There’s something cozy and nostalgic about reaching into your Halloween bucket and pulling out candies you only see once a year.
You know what we’re talking about – October oddities like candy corn and Necco wafers, and those strange little wax bottles with a dash of sugary something inside.
But does nostalgia tickle the taste buds?
The folks at CandyStore.com are here to settle the score. Just last year they surveyed 10,000 customers about the worst and best Halloween candies.
Bottom-10 Halloween candies
10. Good N Plenty… a hard-candy coating hides licorice begging to get stuck in your molars.
9. Bit-O-Honey… it’s an acquired taste, also begging to get stuck.
8. Smarties… sometimes chalky, sometimes shattered, always a little too tart.
7. Black licorice… bold and funky, like the guy who dresses up as Jack Sparrow every year.
6. Wax bottles… more wax than candy. Enough said.
5. Mary Janes… how do you ruin peanut butter? With molasses.
4. Necco Wafers… chalkier and way less flavorful than Smarties.
3. Candy corn… love it or hate it, candy corn will still be there at Christmas.
2. Peanut butter kisses… like Reese’s in taffy form, minus the key ingredient: chocolate.
1. Circus peanuts… are they marshmallows or cardboard? No one knows, but they don’t taste like peanuts.
Top-10 Halloween candies
10. Nerds… tart, tangy and just a little salty. Eat em by the boxful.
9. Butterfinger… there’s nothing quite like that crispy, crunchy, peanut-buttery core.
8. Twix… a classic no matter the size, but the “fun size” leaves us wanting more.
7. Hershey Bars… as reliable as pumpkins and ghosts.
6. Kit Kat… bonus points if you get the two-pack!
5. Hot Tamales… a favorite in the southwest, the cinnamon packs a punch.
4. Sour Patch Kids… not too sour, not too sweet, it’s the perfect palate cleanser for chocolate.
3. M&Ms… peanut, peanut butter or OG, you can’t mess with perfection.
2. Snickers… all killer, no filler, like the four-layer dip of candies.
1. Reese’s… the first to go and the first to steal from your siblings when they’re not looking.