Go Trick-Or-Treating And Get A Fun Halloween Costume To Wear
- by Michelle_Sanders
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Halloween may still be a few months out, but it's fast approaching. If we don't start preparing for it right now, then we'll be forced to attend yet another costume party dressed up as a middle-management unicorn using a mask we picked up at Walgreens last minute and some business casual clothing we found in a bag of stuff we were going to donate, but never got around to it.
Look, what we're trying to say is, even though it seems like Halloween is still quite a ways away, we figure this is the best time to start thinking about what we're going be. But, then again, even though rushing to put together a poorly thought out costume is an issue, thinking about what we're going to dress up as is a whole new problem in and of itself.
There are so many costume options these days, it can be hard to choose. We mean, we've all got so many interests, how the heck are we supposed to zero in on one costume? As always, we're here to help out! Go trick-or-treating by picking or passing on these classic Halloween candies, and get a fun Halloween costume in return. Planning for the best holiday of the year just got a whole lot easier!
Snickers
A layer of caramel covered peanuts nestled on a soft, chewy bed of nougat and covered in a milk chocolate shell—honestly, how could this treat be anything other than amazing? This marvelous piece of candy is the perfect combination of salty and sweet. It's official. The Snickers bar has officially got it going on.
Sour Patch Kids
Sour Patch Kids are small gummy children covered in a sour sugar—and before you start getting upset, it's only fair to tell you that by "gummy children" we don't mean actual children, we just mean children-shaped. Beneath their tart exterior, these brightly-colored candies provide sweet burst of flavors, including cherry, lemon, orange, lime and blue raspberry.
Butterfinger
Alright, okay. So this candy bar has a tendency to get stuck in your molars if you so much as look at it. But, so what? Big deal! These chocolate-covered, crunchy, butterscotch-y candy bars can stay cemented to our teeth for as long as they want for all we care because they are just THAT good.
Hot Tamales
Not sure why they're called "tamales" to be honest, but these candies definitely live up to the "hot" part of their name. These bright red, pill-shaped cinnamon treats are sugary enough to satisfy any sweet tooth, and with more than a hint of heat, and they'll warm you right up on a cold day.
Twix
Twix has a competitive edge in the cutthroat world of candy bar marketing. What makes these guys so good at what they do? Just take a look. That's right, there are *two* of them. These crunchy cookies have a chewy layer of caramel on top and have been covered in chocolate for our eating enjoyment. Our eatjoyment, if you will.
Starburst
If it turned out that these candies contained actual bursts of star, we don't think we would be the least bit surprised because these candies are as tasty as the universe is vast. Let's just face facts, these juicy, fruity little squares of slightly sour deliciousness can get anyone's mouth watering. They're stellar, A to the F.
Kit Kat
This candy combines two of our most favorite things: chocolate-covered cookies and breaking things. It's true, we're destructive. We have a tendency to ruin everything, from other peoples lives to our own, but destroyers of all things good isn't *all* we are. We're also chocoholics who crave candy. Kit-Kat bars know this, and they strive to fulfill both of our heart's desires.
Jolly Rancher
Cool fact: the Jolly Rancher Company originally sold ice cream and chocolates, but when sales went down during the winter months, founder Bill Harmsen decided to make candies that could be enjoyed even when the temps dropped. His solution to the slow sales? The Jolly Rancher! These brightly-colored hard candies are sweet with just a hint of sourness, making them perfect for all taste buds.
Smarties
Smarties were great when you were a kid because you could pretend you were taking vitamins, but you didn't have to cope with the bitter taste or health benefits of actual vitamins. Sorry, Flintstones Vitamins, we wanted to love you guys so bad, but try as you might, you could never do what Smarties do so well—taste good.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut butter and chocolate make for a winning combination, and Reese's has known that since 1928, when they released one of the finest candy creations ever invented. We're talking, of course, about the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Another candy that comes in a pair, these babies always leave bits of chocolate behind on the packaging, but they're so salty and sweet, we don't even mind.
Skittles
Skittles provide the great taste of fruit with twice the calories and half the nutrients. These brightly colored chewy candies formed in little round bits, a similar shape to M&Ms. But, far from chocolaty, these puppies come in sour and tropical varieties, as well as their original flavor. "Taste the rainbow" indeed!
York Peppermint Pattie
To some people, the York Peppermint Pattie might taste like eating a circle of chocolate-covered Colgate. It takes a refined palate to appreciate the delicacy that is this candy. A sweet layer of minty goodness enrobed in a thin layer of bitter chocolate, these round treats are unlike any other candy on the market.
Raisins
Inevitably, during every kid's romp through the neighborhood on Halloween, they'll come back home, empty their bucket of treats onto their kitchen table and find one or two boxes of raisins amongst their other candy goodies. Some people loathe these geriatric grapes; others see them as a sweet, healthy alternative to candy. The question is, what do you think?
Junior Mints
We don't know if the "junior" in Junior Mints refers to the fact that they were named after their father, or if it's because they're in their third year of college, or if it's just because they're so small, but, know what? We don't care. We love these little bits of chocolate-coated minty goodness just the same.
Mr. Goodbar
Mr. Goodbar is here to remind us that there is beauty—and deliciousness—in simplicity. This candy might seem like nothing special. After all, it's just a milk chocolate bar filled with peanuts. But it knows it doesn't need any more than that because it provides the perfect combination of salty and sweet without the unnecessary and, quite frankly, flashy bells and whistles.
Baby Ruth
Although many believe this candy bar was named after U.S. leader Cleveland's daughter, some say this candy, which came out in 1920, right around the time Babe Ruth soared to fame, was actually named after the baseball player, and that the whole "leader's daughter" thing was just a story concocted by the company so they wouldn't have to pay Babe Ruth royalties. However this candy bar got its name, that doesn't make it any less delicious, with its chocolate exterior, its nougaty center and its caramel-covered peanuts.
Crunch Bar
A milk chocolate bar filled with pieces of puffed rice, here's another candy bar that proves you don't have to have a lot of ingredients to taste great. This bar's combination of silky smooth chocolate and (surprise, surprise) crunchy interior makes it a winner all around, and while it may not make everyone's favorite list, we doubt anyone would turn a Crunch Bar down.
M&M's
A classic candy with a lowercase "m" printed on one side, these brightly colored candies are said to all taste the same, but some would beg to differ. M&M's were once just candy-coated chocolates, but they've branched out a lot over the years. In addition to the original M&M's, you can enjoy peanut, pretzel, almond, dark chocolate and caramel varieties.
Twizzlers
Introduced in 1845 (before the American Civil War, for crying out loud!), Twizzlers have been around for a heck of a lot longer than we thought. These rope-like candies were originally licorice flavored, but over the years, the company that produces them, Y&S, has developed other flavors, like cherry, grape, chocolate, watermelon and strawberry.
Laffy Taffy
Laffy Taffy are the comedians of the candy world. Not only do they exist to satisfy your sweet tooth, they also try to make you laugh because they have a joke printed on the inside of their wrappers. Aw, that's so considerate of them! It's like they really do care about us.
Candy Corn
Can you believe candy corn first came out in the 1880's? And, what's even more remarkable is the recipe for these sugary grain wannabes has barely changed at all. They're chewy and sweet as all get out, love 'em or hate 'em, you can't deny that candy corn is *the most* iconic Halloween candy on the face of the planet.
Almond Joy
Most candy bars can offer you either almonds or joy, rare is it that you find a confectionery treat that can deliver on both scores. The Almond Joy is the only candy bar on the market that has consistently provided consumers with almonds and joy, making it an instant classic that lives up to its name.
3 Musketeers
When the 3 Musketeers bar first hit the market, it wasn't the single bar we know today, it was actually 3 smaller pieces: one piece of chocolate, one piece of strawberry and one piece of vanilla flavored candy, hence the name "3 Musketeers". Eventually, the other two flavors were dropped and only the chocolate musketeer remained.
Nerds
Kind of like rock candy and kind of not like rock candy at all, Nerds are brightly colored bits and pieces that just do their own thing and, as avid candy lovers, can we just say, we are big fans. These little doodads come in two flavors per box so you can mix them AND match them. Wild, huh?
Heath Bar
These days, toffee seems like an old-fashioned candy, mostly kept alive by people who grew up back when covered wagons were the main form of transportation. Maybe toffee is an acquired taste, or maybe it takes a sophisticated candy snob to appreciate. Either way, the Heath Bar does toffee right by coating it in a delicious layer of chocolate. Yum!
AirHeads
We don't know about their IQ level, although their name would suggest it's rather low, but it's all whatevs. Look, we don't need our candy to have brains, we don't like the thought of our sweet treats being smarter than us, anyway. We're happy with these fruity, vibrantly-colored pieces of taffy exactly as they are.
Popcorn Balls
Okay, okay, fine. We'll level with you. So popcorn balls aren't *really* a candy, we guess. But they're definitely an iconic trick-or-treat item. No plastic Jack-O-Lantern bucket would be complete without one or two of these spheres of crunchy deliciousness, comprised of popcorn and sticky, caramel-y corn syrup to hold everything together.
Life Savers
These candies are shaped like donuts, but the similarities between the two end there. Life Savers come in a variety of flavors, including orange, lemon, lime, pineapple and cherry. Oh, and you can also get peppermint flavored Life Savers which really *are* life savers when you have bad breath and need something to freshen it up before a job interview. Speaking from experience.
Whatchamacallit
When this candy bar launched in 1978, the Whatchamacallit bar consisted of a peanut butter crisp coated in chocolate, but in 1987, it was given a little face lift. It retained its peanut buttery interior as well as its chocolaty exterior, but it gained an additional interior layer of caramel. Two thumbs up, that's all we've got to say.
Gummy Bears
Fruit snacks with dreams of being a candy, Gummy Bears come in fruity flavors and are delightfully chewy—plus, let's not forget how adorable these babies are. Candy in the shape of a bear? We never would have thought to ask for something so specific, but we're really happy these candies are around. They're both delish *and* adorbs.
Tootsie Pops
It's a Tootsie Roll at the center of a Tootsie Pop, this candy sounds good, and, to be sure, it is good, there's just one problem. It's been years, YEARS we tell you, and we still don't know how many licks it takes to get to the center. We need answers, people. This has gone on long enough.
Good & Plenty
Like Hot Tamales, Good & Plenties are also pill-shaped, but rather than being a bright red, these little candy capsules are coated in a a muted pink and white shell. And beneath that shell lies a delicious, chewy black licorice that's a little salty, a little savory and a little sweet, too.
Dots
We don't have any proof of this, but we bet you money that the person who coined the phrase "goody gumdrops" was specifically referring to Dots. These little drops of deliciousness are delightfully gummy and come in sweet fruit flavors, such as cherry, lemon, lime, orange and strawberry. There's a lot to love in every box.
Hershey's Kisses
Covered in a festive layer or brightly-colored foil, the Hershey's Kiss is a popular treat for any holiday, not just Halloween. These little teardrop-shaped bite-sized bits of chocolate make the perfect candy morsel. Hershey's Kisses can be filled with cherries, caramel, nuts, coconut and much more, but the most iconic ones are plain.
Reese's Pieces
Everybody, even friendly extraterrestrials from Steven Spielberg movies, loves these little candies. You might think these little candy buttons would taste just like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but you would be incorrect on that one, pal. These little bits have a uniquely peanut buttery flavor completely different from Peanut Butter Cups, but equally delicious.
