This year’s Halloween is a little different from previous years. While trick-or-treating isn’t prohibited in the US, whether or not parents will allow their children to participate in the candy-giving custom is as mysterious as the taste of white Airheads. Candy, on the other hand, is impossible to avoid. Whether you get your Halloween candy from strangers during trick-or-treating or from a man dressed as an Amazon delivery man, one thing is for sure: not all Halloween candy is created equal. As a result, we’ve dedicated this piece to discussing the worst Halloween treats.
Worst Halloween Candy
It’s Halloween candy season, which means the time of year when store shelves are bursting to the seams with the stuff. Many of the orange bags and pumpkin-themed snacks that line the shelves include some of the best Halloween candy (and non-candy treats) available, but I believe there are a few that fall short. Strange textures, unusual flavor combinations, and plain boring sorts of Halloween sweets are likely to be avoided on the trick-or-treating night.
I’ve made it easier for you to choose which candies to give out on Halloween or which to buy for your own children to enjoy this year by identifying the ones I think you should avoid. You may always utilize these candies to prepare desserts if you happen to find any in your children’s trick-or-treat bags or can’t resist buying them at the supermarket. Perhaps cooked within something else, they’ll have a better chance of becoming tasty. Also, if one of your favorites comes on this list, don’t be surprised! After all, eating a few pieces of chocolate-flavored plastic does not make you a bad person.
#1. Hot tamales
For whatever reason, there seems to be a craze for hot cinnamon sweets like Red Hots and Big Red gum in the twentieth century. Despite not being the worst flavor combination, it isn’t worth the room in a Halloween bucket. Hot Tamales were Arizona’s most popular Halloween candy in 2020, so if you live there, we need to chat.
#2. Laffy taffy
Due to the amount of chewing effort required, Laffy Taffy is the worst Halloween treat. The flavors aren’t horrible, but if you eat too many of these, your dentist will be quite busy.
#3. Nerds
I’m sure including nerds on this list will annoy many people, but it’s vital. We need to stop acting like these are high-end Halloween sweets and start wishing for more. Nerds have a gravelly appearance due to the fact that that’s how they taste (yes, even the beloved grape flavor).
#4. Sweetarts
These spherical, chalky candies were intended to emulate Smarties, but they didn’t taste as well. Sweetarts are a little more difficult to chew, putting your teeth and taste buds at peril yet again.
#5. Black licorice
As a major fan of red Twizzlers, I can’t say that black liquorice compares. Get out of there if you see these at a Halloween party or trick-or-treating event.
#6. Pixy stix
It’s more fun to eat Pixy Stix for the novelty than for actual delight. I’m still not persuaded they’re not just powdered Kool-Aid.
#7. Gum
Bazooka, Hubba Bubba, and Dubble Bubble are just a few examples. They’re all quite damaging to your teeth, and the gum flavors only last around 3.7 seconds. Seriously, by the time you open the wrapper, the flavor has evaporated.
#8. Baby ruth
You could compare Baby Ruth candy bars to Snickers because they both contain chocolate and peanuts, but the former has far too many peanuts to avoid being included on this list.
#9. Fun dip
The main reason kids enjoy Fun Dip is that it requires some modest effort on their part and appears to be a fun science experiment. They’re not worth the shambles.
#10. Almond joy
Almonds are fine as a milk substitute and in chocolate, but coconut has no place here. I don’t know many youngsters that like coconut in their candy, either. Leave them on the shelf to spare them the agony of finding these in their candy bags.
#11. Good & plenty
Good & Plenty thought they were safe by coating black licorice in a candy shell. Negative. Like the basic black licorice on this list, eating these pill-shaped candies only ends in disappointment.
#12. Tootsie rolls
Chocolate plastic, in my imagination, tastes like these little morsels of grief. Another chewy, almost gummy candy with a mediocre taste. While the chocolate version is unpleasant, the company went even further by creating Tootsie Fruit Chews, which have a vanilla flavour that isn’t…a fruit?
#13. York peppermint pattie
Remember when I claimed that coconut had no place in chocolate? Mint, on the other hand, does not. Especially around the time of Halloween.
#14. Tootsie roll pops
When will candy manufactures realize that covering a less desirable treat with a slightly better, the sweeter coating isn’t the way to go?
#15. Candy corn
Sweets corn is disliked by the vast majority of Halloween lovers, earning it a spot on our list of the worst-tasting Halloween candy.
#16. Butterfingers
Butterfingers have the most confusing textural qualities of all the candy on this list. They’re crispy at first, then chewy, then crunchy again, making you question if you’re nibbling on your teeth. It’s a shame, considering the chocolate and peanut butter flavours look like they should work well together.
#17. Necco wafers
The worst Halloween treat is unanimously agreed to be Necco Wafers. I had to look them up online because I’d only heard their names and they weren’t distinctive enough to remember by taste. These boring, pale-colored treats were initially created in 1847, and nothing has changed since then, depending on how they compare to authentic Halloween candy.
#18. Candy Buttons
Unsurprisingly, these pieces of sugar attached to paper are actually made by Necco Wafers. While the candy is passable, it’s basically glued to a piece of paper, which is impossible to completely detach.
#19. Blow Pop
Rub half a bowl of Fruity Pebbles on your teeth for 10 minutes, then chew a piece of sugary gum until the flavour fades. That is essentially what this confection is. These are disgusting, but at least they take a long time to eat, so you won’t eat two of them. These are just a few of the various weight-loss strategies that are sometimes overlooked!
#20. Skittles Fun Size
If you’re trying to lose weight, keep your fingers off the Skittles. Sugar, corn syrup, and food colouring are the only components in a package. If your kids don’t drink Fanta, don’t give them to them. (And while we’re on the subject of sodas, don’t miss our ultimate soda ranking!)
#21. Milk Maid Caramels
Isn’t Milk “Maid” sounding a lot like Milk “Made”? But don’t worry, they’re not identical. Despite the presence of milk derivatives (whey and “lipolysis butter fat”), this candy is not classified as a dairy product. Additionally, 90% of the fat is saturated. That’s not healthy for your heart.
#22. Andes Creme De Menthe Thins
This is one of the supermarket’s worst candies. Sugar and partly hydrogenated oil are the first two ingredients, and you’re getting as much saturated fat as a handful of french fries!
#23. Heath Toffee Bar Snack Size
Pure dairy butter is one of the fattiest brands on the market, with a richness you can taste. It’s also one of the more natural items on the market. Each Snack Size bar is fattier and lower in protein than a McDonald’s Chicken Nugget!
#24. Twix Caramel Cookie Fun Size
If you switch to Tootsie Rolls, you’ll reduce your calorie intake by more than half and your total fat intake by 79 per cent. (Or, better yet, splurge on some high-quality dark chocolate.)
#25. Snickers Fun Size
Snickers is an American classic in the worst sense of the word: it’s made of cheap “chocolate” (artificially flavoured), corn syrup, sugars, and fatty oils, just like so many other Halloween candy brands. Although it includes heart-healthy peanuts and a humorous marketing campaign, Mars is the only one who is laughing at you for buying them.
#26. Baby Ruth Fun Size
Together, saturated fat and sugar account for more than half of the calories in this baby.
#27. Junior Mints Snack Size
Because Junior Mints are poppable, they’re difficult to refuse. What you’re popping, however, contains an astonishing amount of calories and sugar for such a small treat three Chips’ worth of sugar. Ahoy! Chocolate Chip Cookies with a Chew
#28. Mike & Ike Snack Packs
Mike and Ike should go for a walk. The high-flavour Jelly Belly beans have less sugar than half a cup of Turkey Hill light recipe Moose Tracks, and they have more sugar than half a cup of Turkey Hill light recipe Moose Tracks.
#29. M&Ms Peanut Fun Size
“Wait a minute, aren’t peanuts good for me?” you might wonder. Not when they’re costume as a weird fat and sugar character. The pretzel version will satisfy your chocolatey crunch without adding sugar, fat, or calories to your diet. Because of the salty-sweet combo, they’ll be more filling. (If you’re really hungry, consider one of the most nutritional snacks for weight loss instead of sugar.)
#30. Butterfinger Fun Size
Many candy bars have a high sugar content. Many of them are calorie-dense. Butterfinger, on the other hand, has an incredible ability to excel at both. Over the course of a year, just one “fun size” Butterfinger added to your daily diet can add more than 10 pounds to your body. That isn’t even remotely amusing. It’s best not to touch this Butterfinger.
Conclusion
According to a press release from the National Confectioners Association, Halloween chocolate and candy sales are up 48 per cent from this time last year and up 59.8% from last year.
So, please, don’t be that house that ruins the night by handing out the candy that kids despise. This year, the children deserve to be better.
There are a few reasonable counter-arguments to this. Popular candies are frequently more expensive, and who knows what is even popular with youngsters these days? Our grandparents enjoyed sugar plums, and our parents enjoyed Tootsie Rolls, and while these are usually affordable, we all know they may get us and justifiably so.
FAQ
What is one of the most hated Halloween candies?
Black licorice And the very worst candy is…
Oh, it’s just licorice again. In the same position as last year, black licorice is dead last on the list, making it the most hated out of all the Halloween candy. While some think this is a polarizing subject, they might be in the minority.
What is ant candy?
Description. Ants might ruin a picnic but as it turns out they can spruce up a piece of candy. Available in either Cherry or Green Apple flavor, this Ant Candy features real ants concealed within the sweet, fruity candy and is 100% safe to eat.
Does chocolate exist?
Chocolate is made from the fruit of cacao trees, which are native to Central and South America. The fruits are called pods and each pod contains around 40 cacao beans. The beans are dried and roasted to create cocoa beans.
