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The 10 Best Halloween Candies, Ranked From Tootsie Rolls to Candy Corn
All Halloween candy is delicious and perfect, but let's be real — some candies are better than others. I'm not going to pretend that I'm excited to receive a box of Dots when things like Butterfingers exist. Candy is very important to me, probably because I wasn't allowed to eat it as a child. Halloween was the one day we could eat ourselves sick on all sorts of goodies, and it continues to be a favorite holiday of mine for this very reason.
There's a lot to think about when it comes to Halloween. What should your costume be? (The answer is this baby Groot costume, duh.) How many mini Milky Way bars can you eat before you get sick? Which houses give the best candy? There are definitely some treats I'd rather see in my tote than others (not that I go trick-or-treating anymore, curse you adulthood). When it comes right down to it, obviously those houses that give out full-size candy bars trump all. But, if beggars could be choosers, then this is the definitive ranking of Halloween candy, ordered from least exciting to the best thing ever.
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10. Peanut Brittle
Let’s begin with a seasonal candy I’m least excited about. Look, peanut brittle is fine (isn’t that what the witch’s house was made out of in Hansel and Gretel?). I’m just not that into it. Plus, there is no way my mom would ever let me eat homemade candy I got while trick-or-treating. Remember how much adults would scare us about the dangers of candy?
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9. Tootsie Rolls
Oh, Tootsie Rolls. Are you chocolate? Why are you chewy? How do I eat you? I prefer it when my candy comes with fewer questions.
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8. Dots
While certainly not as baffling as Tootsie Rolls, Dots never did it for me either. I worked at a movie theater for three years, and every time I sold a box of Dots, I realized how little I understood about the world. Why would you choose to have a piece of candy practically glued to your molars?
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7. Lemonheads
Truth be told, I love Lemonheads, but I know they get a big thumbs down from many, and I understand not wanting your candy to remind you of your cleaning supplies.
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6. York Peppermint Patties
Peppermint patties have the unique effect of making your mouth feel clean despite being full of sugar. I think that means you don’t have to brush your teeth after one of these guys.
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5. Smarties
Ah, Smarties, you weird little candy you. Smarties are cool because they almost melt in your mouth, but they are also strange because they are all the same flavor, right? The colors signify nothing. Either way, I’m a fan. Not like, the biggest fan, but enough of a fan to eat a handful before the SATs and hope for the best.
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4. Nestle Crunch
I’ve never had a Crunch bar outside of Halloween, and I probably never will. I like to imagine they are as seasonal as pumpkin spice lattes, and twice as delicious.
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3. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are the perfect marriage of peanut butter, chocolate, and happiness. Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever had one and not immediately smiled.
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2. Butterfingers
Butterfingers are just about my favorite candy on the planet. I don’t really know why they’re called Butterfingers, but who cares about names when the product is this delicious. That said, Butterfingers are still not the number one candy of the season…
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1. Candy Corn
Obviously, the winner is candy corn. Obviously. Candy corn is perfect. Those multi-colored sugar triangles are made of pure joy and Halloween spirit, and they are only available this time of year. Don’t try to argue with me on this one. You’ll lose.
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