Favorite Fudge Flavors in All 50 States. Does Your Favorite Match Your State’s?
Quick: Name your favorite fudge flavor. If the first that came to mind was something simple like chocolate or vanilla, you’re in the minority.
Candy shop Chocolate Moonshine analyzed Americans’ favorite fudge flavor in each state based on their sales data. If you’re like us, you’ll want to put several of these flavors on your “to try” list.
Ready to find out what fudge flavor everyone in your state loves?
Alabama
Alabama kicks regular chocolate fudge up a notch. The Yellowhammer State’s favorite fudge flavor is chocolate cheesecake.
Alaska
It appears that there’s nothing like a piece of chocolate walnut fudge to pack on the pounds to help you stay warm during winters in Alaska.
Arizona
If you’re not a fan of chocolate, you may be in good company in Arizona. The Grand Canyon State’s favorite fudge flavor is crème brûlée.
Arkansas
Arkansans join Alaskans in being fans of nuts in their fudge. Pecan turtle is the Natural State’s favorite fudge flavor.
California
When looking at the color-coded fudge map Chocolate Moonshine put together, California stood out in green among the chocolate and caramel-colored fudges. The Golden State’s favorite fudge flavor is chocolate mint.
Colorado
People with peanut allergies aside, what’s better than eating chocolate and peanut butter separately? Why, eating them together in fudge, according to many Coloradans.
Connecticut
Get ready for this mouthful: Penuche fudge is the preferred fudge flavor in Connecticut. If you haven’t brushed up on kitchen terms in a while, penuche is a type of fudge that has no added flavoring other than vanilla. Since penuche is formed by brown sugar caramelization, it tends to have a more caramel-like flavor than traditional (non-caramel-flavored) fudge.
Delaware
Delaware residents are in agreement with Arizonans about their favorite fudge flavor. Crème brûlée is also the preferred flavor there.
Florida
Being the peninsula that it is, it seems fitting that Floridians’ favorite fudge flavor is sea salt caramel. It could make a great snack during a visit to Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve, which is home to natural salt flats.
Georgia
Georgians agree with Arkansans that pecan turtle is the best-tasting fudge on the market. Georgia has the added benefit of being the largest supplier of pecans in the U.S.
Hawaii
If you want the allusion of feeling like you’re eating a somewhat healthy piece of fudge, head to Hawaii. Strawberry cheesecake is the Aloha State’s favorite fudge flavor.
Idaho
What’s better than getting a pick-me-up via coffee? Getting it via dark espresso fudge, if you ask the majority of Idahoans in Chocolate Moonshine’s study.
Illinois
As a not-so-distant neighbor to Canada, it makes sense that maple walnut is the preferred fudge flavor in Illinois.
Indiana
Not every state’s favorite fudge flavor is super fancy. In Indiana, locals love a good piece of peanut butter fudge.
Iowa
Iowans mix things up a bit from Idahoans, preferring to add chocolate with their walnut fudge rather than maple flavoring.
Kansas
Kansas is another state where its residents appreciate the combination of copious amounts of sugar and espresso; dark espresso fudge is the preferred flavor in the Sunflower State.
Kentucky
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in fudge heaven for Kentucky residents.
Louisiana
It appears that folks in Louisiana appreciate breaking up the texture of dense fudge with marshmallows. Rocky road is Louisiana’s most beloved fudge flavor.
Maine
It shouldn’t be hard to find penuche fudge in the northeast, for Mainers join Connecticuters in loving it above all other fudge flavors.
Maryland
Maryland residents like getting fancy with their fudge. Black cherry bourbon is their favorite fudge flavor, thank you very much.
Massachusetts
New England is at it again, with Bay Staters loving penuche fudge. If you’re interested in trying penuche, plan a trip there on July 22nd; that’s National Penuche Fudge Day!
Michigan
Sorry, traditional coffee. Dark espresso is Michiganians’ favorite fudge flavor.
Minnesota
On cold winter days and when fudge options are available, Minnesotans choose black cherry bourbon over any other fudge flavor to help warm them up.
Mississippi
Mississippians love a piece (or box) of pecan turtle fudge. After all, how can a person stop at just one with all that delicious chocolate and caramel?
Missouri
Sea salt caramel is the fudge flavor most Missourians will choose over any other option, based on Chocolate Moonshine’s findings.
Montana
Chocolate may sound like too boring of a fudge flavor to Montanans. But give them the option to choose Belgian chocolate, and they’ll be all over it.
Nebraska
Nebraskans’s favorite fudge flavor is also Belgian chocolate. According to Totally Chocolate, the difference between Belgian chocolate and what Americans would consider “regular” chocolate is that the cocoa beans from Belgian chocolate are sourced from West Africa instead of the Americas, it has a higher fat content (and, thus, a smoother texture), and contains less refined sugar.
Nevada
It appears Nevadans have an appreciation for sweet and salty, for their favorite fudge flavor is sea salt caramel.
New Hampshire
Here’s a test for you: What’s New Hampshire’s favorite fudge flavor? If you said “penuche,” you’re spot-on.
New Jersey
When New Jerseyites need a sugar boost to get them through their day, the preferred fudge flavor they turn to is chocolate peanut butter.
New Mexico
Chocolate lovers appear to abound in New Mexico, for Chocolate Moonshine’s study found that Belgian chocolate is the state’s favorite fudge flavor.
New York
New York may want to change its slogan from “I love New York” to “I love pecan turtle fudge.” That’s right; the pecan, chocolate, and caramel combination is irresistible to many New Yorkers.
North Carolina
If you offer North Carolinians several different fudge flavors, the majority of them will choose chocolate peanut butter as their favorite.
North Dakota
Maple Walnut is North Dakotans’ favorite fudge flavor. Although North Dakota has maple trees, the maple species aren’t quite as sweet as in New England. So, it’s safe to say that North Dakota bakers import maple when making maple walnut fudge.
Ohio
When a fudge craving calls, you can bet Ohioans will reach for a black cherry bourbon flavor.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma, where the sea salt comes sweepin’ down the caramel plain. Okay, that’s a cheesy rendition of the song, but one thing is for sweet sure: Sea salt caramel is the Sooner State’s most beloved fudge flavor.
Oregon
Oregon joins several other states on this list in loving themselves a high-quality piece of Belgian chocolate fudge.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is the only state with residents who prefer French vanilla-flavored fudge above all other flavors.
Rhode Island
Rhode Islanders stray from the New England penuche pack. Most would choose crème brûlée fudge over other flavors any day.
South Carolina
Move over, pecans. Despite being known for pecan pralines, there isn’t a pecan to be found in South Carolina’s most beloved fudge flavor: Maple walnut.
South Dakota
Belgian chocolate yet again makes this list, with South Dakotans choosing it the most above all other fudge flavors.
Tennessee
Whisky isn’t only for glasses if Tennessee’s favorite fudge flavor is any indication. Its residents love themselves a chunk of black cherry bourbon fudge.
Texas
Texans prefer eating a hearty piece of chocolate walnut fudge when the option presents itself.
Utah
Utah is yet another state where its residents prefer sea salt caramel fudge to all the other fudge flavors that Chocolate Moonshine assessed.
Vermont
Vermonters love chocolate if their choice of Belgian chocolate for a fudge flavor is any indication.
Virginia
Chocolate, says who? Sea salt caramel is Virginians’ most beloved fudge flavor.
Washington
If you talk with Washington residents about their favorite fudge flavor, they may tell you there’s no point in eating chocolate fudge if it isn’t mixed with peanut butter. Yes, chocolate peanut butter is their favorite fudge.
West Virginia
West Virginia is the last of seven states on this list to prefer Belgian chocolate over all other fudge flavors.
Wisconsin
Given that Wisconsin is notorious for its cow farms, it’s perhaps no wonder that the milk/cream-heavy crème brûlée is Wisconsinites’ favorite fudge flavor.
Wyoming
Wyomingites’ preferred fudge flavor is sea salt caramel. That ties sea salt caramel with Belgian chocolate for having seven states each that love the flavor.
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