If you're looking for local chocolate or other delicious candy shops to get something as sweet as your partner for Valentine's Day or just because they're great, there are plenty of places to check out in the city. Picking up something you think your partner might enjoy is surely one way to make them feel special and show you were thinking about them when you were out.
Our team at Apple Subaru has compiled a list of local shops in York, Pennsylvania, where you can bring your sweetheart chocolates as a romantic gesture.
Anstine's Candy
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Anstine's Candy, a family-owned business of third-generation chocolatiers, has been providing premiere chocolates to the York community since 1942. The shop makes each chocolate item you choose from scratch, so it's one-of-a-kind. There are several types of candy treats you can get for your sweetie here, like chocolate-covered nuts and mints. If the bakers can cover it in delicious cocoa, you can find it in the shop. You can also purchase wholesale prepackaged assorted chocolates from this shop.
Some delicious chocolate treats this shop offers include:
- Black raspberry buttercream bonbons.
- Animal crackers covered in chocolate.
- Caramels.
- Old-fashioned cordial cherries.
- Divine chocolate bars.
If you live in the area, you can order online and pick your treats up in the store at a convenient time. Shipping is also available if you live outside the York area or you want to send the chocolates right to your partner's door. Additionally, if you're looking for a local shop to help you with fundraising, contact the shop's owners. They can help you with the details of your fundraiser, and they offer about 100 items, such as caramel apples and gourmet popcorn.
- Hours:
- Monday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday: Closed.
- Location: 1901 S. Queen St., York.
Macris Chocolates
Take a 30-minute drive to Macris Chocolates in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. This tasty candy shop has been in operation for 103 years, and it's a family-owned, small business that comprises three generations of chocolate experts. The family uses only high-quality ingredients and makes all its creations from scratch, including marshmallows, truffles, and seasonal goods. Indulge in some Penn State Creamery Ice Cream when you visit this location. The shop carries some ice cream from Penn State University that uses milk from the university's herd, which has over 200 cows. Try flavors like chocolate marshmallows, cookie dough, and vanilla.
Bring home some of these yummy boxed chocolate treats for your sweetheart:
- 24-piece Milk & Dark Assorted Chocolates.
- Sought-After Sea Salt Caramels.
- Prime Milk & Dark Chocolate Assortment.
Additionally, at this location, you can purchase a hand-designed basket or boxes featuring the shop's homemade goodies to send to your partner.
- Hours:
- Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday: noon to 4 p.m.
- Location: 1200 Market St., Lemoyne.
Cocoa Creek Chocolates
Pick up something sweet that your partner will love at Cocoa Creek Chocolates, about a 30-minute drive to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Locals know this shop for its scrumptious micro-batch chocolate truffles and bars. Cocoa Creek Chocolates believes every chocolate has a story it tells through its ingredients, cultures, and geographic locations. When making its micro-batches, the shop uses 18 different types of chocolates from various parts of the world, such as France, Italy, and Belgium. In each batch, the bakers select the natural flavors carefully to bring out the authentic flavor of each chocolate.
Order some of these mouth-watering chocolate menu items:
- Custom truffle boxes.
- Sunshine Orange Bars.
- Plant-Based Chocolate Sampler.
- Salted 12-Piece Caramel Collection.
- Belgian Chocolate Sampler.
Additionally, this shop has some plant-based truffles, and its Luther's Trek Bars are all plant-based and dairy and gluten-free. Here, the store believes that no matter your diet, you shouldn't have to give up the sweet treats that make life fun. So, it uses high-cocoa content dark chocolate, enhancing it with whole fruits, nuts, grains, vegetables, and other natural ingredients to make the plant-based items taste like the real thing.
- Hours:
- Tuesday through Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: 18 S. 18th St., Camp Hill.
Chocolates By Tina Marie
Find something sweet to eat at the family-owned Chocolates By Tina Marie, which is about 45 minutes from York in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. The owner grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which explains her interest in and love for the yummy candy for about 30 years. This shop works hard to source fresh ingredients to make the goods. For the chocolates, it sources Wilbur dark, milk, peanut butter, and white coating chocolate as the treat drips.
If you can't visit the shop in person but want to order its chocolates, you can use the store's website to purchase them online and get them shipped to you or your partner. Grab some delectable chocolates from this shop for your partner, such as:
- 12-piece peanut butter melt away.
- Chocolate-covered cookies.
- Gourmet marshmallows.
- Stuffed pretzels.
- 12-piece assorted chocolates.
Additionally, the owner advises those with allergies, especially nut allergies, to be cautious when eating the chocolates because there's always the potential for cross-contamination when baking.
- Hours:
- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday: Closed.
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: 16 S. Rosanna St., Hummelstown.
So there you have it, our team's choices for the best local York, Pennsylvania, shops to get your sweetheart some sweets. What do you think of our list? Did we miss one of your favorite places to get chocolate? Contact us and tell us about it. Here at Apple Subaru, we value our customers' opinions, especially when sharing local businesses for the community to support year-round.
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