‘Candy Corn is a nice, cheap, festive candy that is more Iowan than any other candy out there.’

You may have heard through social media that Iowa’s No.1 Halloween candy is Candy Corn. Yup, that’s right. According to candystore.com, more pounds of Candy Corn were sold to distributors in Iowa this year than any other type of candy. But apparently, not everyone is a fan of Candy Corn. In bringing up the topic to some of my friends, I was amazed to learn that many of them hate Candy Corn.

In fact, my friends didn’t just say that they preferred other candy, such as M&Ms or Reese’s — Iowa’s Nos. 2 and 3 candies. My friends were outright appalled that Candy Corn could take the title.

Now, I’m not a Candy Corn fanatic by any means. But I do fancy some Candy Corn during the Halloween season. It’s not the most luxurious or sought-after candy. After all, when is the last — or the first — time you ever saw a Candy Corn advertisement on TV or elsewhere?

 Hear me out; Candy Corn is a nice, cheap, festive candy that is more Iowan than any other candy out there. It’s Iowa. We have a lot of corn, and our Midwestern niceness doesn’t allow us to be too picky about our candy. Therefore, I think Candy Corn is justified as Iowa’s top Halloween candy.

Pumpkin-spiced lattes are a nice change of pace to the coffee routine this time of year, and candy corn is a nice change of pace to the candy scene, too.

What’s more, you can even get Reindeer Corn and Easter Bunny Corn now, showing that candy corn is the ultimate seasonal candy to put you in a festive mood.