This Map Shows Peoples’ Favorite Holiday Dessert by State and There’s a Lot of Love for Cheesecake
As the winter holidays inch closer, you may be starting to plan your family’s annual holiday meal. Whether you and your loved ones celebrate with a Christmas brunch, Hanukkah lunch, or Kwanzaa dinner, all holiday meals have one thing in common: festive desserts. But across the country, people’s go-to holiday sweets vary. Job hunting website Zippia used Google Trends to determine Americans’ favorite Christmas dessert by state, and one sweet treat surprisingly stood out more than the rest during the holiday season: cheesecake.
The company selected more than 40 classic Christmas desserts and looked at Google Trends to see which ones were searched for at a disproportionately high rate throughout the holidays in each state. Countrywide, the search volume for holiday fudge, peppermint bark, gingerbread desserts, and cheesecake sky rocketed. Though there were plenty of obscure classics in some states as well.
A whopping nine states turn to cheesecake for their holiday dessert each year. Pudding comes in second with four states choosing the specific liquidy dessert over others. Five states prefer some form of gingerbread sweets, like a cake or a gingerbread man, while 10 states are all for different types of cookies, ranging from classic chocolate chip to über festive peppermint kiss. And for some reason, Utah and Washington really like fruity candies during the holidays (read: Jolly Ranchers and Skittles, respectively).
Another surprising find in Zippia’s state by state breakdown is that only one state really loves the holiday classic that is candy canes, and that’s Idaho. For New Jersey and Illinois, December means Santa everything, which means chocolate-y versions of Old Saint Nick. As for Wyoming and Arizona? They would much rather have their treats in liquid form with traditional eggnog and hot chocolate, respectively, taking the cake. You can see the breakdown of every state’s favorite Christmas dessert on Zippia’s website.
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