Do you have a candy jar (or two) that needs filling? Well, you’re going to want to ensure you do so with the right candy! If you’re here, you know that this is something that is more challenging than initially meets the eye. But not to worry, I’m here to offer you that inspiration and provide you with some of the best options to take all of that uncertainty away.
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Best Candy For A Candy Jar
Airheads Candy Bars
If you’re getting your candy jar out for some friends, I’m assuming they’re around to have some fun. So your jar needs to be full of fun candies.
Airheads Candy Bars certainly know how to have a good time. They come in a variety of tangy flavors that will blow your own head off.
Chewy and non-melting, these colorful candy bars have a stretchy consistency that makes them a very pleasant snack out of the candy jar.
Oh, and they also come wrapped, which is a crucial feature, and you will soon learn why!
- CONTAINS: Unwrap the fun and play delicious with this 60-count, six-flavor bulk variety pack of Airheads individually wrapped full-sized candy bars
- Product Note: Exposure to heat or sunlight may lead to melting/damage of product. Hence customers are expected to be available during the product delivery
- INTRO: Get crafty with your treats at playtime. Airheads are the chewy non-melting candy sure to satisfy any sweet tooth
- FLAVOR: Your taste buds can’t get enough of these flavors: Cherry, Watermelon, Blue Raspberry, White Mystery, Grape, and Orange
- OCCASION: Stash a few in lunch boxes, dress up a wedding candy bar, do some crafts with the family, or stock up for concession stands
Jolly Rancher Hard Candy
Hershey’s Jolly Rancher range of candy is arguably their best. In particular, their hard candy is bound to get your taste buds excited.
Wrapped and available in plenty of delicious flavors, these are great candies to have available in your candy jar.
Let’s be honest; your friends should be on their knees thanking you when you pull out a candy jar containing Jolly Rancher’s wonderfully enjoyable hard candies!
- Delight in a burst of powerful fruity flavor with this assortment of original flavor JOLLY RANCHER Treats.
- Fill candy bowls for everyday snacking or special occasions with this sweet and fruity treat.
- Each piece of cherry, watermelon, green apple, and blue raspberry flavored candy is individually wrapped for a conveniently portable snack.
- Made with natural and artificial flavors, JOLLY RANCHER Hard Candies are a fat-free food.
- This product ships as one 5-pound box.
Sour Patch Kids
My love for Sour Patch Kids is no secret.
They are, without a doubt, my favorite sour candy. Watermelon flavor is the best, in my humble personal opinion.
If you’re not familiar with South Patch Kids candy, let me give you some details.
Coming in small bags, they are colorful and chewy candy that combines fantastic sour and sweet tastes.
But you can also get individual pieces wrapped too, that’s what I recommend for your jar(s).
Their small but satisfying size is perfect for finding its place in your candy jar.
- One 240 count package of SOUR PATCH KIDS Big Individually Wrapped Soft & Chewy Candy
- SOUR THEN SWEET assorted candy in various fruit flavors
- Soft and chewy candy is a fat free food that's two times bigger than the original
- Bagged candy that's perfect for snacking on after lunch or at the movies
- Individually wrapped candy great for party favors and holiday treats
Original Starbursts
I’ve told you my favorite sour candy. Now, I’m going to tell you my favorite candy of all time.
As it’s under the heading ‘Original Starbursts,’ it may come as a surprise to you that it is, in fact…Haribo Gummy Bears…Just kidding.
Yes, it is Starbursts.
The day The Wrigley Company invented these delights was a good day.
Their diverse range of vibrant flavors will have everyone knocking on your door to stick their hand in your candy jar.
Once again, another candy that is wrapped. Are you starting to see a consistent theme here?
Haribo Gummy Bears
Today’s final candy is Haribo Gummy Bears. Specifically, the mini bags that you can buy.
Their fruity flavors are known all over the world. They’re also diverse in terms of flavor and color.
Perfect size for a candy jar too.
I’m sure you and your guests will see them as the perfect candy snack!
- These delicious HARIBO gold bears are as fun to play with as they are to eat; The packs are individually wrapped for simple portion control and distributing, so you can leave them in a bag, candy dish or desk drawer for snacking any time
- Tasty gummies offer a burst of flavor
- Perfect for on the go, parties, birthdays, favors, lunches, snacks
- Contains five fruity flavors: Lemon (yellow), Orange (orange), Pineapple (white), Raspberry (red), Strawberry (green)
What Types Of Candy Are Best For A Candy Jar?
The best types of candy for a candy jar are those that are wrapped, come with variety, and are well preserved.
Wrapped
You’ll have noticed that all of the candies on my top 5 list came either wrapped or in packaging, and for a good reason.
Your jar will likely be experiencing multiple different hands entering it to drag out a bunch of candy.
If your jar contains candy that isn’t wrapped, then this candy is going to get covered in germs, transported in by the dirty hands that entered!
But if you use wrapped candy, then the germs don’t get to it!
Sure, Skittles and M&Ms are delicious and small, perfect for going in a jar, right?
Well, maybe if it were a candy jar in a store where the Willy Wonka wanna-bees of the world use gloves and a plastic shovel to extract the candy.
But not when it’s a candy jar in your house that all these different hands are going to be forking about in.
I’m sure you readers who are parents know exactly what I’m talking about right now!
Kids are the worst for germs, am I right? So trust me, wrapped candy is best for your jar.
Variety
Then, of course, there is the issue of variety.
For your home candy jar, what is the point in having it contain just one type of sweet?
You might as well just leave it in its original packaging box!
The whole point of having a candy jar in your home is for it to store different types of candy altogether.
By having variety in your candy jar, your guests, as well as yourself, by the way, get to pick out something different each time.
Everyone loves variety!
This is why I gave you a top 5 list of candies that are different from each other.
But let’s put it another way.
Say your candy jar doesn’t have any variety.
We know that some people don’t like certain candies.
What happens when one of these persons comes around, is offered the candy jar by yourself, but has to say ‘no, sorry, I don’t like any of them’.
That’s not good for anyone involved.
By having more variety, you increase your candy jar’s chances of containing something for everyone!
Preserve Well
The final characteristic you should be looking for in candies for your candy jar is how well and easily they can be preserved.
The contents of the candy jar aren’t going to be devoured all in one day…or maybe it is, don’t worry, I’m not judging you.
Instead, the candy is put inside the jar to be there for a while.
So that candy is easily accessible for, say, a daily snack or for when guests come around.
Candies that go off quickly or melt easily are definitely not ideal for long-term storage in your candy jar.
What Candy To Avoid Putting In A Candy Jar?
You want to avoid putting candy in your jar that melts easily or is too large.
Candy That Could Melt
You might be ok if you live in arctic conditions.
But if you live somewhere where the weather is warm at some point in the year, then the risk of some candies melting in your candy jar will be quite high.
Trust me; you do not want to have to clean out a candy jar of its melted contents. It will be very, very, very sticky!
Chocolate melts very easily. So a candy jar probably isn’t the best place for it to live. So keep those delights nice and cool in the fridge.
Candy That Is Too Large
A candy jar can only be so big and contain so much.
As you’ll have noticed, my top 5 list suggested candies of a reasonable size that can easily fit into a jar whilst allowing for plenty of other candies to join them.
So don’t use big candies that take up too much space. You want there to be plenty in the jar. The more candy you can fit in the jar, the more variety there will be to offer your guests.
What Can You Put In Candy Jars Other Than Candy?
You can put other edible perishable items that are worthy of being a snack.
It is called a candy jar. However, if you take the candy out, I guess it does just become…a jar.
But if you then put something else in, it becomes that type of jar. For example, a cookie jar! Or a pretzel jar! Or a chips jar! A peanut jar! Or even, say, a bubblegum jar! The list goes on.
So basically, any other snacks can go in your jar.
You may be able to get little packs of these snacks to go in your jar.
This would avoid the issue of germs we talked about earlier. However, that may be tricky for some of the other snack types. Instead, just make sure you’re putting clean hands into the jar.
Other than this, ensure that, just like candy, the snacks you put in your snack jar add variety to the overall mix.
Oh, and don’t forget they need to be easily preserved as well!
Finally
What have we discovered today?
That jars are great, whether they be candy jars or snack jars.
Get a few, and you can pretend that you have your very own candy store at home,
Just fill them wisely, and be mindful of anyone else having access!
Hello, I’m Matthew, a candy expert and enthusiast with over a decade of experience in the candy industry. My passion for candy started at a very young age. Since then, I have worked in numerous, large candy stores, and have been fortunate enough to try out hundreds of brands of candies, different types and flavors. In addition to my work, I enjoy sharing my extensive knowledge with others, and decided to create Sugar Stand in order to do so. My mission is to make the world a sweeter place, one candy at a time.