The Definitive Ranking of Vegan Halloween Candy Kids Actually Want

How to hand out vegan-friendly candy that trick-or-treaters will love without breaking the bank

Jennifer Abbots
Published in
4 min readOct 26, 2019

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The candy criteria:

  • Must be delicious not only to the Judge but to an average American kid
  • Must be something a kid would want to receive on Halloween (get outta here, Fruit Roll-ups!)
  • Must come in “easy to toss in a tantrum throwing toddler’s bag” size
  • Must be readily available for purchase at your local supermarket, drugstore, or favorite big-box/chain store
  • Must be cheap enough that the Judge can afford to buy 200+ individually wrapped pieces

Regarding that final criteria: Do you or your parents give away whole adult-sized Endangered Species Rainforest bars on Halloween? Who are you, Daddy Warbucks (always a solid costume idea btw)? Seriously, tell the internet who you are so hungry vegans can swing by your house with sacks open.

1. Twizzlers

Twizzlers are perfect. With their great mouth-feel, delectable not-licorice-at-all taste, and preeminent portability, there’s no world in which they aren’t number one. Note: Red Vines don’t exist in the Judge’s…

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Jennifer Abbots
Jennifer Abbots

Written by Jennifer Abbots

Jennifer is a freelance writing/p.r./marketing/social media pro and woo-woo enthusiast vegan who recently moved to New Mexico after 20+ years in Brooklyn.