The traditional food of All Hallow’s Eve, candy is a storied part of celebrations across the
United States. But the question sugar fanatics have been asking for decades is this – what is the best Halloween candy?
is question takes detailed research and determination to answer. One must do detailed analysis on several candies to prevent any avoidable bias. So I gathered some of the finest Halloween candies, and set to work.
Candy corn is one of the most popular candies. It is made of sugar and moulded to form the shape of corn. Its main components are sugar, corn syrup, salt, sesame oil, honey, artificial lavour, food colourings, gelatin, and confectioner’s glaze, also known as shellac (yes, it was used to make records). Clearly, it is not the healthiest candy, but we will not count it of for that. However, it tastes… just like candy. While being the most contentious candy to date, I find it rather average. Its taste is sweet, and they are small enough to eat many at once, a pleasure many enjoy. But it does not take first place on our list.
Swedish Fish are another extremely interesting candy. While having no direct connection to Sweden, they include sugar, invert sugar, corn syrup, modified corn starch, citric acid, white mineral oil, natural and artificial lavours, carnauba wax, and artificial food dye. e use of inverse sugar is a brilliant move that allows the candy to retain moisture, which is uniquely refreshing. I really enjoy Swedish fish for a sweet non-chocolate candy. But other treats have more complex lavours and textures that steal the show.

Milky Way candy is another famous Halloween classic. It is composed of stars, dust, gas, and black matter, by which I mean nougat, caramel, milk chocolate, and palm oil. e bar was named for the real galaxy because of its variety of lavours in one bar. It combines all these classic candies in one bite. I really enjoy it, though I find the lack of enough of each unexceptional. e texture is smooth but lacks an element of crunch. It is not overly sweet though. It placed solidly in this competition.
Twix is a type of candy. It has lavours that give it taste and texture. I really like that it has two bars in one package, which saves waste packaging. And the peanuts add a crucial crunchy component. is is definitely one of my favourite candy bars.
Andes mint chocolates are another common candy. Although some people think they are from South America, they are actually from Chicago, where a chap named Andy devised them. Typically eaten ater a meal, the minty treats are refreshingly pleasant and I never mind getting them on Halloween. e subtle creme de menthe lavour with the luscious dark chocolate really blew me away ater all the repetitious lavours. But they are not a classic treat associated with Halloween, and so many people do not consider them rightfully on this list.
M&Ms are another classic Halloween candy. Made by Mars, a family-owned company that also produces Mars Bars, the most popular candy in the UK, they break from the bar format and instead take the quintessential conclave shape. ey are very long-lasting and were used in World War II. However, ater sampling a few I concluded their lavours were very basically

chocolate and that was it. I cannot deny their popularity, neither can I explain it except by their small size.
Snickers are one of the best candies out there, Halloween or otherwise. ey have all the elements of Milky Way bars, nougat, caramel, and chocolate with the addition of peanuts, which add the needed crunch and salt. Full-size Snickers are one of the highest indulgences a man can grant himself. And Snickers have one of the highest protein levels of any candy bar, which is good for health-conscious people looking for an occasional treat. is is one of my favourite candies, and I will seek out these bars for certain.
Heath bars are a British and American classic. Invented in the 1920s, they are made of tofee, milk chocolate, and almonds. ey have all the best elements of a candy bar – good chocolate, crunchy nuts, not overly sweet, and a special secret ingredient, in this case English tofee. ey are quite delicious and I enjoy many desserts spun of from the candy, especially doughnuts.
In the interests of preserving history, an automatic honourable mention goes to Fry’s Chocolate Cream of Bristol, UK. e very first chocolate bar, with a luscious fondant centre, wrapped in dark chocolate, it has been a bestseller since 1761. Unfortunately, they are hard to find in the United States of America.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are a Halloween classic. According to some polls, they are the most popular candy for Halloween. Ingredients include milk chocolate, peanuts, sugar, salt, citric acid, and dextrose. e textures of Reese’s are really amazing. ey are creamy and

smooth and just really delicious. But some people are allergic to peanuts, and I think they are missing out.
So now it is time to declare the winner. And this was the hardest part of writing this. Ater so many delicious candies, deciding a winner seems almost impossible. So I consulted the most experienced candy critic I know – Mr. Smith of the Cardinal Newman History Department. He said Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups were his favourite. And so that is our winner. But I will give Milky Way bars second place simply because of their great history and good taste. And third goes to Andes because they are a candy one can enjoy any time of the year. Ater decades of debate, the candy dispute has been settled