Being gluten free, vegan and/or dairy free doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the candy Holiday of the world, Halloween! Over the many many many years that I’ve been gluten free I have learned a lot about this lifestyle and have become an expert at reading labels and nutrition information. So, I wanted to take this knowledge and formate it into a post that would be helpful to anyone in the same situation as me. I also included vegan and dairy free candy options for those who have either of those food allergies as well.
I did my best with this list but like with everything there are probably some candies I missed. I will do my best to keep this updated with new candy that has come out and/or ones that have been discontinued. Also, this list contains only gluten free, vegan and dairy free candy, it does not branch out to soy free, dye free, nut free, shellfish free or the other major allergens.
This post will be broken up into three sections. Section 1- gluten-free. Section 2- Vegan. Section 3- Dairy-free.
Note: Use this post only as a guide. Candy ingredients can change at any time so be sure to ALWAYS read the ingredients before buying. As I said above I will do my best to keep this list up to date with new information.
Gluten free
These are just gluten free candies. Some may be dairy free and/or vegan as well but read the labels beforehand.
- Starburst
- Jelly Belly Beans
- Tootsie Rolls & Pops
- Reese’s peanut butter cups – traditional non-seasonal ones
- Welch’s fruit snacks
- Sour Patch Kids
- Smarties
- Snickers
- Skittles
- Skor
- Rolo Caramels – except minis
- Milky Way Midnight & Caramel – avoid original
- M&M’s – avoid crispy, pretzel and seasonal varieties
- Lemon heads
- Lifesaver gummies
- Candy corn – check brand because some are not
- Jolly Ranchers
- Hershey’s original milk chocolate bar – avoid other versions
- Hershey’s kisses
- Health Bars
- Dots
- Bit-O-Honey
- Baby Ruth
- DumDum Pops
- 3 Musketeers
- Airheads – avoid Xtreme
- Wonka Pixy Stix
- Dove Chocolates – check varieties because some are not GF
- Cadbury Cream Eggs – according to their website most if not all of their candies are Gf
- Sno-Caps
- Raisinets
- Oh Henry!
- Nips
- Laffy Taffy & Laffty Taffy Rope
- Hershey’s Milk Duds
- Butterfingers – original is safe but avoid seasonal and minis
- Black Forest Gummies
- Atomic Fireballs
- Charms Super blow pops
- Enjoy Life Chocolates
- Gum – most brands are safe
Vegan
These are just vegan candies. They may or may not be gluten free as well. Check the labels if you also need GF.
Note: the sugar used in these candies may have been processed using bone char. Some vegans choose to avoid conventional sugar for this reason.
- Airheads
- Alter Eco – 100% vegan
- Atomic Fireballs
- Annie’s Organic Fruit snacks
- Charms blow pops
- Chick-O-Stick
- Skittles
- Smarties
- Sour Patch Kids
- Swedish Fish
- Twizzlers
- Pez
- Red Vines
- Dum Dum Pops
- Dots
- Jolly Rancher Hard candies
- Go Max Go Foods – 100% vegan
- Sweet & Sara Marshmallows
- Cocomel’s
- Enjoy Life Chocolates
- Cry Babies
- Gum – most brands are safe
- Jujyfruits
- Now & Later – original flavor is vegan
- Zotz
- Hubba Bubba
- Brach’s Lemon Drops
- Brach’s Peppermint candy
- Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
- SweetTarts
- Sour Patch Watermelon
Dairy free
This list is just of dairy-free candies. Some may be Vegan and GF as well but read labels to ensure.
- Airheads
- Alter Eco – 100% vegan
- Atomic Fireballs
- Annie’s Organic Fruit snacks
- Charms blow pops
- Chick-O-Stick
- Skittles
- Smarties
- Sour Patch Kids
- Swedish Fish
- Twizzlers
- Pez
- Red Vines
- Dum Dum Pops
- Dots
- Jolly Rancher Hard candies
- Go Max Go Foods – 100% vegan
- Sweet & Sara Marshmallows
- Cocomel’s
- Enjoy Life Chocolates
- Cry Babies
- Gum – most brands are safe
- Jujyfruits
- Now & Later – original flavor is vegan
- Zotz
- Hubba Bubba
- Brach’s Lemon Drops
- Brach’s Peppermint candy
- Candy Corn
- Justin’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
- Nerds
- SweetTarts
- Pixy Stix
- Sour Patch Watermelon
Which candy is your favorite? It can be gluten free or not! Comment below.
Did I miss any candies? Leave a comment below!
Thank you so much for reading today’s post. Have a wonderful day everyone. 🙂
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