Looking to wow your kids, grandkids, or candy-loving friends with something a little different this Easter? While the usual suspects—like Peeps and peanut butter eggs—are always a hit, why not toss in a few unexpected treats this year? From carrot cake chocolate bars to pickle-flavored jelly beans (yes, really!), we’ve gathered a list of unique Easter candies that are as fun as they are flavorful.
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Surprising Sweets
Alternative Eggs
Of course, egg-shaped candy will always be a hit on Easter. Beyond well-known Reese’s eggs and their hollow brethren, here are some eggs we’ve got our eyes on:
🍫 Oreo
🍫 Snickers
🍫 Twix
🍫 York Peppermint Pattie
Carrot Cake Chocolate Bar 🥕
Chuao Chocolatier is a small operation with many unique flavored chocolate bars so it comes as no surprise that they’ve captured the essences of a carrot cake in a chocolate bar. Made with caramelized white chocolate and incorporating the flavors of carrot, walnuts, cinnamon, and frosting, the bar even has a shade similar to a carrot cake.
Easter Ring Pops
This wearable treat gets an Easter makeover with bunny and chick shapes and pastel colors – blue (blue raspberry), purple (grape), green (watermelon), and pink (strawberry).
Jelly Beans
Another staple of Easter baskets and candy dishes everywhere, here are some jelly bean flavors that go beyond the standard.
🫘 Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Coffee
🫘 Jolly Rancher
🫘 Pickle
🫘 SweeTarts
🫘 Starburst
🫘 Warheads
KitKat Bunnies 🐰
Forget the hollow bunnies, these adorable snack-size bunnies are made with crunchy Kit Kat wafers inside!
M&M’s – Easter Sundae
These little candies go beyond the simple flavors of M&M’s for a flavor combo that brings together all the best parts of an ice cream sundae. Made with white and dark chocolate, each bite brings creamy vanilla ice cream, rich fudge, and a hit of cherry to your taste buds.
Peeps 🐥
You can’t really go wrong with Peeps – they come in springtime colors and shapes and they’re generally a beloved candy. But… if you wanna mix things up here are some current flavors of Peeps to explore:
🐥 Breyers Cookies & Cream
🐥 Chocolate Pudding
🐥 Cinnamon Churro
🐥 Cotton Candy
🐥 Dr. Pepper
🐥 Fruit Punch
🐥 Icee Blue Raspberry
🐥 Party Cake
🐥 Rice Krispies Treats
🐥 Sour Watermelon
🐥 Tropical Punch – exclusively at Dollar Tree
Reese’s Spring Sprinkles Cups 🌷
While most folks will be filling baskets with Reese’s peanut butter eggs – or even carrots – these unique Spring Sprinkles peanut butter cups are a way to switch it up. Inside the peanut butter center are brightly colored seasonal sprinkles in shapes like eggs and chicks.
See’s Candies Sweet Surprise Chicks 🐣
See’s has plenty to offer in the way of Easter treats but this one has a second treat hiding inside! Each milk chocolate egg in the Sweet Surprise Chicks pack contains a solid white chocolate chick!
Twizzlers Bunnies 🐇
If you’re a fan of the chewy, cherry delight of a Twizzler rope, check out these Twizzlers Bunnies. Perfect for filling up plastic eggs for an Easter basket surprise or enjoying by the handful while you hide goodies.
White Chocolate Deviled Egg 🥚
This unusual candy is made with a white chocolate “egg white” filled with rice crispies and red sprinkles. Treat or prank? You decide. 😉
Hop to It—These Candies Won’t Stay on Shelves for Long!
Easter is the perfect time to mix classic treats with some creative new finds. Whether you’re going for quirky, nostalgic, or simply delicious, these sweet surprises will make your baskets extra special. So grab your favorites (and maybe a few just for you!) and get ready to sweeten up the holiday.