Trick or treat!

Where's the best place to get something sweet?

A fun study of the nation's top candy capitals pitted states against each other to see which are the best equipped at satisfying sweet tooth cravings.

Shocking absolutely no one, New York made the top 5.

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Pricelisto, a price-tracking website, wanted to find out how many candy stores each state has and compared them to their total population.

For those curious, there are approximately 23,667 dedicated candy stores nationwide.

In the end, only a handful of states had a large enough density of sweet shops to satisfy the sugar-crazed masses.

While Vermont took the #1 spot because, obviously, they are drowning in maple sugar stores. In fact, it was found they have 12.2 candy stores per 100,000 residents. 

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New Hampshire, for similar reasons, claimed second place with 10.63 candy stores per 100,000 residents 

Maine followed behind in third place, with an average of 9.74 candy stores per 100,000 residents 

New York bucked the maple sugar trend with a fourth place finish, thanks to the state having a whopping 1,782 dedicated sweet shoppes statewide. This is the second-highest number of candy stores anywhere, aside from California.

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Based on our insane number of candy stores and dense population, it was found the Empire State has about 9.11 candy stores per 100,000 residents.

While a lot of the candy focus seems to be on New York City, those of us living Upstate know something these city dwellers don't.

We are home to some of the best candy stores in the world.

Take a Look!! 12 Mouthwatering Upstate New York Candy Stores

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Rounding out the top 5 on the list was Rhode Island, which is home to 8.94 candy stores per 100,000 residents 

The remainder of the top 10 went as such:

6. New Jersey
7. Pennsylvania
8. Illinois
9. Massachusetts
10. Wisconsin

There you have it! New York is officially one of the country's leading candy capitals.

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Are These the 20 Best Chocolate Shops in Upstate NY? You Be the Judge!

Does anybody really need an excuse for giving your loved one some chocolates. Or for treating yourself to a sweet treat? There are so many wonderful chocolate shops in Upstate New York just go for it any time this year. The delectable creations these 20 Upstate New York chocolatiers come up with are nothing short of amazing, especially the bark candy, truffles, bon bons, and sponge candy! I am sure your mouth will be watering after you see some of the beautiful chocolate creations!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

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It's All About Chocolate At These Wonderful Central New York Candy Shops!

Whether it is Valentines Day, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, or any of those other "candy centric holidays (Halloween!), here are several fine chocolate and candy shops all found within the narrow region of Central New York.

There are chocolate shops in the Syracuse area and all the way south to the Binghamton/Johnson City are, and then a quick jog east to Oneonta and Cooperstown. Each has their own little niche to excel in, whether as a supplier of fantastic penny candy from our youth, and artisan chocolates in all kinds of molds.

Each candy store had a link to their business. Check them out and stop in and their bricks and mortar store, or order online (offered by several of these shops). We will look at stores like this in other regions of Upstate New York in upcoming galleries.
If you know of a great chocolate shop or candy store within the confines of Central New York, please give it a shout out over on our Facebook page!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

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