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    Gluten Free Candy List – The Ultimate Guide (2023)

    Last updated on Dec 27, 2022 by Adam Bryan. This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Gluten Free Candy List

    I’m going to keep this intro short and sweet (pun intended).

    Everybody loves candy. Whether if you like to admit it or not, you probably have a sweet little addiction. Even if it’s not Halloween, there’s never a bad time for a little sweet treat.

    But is your favorite candy gluten free? You can find out below in this epic gluten free candy listing.

    Whether if you’re allergic to gluten, Celiac, paleo, or just want to remove any glutens from your diet, this candy list is exactly what you’re looking for.

    But before we go there, let’s dive a little deeper into gluten free sweets.

    Safest Gluten Free Candies

    If you need a little sugar pick me up because you’re diabetic or just have a sweet tooth, there may be times when you really need some candy.

    Whatever the case is, if you need or want to eat candy but don’t necessarily know if it’s 100% gluten free, these option below will definitely help make your decision a lot easier.

    Here are a few candies that are generally always gluten free.

    Now in no way am I saying that this is always 100% correct, but these candies usually never contain wheat or any glutens.

    Here are some safe gluten free candy options:

    1. Lollipops

    You know those lollipops with those clear, see through wrappers that you get from the hospital or random office buildings? Generally, these are always gluten free. And most of the time, all lollipops are generally safe to eat, as long as they are just basic, plain old lollipops.

    However, this doesn’t always apply to lollipops with special fillings like bubblegum since not all gum and bubble are gluten free.

    2. Mints

    Generally, most peppermints and spearmints are always gluten free. This doesn’t necessarily apply to mint flavored candies, but instead, pertains to just plain, hard candy mints.

    3. Pure Dark Chocolate with no nuts, fruits, etc.

    Typically, most dark chocolate is always gluten free, especially if it has a high cocoa percentage. Since dark chocolate consists primarily of fats and sugar, there really aren’t too many other ingredients that go into it.

    The only time dark chocolate won’t be gluten free is when it’s flavored with fruits, nuts, spices, etc.

    Other than that, in it’s purest form, dark chocolate is always a safe bet.

    …

    Now that you discovered a few safe gluten free candy options, let’s move on to some candies and ingredients you absolutely need to avoid.

    Candy Red Flags

    Some people believe that all candy is pretty much gluten free. And yes it may seem true at first especially when it comes to lollipops and milk chocolate, but there are some major no no’s that everyone who’s allergic to gluten must absolutely avoid.

    Here are a few of the things that should immediately tell you if the candy contains gluten:

    1. Wafers

    Any candies that include wafers in it are guaranteed to contain gluten. Candies such as Crunch Bars, Crispy M&Ms, and Kit Kats are the most common candies that contain wafers. The only exception would be a rice wafer however, that is extremely rare to find in any candy these days.

    2. Pretzels

    Some candies do contain pretzels which are made primarily of wheat flour. Although not too many candies currently contain pretzels besides Pretzel M&M’s there are quite a few chocolate covered pretzel treats.

    3. Malt

    Malt is one of those flavors and ingredients in candies that always secretly find it’s ways into candy. Besides the typical milk chocolate covered malt balls by Whoppers, malt candies include Malted Milk Eggs, and Maltesers.

    4. Licorice

    Yes, licorice contains wheat flours. Crazy, right? And the sad thing is that this applies to all licorice flavors including the fruity ones. Popular licorice candies that contain what flour include Twizzlers, Red Vines, and Darrell Lea.

    5. Cookies

    Although not too many candies contain cookies, there is one main one that does, Twix. So just make sure to avoid any sweets that contains cookies in it because 99.99% of the time, it will contain wheat flour or any other glutenous ingredients.

    6. Holiday Season Variations

    Although this isn’t a flavor or ingredient, some of those Easter, Valentines, and Halloween candy variations may contain gluten. This also includes any shaped candies. For example, normal Reese’s Cups are gluten free but the Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs are not. This is because these eggs are outsourced or licensed by other candy manufacturers. As a result, some of the ingredients and manufacturing processes may contain gluten or are cross contaminated.

    So with that being said, always be on the lookout for seasonal or holiday themed candies because they may be made by a completely different company, despite the branding. So read the labels and ingredients list!

    …

    So whenever it comes down to picking out a gluten free candy and identifying red flags, always be on a look out for these 6 things.

    Okay, so now that that’s done, let’s move on to what you originally came here, our GF candy list!

    Gluten Free Candy List

    Below, you’ll find all the popular candies and sweets that are gluten free and safe to eat. Dig in!

    Hershey’s

    Here are all the candies made by Hershey’s that are safe to eat for anyone living a gluten free lifestyle (by choice or medically):

    Almond Joy (all)

    Mounds (all)

    Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses

    Hershey’s Filled Chocolate Kisses (only caramel and cherry cordial creme)

    Hershey’s Nuggets (milk chocolate, milk chocolate with almonds, special dark chocolate with almonds, and extra creamy milk chocolate with toffee and almonds)

    Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar (1.55 oz. size only)

    Hershey’s Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bar (1.45 oz. size only)

    Hershey’s Air Delight

    Hershey’s Milk Duds

    Heath Bars

    Jolly Rancher

    Payday

    Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (all except for seasonal shaped items, such as Valentine’s hearts)

    Reese’s Pieces (all except for Reese’s Pieces Eggs)

    Rolo Caramels in Milk Chocolate (all except for Minis)

    Skor

    Skor Toffee Bar

    York Peppermint Patties (all except for York Pieces, York Minis and York Shapes)

    Mars Candy

    Here is all the gluten free Mars candy that you can enjoy:

    M&M’s (all except for pretzel-flavored M&M’s and some special flavors with a risk of gluten cross-contamination)

    3 Musketeers Bars (all flavors)

    Milky Way Midnight Bar

    Milky Way Caramel Bar

    Dove Chocolate products (all flavors except for milk chocolate cinnamon graham & cookies and cream)

    Snickers Bars (all flavors)

    Munch Nut Bar

    Wrigley

    Here’s all the candy made by Wrigley that you can enjoy on a gluten free diet:

    Altoids (except for Altoids Smalls Peppermint)

    Cremesavers

    Hubba Bubba Gum

    Hubba Bubba Bubble Tape

    Lifesaver Gummies

    Life Saver Big Ring Gummies

    Lifesaver Hard Candy

    Skittles

    Sour Skittles

    Skittles Darkside

    Starburst

    Starburst Fruit Flavored Candy Corn

    Lindt

    Stracciatella Lindor Truffle

    Citrus Lindor Truffle

    Cappuccino Lindor Truffle

    Mint Lindor Truffle

    White Lindor Truffle

    Chili Excellence Bar

    70% Cocoa Excellence Bar

    99% Cocoa Excellence Bar

    Raspberry Excellence Bar

    Roasted Almond Excellence Bar

    A Touch of Sea Salt Excellent Bar

    Intense Mint Excellence Bar

    Dark Coconut Excellence Bar

    White Coconut Excellence Bar

    White Chocolate Classic Recipe Bar

    White Chocolate Lindor Bar

    Large Surfin Bittersweet Bar

    Dark Chocolate Swiss Thins

    Gocce di Sole Gift Bag

    Coffee Black Hello Stick

    No Sugar Added Dark Chocolate Bar

    No Sugar Added Milk Candy Bar

    Farley’s and Sathers Candy Company (Ferrara Candy)

    Here’s the Farley’s and Sather’s Candy Company gluten free candy selection:

    Black Forest Mini Gummy Bears

    Little Monsters Fruit Snacks

    Brach’s Candy Corn

    Brach’s Gummi Candy Corn

    Brach’s Caramel Candy Corn

    Brach’s Caramel Apple Candy Corn

    Brach’s Indian Corn

    Brach’s Autumn Mix

    Brach’s Assorted Mellowcremes

    Brach’s Pumpkin Spice Candy Corn

    Brach’s Candy Corn and Nut Mix

    Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins

    Brach’s MilkMaid Caramels

    Jujyfruits

    Jujubes

    Now and Later Original

    Now and Later Mini Bar

    Now and Later Soft

    Rain-Bio Pops

    Super Bubbles

    Super Bubble Blast

    Trolli Gummi Bears

    Trolie Sour Brite Crawlers

    Sour Brite Eggs

    Troll Big Bold Bears

    Trolli Evil Twins

    Lemonhead

    Chewy Lemonhead and Friends

    Tropical Chewy Lemonhead and Friends

    Applehead

    Grapehead

    Cherryhead

    Red Hots

    Jawbusters

    Nestle

    Here’s everything made by Nestle that you can enjoy on a gluten free diet.

    Baby Ruth

    Bit-O-Honey

    Butterfinger Bar (original only)

    Milk Chocolate

    Goobers

    Nips (including both regular and sugar-free)

    Oh Henry!

    Raisinets (including Cranberry and Dark Chocolate flavors)

    Sno-Caps

    Tootsie Roll Industries

    Here are all the Tootsie Roll candies that are gluten free:

    Tootsie Rolls

    Fruit Rolls

    Junior Mints

    Frooties

    Dots

    Tropical Dots

    Crows

    Cella’s Milk Chocolate Covered Cherries

    Cella’s Dark Chocolate Covered Cherries

    Junior Mints

    Charleston Chew

    Junior Caramels

    Tootsie Pops

    Tootsie Peppermint Pops

    Caramel Apple Pops

    Fruit Smoothie Pops

    Tropical Stormz Pops

    Child’s Play

    Charms Blow Pops

    Charms Super Blow Pops

    Charms Pops

    Zip-A-Dee-Mini Pops

    Fluffy Stuff Cotton Candy

    Sugar Daddy Pops

    Sugar Mama Caramels

    Charms Squares

    Charms Sour Balls

    Charms Candy Carnival

    Pops Galore

    Andes

    Sugar Babies

    Impact Confections

    Here are all the candies from Impact Confections that are gluten free and safe to consume:

    Warheads Sour Chewy Cubes

    Warheads Extreme Sour Hard Candy

    Warheads Super Sour Spray

    Warheads Sour Dippers

    Warheads Double Drops

    Melster Peanut Butter Kisses

    Melster Chocolate Covered Marshmallow

    Welch’s Fruit Snacks

    Here are all the fruit snacks made by Welch’s that you can enjoy today:

    Fruit Snacks (all varieties)

    PB and J Snacks

    Mondelez International

    Here are all the delicious gluten free candies that you can enjoy made by Mondelez International:

    Sour Patch Kids

    Sour Patch Xtreme

    Sour Patch Xpolderz

    Swedish Fish

    Wonka

    Here are all the gluten free candies made by Willy Wonka himself:

    Wonka Pixy Stix

    Fun Dip

    Bottlecaps

    Sweetarts

    Mini Chewy Sweetarts

    Laffy Taffy (including Laffy Taffy Rope)

    Wonka Lik-M-Aid Fun Dip

    Everlasting Gobstopper

    Chewy Spress

    Jelly Belly

    Here are all the candies (mainly jelly beans) that you can enjoy from Jelly Belly:

    Jellybeans (all flavors)

    Candy corn

    Necco

    Here’s Necco’s gluten free candy listing:

    Necco Wafers

    Necco Chocolate Wafers

    Candy House Candy Buttons

    Canada Mint, Wintergreen and Spearmint Lozenges

    Mary Jane

    Mary Jane Peanut butter Kisses

    Banana Splits Chews

    Mint Julep Chews

    Haviland Thin Mints

    Wintergreen Patty

    Nonpareils

    Chocolate Stars

    Skybar

    Just Born

    Here’s everything made by Just Born that you can enjoy on a gluten free diet:

    Mike and Ike Berry Blast

    Mike and Ike Italian Ice

    Mike and Ike Jolly Joes

    Mike and Ike Lemonade Blends

    Mike and Ike Original Fruits

    Mike and Ike Redrageous

    Mike and Ike Tangy Twister

    Mike and Ike Tropical Typhoon

    Mike and Ike Zours

    Mike and Ike Jelly Beans

    Mike and Ike Hot Tamales

    Goldenberg’s Vintage Peanut Chews

    Mike and Ike Mummy Mix and Vampire Variety Treats

    Mike and Ike Tropical Heat

    Mike and Ike Vampire Variety

    Mike and Ike Strawberry Reunion

    Original Peeps

    Chocolate Creme Peeps Minis

    Sour Watermelon Peeps Minis

    Strawberry Creme Peeps Minis

    Peeps Sweet Lemonade

    Flavored Marshmallow Chicks

    Peeps Chocolate Mousse Flavored Cats

    Peeps Sugar Free Marshmallow Pumpkins

    Peeps Marshmallow Ghosts

    Vanilla Creme Peeps

    Just Born Jelly Beans

    Haribo

    Here’s the complete listing of all gluten free Haribo candies:

    Alphabetical Letters

    Gold-Bears (make sure they aren’t the β€œjuicy” variety)

    Happy Cola

    Twin Cherries

    Peaches

    Raspberries

    Frogs

    Rattle Snakes

    Russell Stover Candies

    Here are all the Russell Stover candies that are made free of gluten:

    Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Pumpkin

    Orange Marshmallow Pumpkin

    Caramel Pumpkin

    Caramel and Marshmallow Pumpkin

    Dark Chocolate and Caramel Pumpkin

    Dark Chocolate and Marshmallow Pumpkin

    Dark Chocolate and Coconut Cream Pumpkin

    Coconut and Almond Pumpkin

    Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Cream Pumpkin

    Dark Chocolate and Orange Cream

    Strawberry Cream

    Tic Tac Mints

    Thankfully, all Tic Tacs are gluten free.

    Tic Tac (all flavors)

    Airheads

    Here are all the Airheads that are gluten free:

    Regular Airheads

    Sour Airheads

    Smarties

    Here are all the candies made by Smarties that are gluten free:

    Smarties Original (United States only)

    Smarties Gummies

    Spangler Candy

    Here’s Spangler Candy’s gluten free list:

    Dum Dums

    Chewy Pops

    Circus Peanuts

    Saf-T-Pops

    Chewy Canes

    Candy Canes

    Other

    Here’s the listing of any other candies and brands that are gluten free:

    Toblerone

    …

    Now if you really want to ensure that your candy is 100% free of any glutenous ingredients, you can always make your own. It may take a lot of work and you may not be able to truly recreate the Snickers bar, but it definitely allows you to control every single aspect of your candy virtually guaranteeing it to be safe to eat.

    A Word of Advice

    Now although all these candies are considered to be gluten free according to the company, there may be time when the ingredients change. As a result, always read the labels and ingredients list prior to eating any of the candies above.

    Your safety is my number one concern and the last thing I’d want for you is to eat something that’s been contaminated with or contains gluten.

    Also, one last thing…

    This is list is for United States candy only. Although generally most of the candies above are also gluten free overseas, some of them that do contain gluten in other countries.

    For example, Smarties in the U.S. are gluten free but the Smarties in Canada contain gluten. This may be due to different manufacturing processes and/or flavors and ingredients used in the candy.

    So if you are purchasing or consuming any of these candies outside the U.S. this list may be a little inaccurate.

    Chewing Gum Anyone?

    You probably noticed one big category of candy or sweets missing from this list – chewing gum. But don’t worry, I got you covered.

    Below, here’s a link to my gluten free chewing gum guide. Enjoy!

    Gluten Free Chewing Gum – Ultimate Guide

    Candy Canes Anyone?

    Anything missing is the seasonal treat – candy canes. Below, you’ll find a list to my gluten free candy cane list which is perfect for Christmas time. Enjoy

    Gluten Free Candy Canes – Ultimate Guide

    Is it Halloween Yet?

    Believe it or not, this listing may not be as useful as you think once Halloween rolls around. Why you ask? Mainly because some of the candies you can find during Halloween are flavored differently, made with different ingredients, or even made by different companies. Yes, you heard that right, different companies.

    Reese’s Egg’s not made by Hershey’s? You betcha. And they aren’t gluten free.

    Below you’ll find the newly updated list to all Halloween candies and goodies..

    Gluten Free Halloween Candy

    *And on a side note, some holiday candies actually may not be gluten free, even though they normally are. So always be sure to read the labels and ingredients first before consuming.

    …

    Thanks for reading. If you have any other gluten-free candy and sweets suggestions, please leave a comment below. Or you can send us a message on your GF Facebook Page here.

    Cheers.

    P.S. For a complete rundown of all gluten free foods and drinks, including alcohol, be sure to check out our newly updated list of gluten free food and drinks.

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    1. Heather

      December 23, 2021 at 2:14 pm

      Smarties in the US are called Rockets in Canada. Smarties in Canada are candy coated chocolate – similar to plain M & Ms. That could be the gluten difference…. πŸ™‚

      Reply
    2. gwen wilson

      March 04, 2019 at 1:27 pm

      Thank you so much. It is bc of great people like you that I haven’t went totally insane πŸ™‚

      Reply
      • Paul O'Brien

        March 05, 2019 at 8:37 pm

        Seems like both us were slow in finding this judging by the post dates. Great find though for us new found celiacs. Many Thanks

    3. LK

      April 12, 2018 at 9:30 pm

      My bag of Haribo gold bears says from wheat or corn on both the first ingredient (glucose syrup) and fourth (dextrose)…

      Reply
    4. Tracy Yurchak

      February 14, 2017 at 6:25 pm

      I have been in contact with Impact Confections, the makers of Warheads, regarding cross contamination in their products. The Warhead Xtreme sour hard candy is processed on the same lines as is wheat products. Therefore, they aren’t safe for Celiacs to eat. The Warhead Minis are made in Australia and they are safe to consume.

      Reply
    5. Kristy

      October 15, 2016 at 10:36 pm

      I am confused about whether Hubba Bubba bubble tape roll is Gluten Free. On the candy list above it is listed as safe. However in the GF chewing gum – ultimate list, which I accessed from the link above, it says that the tape is NOT GF. Does anyone know for sure? I just had my daughter toss a roll. Thanks!

      Reply
    6. Jennifer W.

      September 11, 2016 at 9:06 pm

      Milky Way bars are not gluten free. The original Milky Way has malt barley in it which has gluten.

      Reply
    7. Sandra

      September 01, 2016 at 5:05 pm

      Just putting in my two cents for the really sensitive people out there: I am sensitive to less than 20ppm, and I react to Hershey’s chocolate bars and kisses – the ones that are continually listed on the “safe lists”. They are labeled gluten free (following regulations) but others who react to these items too believe that they use miniscule amounts of barley in their “natural flavors,” which is common with chocolate. Before you get too paranoid like I did when I found out, I do NOT react to Mars products – including peanut butterm M&M’s!!!

      Reply
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    9. Jess

      August 10, 2016 at 5:18 pm

      Haribo gold-bears now list glucose syrup and dextrose with “(from wheat or corn)” added after each ingredient.

      Reply
      • tess

        September 07, 2016 at 1:07 am

        Yep! I just caught that, too. I’ve been eating them and they are my favorite go to snack. SO WRONG>

      • hexxuss

        October 24, 2016 at 11:26 am

        I couldn’t figure out why I was getting so sick after eating some recently. Sucks that companies go backwards instead of forward with this.
        They were MY “go-to” snack too.

      • April

        March 17, 2017 at 7:51 pm

        I notice the gummy bears say that but not the gummy cola. Wonder if they are still safe?

    10. Lee Andrew Forman

      August 01, 2016 at 9:13 am

      The Haribo candies are no longer gluten free. Don’t eat them!

      Reply
    11. Dan

      May 14, 2016 at 11:29 am

      Just a quick question, you said that all M&M’s apart from pretzel are gluten free, what about the chrispy ones?

      Reply
    12. Gayelene

      March 12, 2016 at 7:02 pm

      Thankyou. For helping me to be able to have my. Candy treat without being affected for days by the gluten

      Reply
    13. Lisa

      February 12, 2015 at 11:53 am

      Wanted to thank you for your work.
      You are my go-to source for finding my way through this gluten free journey! Appreciate what you do!

      Reply
      • Adam Bryan

        February 08, 2016 at 4:30 pm

        No problem Lisa! I’m so glad I was able to help!

    14. Nikki

      February 11, 2015 at 9:29 pm

      Thank you so much for all your hard work in putting together lists like this for us gluten sensitive folks.

      Reply
      • Adam Bryan

        February 08, 2016 at 4:31 pm

        Anytime Nikki! I’m here for you guys!

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