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Western Pennsylvania confection makers for the gift-box stretch of December, from a Canonsburg plant built around a chocolate castle to a West View shop working 1938 recipes and a Monroeville confectionery staffed by neurodiverse adults, sourced from Pittsburgh Magazine and NEXTpittsburgh.
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Sarris Candies · Canonsburg
Frank Sarris started making chocolate in the basement of a Washington County house in 1960, and Pittsburgh Magazine reports the Canonsburg operation now turns out about 50,000 pounds a day at peak holiday season. The retail store carries handmade chocolate and classic penny candy, and the room is built around a 1,500 pound chocolate castle with chocolate waterfalls. Order the chocolate bunnies and the egg shaped meltaways in spring, then stop at the retro ice cream parlor on the way out.
Betsy Ann Chocolates · West View
Betsy Ann has made handcrafted chocolate in West View since 1938, working from all natural ingredients and recipes the owners describe as time honored, per Pittsburgh Magazine. NEXTpittsburgh points at the novelties as well, from chocolate playing cards to a milk chocolate hairdresser set with combs and a blow dryer. Order the sea salt caramel pretzels, made with buttery caramel from an old fashioned copper kettle and sea salt from the French coast. A second shop sits on Route 8 in Hampton.
Pollak's Candies · Etna
Pollak's is a third generation family business that has manufactured chocolate since 1948, every piece made from scratch and decorated by hand in the style Mike Pollak set working nights in his basement while the steel mill had his days. Pittsburgh Magazine records the 2011 return to Etna's business district after stints in two malls. NEXTpittsburgh counts the truffles, from sea salt caramel to toasted coconut to dark raspberry. Order a cone creation, a sugar cone of truffle centers dipped in milk chocolate.
Boulevard Sweet Shoppe · Oakmont
In a town better known for its bakery, Boulevard Sweet Shoppe has quietly hand dipped Belgian chocolate for more than half a century, per Pittsburgh Magazine. The seasonal case the magazine describes runs to foiled Easter candies, chocolate bunnies, almond toffees and Belgian chocolate Easter eggs. Order the almond toffee. There is no traditional website, so the shop also sells through an Etsy storefront, and its Facebook page asks shoppers to stop in or call the Oakmont counter to pre order popular items ahead of a holiday.