Halloween Just Got a Serious American Upgrade
Right, let's talk trick-or-treat bowls. The UK Halloween aisle is fine — bags of fun-size bars, a few bags of fizzy jellies, done. But if you want the bowl that actually gets remembered (the one kids talk about at school the next day), you need proper imported American candy. Sour, fizzy, chewy, loud-flavoured stuff you simply cannot grab from the local shop.
We've pulled together the best bits from the pick 'n' mix wall and the wider shop to build you a genuinely brilliant Halloween candy bowl — plus a couple of shortcuts if you'd rather someone else do the sorting. Let's get into it.
Build Your Own Spooky Candy Bowl
The easiest way to nail Halloween is to build your own mix. Our pick 'n' mix range lets you choose exactly what goes in the bowl, in whatever quantity you fancy — perfect for a big trick-or-treat crowd.
Start with the Build Your Own Pick N Mix 100g Bags — pick at least three flavours (Peaches, Fried Eggs, Terrific Turtles, Heart Throbs, Giant Cola Bottles are all on the list) and get a proper personalised mix in separate bags, so nobody's fighting over the last cola bottle.
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For a bowl that fills fast without breaking the bank, the Kingsway Mega Value Assorted Fizzy Mix is the one. Cherries, peach rings, bears and bubblegum bottles all in one bag — it's basically Halloween in fizzy sugar form.
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Animal Sweets Kids (and Adults) Can't Resist
Want to lean into the "creature" theme this Halloween? These animal-shaped sweets are made for it.
Haribo Terrific Turtles are a firm favourite — soft, chewy jelly turtles that go down a treat at any Halloween party, and you can choose your bag size from 250g right up to a full 3kg party tub.
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Then there's Kingsway Giant Dolphins — bright blue, raspberry-flavoured and genuinely giant. A brilliant "odd one out" bag to drop into the bowl alongside your usual suspects.
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And if fizzy fruit is more your thing, Kingsway Fizzy Watermelon Slices deliver a proper sour sugar coating over sweet watermelon gummy — one of the most-requested bags on our pick 'n' mix wall.
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Spooky Sour Corner (Not for the Faint-Hearted)
Every good Halloween bowl needs something that makes people pull a face. This is that section.
The Zed Candy Screamers Souracha Super Sour Candy Sauce is exactly as unhinged as it sounds — a squeezable super-sour sauce that's basically the horror-film jump scare of the sweet world. Dare your mates, drizzle it on ice cream, or just squeeze a drop straight in for the scream.
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Rainbow Nerds are the classic tiny, crunchy, fruity American candy that's practically synonymous with Halloween across the pond. Pour a handful over ice cream, mix into your bowl, or just eat them straight from the bag (no judgement).
Mike & Ike Original bring soft, chewy jelly sweets in a proper multi-fruit flavour blast — small enough for a party bag, moreish enough that one pack never lasts long.
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Chocolate for the Trick-or-Treaters
Not everyone wants sour and fizzy — some people just want proper American chocolate. These are the bars that disappear first.
Reese's Sticks combine crispy wafer with that unmistakable peanut butter and chocolate combo Americans have been obsessed with for decades. If your bowl doesn't have Reese's in it, is it even Halloween?
Hershey's Mr. Goodbar is a proper old-school American classic — milk chocolate loaded with roasted peanuts for a bit of crunch. A brilliant one to drop in alongside your usual Hershey's picks.
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For something a bit different, Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme swaps the cocoa for smooth white chocolate packed with crunchy cookie pieces. A genuine crowd-pleaser for anyone who isn't fussed about traditional chocolate.
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No Time to Sort a Bowl? Grab a Mystery Box
If Halloween has crept up on you (it always does), skip the sorting entirely. Our American Mystery Snack Boxes arrive as a ready-made haul of chocolate, candy and chips — tip the lot into a bowl and you're done.
The £10 American Mixed Snacks Mystery Box is the perfect size for a smaller gathering or a "just in case we get a big crowd this year" top-up, and every box is a different surprise mix.
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Bigger night planned? We've also got £20, £50 and even £200 mystery boxes for the Halloween party that goes all out — browse the full range in our Mystery USA Boxes collection.
Shop the Snacks in This Post
- ✅ Build Your Own Pick N Mix 100g Bags
- ✅ Kingsway Mega Value Assorted Fizzy Mix
- ✅ Haribo Terrific Turtles
- ✅ Kingsway Giant Dolphins
- ✅ Kingsway Fizzy Watermelon Slices
- ✅ Souracha Super Sour Candy Sauce
- ✅ Rainbow Nerds
- ✅ Mike & Ike Original
- ✅ Reese's Sticks
- ✅ Hershey's Mr. Goodbar
- ✅ Hershey's Cookies 'n' Creme
- ✅ £10 American Mixed Snacks Mystery Box
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Whatever kind of Halloween you're planning — a proper trick-or-treat bowl, a house party, or just a night in with something ridiculous to snack on — we've got the imported American stuff to make it memorable. Browse the full range at PIC N SNACK and don't forget to catch our next Whatnot live for exclusive drops and deals you won't find in the shop.