Chocolate, Jersey style

Chester-based Jersey Brands chocolate promises to leave your taste buds in a blissful state indeed.

If there’s a more tempting way to indulge your Garden State pride, we don’t know it. Decadent 2-1/4-ounce Jersey Girl chocolate bars by Chester-based Jersey Brands (908-879-3072), retailing for about $2 each, promise to leave your taste buds in a blissful state indeed.

“I felt the name conjured up a very positive image of women in New Jersey,” says founder Steve Swanbeck of Chester, who started the business four years ago. “And many female customers like the name—especially those who grew up in the state.”

The bars come in four varieties: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, milk chocolate and peanut butter, and caramel and milk chocolate. You can purchase them at several stores around the county, including Hickory Tree Deli in Chatham, Stony Hill Gardens & Farm Market in Chester and Madison Pharmacy in Madison, or on the company’s website. (Check the website for all store locations.)

Besides chocolate bars, the company also peddles 2-ounce wrapped pieces of fudge and Dutch cocoa ($1.75/piece), affectionately known as Jersey Shore Fudge.