Pittsburghers have it pretty good, especially when it comes to candy. We have no shortage of old-school candy shops where we can go when that craving for chocolate hits. Dorothy’s Candies near Pittsburgh, for example, has been a popular destination for chocaholics for decades. If you’ve never tasted the chocolate from Dorothy’s Candies, you and your taste buds are in for a real treat.

Life certainly has changed in the Pittsburgh-area since 1947, but there’s one thing Pittsburghers can count on. Dorothy’s Candies in White Oak is still making and selling its…

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Decadent homemade Swiss chocolate. The popular chocolate shop, which started as two sisters selling their handmade chocolate door-to-door during the Great Depression, is now world-renowned.

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Dorothy’s Candies, in fact, may be just as popular in other parts of the world as it is in Pittsburgh and its suburbs.

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Chances are your stomach’s going to start churning the minute you walk through the door of the quaint candy shop that’s brimming with delicious goodness.

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If you love peanut butter and chocolate, try the buckeyes, the peanut butter logs, or the peanut butter melt-aways.

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You’ll find a little bit of everything and something for everyone, including those who require sugar-free chocolate, at Dorothy’s Candies,

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The shop sells an assortment of chocolate covered goodies, too - from pretzels and marshmallows to potato chips and Oreos.

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Dorothy’s Candies is the place to go for your holiday chocolates, too.

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Starting to crave some homemade Swiss chocolate but can’t make it to Dorothy’s Candies? You can order all of your favorite chocolates online.

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Visit the official website of Dorothy’s Candies for more information. Or, go here for Facebook.

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Have you been to Dorothy’s Candies near Pittsburgh? What’s your favorite candy in the shop? Let us know in the comments! For some more scrumptious chocolate from an old-school chocolate shop, plan a visit to Betsy Ann Chocolates.

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Address: Dorothy’s Candies, 1228 Long Run Rd, White Oak, PA 15131, USA