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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Geneseo chapter.

Trick or treat! Our Her Campus at Geneseo contributors wanted to gush about our favorite Halloween candies this year.Ā 

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Margaux Carmel

The absolute best Halloween candy is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins! I could eat like 50 of them in one sitting. The fact that theyā€™re shaped like pumpkins makes them about a thousand times better than regular Reeseā€™s Peanut Butter Cups.Ā 

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Emily Tsoi

Iā€™ve always loved Skittles. I remember when I used to trick or treat I would take all of the packs from my brotherā€™s stash and give him the Butterfingers I had instead because I donā€™t like them.

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Nina Fichera

Literally anything chocolate, but Reeseā€™s Peanut Butter Cups are amazing! My dad and I always have to fight over who gets how many of them since theyā€™re his favorite candy as well. My second favorite is probably PayDay, but I donā€™t get many of those at Halloween.

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Nicole Kemmett

I can feel the judgement before anyone even lays eyes on this, but my favorite is a good olā€™ Almond Joy bar. My dad used to tell my mom and I it was our favorite because we were ā€˜nutsā€™ and he liked Mounds bars better.Ā 

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Monica Weber

My favorite Halloween candy has to be the fun sized Snickers bar. I feel like they get the proportion of chocolate to nougat to caramel to peanut just right in the fun sized version and I always ended up with a bunch of them when I trick or treated.Ā 

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Lily Connerton

Like Margaux, I will always stand by Reeseā€™s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins as the superior Halloween Candy. Something about the ratio of chocolate to peanut butter makes them even better than regular Reeseā€™s, so basically a god tier candy. I think the mellowcreme pumpkins that come in autumn mixes with candy corn are almost as addicting. I mean they’re basically like a giant pumpkin-shaped candy corn kernel, so how can you go wrong?

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Rebecca Williamson

Like Nina, I also prefer chocolate. I love Kit Kats. Not the orange ones though. They taste different and, if Iā€™m being honest, gross. A Kit Kat bar is probably my favorite chocolate to get at any point in the year.Ā 

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Mira Jaeger

I like any sour candy. Sour Patch Kids, sour belts, sour punch bites, anything. I also like candy corn a lot, but I like the little orange pumpkins more.

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Julia Clancy

Not to brag, but the street that I grew up on was (and still is) my town’s hot spot for trick-or-treating. Since weā€™re a dead end and have a church with a decent size parking lot, everyone (and I mean everyone) chooses my street to get their candy. With this being said, weā€™ve got some pretty good candy. My favorite Halloween candy isnā€™t even a ā€œcandy,ā€ but nevertheless, there was a house that used to give out orange and black popcorn balls, and let me tell you ā€¦ They were SO GOOD. My parents knew the family that gave them out, so we didnā€™t have to worry about the dangers that homemade Halloween treats can possess, but my parents always double-checked just to be safe! With that being said, I would have to say that my favorite not-popcorn Halloween candy is heath bars.Ā 

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Lucy Laats

I would have to say that my favorite Halloween candy would be either Reeseā€™s Peanut Butter Cups, peanut butter pumpkins or 100 Grand Bars.

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Ally Schultz

My favorite candy for Halloween is by far Crunch bars. I donā€™t know what it is about them, but I have loved them since I was a little kid. Sour Patch Kids are definitely a close second, though.Ā 

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Jess Kaplan

I am a huge gummy worms fan. I will never back down from the argument that gummy worms are significantly superior to gummy bears. Also, Twizzlers are my movie go-to and, again, are significantly superior to red vines.Ā 

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Go and treat yourself with some of our favorites this Halloween!

Margaux Carmel

Geneseo '21

Margaux (they/them) is a senior Women and Gender Studies major at SUNY Geneseo. Outside of Her Campus, they work at Geneseo's Office of Diversity and Equity, is on the executive board of Pride Alliance, and is an active Safe Zone trainer. They love to write about diversity, mental health, and environmentalism, with the occasional goofy topic or two (or five). Margaux hopes to someday be the coolest gender studies professor you will ever have.
Emily Tsoi

Geneseo '21

Emily Tsoi is a Senior English major with a minor in Art History. She is an avid journal writer who has one too many rolls of washi tape. When she isnā€™t studying or journaling, she enjoys reading, watching 80s movies and going to baseball games.
Nina Fichera

Geneseo '24

Nina Fichera is the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Geneseo. She oversees meetings and writes about a variety of topics, such as music (especially K-Pop and Taylor Swift), her experiences as a hopeless romantic, what it's like for her as a writer, and other entertainment-based articles. Outside of Her Campus, Nina is currently a senior with a double major in English (with a Creative Writing concentration) and Adolescent Education (with an English concentration) as well as a minor in Human Development. She was the head fiction editor for the SUNY magazine Gandy Dancer in Spring 2023. In her free time, Nina adores writing to her heart's content, usually in the realm of fiction and fanfiction. She also loves cross-stitch, spending time with her friends, learning K-Pop dances, and reading.
Nicole Kemmett

Geneseo '24

my only personality trait is that i love she-ra, the owl house, and legend of korra
Monica Weber

Geneseo '21

Monica is a senior communication major with minors in linguistics and the honors program at SUNY Geneseo. She is an admissions intern and has been a tour guide since her first year. In her free time, Monica enjoys reading, writing, going to see movies with her friends, and playing with her puppy and two cats.
Lily Connerton

Geneseo '23

Lily is a sophomore at SUNY Geneseo studying neuroscience with intentions of progressing on to medical school. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, hiking, and trying new coffee shops.
Rebecca was the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus at Geneseo. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English (Creative Writing) and Communication. Rebecca was also the Copy Editor forĀ the student newspaper The Lamron,Ā Co-Managing Editor of Gandy Dancer, a Career Peer Mentor in the Department of Career Development, a Reader for The Masters Review, and a member of OGX dance club on campus. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @Becca_Willie04!
Julia is a senior Communication Major at Geneseo! She loves to write and is so elated that Her Campus lets her do just that. Julia will forever mourn the loss of her favorite band, One Direction.
Lucy Laats

Geneseo '24

Lucy Laats (she/her) is a freshman, writer, and aspiring cryptid. If you can't find her anywhere, she's either in a bookstore or petting the nearest dog.
Ally Schultz

Geneseo '23

Ally is a sophomore communication major at SUNY Geneseo. When not writing articles, Ally enjoys hanging out with friends, playing volleyball, and being, as her name implies, an "ally."
Writer, Ted Talks curator, crisis-line volunteer. Probably writing, probably caffeinated.
Mira Jaeger

Geneseo '24

Mira (they/them) is a freshman at Geneseo. They are interested in literature, visual arts, music, and spirituality.