As soon as the calendar turns to October, there’s one thing we can all be sure of: Halloween is near. While everyone gets excited over everything Halloween has to offer, there’s one very important piece that college students usually overlook: the candy selection. No fear, here’s a definitive ranking of the 23 most popular Halloween candies, all waiting to be eaten by you this October.
#23. Candy Corn
This is truly the most iconic Halloween candy, however no one actually likes it.
#22. Licorice
No one likes this candy either, especially Black Licorice. Also, don’t even get me started on Red Vines.
#21. Almond Joys
Coconut & almonds? It sounds healthy, and no amount of chocolate can make me feel like I’m eating Halloween candy while eating these.
#20. Whoppers
This candy is average but doesn’t stick out, nor is it all that memorable. Plus, biting into the Whopper doesn’t always feel the greatest on your teeth.
#19. Hershey’s Kiss
Honestly, there’s nothing special about this, and the foil wrapper is annoying.
#18. Milk Duds
True to their name, there is nothing worse than having these stuck in your teeth. Bonus point for the chocolate & caramel combination though.
#17. Tootsie Rolls
They’re little brown chocolate logs, and there’s nothing exciting about them.
#16. Crunch Bars
It’s weird that so many popular Halloween candies are chocolate.
#15. Dots
There must be something about candy coming in little yellow boxes that just has an attraction to getting stuck in your teeth.
#14. Sweetarts
Tasty, but the amount that you get in a little pack (two?!) just doesn’t suffice.
#13. Smarties
This candy is the older, more mature cousin of the Sweettart.
#12. Kit-Kats
Gimme a break, these are pretty popular.
#11. Milky Way
Milky Ways are often forgotten about but still so good. The fun sized bars just don’t cut it, though.
#10. Twix
Lost a lot of the appeal when they started the whole ‘right/left’ Twix campaign.
#9. M&Ms
A classic: all the flavors taste the same, but a little part of you still believes they all taste kind of different.
#8. Snickers
Honestly, the constant commercials kind of ruin the excitement of this candy.
#7. Butterfinger
Let’s hope this one doesn’t slip through our fingers.
#6. Three Musketeers
There’s nothing better than a creamy, chocolate nougat.
#5. Caramel Apple Suckers
Let’s be real here, I wait all year long for these suckers to finally come out.
#4. Sour Patch Kids
First they’re sour, then they’re sweet.
Let’s just all collectively admit that we eat them the same way: by color.
#2. Starburst
Bonus points if the two-pack contains two pink starbursts.
#1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
I don’t think I’ve ever met a more winning combination—nothing goes together better than peanut butter and chocolate.
Halloween is the perfect time to indulge in all things candy. Which one is your favorite?