You know Halloween is getting close when grocery stores are packed with candy and somebody’s grandpa starts handing out Werther’s Originals. 😂🍬 But what actually qualifies as a “Boomer candy”?
🥇 1. Werther’s Original – The undisputed grandpa candy. If you’ve ever gotten one of these from a bowl on someone’s coffee table, you know the deal.
🥈 2. Laffy Taffy – The candy that makes your jaw work overtime and forces you to read a terrible joke on the wrapper.
🥉 3. Milk Duds – Great candy, assuming you don’t mind it becoming a permanent part of your teeth.
4. Cinnamon Jawbreakers – For people who enjoy candy that doubles as a dental emergency.
5. Butterscotch – Another classic that probably lives in a dish at your grandparents’ house.
6. Starburst – HOLD ON. Starburst were created in 1959, and technically they’re a type of taffy, but calling them a Boomer candy feels like a personal attack. 😭 Am I a Boomer now?!
7. Cinnamon Discs – For when you want your Halloween candy to taste like a spicy cough drop.
8. Smarties – The chalky little rolls that somehow keep showing up in every Halloween candy bag.
9. Root Beer Barrels – Basically a root beer float without the ice cream, bubbles, or fun of drinking an actual root beer.
10. Strawberry Bon Bons – Those little pink candies with the gooey strawberry center. One bite and suddenly you’re remembering a childhood that may not even be yours. 🍓
Just missing the top ten were peppermints, candy corn, and Tootsie Rolls. 🍬
So, how do you feel about this ranking? Are Werther’s Originals really the king of Boomer candy, or does candy corn deserve a little more respect? And if Starburst are officially considered Boomer candy, does that mean we’re all getting old? 😂🎃