Best Buckeyes in Ohio (2019)

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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