A few week’s ago, I shared the results of a study that gave me pause. Results of a poll put out by CandyStore.com revealed that New Jerseyans ranked Skittle as their favorite Christmas candy in 2022.

You read that right… skittles. Maybe the respondents were all in a rough headspace when they chose them, because in my personal opinion: yuck.

So I was relieved to find a more recent study performed by Hub Score that gave an update on each state’s favorite candy to treat themselves to during the month of December.

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First, the more traditional Christmas candy:

Peppermint Bark was the favorite for Hawaii and Washington D.C.

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Two states picked Reindeer Corn as their number one choice: Connecticut and Washington.

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Candy Canes came out on top for six total states: Florida, Montana, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia.

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As for the Garden State? Apparently this year we need a handful of Reese’s Pieces to get into the Holiday spirit.

We ranked them as our number one favorite Christmas candy for 2023.

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Here’s our top five, according to Hub Score:

1️⃣ Reese’s Pieces
2️⃣ KitKat
3️⃣ M&Ms
4️⃣ Skittles (still somehow among our favorites?)
5️⃣ Candy Canes

You can see the full list of states and their favorite Christmas candies here.

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Gallery Credit: Jacob Osborn & Peter Richman

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The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5's Kylie Moore. Any opinions expressed are Kylie's own. You can follow Kylie on Instagram.

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