Top 40 Halloween Candies

Candy is available at gas stations, grocery stores, ballparks, movie theaters, and just about anywhere food is sold. They even sell candy at Academy. So how come, once a year, children lose their minds over candy and go from house to house, asking for more candy?

There are some very obvious reasons, and some psychological ones that we are just plain not going to talk about, that cause us all, children and adults, to go nuts over candy during Halloween. For starters, it’s free. Although adults don’t go trick-r-treating, their kids or nieces and nephews do. All you have to do is let the little minions do the hard work while reaping the sugary filled rewards. The other reason is because some candy is only given out on Halloween.

So whether you love the hard-to-find candy that only comes out around Halloween or if you are cheap and want to eat some free munchies, here are the greatest Halloween candies ever.

40) Warheads

  • Manufactured By: Impact Confections
  • Type: Sour Hard Candy

39) Mr. Goodbar

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

38) Dots

  • Manufactured By: Tootsie Roll Industries
  • Type: Gum Drops

37) Rolo

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Roll-Styled Candy

36) Airheads

  • Manufactured By: Perfetti Van Melle
  • Type: Tangy Chewy Candy

35) Gummy Bears

  • Manufactured By: Haribo
  • Type: Fruit Gum Candies

34) Fun Dip

  • Manufactured By: Willy Wonka Candy
  • Type: Candy Pouch

33) Junior Mints

  • Manufactured By: Tootsie Roll Industries
  • Type: Creamy Mints

32) Everlasting Gobstoppers

  • Manufactured By: Willy Wonka Candy
  • Type: Jawbreaker

31) York Peppermint Patties

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Dark Chocolate Enrobed Peppermint

30) Nestle Crunch

  • Manufactured By: Nestle
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

29) Nerds

  • Manufactured By: Nestle
  • Type: Rock Candy

28) Lemonheads

  • Manufactured By: Ferrara Candy Company
  • Type: Lemon Flavored Hard Candy

27) Dum Dums

  • Manufactured By: Spangler Candy Company
  • Type: Lollipops

26) Caramel Apple Pops

  • Manufactured By: Tootsie Roll Industries
  • Type: Lollipops

25) Pixy Stix

  • Manufactured By: Willy Wonka Candy
  • Type: Sugar Candy

24) Whoppers

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Malted Milk Balls

23) Smarties

  • Manufactured By: Nestle
  • Type: Tablet Candy

22) Tootsie Roll Pop

  • Manufactured By: Tootsie Roll Industries
  • Type: Lollipops

21) Hershey’s Bar

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

20) Starburst

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Fruit Chew Candy

19) Milk Duds

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

18) Sour Patch Kids

  • Manufactured By: Allen Candy Company
  • Type: Sour Gummy Candies

17) Twizzlers

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

16) SweeTarts

  • Manufactured By: Willy Wonka Candy
  • Type: Sweet and Sour Candies

15) Jelly Belly

  • Manufactured By: Jelly Belly Candy Company
  • Type: Jelly Beans

14) Skittles

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Fruit Flavored Hard Candies

13) Milky Way

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

12) M&M’s

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Chocolate in a Covered Candy Shell

11) Reese’s Pieces

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Peanut Butter Candy in a Covered Shell

10) 3 Musketeers

  • Manufactured By:  Mars, Inc
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

The 3 Musketeers bar dates back many years and has been a very popular choice for kids during Halloween. It tastes a smooth as it looks and the fluffy whipped chocolate mixed in the middle of the bar gives it a thick and creamy texture that not many other candy bars possess.

9) Kit Kat

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Chocolate Wafer Bar

The Kit Kat bar can be shared by everyone, including your friends. When you crack one open, the first thing you do is break off a piece but you can always share the rest with family and friends making it the perfect Halloween candy piece.

8) Jolly Ranchers

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Fruit Flavored Hard Candy

Since the late 1960’s, Jolly Ranchers have been winning over the hearts of kids and adults from all over the planet. The fruity flavor and sweet, tangy original taste makes it one of a kind.

7) Butterfingers

  • Manufactured By: Nestle
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

Thanks to some smart marketing, Butterfingers have been matched with The Simpsons and their annual Halloween specials, the Treehouse of Horror episodes.

6) Almond Joy

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Coconut and Almonds flavored Candy Bar

There are not many chocolate candy bars that feature the smooth coconut flavor combined with almonds like an Almond Joy does.

5) Twix

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Chocolate Biscuit with Chocolate Coating

Just like a Kit Kat bar, the Twix is made for sharing. Candy that you can share during Halloween is among the best available.

4) Peanut M&M’s

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Peanuts and Chocolate in a Covered Candy Shell

The plain M&M’s are great. So when Halloween rolls around and you get a pack of the plain ones, you are happy. It is when you get those bonus M&M’s, the peanut ones, that makes everything even more special.

3) Snickers

  • Manufactured By: Mars, Inc
  • Type: Chocolate Candy Bar

There is always going to be a reason to grab a Snickers, especially after the commercials have turned it into a virtual success with the millennials.

2) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

  • Manufactured By: The Hershey Company
  • Type: Chocolate Cup filled with Peanut Butter

During Christmas, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups come in a bite-sized bell shape and people go nuts over them, have been for years. But during Halloween, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has risen to one of the ultimate treats thanks to some very clever marketing and shape-shifting of the product. Halloween pumpkins, anyone?

1) Candy Corn

  • Manufactured By: Brach’s
  • Type: Sugar Corn

What exactly is Candy Corn? Well, to be blunt, it is sugar, sesame oil, and some honey. It apparently doesn’t go bad either, which makes it even more mysterious. How many times have you found a tiny bag of Candy Corn from ten years ago and ate it just to see what it would be like and it tasted the exact same as it does brand new?

Regardless of how it works, no other candy says Halloween like Candy Corn.