Halloween Treats
America’s 10 Most Popular Halloween Candies Ranked!
Worst to first
We’ve all been there — wandering the aisles of our local supermarket trying to decide which tasty treats to buy for the candy-jonsing ghost and goblins who will soon coming knocking on our door.
We remember our own days as eager young trick-or-treaters, squealing with delight when a favorite sugary snack was deposited in our loot bag, or praying masks concealed our disappoint when the wrong candy was gifted.
Luckily, the fine folks at candystore.com put their exorbitantly priced college degrees to good use, tracking Halloween candy sales from 2010–2021 to determine the season’s most popular treats.
To make your shopping easier and your trick-or-treaters happier, I’ve ranked America’s 10 best selling Halloween candies by quality from worst to best.
10. Hot Tamales
Sales Ranking: 5
Of all the bad ideas brought to fruition in the 1950s, this ostensibly cinnamon-flavored monstrosity may well be the worst this side of Slinkies and Silly String.
From a purely culinary standpoint, these Gelcap-sized concoctions of prickly spices and Red Dye 5 are an affront both to the very concept of candy, and to…
