Gluten-Free Halloween Candy Lists 2011

[Joyce Paige]

It's that time of year again! All the little ghouls and goblins will be out and about (yours and the neighbors') looking for those yummy gluten-free goodies! But what is safe? Well, I've been looking for a list for awhile and finally found a tweet on twitter that mentioned one for 2011. HoldTheGluten had tweeted it regarding NFCA.  Once I went to the link, I realized the list originally came from Alison St. Sure of Sure Foods Living. I then had to figure out how to contact her and get permission from her to share the list with you. 

 

I sent her a tweet on twitter and waited to see what guidelines she had for reprinting the list.  I just wanted to post the short list and give you the link for the longer list. However, while I was waiting for her to respond, I found a better list on About.com and I think you'll like it better if you are just looking for gluten-free information (Alison's list has more information about other allergens but she has fewer candies on both the long list and the short list). 

 

If you are wondering why I didn't just create a list, I don't eat much store bought candy so I am not sure of which candy is gluten-free or not. However, I figured everyone would be buying candy for Halloween (except me - I give out miniature bags of microwaveable popcorn every Halloween - which is a big hit with neighbors and their kids) and would like to know what is safe. I also figure a lot of you have small children and need to know what they can and cannot eat from their trick-or-treating.  

 

This is the link to the post on NFCA (It's a PDF file). It comes from Sure Foods Living and they have a more complete list here (a word of CAUTION regarding the Sure Foods Living list - Alison has included non-gluten-free candies on the long list so that you can see they are not gluten-free - read the list carefully). 

 

One other caution I would like to leave you with: 

 

Manufacturers are always changing their ingredients and processes - please check the packaging for the FINAL authority of what is and is not gluten-free. I know that whenever I contact some manufacturers, they will tell me to check the label for up to date information. 

 

Have a Happy Haunted Halloween!