Author: Presenting: A listing of 40+ vegan gummy candies that are great for Halloween, to give away as gifts, or just to indulge when you need a sweet fix! I LOVE gummy candies and all the fun flavors they can be. Unfortunately, a lot of gummy candies on the market contain animal products. Gelatin, which comes from animal bones. Beeswax, which comes from beehives. Shellac, which comes from the lac bug. And carmine, which is a red beetle to make the colour red. That's right, when you're not eating vegan candies, you're likely eating bugs and bones. Yummy 🙁 The good news is that I made it my mission to find 40+ Gummy Candies recipes that are Actually Vegan! Vegan gummy bears? Yes please!
I spent hours researching all things vegan gummy candy, decoding ingredients, and getting excited for halloween. AKA the time of year to buy large buckets of candy and pretend like you are going to give it all away. (haha, yeah right).
Can you believe that I don't have a single gummy candy around my house to help me get through this research? That's gotta change immediately!
Some of the candies I found are very easy to find everywhere, and some are more specialty candies that would be perfect for gifts or just indulging.
If you discover any more vegan gummies, let me know in the comments. 🙂
Sour Patch Kids
Sour Patch Kids make my mouth hurt just thinking about them because I can eat WAY too many of these sweet and sour candies. If anyone has ever eaten too much sour candy you know what that feels like!
Fuzzy Peach
Ahhh Fuzzy Peach!! These little beauties remind me of being a kid. Sugar-coated on the outside, very sweet and chewy in the middle.
Swedish Berries
Swedish Berries are perfectly sweet little berry shaped candies. Oddly delicious when you mix them into vegan movie theatre popcorn.
Swedish Fish
Keeping things Swedish for a sec. Swedish Fish are soft, chewy, kinda waxy... but almost in a good way if that's possible.
Twizzlers
Me and my best friend used to turn these into an evil weapon as kids, and would whip each other with them... don't do that. It hurts! As soon as I get a bag of these, I rip them open and let them get stale. Call me crazy, but I love how they get hard and extra chewy.
Redvines
In my opinion, the sad cousin of Twizzlers. They just aren't as good to me!
Dots
Dots always remind me of Halloween because I would get mini boxes of these in my trick-or-treat bag.
Skittles
Skittles.. I don't know if these are really considered a gummy candy, but because they are EVERYWHERE, I thought it was a good idea to include them for vegan candy emergencies.
Air Heads
Hmmm Air Heads... I haven't had these very often in my life, but if I remember correctly they are similar to Laffy Taffy.
Jujyfruits and Jujubes
I'm pretty sure these are common in the US but not in Canada, so I can't say I know them well. We do have something called Jujubes in Canada, but they are a totally different candy, and unfortunately not usually vegan.
Brach's Mandarin Orange Slices
Most of Brach's candy isn't vegan at all, but these ones managed to sneak through. Woot woot!
Annie's Organic Bunny Fruit Snacks
I've seen these hanging out at many health food stores, but have yet to pick them up because I didn't know they were vegan! Note to self: buy immediately.
Realfruit
Someone is picking up on the vegan trend because Dare Candy Co. have recently released several vegan candies, proudly stating on the front of the package that they are gelatin free. Woot woot!
Squish
One of my very favourite friends introduced me to Squish candy by giving it to me as a gift. They currently have 9 different vegan gummy candies on their site, and you can easily find them by selecting the vegan category! I'm in LOVE with this line of Canadian candy.
Surf Sweets
This line of gummies is new to me, but I can't wait to try them. I love how they proudly declare on their site that they have gummies for vegans. Those fruity bears are calling my name!
Gin Gins
If you are a fan of ginger you will love these. Slightly sweet with a very strong ginger flavour, they are chewy like taffy. Also great to soothe and upset stomach!
Lovely Candy Co.
While not all of their candies are vegan, the Lovely Candy Co. declares right on their site if they are vegan or not, making it super easy to shop.
Seitenbacher Happy-Fruits
I love how these come in cool flavours such as black currant and passion fruit.
Trujoy Sweets
All vegan candies all the way! I love the idea of chewy peppermint chocolate candies. The perfect stocking stuffer!
Tasty Brand
I haven't yet sampled these vegan gummy candies, but they sure look tasty! 😉 And they have 5 different gummy options and all of them are totally vegan!
I hope you loved this collection. I know I can't wait to get my hands on these.
Bon Appetegan!
Sam.
jay says
I gave my friend as a gift two packs of the exact same gummies of "real fruit" because it said here they were began, but he called angry 2 days ago saying I did it on purpose or something then he made me read the contents and it said gelatin we made uo of course but to leave it clear THOSE ARE NOT VEGAN PEOPLE
Sam Turnbull says
Oh that's too bad that happened! Not all Real Fruit brand gummies are vegan, just the ones that are shown that have the "gelatin free" yellow symbol in the top right hand corner of the package as seen in the picture above. Sorry for the confusion.
Anna says
Sounds like your friends needs to get in touch with reality and drop the paranoia.
Sue says
Why isn't EVERYTHING vegan? sigh.
Sam Turnbull says
One day it will be! I believe! 🙂
Viviana Salguero Coto says
Someday all the people will be vegan. But I think in won't happen in our lifetime. It gives me hope about my grandchildren, maybe.
Chris says
Surf sweets aren't vegan. They contain gelatin which are animal bones.
Chris says
I found this out recently. As I was excited to get gummy worms. . .they're not vegan at all. Sigh.
Sam Turnbull says
Not all of them are, but they have a whole vegan section. You can check it out here.
Chris says
No I just bought the gummy worms a few days ago. In the ingredients are gelatin.
Sam Turnbull says
Yes, the gummy worms are not in their vegan section, and are not vegan. The sour worms on the other hand, are in their vegan section and are indeed vegan.
Chris says
Ugh why cant they make the regular ones vegan? *hangs head*
Sam Turnbull says
Send them a request, maybe they will!
donna says
The skittles have a e-number in them witch is called e120 witch is beetles blood in them so if you are vegan or vegetarian I wouldn't eat them as I am as well vegetarian !!!
Sam Turnbull says
That ingredient was recently removed from Skittles, so they are actually totally suitable now 🙂
Diane says
Wow! So excited to hear that main stream companies are providing vegan options. Thought my candy days were over. Thanks for sharing
Sam Turnbull says
You're most welcome Diane! 🙂
Nancy says
How about the sugar used in the gummys? Is it bone char free?
Sam Turnbull says
For the candies that are labelled as specifically vegan, I am sure they are good to go. For the other candies, my guess is it would depend on where they are produced. Bone char in sugar in Canada is very rare, so if they were produced in Canada for example, I wouldn't think so. The best route would be to contact the companies directly.
Nancy Coakley says
This is fantastic! I only recently discovered the horrible truth about my fave candies and was ready to give them up. This list makes me very happy!!! Thank you. xo
Sam Turnbull says
Woohoo! So happy I could help Nancy 😀
mary says
Dala Horse Swedish Gummies. gelatin free
Sam Turnbull says
Perfect! Thanks for letting us know Mary 🙂
Andrea says
My husband is addicted to nuts.com for their cashews. We recently ordered the vegan Peach Rings for our daughter. Packed with peach flavor and the cost for a pound is great. It was like Christmas morning when she tried them. They also have watermelon and several other vegan choices. Thanks for the great list, I'll pass it on to my daughter.
Sam Turnbull says
Oh that's great to know! I will have to add them to the list 🙂
Shirley Fox says
THANK YOU1
Angela Patino says
I love that the vegan word is spreading but I hate that when a vegan or PETA supports the use of unsustainable palm oil which results in the killing of thousands of orangutans like the Skittles on this post. Please educate people of this fact and stop supporting these companies.
Sam Turnbull says
Actually, you might be happy to know that skittles uses 100% certified sustainable palm oil! Surprisingly good news! You can find that info here on the Mars site (which owns Skittles under the Wrigley brand). On this Orangutan-Friendly Sustainable Palm Oil Treat List, and in this letter from Wrigleys. So snack away guilt free my friend 🙂
MJ says
Awesome! Thank you for the list!
Sam Turnbull says
My pleasure!
Maia says
Wow, a lot of these must have stopped using gelatin recently. I distinctly remember Swedish fish and Skittles having gelatin, which is why I haven't had them in a long time.
Sam Turnbull says
I'm not sure if the recipe changed or not, but they are both good to go, and even on the PETA approved list 🙂
Robin says
Great list! Just a heads up about Surf Sweets, only some of their candies are vegan. The gummy bears and worms have gelatin in them so make sure you get "fruity" bears instead 🙂
Sam Turnbull says
Thank you 🙂 Yes, that's right, but luckily if you go to their site, they have a button called "gummies for vegans" so it's pretty easy to find out which ones!
Kayt says
Mambo are SOOOOO good!
Sam Turnbull says
I will have to try them!
steph says
Goody Goodstuff http://goodygoodstuff.com/en/ brand! They are awesome 🙂 And taste exactly like what i remember gummies tasting like. Peach rings, cherry, cola bottles!
Sam Turnbull says
Oh amazing! I will have to add them in too. Thanks Steph!
Tracey says
THANK YOU for this!!
Sam Turnbull says
You're most welcome 🙂
Dana Lasswell says
LOL!!! I feel like my gummy candy binges are perfectly acceptable!!! If anyone says anything about processed sugar right now I won't be able to hear them with my fingers in my ears and the ginger candy in my mouth! Thanks for the fun post. 🙂
Sam Turnbull says
Haha! I'm with you. So happy you like the post! I thought it was good timing for halloween 🙂
mOm says
Heard a piece on CBC Radio Noon today about a mom whose son chose to be vegan at 8 years old. One of his problems was gummy candies. I hope he and his mom find this blog.
Sam Turnbull says
Haha, I heard part of that too, but was annoyed because the woman was so misinformed on modern nutrition, so I had to turn it off. Missed the gummy part! I hope he does find his way! 🙂
Catherine says
Sour cherry blasters from Maynard are also vegan!!!
Sam Turnbull says
Oh amazing! I remember those! I will add them to the list. Thanks Catherine 🙂
Delia says
I have been using the Annie's fruit chewies as bribes to keep my son sitting still when I clip his fingernails - works like a charm! I know, I know but it was quite a struggle to keep him still before I started with these and he is not allowed to eat candy on a regular basis - a little for holidays and this kind for nail trimming but that's it. They are really tasty too!
Sam Turnbull says
Ooh so excited to try them! And don't worry, I don't judge. When I was a teen, I think I was officially the worst babysitter ever, I would bribe the kids with ice-cream. Good thing I got out of that career path! Haha
Shira Isenberg says
The Tasty brand ones are very yummy! Those are the gummies we give our kids as treats. No artificial crap in them either!
Sam Turnbull says
Oooh so excited to try them! You have lucky kids 🙂