Enjoy all the old school candy!
Trying to choose the Top 20 Retro Candy was a sweet but not an easy task.
There is so much amazing old school candy available to choose from! The Candyologists tried their best to make it happen.
Throughout our research, we reminisced about the taste of sweet, delicious candy. We haven't enjoyed these delicious treats for years.
Thankfully, these delectable old fashioned candy are still available! Get them while you can. Which of this retro candy is your favourite? Be sure to comment below and share!
Sweetarts
From the Imagination Room of Willy Wonka!
Sweetarts Candy is a classic retro candy from the 1960s and the sweet mind of Roald Dahl. Candy Lovers never get enough of the uniquely sweet and tart combination of these colourful creations. Unwrap a roll of Sweetarts Candy and let the Sweet... and Tart memories flow! This candy was part of the Willy Wonka Brand.
Check out all the Wonka Candy
Wax Lips
With Wack-O-Wax, you can "Play Now-Chew Later"
Wack-O-Wax - Wax Lips have been making us laugh since the early 1900s. They are a nostalgic candy favourite at family events, office parties, or just to enjoy yourself! After you finish playing with your Wax Lips, you can chew them like old fashioned bubble gum. Make anyone smile with Wax Lips, a favourite old school candy that is made by Tootsie Roll Industries.
Check out the Wack-O-Wax Fangs & Wack-O-Wax Mr. Stache
Nerds Candy
Candy Buttons
Candy Buttons are an old-fashioned and nostalgic candy that has stood the test of time. For many generations, they were the original kid's candy. Bright and colourful candy dots caught our eyes and delighted our taste buds. This old school candy takes us back to a simpler time when we enjoyed button candy on paper!
Necco Wafers
An Original Retro Candy
Since 1847 candy lovers have been enjoying this simple and sweet retro candy. Necco Wafers are still using the same recipe from 1847. Remember all those savoury flavors of Necco Wafers including orange, lemon, lime, clove, chocolate, cinnamon, licorice and wintergreen?
An Original Old Fashioned Candy that started many things... and candy lovers love 'em!
Bottle Caps Candy
Inspired by the king of candy, This Wonka candy will make your taste buds shake, rattle and roll!
Cow Tales
Cow Tales is a unique retro candy from the 1980s. It consists of chewy and delicious caramel wrapped around a rich cream centre.
Cow Tales comes in many yummy flavours, including vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and caramel apple. The legendary Goetze Candy Company, established in 1896, makes them.
Sugar Daddy Candy
Once you taste one of these milk caramel suckers, you will know why everyone needs a Sugar Daddy. Sweet since the 1920s. Originally called the Papa Sucker, this milk caramel candy bar on a stick lasts a long time.
Gobstopper
Curly Wurly
5th Avenue Candy Bars
Big League Chew
For the pro inside of you when you're on the spot! This bubble gum is a shredded bubble gum that comes in a cool foldable pouch. Everyone loves to chew Retro Bubble Gum, whether they play baseball or not.
Laffy Taffy
Sherbet Fountain
Mackintosh Toffee
ever had! Smooth and perfectly sweet, old fashioned toffee that is rich and creamy. Macintosh Toffee has been around since 1890, making it a
classic, retro candy indulgence!
Pop Rocks
about the pop! Pop Rocks are tiny, granulated pieces of carbonated
candy that explode in your mouth! Pop Rocks have been bursting in our mouths since the 1970s, and are a definite must-have retro candy!
Thrills Gum
5. Charleston Chew
Charleston Chew is an old-fashioned candy that dates back to 1925. At that time, the "Charleston" was a popular dance among young people.
If you forget how to do the Charleston dance, don't worry. You can still enjoy the fun retro taste of the Charleston Chew candy bar. The deliciously flavoured nougat has a chocolate coating.
Popeye Candy Sticks
Cherry Blossom Candy
Cracker Jack
Abba Zaba
Abba Zaba is a Retro Candy favourite! A chewy, stretchy vanilla taffy fills with a creamy peanut butter center. An unlikely combination until you take your first bite!
Their slogan says it best: "One won't do, you better buy two". They are seriously addictive! The film Half Baked recently made Abba Zaba more popular. Dave Chappell's character states that Abba Zaba is his only friend.
Abba Zaba has been around since the 1920s. An incredibly delicious Retro Candy that has certainly stood the test of time!
20 comments
Susan-Oct 2023
I remember Honeycrisp chocolate bars and also loved them (although they used to ‘cut’ the roof of my mouth!) I’m also from Canada (Ontario). Might they have been made by Neilsons? Or Cadbury? Maybe they’re from England? I’ve also wondered where they’d gone.
Anyone have any luck finding them?
Black Jacks chewy squares, Like a 1 and 1/4 inch square. an’t find anywheres.
Desperately looking to find a Honeycrisp Chocolate Bar. I ate then late 70s and early 80s. I have some fond memories around this chocolate bar. I’m from Canada, so not sure if it was made here or not. Has none else heard of this bar? It was milk chocolate with honey and some kind of crisps in it, like maybe rice crispiest , not sure but it was my and my late husband’s favourite.
I m wondering if there is still a candy similar to chicken bones candy only square shape. It is a hard brown candy, crunchy like chicken bones candy and with a soft centre. I can’t remember what flavor it was, if it might have been butterscotch or peanut butter maybe. I remember having this as a child.
I remember Blackjacks they were black, pink, & white licorice taffy. I also remember candy lip sticks.
Boston Baked Beans
What about the
“Marathon bars?”
Adams Ice Cream Gum
And Fruit Stripe Gum
Can you get pep chews?
I’ve only seen 4 of those candies. What is retro anyway?