Halloween Candy reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 223 Reddit reviews across 23 subreddits and 42 posts to rank the best Halloween Candy brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/AskReddit, r/candy, r/halloween, r/Thunder, r/madisonwi. Top-rated brands include Reese's (4.8/5), Snickers (4.8/5), Twix (4.6/5).
Stats
Reviews223
Subreddits23
Posts42
Brands78
Products30
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#1
Reese's
4.8
(40)
"Reese's peanut butter cups"
"Best - Reese s Cups"
"Best is reeses"
"Best: Reese s Peanut Butter Cups"
"Best resses or kit Kat"
"Reeses's cup"
"M&Ms and Reeces Peanut Butter Cups are absolutely goated."
"Reese cups "
"Reese’s"
"Full size Reese’s."
#2
Snickers
4.8
(12)
"I love a good Snickers. Can't go wrong with a handful of those fun-sized bars, imo."
"Full size Snickers or Reeses."
"Full size snickers"
"Snickers"
"Snickers, Coffee Crisp, Tootsie Rolls and sour gummy worms are my favorites."
"Snickers"
"Snickers"
"I thought the classic "best house in the neighborhood" candy is full-size snickers bars- am I incorrect in that belief?!?"
"Full size Snickers"
"Snicker’s"
#3
Twix
4.6
(11)
"Twix and Kitkat"
"Now? Anything dark chocolate. And Twix."
"Twix"
"Twix no question."
"Twix and Reese’s be the goats"
"Twix when it comes to common Halloween candy."
"Twix!"
"Twix"
"Twix"
"Twix !!"
#4
KitKat
4.9
(9)
"KitKats are where it’s at"
"I’m a little bitch for kitkat"
"Twix and Kitkat"
"KitKat "
"Kitkat"
"I’ve given mine tiny pieces of KitKat bars before and that was a big hit for 6 of the 8 boys!"
"Japanese kit Kats"
"KitKat. You can't go wrong with that."
"Shoppers has the 50 pack of kitkat aero smarties and coffee crisp mix for $8.99 right now"
#5
Costco
4.7
(9)
"Costco sells the stuff people actually want to eat, cheaper than anywhere else."
"My kids are still talking about getting Costco microwave popcorn last year."
"Costco or Aldi to stock up"
"Costco full sized bar packs. Hersheys/Kit Kat/reeses I think 40 to a box"
"Costco is by far the best deal if you want cheaper candy right now."
"Probably Costco"
"Costco"
"We always do the Costco mix candy (bag of chocolate and bag of the non chocolate)."
"Costco."
#6
Hershey's
4.4
(7)
"Cookies n Crème Hershey bars have gone like hotcakes every year."
"Definitely those mini kit kats you get from trick or treat"
"Whatchamacallits"
"Reese’s Hersheys, KitKat and Smarties growing up."
"Hershey’s Special Dark."
"He likes the mini Hershey sf chocolate bars."
"I love hersheys and milk chocolate but I suspect most people would choose a Reese’s."
#7
Haribo
4.3
(7)
"I’m totally raiding my kids bags if they have Haribo mini bags of cola bottle gummies."
"Haribo Goldbears, gummy bears."
"Multipack of any sweets/chocolate. haribos, maltesers, skittles etc"
"We go for Maoam’s and the little haribo packs usually, as long as their individually wrapped."
"Mini bags of haribo, a tub of celebrations of hero’s, mini chocolate bars."
"You can get Haribo in multipacks that have 22 little bags of Haribo inside."
"Haribos"
#8
Butterfinger
4.5
(6)
"Best: Butterfinger, peanut M&Ms, Snickers, Reeses peanut butter cups, Smarties, Skittles"
"Butterfingers."
"Mini butterfingers!"
"Butterfinger!"
"Butterfinger"
"I've never seen a variety pack with butterfingers in it."
#9
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
5.0
(5)
"Reese's pb cups, hands down"
"Reeses’s Peanut Butter Cups and Snickers are my year round favorites."
"Reese's Peanut Butter Cups"
"Chocolate: Reese’s Cups"
"Reeses cups are top tier as well"
#10
Almond Joy
4.8
(5)
"Almond joy"
"I personally really like Almond Joys and Baby Ruth’s"
"Almond joys."
"I've been crazy about almond joys since i came out the womb"
"I did get almond joys"
#11
Sour Patch Kids
4.8
(5)
"Sour patch kids ngl"
"I think the sour patch kids are the best ones there."
"Same with Easter sour patch kids."
"Those small sour patch kids at halloween hit different"
"Sour patch!"
#12
Milky Way
4.6
(5)
"Milky way or 3 musketeers"
"Personally, I like milky way."
"Milky way sooo underrated"
"I’m with Nick. Milky Way is superior."
"Your Milky Way is sold as a Mars bar, but they are exactly the same."
#13
Starburst
4.6
(5)
"I like my candy with fruit flavors so Starburst."
"Starburst (with 2 pinks)"
"I prefer taffy candies, fave is starbursts"
"Starburst "
"Starburst"
#14
Reese’s
5.0
(4)
"I got two packs of full sized Reese’s and a small bag of fun size candies from Family Dollar."
"Twix and Reese’s be the goats"
"Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups"
"Reese’s"
#15
M&M's
4.5
(4)
"M&m is my guilty pleasure"
"M&Ms and Reeces Peanut Butter Cups are absolutely goated."
"M & Ms"
"M&m's"
#16
100 Grand
4.3
(4)
"Best discovery and probably my new favorite candy bar is the 100 Grand."
"100 grand's"
"100 grand bars (underrated)"
"100 grand"
#17
Skittles
4.3
(4)
"Wild Berry Skittles for me"
"I got a whole bag of skittles"
"Skittles"
"We always try to have allergy-friendly treats: skittles, starburst, ring pops."
#18
Candy Corn
2.7
(6)
"Candy corn!"
"It’s Candy Corn Y’all gonna eat me alive, but it’s the best."
"Candy corn and Carmel apple lollipops."
"Worst: Candy corn, peanut butter taffy, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way"
"Worst: Candy Corn"
"Worse: Candy corn"
#19
Kit Kat
4.7
(3)
"Kit Kats without a doubt"
"I love Kit-Kats, Blow pops and the mini sour straws."
"Kit kats"
#20
Take 5
4.3
(3)
"Take 5 and sour Albanese gummy bears"
"Take 5"
"Honestly, the biggest surprise for me was that we added a bag of Take-5s to the mix."
#21
Aldi
4.0
(3)
"Aldi and Walmart."
"Picked some up from Aldi a few weeks ago."
"We gave out little Aldi brand chocolate bars one year and they were very popular."
#22
Hershey's Chocolate Bars
5.0
(2)
"We give out full-sized chocolate bars. I think that’s the best."
"We do full size candy bars that we get during sales at Costco."
#23
Smarties
5.0
(2)
"Smarties is king."
"Smarties."
#24
Chocolate
5.0
(2)
"ANYTHING, chocolate 👍🏻🤤"
"Any chocolate candy bar"
#25
Jolly Rancher
4.5
(2)
"Those jolly rancher lollipops are always delicious."
"I like the jolly rancher candies"
#26
Hershey
4.5
(2)
"Walmart has Hershey 125 ct 1.08 KG for $10.77 on till Wednesday"
"I do like some dark Hershey bars."
#27
Save-On-Foods
4.0
(2)
"Save on foods on cambie and 7th always has left overs every year."
"Save on, lots!"
#28
Three Musketeers
4.0
(2)
"Three musketeers, especially if you have Guinness to drink with it"
"Three Musketeers, I don't think those come in a variety pack."
#29
Celebrations
4.0
(2)
"Go for a tub or two of Celebrations or the like."
"I would just get a tub of celebrations or hero's"
#30
Dots
2.5
(2)
"DOTS DOTS DOTS DOTS DOTS DOTS DOTS"
"Worst for me would be Dots. They taste like cheap, stale fruit gummies."
#31
Jones Soda
5.0
(1)
"100% juice boxes or hell any kind of drink is like instant magic especially if it's Halloween themed (remember Jones soda candy corn?)"
#32
Swizzels Matlow
5.0
(1)
"I personally like Swizzels Matlow bags, because they're relatively cheap, they're not generic choco"
#33
Pokemon
5.0
(1)
"Target has 35 mini Pokemon boosters for $15 which is less per kid than big candy bars!"
#34
Menards
5.0
(1)
"Menards is a real sleeper in this category."
#35
Kroger
5.0
(1)
"Kroger on morse road has bags 50% off"
#36
Sam's
5.0
(1)
"Sam’s, Menards, Aldi"
#37
Walmart
5.0
(1)
"Walmart is only sale RIGHT NOW!!!"
#38
WinCo
5.0
(1)
"WinCo has a good selection right now."
#39
London Drugs
5.0
(1)
"London Drugs at Westminster Hwy & 3 Rd in Richmond has tons of Halloween candy left, good sale prices too."
#40
No Frills
5.0
(1)
"No Frills near Broadway City Hall had plenty."
#41
Food Basics
5.0
(1)
"Food Basics had a great deal on 100 piece boxes the other day, they were $9.99 I think."
#42
Sour Punch
5.0
(1)
"Best Halloween candy: sour punches or nerds gummy clusters"
#43
Nerds Gummy Clusters
5.0
(1)
"Best Halloween candy: sour punches or nerds gummy clusters"
#44
Tootsie
5.0
(1)
"Tootsie rolls (the mini thick ones), pull & peel twizzlers, carmel apple suckers, dots."
#45
Candy
5.0
(1)
"Full size candy bars."
#46
Sweettarts
5.0
(1)
"Sweettarts"
#47
Crunch
5.0
(1)
"I’ve always been a crunch bar enthusiast"
#48
Heath
5.0
(1)
"Mini heath bars that sit in the freezer all night."
#49
Reese’s Pieces
5.0
(1)
"I like I mean the kids like Reese‘s pieces."
#50
Mars
5.0
(1)
"Twix"
#51
Blow Pops
5.0
(1)
"The blow pops suckers were a huge hit."
#52
Swizzels
5.0
(1)
"I fucking love the swizzels drumsticks"
#53
Ghirardelli
5.0
(1)
"Nice chocolates like Ghirardelli, etc. are always a great choice."
#54
Tootsie Fruit Chews
5.0
(1)
"**tootsie fruit chews**. the lime one ACTUALLY tastes like legit lime"
#55
Mounds
5.0
(1)
"Mounds"
#56
Milk Duds
5.0
(1)
"Milk duds!"
#57
Dove Chocolate Bars
5.0
(1)
"Dove chocolate bars"
#58
Crispy Crunch
5.0
(1)
"Every now and then someone would throw in a Crispy Crunch though and those were the best."
#59
Nestle
5.0
(1)
"Crunch Bars! "
#60
Chocolate Malted Milk Balls
4.0
(1)
"Those chocolate malted milk balls"
#61
Dollar Tree
4.0
(1)
"Dollar tree"
#62
Chocolate Pumpkins
4.0
(1)
"It's gotta be those little chocolate pumpkins right?"
#63
Peanut Butter Kisses
4.0
(1)
"Peanut Butter Kisses if you can find them!"
#64
Jolly Ranchers
4.0
(1)
"Jolly ranchers"
#65
Kinder Bars
4.0
(1)
"Bag of lollipops, those little kinder bars, maoams, haribo treat size bags... Anything individually wrapped really :)"
#66
Warheads
4.0
(1)
"Warheads"
#67
Runtz
4.0
(1)
"Runtz babyyyy"
#68
Swizzles
4.0
(1)
"I usually buy a couple of Swizzles tubs."
#69
Ferrero Rocher
4.0
(1)
"Ferrero Rocher. Posh like."
#70
Toblerone
4.0
(1)
"Toblerones."
#71
Toxic Waste
4.0
(1)
"Include some Toxic Waste - there'll inevitably be a few who know what it is."
#72
Nerds
4.0
(1)
"Nerds smarties and Skittles. Underated."
#73
3 Musketeers
4.0
(1)
"Mini 3 musketeers are my favorite."
#74
Pop Rocks
4.0
(1)
"Last year was Pop Rocks. This year is Fun Dips."
#75
Fun Dips
4.0
(1)
"This year is Fun Dips."
#76
Tootsie Roll
4.0
(1)
"I really loved those vanilla Tootsie Roll things."
#77
Hi-Chew
4.0
(1)
"I'm doing a shitload of Hi-Chews from Five Below I think, they're one of my faves."
#78
Oh Henry
3.0
(1)
"I managed to grab two of the last few bags of Oh Henrys on the shelf."
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