Tasty treats sink your teeth into these delectable edibles CANDY Krause’s Homemade Candies (50 Bergen Boulevard, Fairview, 201-943-4790; www.krausescandies.com) While the chocolate-covered strawberries are this beloved shop’s best-sellers, locals are also sweet on the coconut puffs, rock candy, licorice and abundance of handmade chocolate confections. For a tasty gift, purchase the 1-pound “General Assortment” box, a creative array of Krause’s most popular chocolates ($17.95).
CHOCOLATE Conrad’s Candy (107 Westwood Avenue, Westwood, 201-497-6280; www.conradscandy.com) The handmolded chocolates at this charming old-fashioned candy shop have been satisfying Bergen’s sweet tooth since 1928. Today favorites include butternut crunch, chocolate-covered homemade caramel and dark chocolate almond bark.
NONCHOCOLATE DESSERT Pazzo Gelato (47 Park Avenue, Rutherford, 201-406-1740) While this Rutherford shop’s creamy gelato may steal the show (try flavors such as mango, hazelnut, peanut butter and cherry), locals also love its assortment of cookies, cupcakes, crêpes, milkshakes and fruit smoothies.
CHEESECAKE and SPECIALTY COOKIES Sugarflake Bake Shop (257 Westwood Avenue, Westwood, 201-664-1253; 2404 Fair Lawn Avenue, Fair Lawn, 201-796-3800) Peanut butter, Oreo, pumpkin, cappuccino—and that’s just the beginning: Sugarflake’s heavenly, madefrom-scratch cheesecakes come in 10 tantalizing varieties. Also showstoppers are the shop’s pecan sandies, lace cookies and some two dozen other varieties of specialty cookies, all handmade in-house. For calorie watchers, sugar-free cookies and cheesecakes offer a more guiltfree indulgence.
ICE CREAM Van Dyk’s (145 Ackerman Avenue, Ridgewood, 201-444-1429) Expect big crowds on warm nights at this Ridgewood gem, which makes more than 100 flavors of creamy homemade ice cream (you’ll find 46 available at any given time). Fall favorites include the apple pie and pumpkin ice cream.
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