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Cowboy Cole Skilbred (CQ), 7 waits to get treats from a candy bowl in Boulder, CO. MediaNews Group via Getty Images Will your house be that house (insert green vomiting emoji) or THAT house (insert celebrating emoji) this year for all the little Rumi Demon Hunter and Labubu kiddos showing up at your door? You decide, based on what you hand out to trick or treaters for Halloween 2025. But not to worry. DoorDash is here to help with their annual Halloween candy report. You can even find out which candy is most popular in your state. Most popular Halloween candy by state, according to DoorDash sales. DoorDash, Inc As a gummy bear fan, I love Colorado that much more as the only state where Haribo was top seller. And three cheers to the penchant for gummy candy in Texas, Rhode Island, and Georgia as well. Best Halloween Candy Based on DoorDash sales over the last month or so, here is America’s favorite chocolate-based Halloween candy: The heavyweight champ of Halloween candy, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups continue to crush it as the number one in Halloween candy sales; it’s held this ranking for more than a decade. MORE FOR YOU Other favorites in order include: Snickers, M&M’s, and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars. However, the latter is in question. Haven’t we all seen plenty of very lonely Hershey’s bars in the plastic jack o’ lantern candy bucket? Lower down on the list of chocolate candy is Twix coming in at number eight and Kit Kat at number nine for most popular Halloween candy. So, what’s is America’s favorite non-chocolate Halloween Candy? According to Doordash, the candy (sans chocolate) trick or treaters love is, in order of most popular, the following: Skittles, Nerds, Sour Patch Kids, and AirHeads. Which candy should you buy for Halloween? Full size candy bars will always win big with trick or treaters. Of course, the house that gives the whole candy bars—or even more impressive, the king size candy bars—will always be the most popular Halloween house. But I prefer variety over quantity. A nice mix of the above is ideal. Because variety is more fun for both kids and adults to choose from. How can you go wrong appealing to most trick or treaters candy preferences? Now, the best Halloween candy for celebrity chefs is a different story. Costco's Funhouse Treats are the perfect mix of Halloween candy favorites. But no need to run out and buy dozens of different bags of candy and mix them up yourself. Ever the problem solver, Costco has done the work for you. For $21, the Costco Funhouse Treats candy selection features non-chocolate candy favorites like AirHeads, Haribo Goldbears, Nerds, SourPatch and more. And even though there’s only a few days until Halloween 2025, they still have plenty. Target also has great bulk bags of candy mixes from chocolate bars to different flavors of Nerds. Worst Halloween Treats Here’s how to have the house that kids silently complain about (or not so silently depending on their age) after they leave. Give out any of these well-meaning treats that are perceived as tricks by little ones and you’ll sure to get a bonafide boo: Apples - Besides being lame, this is downright scary in the worst way. Think hidden razor blades, sewing needles and even poison. Urban myth? Most likely. But just don’t give out apples on Halloween. Granny Candy - Circus peanuts, Strawberry Bon Bons and Necor Wafers may be surging in DoorDash sales and trending on Tiktok due to the ‘Granny Purse” unveiling. But that does not mean that kids in real life actually like these! Leave these for grandma to enjoy. Hard to Chew Candy - Most kids that will knock at your door are in the tooth-loosing age. A lot of candy, like Starburst and Laffy Taffy are just not fun for kids that either have missing teeth or loose teeth. Candy Corn and Tootsie Rolls are on the no list too. Raisins - DoorDash data reveals sales of boxed raisins as surging. However, unless they are yogurt covered, as one 3rd grader girl told me, handing out raisins will make you an instant bad guy on the block. Healthy Treats to Hand Out on Halloween Target carries bulk snack packs of Yum Earth and Unreal for a healthy, but acceptable, Halloween handout. Yum Earth - If you’re looking for a healthier alternative that kids will actually like, Yum Earth has gummies and Skittle-type candies. Big bags of assorted Yum Earth candy are sold at Target and Whole Foods. Solely’s - Although you won’t win the house with the best candy award, Solely’s fruit gummies, made of pure fruit, are beloved by most kids—of course, only after they’ve gobbled up the Nerds and Reece’s cups. Thrive Market tends to have Solely’s snacks on sale. Editorial StandardsReprints & Permissions
