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Best Buckeyes in Ohio (2019)
Named after their resemblance to the nut from the buckeye tree — the state tree of Ohio — Ohio’s favorite candy combines creamy peanut butter and chocolate into a bite-sized sweet treat. Come the holiday season, buckeyes are rolled and dipped in household kitchens across the state, but candy shops and bakeries continue to make buckeyes the old fashioned way as well, offering a sweet tooth fix throughout the year.
The top 10 winners in the category Best Buckeyes in Ohio are as follows:
- The Original Goodie Shop - Upper Arlington
- Chocolate Cafe - Columbus
- Whit's Frozen Custard - Multiple Locations
- Marie's Candies - West Liberty
- Anthony-Thomas Chocolates - Columbus
- Eagle Family Candy - Columbus
- Haute Chocolate - Cincinnati
- Nothing But Chocolate - Cambridge
- Winans Chocolates and Coffees - Multiple Locations
- Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes - Perrysburg
Photo courtesy of The Original Goodie Shop
No. 10:
This family owned bakery in Upper Arlington has been making sweet treats from scratch for more than 60 years. The chocolate buckeyes are an Ohio favorite.
Photo courtesy of Chocolate Cafe
No. 9:
You can get breakfast, lunch and dinner at the Chocolate Cafe in Columbus, but sweet treats are the star of the show. The cafe cooks up some tasty twists on the traditional buckeye candy, including Buckeye S’mores with creamy peanut butter and Buckeye Pretzels.
Photo courtesy of Whit's Frozen Custard
No. 8:
Buckeye often features as the weekly flavor at Whit’s Frozen Custard shops across Ohio. This sweet treat is made with peanut butter custard, gooey peanut butter swirls and chopped Reese’s.
Photo courtesy of Marie's Candies
No. 7:
The buckeyes from Marie's Candies in West Liberty are made to look like real buckeye nuts, even though these are made from creamy peanut butter and milk chocolate. They’re a bestseller.
Photo courtesy of Anthony-Thomas Chocolates
No. 6:
The official buckeye candy of OSU, Anthony-Thomas Chocolates in Columbus uses all real peanut butter and milk chocolate in their confections. They come in packages of six to 60.
Photo courtesy of Eagle Family Candy
No. 5:
Each batch of buckeyes from Eagle Family Candy in Columbus is made the old school way — individually rolled and dipped by hand. They’re available dipped in milk or dark chocolate.
Photo courtesy of Haute Chocolate
No. 4:
The award-winning Peanut Butter Buckeyes from Cincinnati’s Haute Chocolate are handcrafted daily using peanut butter and semi-sweet chocolate chips dipped in white, milk or dark chocolate. Each is the size of a golf ball.
Photo courtesy of Nothing But Chocolate
No. 3:
At Nothing But Chocolate in Cambridge, each buckeye candy is rolled by hand and dipped fresh for customers browsing the shop. The shop also works with area schools to provide job training for Multiple Disability Classes, where students learn to scoop and roll Buckeye balls for themselves.
Photo courtesy of Winans Chocolates and Coffees
No. 2:
Winans Chocolates and Coffees still makes their buckeyes the old fashioned way, by hand rolling and dipping each one. The candies are so popular that Winans dips an estimated half a million buckeyes each year.
Photo courtesy of Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes
No. 1:
Buckeyes are the only candy that Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes makes, so you know they’ve got to be good. Candies are made using an old family recipe from Marsha Smith’s mother-in-law.
A panel of experts partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote.
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Heather Rader
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Heather Rader
Heather Rader is a freelance travel writer and blogger based in Columbus, Ohio. Her blog, Ohio Girl Travels, showcases her travels throughout Ohio and beyond. Heather also is a contributing blogger for Tourism Ohio. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Nicholas Dekker, aka Dr. Breakfast, is a food and travel writer based in central Ohio, writing his award-winning blog Breakfast With Nick since 2007, where he and his family document their journeys exploring restaurants, coffee, donuts, beer, the arts, family travel, and much more. Nick writes for Columbus Monthly, Ohio Magazine, TourismOhio, Experience Columbus, The Kitchn, Great Lakes Publishing, Experience Worthington, Cubby at Home, Worthington Spotlight, Proof Magazine, and other publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Nicholas Dekker
Nicholas Dekker, aka Dr. Breakfast, is a food and travel writer based in central Ohio, writing his award-winning blog Breakfast With Nick since 2007, where he and his family document their journeys exploring restaurants, coffee, donuts, beer, the arts, family travel, and much more. Nick writes for Columbus Monthly, Ohio Magazine, TourismOhio, Experience Columbus, The Kitchn, Great Lakes Publishing, Experience Worthington, Cubby at Home, Worthington Spotlight, Proof Magazine, and other publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
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