Foods of Hy-Vee Land: Iowa

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Candy bar apple salad is a tantalizing mix of sweet and tart, traditionally combining apple slices with chopped candy bars and vanilla pudding. This dessert is as much at home in Iowa as the Madison County covered bridges are, although it’s also popular in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It’s an old-time favorite harkening back to church picnics and potluck dinners, where the dish held court with other Midwest dessert salads like ambrosia salad (fruit salad with marshmallows) and Jell-O salad.

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Is it a salad or is it a dessert? Popular lore says that depends on which end of the buffet it resides on. Also called Snickers salad, the recipe has included other ingredients at times but always contained apples, candy, pudding and whipped cream.

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Apple Salad

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a range of iowa goods

Hy-Vee believes in partnering with local companies—and even hosts annual summits to identify new opportunities to expand local and regional offerings. Here are some Iowa-born foods and beverages you’ll find at Hy-Vee stores.

MILTON CREAMERY

Milton Creamery had an award-winning Prairie Breeze white Cheddar just three years after opening its doors in Milton, Iowa, in 2006.

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BIG MOE CASON

Big Moe Cason rubs and sauces are award-winning barbecue products produced since 2006 by a Des Moines native and U.S. Navy veteran.

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Toppling Goliath Brewing

Toppling Goliath Brewing has produced craft beers in Decorah, Iowa, since 2009, developing a widespread following.

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Lola’s Fine Sauces

Lola’s Fine Sauces has made all-natural hot sauces and salsas based on family recipes since its founding in West Des Moines in 2015.

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IOWA SMOKEHOUSE

Iowa Smokehouse dried meats started in Albia, Iowa, in 1984 and includes beef jerky, meat sticks, summer sausage and more.

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Templeton Rye

Templeton Rye whiskey was inspired by the Prohibition-era bootleggers of Templeton, Iowa, where it has been distilled since 2018.

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Traditionally made with a nutty candy bar, this recipe can be tweaked with a nut-free candy.