Top 5 Most Popular Halloween Candies

3. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

Third in the world and third in the U.S. in 2012, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups have found their way into trick-or-treat bags since their introduction in 1923.

Although this peanut butter treat offers slightly more protein than a same-size Snickers bar, “I Love Reese’s Day,” May 18, gives those dubbed by the Huffington Post as candy’s most loyal fans cause for celebration. Fans have a 26 percent better chance of snagging a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup when they trick-or-treat at two-story homes, according to its maker, the Hershey Company.

According to the dailymeal.com, the Reese cups is one of the most loved candies and also one of the most popular Halloween candies most look forward to receiving during the Halloween season.

The American candy which contains milk, white, or dark chocolate cup filled with peanut butter is marketed by the producers of the Hershey bar.

The creator of the now -famous Halloween candy, H.B. Resse was a former worker at the Hershey company where he worked as a foreman before he left to start his own company. Years after he died, the company merged with the Hershey company and it became one of the company’s best seller.

In 2012, it was the highest-selling candy in the United States and almost a billion Reese cups are sold yearly in anticipation of Halloween.

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2. Snickers

Snickers take the penultimate spot on the Halloween popularity list, according to spending data analyses by Bundle Corporation.

The top chocolate choice for Halloween, this Mars best-seller also ranked as the world’s No. 1 candy bar in 2012. Snickers offer a triad of flavors—peanuts, caramel, and nougat—covered in chocolate.

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