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Candy we fell in love with when we grew up

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Sweet memories

Remember the days when you'd save up your allowance to spend on candy after school? Some of our most vivid childhood memories are attached to the sweet treats we fell in love with growing up. To spark your nostalgia, we've rounded up 31 of the 20th century's most beloved candies – from discontinued favorites like Old Nick and Coconut Grove to big-name brands that are still going strong today. How many do you remember?

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover our ranking of the most beloved candies from the last 100 or so years – counting down to the most nostalgic treat of all.

Our ranking takes into account sales, longevity and the reaction to each product at the time of its release. This list is unavoidably subjective.

Miriam Carey

20 November 2024

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  • 20 March 2021

    Just to add a couple of things, there was another Marathon candy bar from the 1970s that was a twisted braid of milk chocolate coated chewy caramel that was nearly a foot long when it first came out. Also, as I remember, the tagline for Fruit Stripe gum was "Yipes Stripes! Fruit Stripes gum!". Now for some more forgotten favorites (of mine, anyway. Everyone should remember these): Atomic Fire Balls. Chunky candy bar. Good n Plenty. Jujy Fruits. Lemon Heads. Mary Janes. Red Hots (good rival to Atomic Fire Balls). Sweet Tarts. Tootsie Roll (and Pops). Zagnut candy bar. Zero candy bar, a rare white chocolate coated candy bar. There are so many more, and I ate so many of them as a kid I'm surprised I have any teeth left.

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