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