- Abba-Zaba A chewy taffy bar with a peanut butter center, featuring a distinctive black-and-white checkered wrapper. It has been produced since the 1920s and is considered a retro American candy classic.
- Aero A milk chocolate bar filled with tiny air bubbles, giving it a distinctive light and melty texture. Introduced in the UK in 1935, it is available in several flavors including mint and dark chocolate.
After Eight A thin dark chocolate square with a smooth peppermint fondant filling, launched by Rowntree's in 1962. They are typically served as an after-dinner mint and come individually wrapped in black envelopes.
Ahlgrens A Swedish confection best known for Ahlgrens bilar (cars), which are foam/marshmallow candies shaped like cars in assorted colors. They are among the most popular and best-selling candies in Sweden.
Airheads A soft, chewy taffy-style candy available in a wide range of fruit flavors, introduced in 1985. Airheads are known for their stretchy texture and vivid colors, and come in bars, bites, and other formats.- Allen's An Australian brand of chewy and gummy candies offering a wide variety of shapes and fruit flavors, including the iconic Snakes and Party Mix. The brand has been a staple of Australian confectionery since the early 20th century.
Almond Joy A candy bar made of sweetened coconut topped with whole almonds and coated in milk chocolate, introduced by Peter Paul in 1946. It is closely related to the Mounds bar, which uses dark chocolate and no almonds.
Almond Roca Almond Roca is a buttercrunch toffee coated in chocolate and rolled in chopped almonds, made by Brown & Haley in Tacoma, Washington since 1923. It is sold in distinctive pink tins and is widely available as a gift candy.
Altoids Altoids are small, strong peppermint mints sold in a distinctive rectangular tin, originally produced in Britain in the late 18th century and now owned by Mars, Inc. They are known for their intense mint flavor and are available in several varieties.
Amezaiku Amezaiku is a traditional Japanese candy-sculpting art form in which heated candy is hand-pulled and shaped into intricate animal and flower figures. The candy itself is made from sugar and starch syrup and is edible, though it is prized as much for its artistry as its flavor.- Animal Bar Animal Bar is a British milk chocolate bar embossed with an animal shape on its face, originally produced by Lyons Maid and later by NestlΓ©. It is a classic children's treat sold individually at a small size.
Aniseed ball Aniseed balls are small, hard round British sweets with a strong aniseed flavour, typically dark red-brown in colour with a tiny aniseed at their centre. They are a traditional penny-sweet staple in the UK.- Apple drops Apple drops are hard boiled sweets with a sharp apple flavour, a traditional British confection. They are typically small, faceted drops in green or red colouring.
- Applehead Appleheads are small, round hard candies with a sweet and tart apple flavor, produced by the Ferrara Candy Company. They are part of a family of fruit-flavored "head" candies that includes Lemonheads and Grapeheads.
Apteekin Salmiakki Apteekin Salmiakki is a Finnish salmiak (salted licorice) candy with a strong ammonium chloride and licorice flavor. It is a well-known variety of the distinctly Nordic salmiak confection.
Army & Navy sweets Army & Navy sweets are small, dark hard-boiled British confections flavoured with liquorice and a distinctive medicinal-herbal taste. They have been a traditional British sweet for over a century.
Astro Pops Astro Pops are large, rocket-shaped hard candy lollipops with a distinctive tapered point, originally created in the 1960s to celebrate the Space Age. They feature multiple layered fruit flavors including cherry, passion fruit, and pineapple.
Ayds Ayds was an appetite-suppressant candy marketed as a weight-loss aid, available in flavors like chocolate and butterscotch. Sales collapsed in the 1980s due to association with the AIDS epidemic, and it was subsequently discontinued.- Aztec The Aztec was a British chocolate bar made by Cadbury, consisting of nougat and caramel coated in chocolate. It was sold from 1967 to 1978, then briefly revived in 1999 before being discontinued again.
Candy That Starts With A
19 candies that start with A β from Aero onward. Mostly hard, chocolate, chewy.
Frequently asked questions
How many candies that start with A are there?
This page lists 19 candies that start with A that we've catalogued, from well-known brands to regional favorites. We add more over time.
What are some popular candies that start with A?
Some recognizable ones include Aero, Ayds, Aztec.