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I love these lists! They are updated frequently and often pertain to the particular holiday at hand. Remember, holiday shaped candies (pumpkins, hearts, etc.) are usually not safe because they are made on shared equipment. Also suspect are the Pieces or Minis versions of the original candy.
Click here for a comprehensive and frequently updated gluten-free candy list
My boys dump out all their candy on the living room floor and trade the unsafe candy with their sister and cousins. If we’re not sure we just refer to the list! Happy trick-or-treating!
Just as a quick summary of the main candies. The following ARE safe but always check the label:
- 3 Musketeers Bars (all flavors)
- Almond Joy (all except for Pieces)
- Baby Ruth
- Butterfinger Bar – Original (except Bites, Minis, Cups, and special holiday shapes)
- Dots
- Dove Chocolate products (all flavors EXCEPT for milk chocolate cinnamon graham/cookies and cream, and some holiday varieties)
- Heath Bars (all)
- Jelly Belly Beans
- Junior Mints
- Laffy Taffy
- LifeSavers
- M&M’s (all EXCEPT for pretzel-flavored & crispy M&M’s and some special seasonal and temporary flavors with a risk of gluten cross-contamination)
- Mike & Ikes (check the link for specifics)
- Milky Way Caramel Bar
- Milky Way Midnight Bar (not the original Milky Way Bar)
- Mounds (all)
- Necco Conversation Hearts & Sweethearts (Valentine’s Day only)
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (all except for unwrapped minis & seasonal shaped items, such as Valentine’s hearts)
- Reese’s Pieces (all except for Reese’s Pieces Eggs)
- Skittles
- Smarties (packaging dependent – UPC begins with ‘0 11206’ should be safe)
- Snickers Bars (all flavors)
- Starburst
- SweeTARTS
- Tic Tac Mints
- Tootsie Rolls & Pops
- York Peppermint Pattie (all except for Pieces, Minis, & Shapes)
There are lots more, check the link for a comprehensive and frequently updated list! There you will find additional Gourmet Chocolate and Holiday Candy lists as well. These are just some of my favorites 🙂
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