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The 30 Best Halloween Candies

The 30 Best Halloween Candies to give out to Trick-or-Treaters
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Picking out a Halloween candy can be a daunting task. People's tastes vary, so choosing a candy that will make everyone happy is nearly impossible. However, if you choose the most popular candies more people are sure to love them. We've done the hard work for you and chosen the top 30 most popular candies in the US. The top ten candies are ranked based on the best selling candies in America as published by 24/7 Wall Street. From there we ranked the next 20 candies based on a survey of nearly 30,000 American households done by Statista

Before we get started on the list, we should mention a survey from Huffington Post regarding what people want for Halloween. According to the survey, chocolate is the best choice for Halloween candy, as 63% of people want chocolate more than anything else. Avoid candy corn, gum, hard candy, or Good&Plenty, as those are all candies many people want to avoid. 

Now onto the best choices:

 

30. Junior Mints

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Junior mints are an easy candy to hand out on Halloween with the small fun-sized boxes and they are sure to be unique in any kid’s trick-or-treat bag. But, if you’re looking to give out a popular candy, you can probably do better.

 

29. Milk Duds

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Like Junior Mints, Milk Duds come in easy fun-sized boxes. The popular chocolate and caramel combination of these treats mean that no one is likely to dislike them.

 

28. Whopper’s Malted Milk Bars

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Whopper’s Malted Milk Bars are a polarizing candy. Some people love them, others aren’t fans. If you want to make a few people very happy, these are a great candy to choose.

 

27. Heath Bar

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Most people won’t list Heath Bars as their favorite candy, but they won’t list it as their least favorite candy either. This is one choice that’s probably more popular with adults than children, however.

 

26. Life Savers

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Life Savers are a good non-chocolate option. They are a little bit more difficult to find in fun-sized versions, so if you happen to find them they could make for a rare and exciting treat in any kid’s trick or treat bag.

 

25. 100 Grand

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As far as chocolate bars are concerned, 100 Grand bars are probably going to be the most rare bar in a kid’s bag, but they are unlikely to be his favorite.

 

24. Laffy Taffy

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Opposite of the Heath Bar, Laffy Taffy is probably more common among children than adults. It’s a fun candy to eat and a great choice for children everywhere.

 

23. Mounds

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Mounds are a good choice for people who love coconut but can’t eat the almonds present in Almond Joys. However, Almond Joys are much more popular.

 

22. Mr. Goodbar

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Mr. Goodbar is a hershey bar with peanuts. They are well loved, but not as well loved as the plain hershey's bar.

 

21. Payday

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Payday is a candy bar with salted peanuts and caramel. It is certainly different from other bars on this list, but this one is likely to end up on the bottom of some trick to treat bags.

 

20. Crunch

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It seems surprising that crunch is this low on the list. The aptly named candy is crunchy and sweet and a favorite for many kids and adults alike.

 

19. Jolly Ranchers

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Forget lollypops and jawbreakers, jolly ranchers are the most popular hard candy in America. Most kids love to find a few of these in their bags.

 

18. Reese’s Pieces

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Reese’s Pieces are a great choice for people who love peanut butter, but spoiler alert, regular Reese’s are much more popular.

 

17. Peppermint Patties

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If you want to give out mint this Halloween, Peppermint Patties are the way to go. They are the most popular mint candy.

 

16. Tootsie Roll

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Tootsie Rolls are popular with many people, but they are already common in most Halloween bags. If you want to be unique and popular, give out flavored tootsie rolls instead.

 

15. Skittles

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Skittles are a safe choice for Halloween. According to some sources, they are the best selling non-chocolate candy in America.

 

14. Baby Ruth

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Baby Ruth is another popular candy bar that kids are less likely to get than some of the more popular bars.

 

13. Twizzlers

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Twizzlers are a rare candy to find on Halloween and a popular candy that few people dislike.

 

12. Starburst

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Believe it or not, Starbursts are the most popular non-chocolate candy on this list. As we mentioned before, chocolate is the type of candy most people want, but 72% of candy bought on Halloween is chocolate, so Starburst might be the best choice to give out, just to give kids a break from all that chocolate.

 

11. Butterfinger

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They may not be a top ten candy, but people who love butterfingers really love them!

 

10. Almond Joy

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Coconut-y and nutty, Almond Joys kick off the top ten listened are a choice that is certain to please.

 

9. Milky Way

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Milky way is a chocolate bar that combines chocolate, nougat, and caramel. How could it not be super popular?

 

8. Hershey’s Cookies and Cream

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Hershey’s Cookies and Cream bar is the only candy on this list with white chocolate. It is sweet and perfect for kids of all ages.

 

7. 3 Musketeers

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You can’t go wrong with any of these top ten choices, and the fluffy nought filled 3 Musketeers are no exception.

 

6. Twix

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Twix bars are completely unique with their cookie and caramel centers. You probably won’t find many people who don’t enjoy a twix.

 

5. Kit Kat

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Give your neighborhood kids a break with the fifth most popular candy. Kit Kat’s are crispy and crunchy. All that noise makes them fun to eat.

 

4. Hershey Milk Chocolate Bars

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Hershey’s chocolates are the quintessential American chocolate. They have been in production since 1900 and we still can’t help but love them!

 

3. Snickers

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Snickers are the most popular candy bar on this list. It’s a candy bar that pretty much everyone likes, so you’ll be popular for handing out these!

 

2. M & Ms 

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Don’t worry M & M fans, it’s a close race between the top two. In fact, some sources list M & Ms as the number one best seller. This is possibly the safest choice you can make, no one hates M & Ms.

 

1. Reeses

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Reese’s Peanut butter cups are the number 1 best selling candy in the country. They are so simple by so well loved, everyone will appreciate you for handing them these!

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