Peddler's Village, Street Road, Lahaska

  • Newtown Chocolatier, 66 Richboro Road, Newtown

  • Stutz Candy Company, 400 S. Warminster Road, Hatboro

  • Dutch Treats, 2150 S. Eagle Road, Newtown

  • Stoltzfus Candies, Bristol Amish Market, 498 Green Lane, Bristol

  • Poppy's Peanuts, Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road

  • Raymer's Homemade Candies, 30 E. Oakland Ave., Doylestown

  • Evolution Candy, 45 E. State St., Doylestown

  • Mister Soda Pops, 317 W. Lincoln Highway, Penndel

  • The Candy Barn, Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road

  • Casa Amado Chocolate, 606 2nd Street Pike, Suite B, Southampton

  • Bergin's Chocolates, 2634 Morris Road, Lansdale

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: What's the best Valentine's Day candy in PA? Here's where to go Bucks

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