The holiday season is officially here. Along with television specials and seasonal drinks at Starbucks, candy manufacturers jump on the holiday bandwagon, too. Candy canes and chocolate Santas have always filled our stockings, but today Snickers, Reese’s and even Haribo Gummi candy make sweet holiday treats.
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HealthGrove, a health nutrition data site by Graphiq, searched for popular holiday-themed candies and ranked them based on their sugar content per serving. If the sugar between two candies was equal, the candies with more calories per serving ranked higher. If both sugar and calories were equal, then the candy with the most fat per serving ranked higher.
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Many of these candies don’t contain much fat (or other nutritional value at all), but pack a serious sugar punch. The sugariest item on this list has almost as much sugar in one small serving as there is in one 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola. When you are reaching for the candy to include with gifts this year — keep in mind which sweets will give you the biggest sugar rush, and possible proceeding crash.
66. Madelaine Chocolate Countdown to Christmas Calendar
- Serving size: 1 piece
- Sugar: 5 grams
- Calories: 50
- Fat: 3 grams
65. Christmas Pinwheel Mints
- Serving size: 3 pieces
- Sugar: 8 grams
- Calories: 60
- Fat: 0 grams
64. Troilli Sour Brite Holiday Candy Canes
- Serving size: 1 cane
- Sugar: 9 grams
- Calories: 50
- Fat: 0 grams
63. Bob’s Mini Peppermint Candy Canes
- Serving size: 3 pieces
- Sugar: 10 grams
- Calories: 50
- Fat: 0 grams
62. Joybrite Peppermint Candy Canes
- Serving size: 1 piece
- Sugar: 11 grams
- Calories: 50
- Fat: 0 grams
61. Bogdon’s Peppermint Sticks
- Serving size: 4 pieces
- Sugar: 11 grams
- Calories: 70
- Fat: 2 grams
60. Spangler Jumbo Peppermint Candy Sticks
- Serving size: ⅛ stick
- Sugar: 12 grams
- Calories: 59
- Fat: 0 grams
59. Lifesavers Hard Candy Singles — Holiday Mix
- Serving size: 4 pieces
- Sugar: 12 grams
- Calories: 60
- Fat: 0 grams
58. Gold Emblem Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
- Serving size: 5 pieces
- Sugar: 12 grams
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 6 grams
57. Theo Dark Chocolate Nutcracker Toffee
- Serving size: ½ bar
- Sugar: 12 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 16 grams
56. Twizzlers Christmas Licorice Twists
- Serving size: 100 grams
- Sugar: 13 grams
- Calories: 120
- Fat: 0.5 grams
55. Christmas Everlasting Gobstopper Snowballs
- Serving size: 6 pieces
- Sugar: 14 grams
- Calories: 60
- Fat: 0 grams
54. Russell Stover Marshmallow Santa
- Serving size: 1
- Sugar: 14 grams
- Calories: 110
- Fat: 3 grams
53. Candy Cane White Chocolate-Covered Mini Pretzels
- Serving size: 4 pretzels
- Sugar: 14 grams
- Calories: 130
- Fat: 5 grams
52. Sassy Spheres Christmas Striped Hard Candy Balls
- Serving size: 5 pieces
- Sugar: 15 grams
- Calories: 60
- Fat: 0 grams
51. Pearson’s Mint Patties Creamy Candy Cane Sticks
- Serving size: 1 bar
- Sugar: 15 grams
- Calories: 90
- Fat: 2 grams
50. Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate
- Serving size: 3 squares
- Sugar: 15 grams
- Calories: 180
- Fat: 13.5 grams
49. Twix Santa Claus Candy Bars
- Serving size: 1 Santa
- Sugar: 16 grams
- Calories: 150
- Fat: 7 grams
48. Russell Stover Caramel Santa
- Serving size: 1
- Sugar: 16 grams
- Calories: 160
- Fat: 8 grams
47. Reese’s Peanut Butter Trees
- Serving size: 2 pieces
- Sugar: 16 grams
- Calories: 180
- Fat: 10 grams
46. Snickers Christmas Tree Candy Bars
- Serving size: 1 tree
- Sugar: 17 grams
- Calories: 160
- Fat: 9 grams
45. Trolli Sour Brite Gummy Christmas Tree
- Serving size: 11 pieces
- Sugar: 18 grams
- Calories: 130
- Fat: 0 grams
44. Haribo Gold-Bears Christmas Gummi Bears
- Serving size: 17 pieces
- Sugar: 18 grams
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 0 grams
43. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Roca
- Serving size: 3 pieces
- Sugar: 18 grams
- Calories: 180
- Fat: 12 grams
42. Ghirardelli Squares Peppermint Bark
- Serving size: 3 squares
- Sugar: 18 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 13.5 grams
41. Sugar Plums
- Serving size: 40 grams
- Sugar: 19 grams
- Calories: 120
- Fat: 0 grams
40. Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Santa
- Serving size: 1 bar
- Sugar: 19 grams
- Calories: 170
- Fat: 10 grams
39. Reese’s Snowman
- Serving size: 0.25 package
- Sugar: 19 grams
- Calories: 180
- Fat: 10 grams
38. Dove Silky Smooth Snowflake Promises Chocolate Assortment
- Serving size: 5 pieces
- Sugar: 19 grams
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 12 grams
37. Kit Kat Mint Miniatures
- Serving size: 5 pieces
- Sugar: 19 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 12 grams
36. Regal Christmas Foiled Milk Chocolate Balls
- Serving size: 5 balls
- Sugar: 20 grams
- Calories: 150
- Fat: 7 grams
35. Reese’s Bells
- Serving size: 4 pieces
- Sugar: 20 grams
- Calories: 190
- Fat: 12 grams
34. Lindt Milk Chocolate Snowmen
- Serving size: 4 pieces
- Sugar: 20 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 15 grams
33. Gumdrops
- Serving size: 35 grams
- Sugar: 21 grams
- Calories: 110
- Fat: 0 grams
32. Dove Peppermint Bark Dark Chocolate Squares
- Serving size: 5 pieces
- Sugar: 21 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 13 grams
31. Ghirardelli Holiday Impressions Milk & Dark Chocolate
- Serving size: 3 squares
- Sugar: 21 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 13.5 grams
30. Starburst Merry Mix
- Serving size: 8 pieces
- Sugar: 22 grams
- Calories: 160
- Fat: 3 grams
29. Kit Kat Holiday Candy Bars
- Serving size: 1 bar
- Sugar: 22 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 11 grams
28. M&M’s Peanut Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend
- Serving size: ¼ cup
- Sugar: 22 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 11 grams
27. Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses
- Serving size: 9 pieces
- Sugar: 22 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 12 grams
26. Trolli Extreme Sour Frost Balls
- Serving size: 35.5 grams
- Sugar: 22.5 grams
- Calories: 120
- Fat: 0 grams
25. Brach’s Christmas Spice Drops
- Serving size: 12 pieces
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Calories: 130
- Fat: 0 grams
24. Christmas Taffy Candy
- Serving size: 42 grams
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Calories: 160
- Fat: 2 grams
23. Brach’s Peppermint Christmas Tree Nougats
- Serving size: 5 pieces
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Calories: 160
- Fat: 3 grams
22. Christmas Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Nuggets
- Serving size: 4 pieces
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 13 grams
21. Hershey’s Candy Cane Candy Bars
- Serving size: 1 bar
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 12 grams
20. Andes Peppermint Crunch Candy
- Serving size: 40 grams
- Sugar: 23 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 14 grams
19. Brach’s Jelly Candy Peppermint Creme Candy Canes
- Serving size: 7 pieces
- Sugar: 24 grams
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 0 grams
18. Crunch Jingles
- Serving size: 6 pieces
- Sugar: 24 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 11 grams
17. Ferrara Gummy Christmas Wreaths Candy
- Serving size: 4 pieces
- Sugar: 25 grams
- Calories: 150
- Fat: 0 grams
16. Foiled Milk Chocolate Christmas Coins
- Serving size: 8 coins
- Sugar: 25 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 12 grams
15. Peeps Snowmen
- Serving size: 3 snowmen
- Sugar: 26 grams
- Calories: 110
- Fat: 0 grams
14. Sevigny’s Thin Peppermint Ribbon Candy
- Serving size: 1 piece
- Sugar: 26 grams
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 0 grams
13. Holiday ROLO Chewy Caramels in Milk Chocolate
- Serving size: 7 pieces
- Sugar: 26 grams
- Calories: 190
- Fat: 6 grams
12. Seasonal Sweets Milk Chocolate Santas
- Serving size: 6 pieces
- Sugar: 26 grams
- Calories: 220
- Fat: 12 grams
11. Ferrara Chocolate Fruit Burst Milk Chocolate Orange
- Serving size: 5 slices
- Sugar: 26 grams
- Calories: 240
- Fat: 14 grams
10. York Peppermint Pattie Christmas Wreaths
- Serving size: 3 pieces
- Sugar: 27 grams
- Calories: 150
- Fat: 3 grams
9. Christmas Cadbury Milk Chocolate Snowballs
- Serving size: 16 balls
- Sugar: 27 grams
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 9 grams
8. Holiday Mint M&M’s
- Serving size: ¼ cup
- Sugar: 27 grams
- Calories: 210
- Fat: 8 grams
7. Bob’s Sweet Stripes Wintery Mix
- Serving size: 6 pieces
- Sugar: 28 grams
- Calories: 120
- Fat: 0 grams
6. Jelly Belly Christmas Mix Jelly Beans
- Serving size: 35 pieces
- Sugar: 28 grams
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 0 grams
5. M&M’s Milk Chocolate Candies Holiday Blend
- Serving size: ¼ cup
- Sugar: 28 grams
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 8 grams
4. Guittard Smooth ‘n Melty Christmas Mints
- Serving size: 7 pieces
- Sugar: 28 grams
- Calories: 200
- Fat: 10 grams
3. Christmas Chocolate Dutch Mints
- Serving size: 19 pieces
- Sugar: 29 grams
- Calories: 160
- Fat: 3.5 grams
2. Christmas Junior Mints
- Serving size: 16 pieces
- Sugar: 32 grams
- Calories: 170
- Fat: 3 grams
1. Peeps Candy Cane
- Serving size: 5 chicks
- Sugar: 34 grams
- Calories: 140
- Fat: 0 grams