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Staff Picks: Favorite Halloween Candy

Trick-or-treating might be off the table for now, but Halloween is still a great excuse to indulgent in our favorite sweets. Whether for the sugar high or the sweetness of nostalgia, these are the candies that we’re most excited to eat this fall.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
“Chocolate + peanut butter = the best combo” – Haley Mears, marketing team

Werther’s Hard Candies
“My dad and I used to take down a whole bag of them in one sitting…My inner elderly man really shines when I have a few Werther’s in me” – Becky Hughes, Photo Director

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Photo by Becky Hughes

Lemon Heads
“Sour to sweet ratio cannot be beat” – Sam Schaffer, marketing team

Snicker’s
Simple explanation: “It’s genetic” – Cate Wright, writer

Halloween Kit Kats
“They’re the white chocolate ones dyed orange and they really get you in the Halloween spirit!” – Nicole Winograd, marketing team

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Photo by Becky Hughes

Starbursts
“Obviously only the pink ones” – Nina Weithorn, photographer

Candy Necklaces
“They are so 90’s. And they always matched my hippie Halloween costume (which I dressed as multiple years in a row)” – Sydney Pereira, writer

Sour Patch Kids
“My brother and I used to get big bags of them on holidays and consume them all. They also have mini bags for on-the-go, so handy!” – Brenna O’Malley, writer