Pittsburgh has an Easter candy abundance
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Ryan got a white chocolate fish at Anderson's Candies for Easter. Photo: Ryan Deto/Axios
Pittsburgh is the second-best city in the country at celebrating Easter, according to a Wallet Hub study, and when you look around, it makes sense why.
🐰 Why it matters: Easter is, of course, about Christianity, but for secular celebrators it's also about candy — and the Pittsburgh region has a plethora of local confectioners offering sweets made on-site.
🍭 Zoom in: Sarris out of Canonsburg is the most well-known and widely available, but nearly every slice of the region has its own candy maker.
- 🥚 Anderson's Candies in Baden, Beaver County, has scores of flavors of massive chocolate eggs.
- 🍫 Betsy Ann Chocolates in West View is a great place for chocolate truffles.
- 🍬 Catoris Candies in New Kensington is one of the oldest candy shops in the region.
- 🥔 Dorothy's Candies in White Oak has chocolate-covered potato chips for a sweet-salty treat.
- 🍒 Pink House Chocolates in Finleyville, Washington County, specializes in cherry cordials.
- 🍨 Yetter's Candies in Millvale has a retro feel and still functions as a candy shop, ice cream spot and lunch counter.
🥜 Zoom out: Pennsylvania's most popular Easter candy last year was Reese's Peanut Butter Bunnies, according to a DoorDash analysis.
🪖 Flashback: The Clark Bar is Pittsburgh's most famous candy export. It was popularized in WWI and WWII, originally made in a factory on the North Side, the peanut butter-chocolate bar is now made by the Boyer Candy Co. in Altoona.
🥨 Ryan's thought bubble: Keep an eye out for shops that sell broken chocolate pretzel pieces — like Anderson's and Pink House — at a discount. They look a bit worse, but taste the same.
🗓️ What's next: Let this serve as a reminder to stock up before April 5.
📺 Go deeper: Check out Rick Sebak's recent Lucky to Live in Pittsburgh episode on WQED to get inside peeks into our local chocolate and candy shops.