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Types of candy

Candy bars

Chocolate-coated bars and their cousins, from the Clark Bar to the Whatchamacallit. 28 classics, when each came out and who makes it now.

Every candy bar on Original Candy House

  • Goo Goo Cluster (1912): A round cluster of marshmallow, nougat, caramel and roasted peanuts in milk chocolate. Still made.
  • Clark Bar (1917): A crispy peanut butter and spun taffy center coated in milk chocolate. Back on sale.
  • Cherry Mash (1918): A soft cherry center with bits of maraschino cherry, covered in chopped roasted peanuts and chocolate. Still made.
  • Idaho Spud (1918): A potato-shaped bar: cocoa marshmallow center, chocolate coating and coconut flakes. Still made.
  • Baby Ruth (1920): Peanuts, caramel and chocolate-flavored nougat in a chocolate coating. Still made.
  • Mounds (1920): Sweet shredded coconut in dark chocolate. Still made.
  • Oh Henry! (1920): Peanuts, caramel and fudge coated in chocolate. Hard to find.
  • Charleston Chew (1922): Marshmallow-flavored nougat in a chocolate-flavored coating. Still made.
  • Butterfinger (1923): A flaky, layered peanut butter crisp center in a chocolate-flavored coating. Still made.
  • Zero bar (1920s): Caramel, peanut and almond nougat in a white fudge coating. Still made.
  • Heath bar (1928): A thin, hard slab of butter and almond toffee in a milk chocolate coating. Still made.
  • Zagnut (1930): A crunchy peanut butter center rolled in toasted coconut, with no chocolate coating. Still made.
  • 3 Musketeers (1932): Fluffy whipped chocolate nougat in milk chocolate. Still made.
  • PayDay (1932): Salted peanuts rolled around a soft caramel center, with no chocolate. Still made.
  • 5th Avenue (1936): Crunchy peanut butter layers coated in milk chocolate. Still made.
  • Chunky (late 1930s): A thick square of milk chocolate with peanuts and raisins, shaped like a flat-topped pyramid. Still made.
  • Krackel (1938): Milk chocolate with crisped rice. Hard to find.
  • Sky Bar (1938): A milk chocolate bar in four sections, each with a different center: caramel, vanilla, peanut and fudge. Back on sale.
  • Almond Joy (1946): Sweet coconut topped with a whole almond in milk chocolate. Still made.
  • 100 Grand (1964): Chewy caramel and crisped rice in milk chocolate. Still made.
  • Twin Bing (1960s): Two round, cherry-flavored nougat centers covered in chopped peanuts and chocolate. Still made.
  • Marathon bar (1973): An 8 inch braid of chewy caramel coated in chocolate, with a ruler printed on the wrapper. Discontinued.
  • Wonka Bar (1976): Milk chocolate with little pieces of graham cracker. Discontinued.
  • Reggie! bar (1978): Chocolate, peanuts and caramel, named after Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson. Discontinued.
  • Whatchamacallit (1978): Peanut-flavored crisp with a layer of caramel in a chocolate coating. Still made.
  • Nestle Alpine White (1986): A white chocolate bar dotted with almonds. Discontinued.
  • Bar None (1987): Chocolate wafers with chocolate cream and crushed peanuts in milk chocolate. Back on sale.
  • PB Max (1989): Creamy peanut butter on a square whole grain cookie, coated in milk chocolate. Discontinued.

The oldest here is Goo Goo Cluster, first made in 1912. Gone for good: Marathon bar, Wonka Bar, Reggie! bar, Nestle Alpine White and PB Max.

Frequently asked questions

What are some classic candy bars?

Goo Goo Cluster, Clark Bar, Cherry Mash, Idaho Spud, Baby Ruth, Mounds, Oh Henry! and Charleston Chew.