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Types of candy

Chocolate candies

Bite-size chocolates, cups and movie-box classics. 12 classics, when each came out and who makes it now.

1928Milk Duds Still made 1937Rolo Still made 1949Junior Mints Still made 1949Whoppers Still made by 1960Sixlets Still made 1927Raisinets Still made after 1936Mallo Cup Still made 1940York Peppermint Pattie Still made 1931Valomilk Still made early 1990sButterfinger BB's Discontinued 2005Hershey's Kissables Discontinued 2003Hershey's Swoops Discontinued

Every chocolate candie on Original Candy House

  • Raisinets (1927): Raisins coated in milk chocolate. Still made.
  • Milk Duds (1928): Lumpy chocolate-coated caramel bites, sold in the famous movie box. Still made.
  • Valomilk (1931): A milk chocolate cup filled with runny marshmallow cream. Still made.
  • Mallo Cup (after 1936): A milk chocolate cup filled with whipped coconut marshmallow cream. Still made.
  • Rolo (1937): Little cone-shaped chocolates with a soft caramel center, sold in a roll. Still made.
  • York Peppermint Pattie (1940): A soft, cool peppermint center in dark chocolate. Still made.
  • Junior Mints (1949): Small rounds of creamy mint filling in a semisweet chocolate coating, with a dimple on one side. Still made.
  • Whoppers (1949): Light, crunchy malted milk balls with a chocolate-flavored coating, about three quarters of an inch across. Still made.
  • Sixlets (by 1960): Little round, candy-shelled chocolate-flavored balls in a cellophane tube. Still made.
  • Butterfinger BB's (early 1990s): Little round, bite-size balls of Butterfinger. Discontinued.
  • Hershey's Swoops (2003): Curved chocolate slices stacked like Pringles, in flavors like Reese's, York and Almond Joy. Discontinued.
  • Hershey's Kissables (2005): Tiny Hershey's Kisses in a colorful candy shell, Hershey's answer to M&M's. Discontinued.

The oldest here is Raisinets, first made in 1927. Gone for good: Butterfinger BB's, Hershey's Swoops and Hershey's Kissables.

Frequently asked questions

What are some classic chocolate candies?

Raisinets, Milk Duds, Valomilk, Mallo Cup, Rolo, York Peppermint Pattie, Junior Mints and Whoppers.