Chocolate-covered cinnamon bears? How an unlikely treat became a Utah obsession

Chocolate cinnamon bears are red and spicy, chewy and sweet — a uniquely irresistible combination that Utahns love on Valentine’s Day and beyond. “They are really good,” said Maddi Luczak, a student at Brigham Young University. “The cinnamon is hot and the chocolate is sweet and it kind of subdues the spice.”
Plain red gummy candies — flavored with cinnamon and shaped like a cuddly teddy bear — have been around since the 1920s, says Rachel Sweet wi