Vegan Halloween Candy

published on October 2, 2023

This comprehensive list of vegan Halloween candy includes candy to buy at the store, candy you can order online, and candy you can make at home. Some of these are accidentally vegan and some are vegan alternatives to traditional Halloween treats.

No matter how you celebrate Halloween, this list will prepare you for a spooky fun time. Some of these treats would even be good for a Friday the 13th or goth event or party.

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List of Vegan Halloween Candy
Local Stores with Vegan Candy
Where to Order Vegan Candy
Recipes to Make Vegan Candy
Other Questions and Answers

Halloween is an amazing holiday for so many reasons. The sweets, the dressing up, the colors (purple and black are the best color combo). This list of Halloween candy should help you stay true to your vegan values while still participating in the best and most fun holiday of them alllllll!

List of Vegan Halloween Candy

I’ve divided this list of vegan Halloween candy into 2 sub-lists. The first is my personal favorite Halloween candies that I would buy to eat myself. The second is more mainstream candy that is easy to find and better for the muggle children.

Top Shelf Vegan Halloween Candy

This list is for those of you who are Level 5 vegans and avoid all sugar unless you have verified its source and how it’s been filtered. These are also good options for those of you who don’t get very many trick-or-treaters and can afford to spend more than a quarter on each piece of candy.

cocomels
enjoy life chocolate minis
treehugger gum
surf sweets
yum earth lollipops, giggles, and fruit snacks (their gummy bears are NOT vegan)
Nelly’s organic candy bars (no preservatives so they need to refrigerated)
unreal peanut butter cups and chocolate coconut bars (vegan mounds)
No Whey no nos (like vegan m&ms) and anything else from no whey foods
Trader Joe's Organic Pops
Sjaak’s
Go Max Go Jokerz (like vegan snickers) and all of their other candy bars
Little Secrets Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Crispy Wafers (they’re like vegan kit kat, but with better ingredients)
love raw m:lk chocolate nutty balls (I know Beavis and Butthead are laughing at this name, but they’re basically vegan ferrero rocher)
Vegan Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (make sure they label says plant based)
Vegan Kit Kat (only available in certain countries)

vegan kit kat

Less Expensive Vegan Halloween Candy

This list is for those of you who get more than a dozen trick-or-treaters and aren’t rich. The sugar in these candies is not verified as vegan in all of these cases, and many of the companies who make these cheaper candies have been known to use sugar filtered through animal bone char in their other products. So, even though many vegans feel comfortable buying these candies, this is a personal choice based on your comfort level (and income bracket, haha). Everything in this list costs less than 25¢ each.

skittles
jolly ranchers
sour patch kids
dum dums
laffy taffy
blow pops
smarties
sweettarts (not the chewy ones)
chick-o-sticks
swedish fish
air heads
dots
atomic fire balls
zots
twizzlers
fun dip
ring pops
lindt oat milk truffles

sour patch kids

Where to Buy Vegan Halloween Candy Near You

Now I’ll divide this list of vegan Halloween candy into sublists by which stores carry them. Keep in mind that I live in California, so my stores may be different from yours. But this will hopefully give you a good starting point. Also, if you want to confirm where to buy them before leaving the house, you can always use instacart as a search engine.

Vegan Halloween Candy at Target

The following candies are available at my Target (California) during the month of October every year.

Yum Earth giggles and chewys (mixed bag that has both) - $18 for a pack of 30 individually wrapped
Yum Earth organic gummy fruits (make sure you find the ones that say vegan on the package) - $11 for a pack of 20 individually wrapped
UNREAL Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups - $6 for 6 individually wrapped
Plant Based Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups - $2 for a full size (as of 2023, they don’t make the fun size yet)
Sour Patch Kids & Sour Patch Watermelon Halloween Candy Variety Pack - $7 for a pack of 40 individually wrapped
Halloween Sour Patch Kids & Swedish Fish - $12 for a pack of 100 individually wrapped
Sour Patch Kids Halloween Soft & Chewy Candy Bag - $7 for a pack of 100 individually wrapped
Sour Patch Kids Halloween lollipops - $4 for a pack of 20 purple and orange lollipops
Yum Earth Halloween Organic Candies Variety Bag - $18 for a pack of 50 individually wrapped
Smarties - $12 for a pack of 230 individually wrapped, but the wrapping isn’t completely sealed, so I usually don’t buy these because I’m worried parents will toss them out of fear that they’ve been tampered with
Dots - $4 for a bag of 17 mini boxes
Blow Pop Halloween assorted - $7 for 55 lollipops
DumDums - $12 for a bag of 250 lollipops (or they also have a smaller bag that’s $7 for 90)
Ring Pops - $13 for 36 Halloween ring pops (or they also have a smaller bag that’s $7 for 22)

Vegan Halloween Candy at Sprouts

These individually-wrapped candies are available at my Sprouts Farmer’s Market stores (in California) during the month of October every year. In addition to these, Sprouts also has a lot of unwrapped candy in the bulk bins.

Sweet Haven Chocolate Cocoa Cookie Truffles - $14/pound in the bulk section, which is about 50 pieces
Enjoy Life Variety Pack Mini Chocolate Candy Bars - $7 for a pack of 15
Unreal chocolate coconut bars (like vegan mounds) - $7 for 8 pieces
Cocomels Organic Caramels (they have pumpkin spice and maple flavors in the fall) - $7 for 14 caramels
Justin’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups - $7 for 10 mini peanut butter cups that are wrapped in foil
Yum Earth Halloween Organic Lollipops - $6 for 20
Little Secrets Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Crispy Wafers (they’re like vegan kit kat, but with better ingredients) - $3 for a full-size
Nelly’s organic candy bars - $3 for a full-size
Free2B Dark Chocolate Sunflower Butter Cups - $2 for a full-size

Vegan Halloween Candy at Costco

These individually-wrapped candies are available at my local Costco (in California).

Unreal chocolate coconut bars (like vegan mounds) - $14 for 28 pieces
Smarties - $15 for 5 pounds
Fruit by the Foot - $21 for 48 pieces

Vegan Halloween Candy at Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s is known for running out of seasonal items, so there are no guarantees that your Trader Joe’s will have any of these when you go, but I hope so!

Mini Dark Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Cups (like vegan peanut butter cups, but healthier tasting) - $6 for 14 pieces wrapped in foil
Just the Lobsters - $1 for a full-size
Trader Joe's Organic Pops
Dark Chocolate Sunflower Seed Butter Cups (like vegan peanut butter cups, but healthier tasting) - $1 for a full-size with 2 in it

Where to Order Vegan Halloween Candy Online

If you’re like me, you might not like to spend your limited free time shopping. If that’s you, here are some options for having your vegan candy delivered to your doorstep.

Vegan Halloween Candy on Amazon

Cocomels caramels
No Whey Spooky Kookies
Tree Hugger Bubble Gum Lollipops (they’re like a healthier version of blow pops
unreal peanut butter cups
No Whey no nos (like vegan m&ms)
Vegan Kit Kat (make sure you get the one that says vegan on the label)
skittles
jolly ranchers
laffy taffy - I don’t know why the green apple flavor is like half the normal price on amazon
chick-o-sticks
atomic fire balls
Zots
twizzlers
fun dip
Go Max Go Jokerz (like vegan snickers) and all of their other candy bars
Little Secrets Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Crispy Wafers (they’re like vegan kit kat, but with better ingredients)

Vegan Halloween Candy on Etsy

You can find some really unique vegan candy on etsy that you can’t find anywhere else. The only downsides are that they are more expensive (and even more when you add shipping) and that they aren’t individually wrapped so you probably won’t want to hand these out to trick or treaters. From Monday, Oct 9 - Wednesday Oct 11, you can get $10 off EVERYTHING in your etsy cart (on all orders over $40) with the code YES10.

Schmilk Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Bites - 6 for $9 or 12 for $17 (this chocolate is so effing good!)
Schmilk Chocolate Roasted Marshmallows Covered in Schmilk - $15 for 8
Schmilk Chocolate Hazelnut Crunch Truffles - 6 for $9 or 12 for $17
Sweet Hazel Crunchies - 6 for $18 (These are like vegan twix. I tried them when I was in Salt Lake City and they are worth every penny.)
Sweet Hazel Snix - 4 for $17 (These are like vegan snickers and so so good.)
Sweet Hazel Butterfinger - 4 for $20 (I didn’t try these when I went to Sweet Hazel because I make my own butterfinger candy, but I’m sure they’re amazing.)
Vegan Chocolate Covered Wafer (they’re like vegan kit kat, but the flavored ones they sell in Japan)
Japanese Spooky Candy - $28 for 25 pieces

Vegan Halloween Candy from The Very Vegan Sweet Shop

The Very Vegan Sweet Shop is a woman-owned, vegan-owned online candy store, but if you’re in Chicago, you can pick it up in person. What makes this shop unique, in additon to the aforementioned reasons, is that they carry vegan treats from other countries too! This is great for people (like me) who don’t travel to other countries very often.

In addition to Halloween, they also offer custom vegan candy for other holidays. I’ll share a picture soon of my Easter basket filled with goodies from this awesome possum shop.

vegan easter basket

How To Make Homemade Vegan Halloween Candy

I know making your own vegan halloween candy isn’t going to be an option for some people. If you’re handing these out to kiddos who come to your door, their parents might not be too keen on them eating homemade candy from strangers. But, if you’re going to an event where you know everyone, then homemade is the way to go.

Easy Two-Ingredient Vegan Butterfinger

I know October is a busy month, but who doesn’t have time to make a recipe that requires no baking and only 2 ingredients? These easy vegan butterfingers can be made into any shape, so hit up your local craft store for some silicone skull or ghost molds to make them extra spooky.

vegan butterfinger hello kitty candy with a bite missing

Vegan Peanut Butter Cups

Like the vegan butterfinger, these vegan reese’s cups can be made into any shape.

hello kitty chocolate peanut butter cup candies

Vegan Mounds

Like the vegan butterfinger and the vegan peanut butter cups, these vegan coconut candies can be made into any shape that you have a silicone mold for.

Vegan Halloween Candy Skulls

These vegan Halloween chocolate caramels have a pumpkin caramel filling. Kristina uses a skull mold to make them extra spooky.

Vegan Halloween Candy Spiders

These vegan Halloween candy spiders from Rachel are like the Halloween edition of my chocolate peanut butter pretzel butterflies. If you have any kids in your life, you have no excuse not to make these for them. Like the other Halloween candy recipes, this easy recipe requires no baking.

Questions You Might Have About Vegan Halloween Candy

Which candy corn brands are vegan??

I only know of one brand of vegan candy corn. They’re called Clever Fox Confections.

What are some vegan Halloween candy brands?

This list of vegan Halloween candy offers a wide range of brands that are either all vegan or just have some accidentally vegan products.

Are Skittles vegan?

Skittles are vegan, so grab some for Halloween (or any occasion).

Can I find vegan chocolate for Halloween?

My favorite Halloween candy is vegan chocolate. This list starts with what I call top-shelf candy, which are the vegan chocolates haha.

Are gummy candies like Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids vegan?

Gummy candies like Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids are vegan, but gummy bears and worms often are not. If you’re not certain, read the ingredients. If you see gelatin in the ingredients list, the gummies are not vegan. Also keep an eye out for beeswax, which is also not vegan.

What ingredients should I watch out for to avoid non-vegan candy?

Other than the gelatin and beeswax I just mentioned, steer clear of shellac, confectioner’s glaze (unless it specifically says it’s from a vegan source), carmine, cochineal, artificial flavoring (sometimes is vegan and sometimes isn’t), and dextrose (sometimes is vegan and sometimes isn’t). And of course, you already know to avoid milk, milkfat, butter, etc.

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