Halloween candy: 50 spooky treats (slide show)
Gear up for All Hallows’ Eve with these Halloween candy picks, including an haute “apple” marshmallow, locavore cinnamon candies and stunning pumpkin caramels.
Tue Oct 16 2012
You don’t have to be a kid to get excited for the Halloween haul. TONY tracked down New York City’s best Halloween candy, from pretty Day of the Dead confections to old-school candy bars. Stuff your Halloween candy bag with these standout sweets.
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Photograph: Krista Schlueter
New York's best Halloween candy: EMVI milk-chocolate ghost
Available at Eataly, 200 Fifth Ave between 23rd and 24th Sts (212-229-2560, eataly.com). $16.80 (dark-chocolate ghost $32.80).
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New York's best Halloween candy: The “apple” marshmallow
Available at Dominique Ansel Bakery, 189 Spring St between Sullivan and Thompson Sts (212-219-2773, dominiqueansel.com). $11.50.
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New York's best Halloween candy: John & Kira’s chocolate-covered spiced caramel pumpkins
Available at gilttaste.com. Nine-piece box (3oz) $28.99.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Brooklyn Hard Candy (in cinnamon)
Available at Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St at Meeker Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-389-2982, thebrooklynkitchen.com). 2.5oz jar $7.99.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Liddabit Sweets Candy Bar
The Snack’r Available at liddabitsweets.com; 4oz bar $8. Pumpkin Pie: Available starting Nov 4 at liddabitsweets.com; $9.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Pumpkin spice malt balls
Available at Murray’s Cheese, various locations throughout the city (murrayscheese.com). 6oz package $5.99.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Day of the Dead skull lollipops (in Barcelona chocolate, Leche chocolate and Red Fire chocolate)
Available at Vosges Haut-Chocolat, 1100 Madison Ave at 83rd St (212-717-2929, vosgeschocolate.com). 0.8oz piece $3.50.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Tumbador Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Dragée
Available at Chocolate Bar, 19 Eighth Ave between Jane and W 12th Sts (212-366-1541, chocolatebarnyc.com). 4oz bag $8.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Monster mix hard candies
Available at Papabubble, 380 Broome St between Mott and Mulberry Sts (212-966-2599, papabubbleny.com). 2oz bag $5, 7oz jar $14.50, 14oz jar $25.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Butter Baked Goods pumpkin spice marshmallow
Available at Sur La Table, various locations throughout the city (surlatable.com). Package of four $6.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Chocolate jack-o’-lantern jigsaw puzzle
Available at Jacques Torres Chocolate, various locations throughout the city (mrchocolate.com). $8.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Spider, ghost and animal snout lollipops
Available at Papabubble, 380 Broome St between Mott and Mulberry Sts (212-966-2599, papabubbleny.com). $10.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Tumbador peanut-butter-and-jelly chocolate eyeballs
Available at Chocolate Bar, 19 Eighth Ave between Jane and W 12th Sts (212-366-1541, chocolatebarnyc.com). Package of two $6.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Treat Street marshmallow skull lollipop
Available at Dylan’s Candy Bar, 1011 Third Ave at 60th St (646-735-0078, dylanscandybar.com). $3.
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New York's best Halloween candy: EMVI milk chocolate witch
Available at Eataly, 200 Fifth Ave between 23rd and 24th Sts (212-229-2560; eataly.com). $22.80.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Liddabit Sweets caramel corn
Available at Murray’s Cheese, various locations throughout the city (murrayscheese.com). 4oz package $6.99.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Liddabit Sweets apple-cinnamon tea-and-maple lollipop
Available at liddabitsweets.com. Package of four $5.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Candy corn, candy pumpkin and gold and yellow gum balls
Available at Radish, 158 Bedford Ave between North 8th and 9th Sts, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-782-2744, radishnyc.com). Candy corn 3oz bag $3.50, candy pumpkin 5oz jar $6.5, gold and yellow gum balls 5oz bag $4.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Mazie’s Smokin’ Hot Cashew Brittle
Available at Dean & DeLuca, various locations throughout the city (deandeluca.com). 12oz tin $24.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Red Vines, Whatchamacallit and Bonomo Turkish Taffy (in vanilla)
Available at Court Street Grocers, 485 Court St between Huntington and Nelson Sts, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (718-722-7229, courtstreetgrocers.com). Red Vines $3, Whatchamacallit $1.50, and Bonomo Turkish Taffy (in vanilla) $1.50.
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New York's best Halloween candy: L.A. Burdick chocolate ghosts
Available at burdickchocolate.com. Package of five $18.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Supersized salted caramel
Available at Dominique Ansel Bakery, 189 Spring St between Sullivan and Thompson Sts (212-219-2773, dominiqueansel.com). $4.50.
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New York's best Halloween candy: H.S. Chocolate Co. filled chocolate (in Minnesota Marvel and Bourbon Brown Sugar Pecan)
Available at hschocolateco.com. 2oz piece $4.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Assorted Halloween candies
Available at Dean & DeLuca, various locations throughout the city (deandeluca.com). Candy corn 8oz bag $3.50, Halloween jelly beans 10oz bag $6.50, fall caramels mix 8.5oz bag $7.50, Halloween creams 8oz bag $6, pectin spooky sours 8oz bag $5.50, pumpkin spice malt balls 5.5oz bag $5.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Skull lollipop
Available at Dylan’s Candy Bar, 1011 Third Ave at 60th St (646-735-0078, dylanscandybar.com). $18.
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New York's best Halloween candy: EHChocolatier Wise Guys milk-chocolate owl filled with maple-pecan gianduja
Available at Formaggio Essex, 120 Essex St at Delancey St (212-982-8200, formaggioessex.com). Package of four (4.4oz) $13.95.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Peeps milk-chocolate-dipped marshmallow, marshmallow pumpkins and marshmallow ghosts
Available at Dylan’s Candy Bar, 1011 Third Ave at 60th St (646-735-0078, dylanscandybar.com). Peeps milk-chocolate-dipped marshmallow 1.5oz package $1.50, Peeps marshmallow pumpkins 3.375oz package $3, Peeps marshmallow ghosts 3.375oz package $2.50.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Milk-chocolate nonpareils, jack-o’-lantern chocolates and pumpkin spice caramels
Available at Blue Apron, 814 Union St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-230-3180, blue-apron-foods.com). Milk-chocolate nonpareils 8oz bag $6.95, jack-o’-lantern chocolates 8oz bag $5.95 and pumpkin spice caramels 8oz bag $5.25.
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New York's best Halloween candy: H.S. Chocolate Co. candy bar (in Peanut Butter Trance, Raspberry Ragtime and Pumpkin Spice)
Available at Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St at Meeker Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-389-2982, thebrooklynkitchen.com). 3oz bar $5.99.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Milk-chocolate Halloween ghost Peeps pop, dark-chocolate Halloween cat Peeps pop and dark-chocolate Halloween Jacques-o’-Lantern Peeps pop
Available at Jacques Torres Chocolate, various locations throughout the city (mrchocolate.com). $3.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Salty Road Salty Caramel Apple taffy
Available at Brooklyn Kitchen, 100 Frost St at Meeker Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (718-389-2982, thebrooklynkitchen.com). Package of six $4.99.
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New York's best Halloween candy: Candy corn
Available at Dylan’s Candy Bar, 1011 Third Ave at 60th St (646-735-0078, dylanscandybar.com). Can 24oz $15.
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New York's best Halloween candy: EMVI milk-chocolate pumpkin
Available at Eataly, 200 Fifth Ave between 23rd and 24th Sts (212-229-2560, eataly.com). $12.80.
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