Trick or Treat - Vegan sweets to buy in Malta

Hello everyone!

Before you stock up for trick-or-treaters, this year, check out this list of vegan-friendly candy. These sweets contain no milk, eggs, or other animal-derived ingredients. 

All the products in this list are available in Malta! 

Skittles

Whether you’re into the Original red bag, the Wild Berry purple pack, or Sour Skittles varieties in the bright green package, Halloween is a chance to grab all three.

Starburst

You’ll be pleased to know that these fruity favourites are in fact, ‘accidentally’ vegan. 

Rowntrees Jelly Tots and Fruit Pastilles

Jelly Tots have always been vegan-friendly while, Fruit Pastilles sweets only recently went fully vegan, pleasing nostalgic sweet lovers everywhere. 

You can find Skittles, Starburst, Jelly Tots and Fruit Pastilles in all major supermarkets and confectionery shops.

Swizzels Love Hearts

Love Hearts contain zero animal products, making them ‘accidentally’ vegan.

Hard candy and lollipops

Hard candies are made up of little more than sugar and water. Note that there are a few variations where animal products may be used, such as cream pops. However, classic lollipops and hard candy are vegan.

Free From Fellows

100% vegan brand Free From Fellows offer nostalgic sugar-free sweets such as Gummy Bears, Cola Bottles, Rhubarb and Custard, and Pear Drops.

Freedom Mallows

Freedom Mallows create completely animal-free and gluten-free marshmallows in classic pink and white colours. You don't have to give up marshmallows after going vegan!

You can find Free From Fellows and Freedom Mallows at Holland and Barrett.

Marks & Spencer also have vegan-friendly marshmallows as part of their Plant Kitchen range.

M&S Percy Pig

Percy Pigs are soft and delicious fruit flavoured pig-shaped gums, made with real fruit juice and are full of flavour. As of May 2019, all Percy Pig sweets are 100% gelatin-free.

M&S Fab Flamingos 

After removing gelatin from its Percy Pigs, Marks & Spencer launched new vegan-friendly gummy sweets called Fab Flamingos. M&S Fab Flamingos are pear and strawberry flavoured jelly sweets.

Strawberry Gums 

Flying Tiger has a few vegan-friendly snacks and sweets as well. Their Strawberry Gums are vegan, gluten-free and full of flavour.

Have you tried any of these sweets? Do you have a sweet tooth too?