Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching, and that means giving sweet treats to family and friends to enjoy. However, it may have you scrambling to find safe gluten-free candy options for your festivities. To help you navigate your way through the virtual/in-person Candy shelves, here is the ultimate gluten free Valentine’s Day candy list.
Last week we shared the ultimate gluten-free Valentine’s Day chocolate list – so no matter if you prefer chocolate or candy, we have your sweet tooth covered. In the past, we have shared the ultimate gluten-free chocolate list, and the ultimate gluten-free candy list, which have a wider array of products. Today’s candy list focuses on treats specifically for Valentine’s day. This list can help if you need treats that are safe for a classroom, or as a gift for your kids, or loved ones.
Use this list as a guideline; however, you should always read the label to ensure that the product is made gluten-free in your area. Manufacturing formulations can be different between countries and/or can change with special or holiday versions of products. Also, recipes and manufacturing practices can change, so it’s always a good idea to check the labels.
Remember when reading any food labels (chocolate or otherwise) you want to know the alternative names for gluten, and what “may contain” vs. “contains” means. You may even want to use a scanner app to help you decipher if a product is safe. Check out the other tactics and practices to avoid gluten in our Ultimate Gluten Free Guide for Beginners and 15 Steps for going gluten free.
DISCLAIMER: Also, products that are labelled gluten free are clearly indicated on the list. Other products simply do not contain gluten in the ingredients, but are not labelled gluten free. Most of the chocolate on this list is manufactured in facilities, or on equipment that is also used to manufacture products which contain gluten. Please be sure to determine if it is safe for your own personal consumption.
The Ultimate Gluten-Free Holiday Candy List
Note: Not all chocolate brands are available in every area. This list contains products from Canada, the United States of America and some from the UK.
Albanese
Almond Roca By Brown & Haley
Amos Sweets
Atkinson candy
- Chick-O-Stick – labelled Gluten-Free
- MARY JANE – labelled Gluten-Free
- Peanut Butter Bars – labelled Gluten-Free
- SUGAR-FREE PEANUT BUTTER BAR– labelled Gluten-Free
Baby Bottle Pop
Black Forest
BRACH’S
“Product manufactured and/or packaged on lines in which other products containing any of the “Big 8” will contain an allergen statement. Allergens listed explicitly in the ingredients may not be listed dually in the allergen statement. For every Ferrara product that contains allergens, we list a “CONTAINS” statement immediately following the ingredient list on all of our packages, which clearly indicates which allergens are present. If there is no “CONTAINS” statement following the ingredient list, then the product has no allergens. Additionally, however, Ferrara uses a “MADE IN” statement, which reflects any allergens within the manufacturing facility where the product is made out of an abundance of caution for those concerned with allergies.”
- Brach’s Strawberry Cupcake Glitter Lollipops – There are no gluten-containing ingredients in this product, but there is a chance of cross-contact.
- Cinnamon Imperial Hearts – There are no gluten-containing ingredients in this product, but there is a chance of cross-contact.
- Cinnamon Jelly Hearts – There are no gluten-containing ingredients in this product, but there is a chance of cross-contact.
- Tiny Conversation Hearts – There are no gluten-containing ingredients in this product, but there is a chance of cross-contact.
Canada Candy Co.
Dare Foods
- REAL FRUIT Medley Plant-Based Gummies – Labeled gluten free
- REAL FRUIT Sours Citrus Burst Plant-based Gummies – Labeled gluten free
- REAL FRUIT Sours Summerfruit Burst Plant-based Gummies – Labeled gluten free
- REAL FRUIT Tropical Plant-based Gummies – Labeled gluten free
- REAL JUBES Original – Labeled gluten free
- REAL JUICEE Jelly Beans– Labeled gluten free
- REAL JUICEE Jumbo Gums– Labeled gluten free
- REAL MINT Scotch Original -Labeled gluten free
- REAL MINT Scotch Spearmint – Labeled gluten free
DUBBLE BUBBLE
Flix Candy
- Flix Candy Pop Ups! Valentines Mandalorian Sucker Holder, Fruit Flavor, .84 ozs – does not contain gluten in the ingredients
- GUMMY BANDS– does not contain gluten in the ingredients
- Kissy Lip Pops– does not contain gluten in the ingredients
- WARHEADS 18ct Lollipop Rings– does not contain gluten in the ingredients
Frankford Candy
- Disney Encanto Dig N Dips Candy 18 Count Valentine’s Exchange, 5.33oz– does not contain gluten in the ingredients
- Disney Friends Dig N Dips Candy 18 Count Valentine’s Exchange, 5.33oz– does not contain gluten in the ingredients
- Nickelodeon SpongeBob Krabby Patty Valentine’s Gummy Candy
Kabob 1.5oz – does not contain gluten in the ingredients - Super Mario Dig N Dips 18 Count Valentine’s Exchange Candy Assorted – does not contain gluten in the ingredients
Fruidles
- Hugs & Kisses, Valentine’s Day Gummi Candy, Allergy Friendly, Non-GMO, No Artificial Sweeteners Gummy – labelled gluten-free
- Sanded Gummi Hearts, Valentine’s Day Gummi Candy, Allergy Friendly, Non-GMO, No Artificial Sweeteners Gummy – labelled gluten free
- Valentine’s Day Buttermints, Mint Candies, After Dinner Mints, Butter Mint Candy, Fat-Free, Kosher Certified, Individually Wrapped– labelled gluten-free
- Valentines Day Lollipops Red Double Heart Shaped Cherry Flavored, Kosher Parve, Individually Wrapped, 48 Lollipops- labelled gluten-free
- Wild Cherry & Strawberry Banana, Valentine’s Day Gummi Candy, Allergy Friendly, Non-GMO, No Artificial Sweeteners Gummy – labeled gluten-free
Fun Dip
- Fun Dip Valentine’s Day Candy, Friendship Exchange-are Gluten-Free and Vegan within Canada! However, the ingredients do not contain gluten.
- Fun Dip Maui Punch, Powder Candy, Valentine’s Day Exchange, 22 Count
Galerie Candy
Gerrit J. Verburg Co.
- Gerrit’s MiniMini Chicle Gum. – Labelled gluten free
- Gustaf’s Sour Pink Cadillacs – Labelled gluten free
- Pink Cadillacs – Labelled gluten free
Gimbal’s Fine Candies
Jelly Belly
Jolly Ranchers
Kerr’s Candy
Laffy Taffy
Lily’s
MARS Wrigley
No gluten-free claims, but they state that they’ll include any gluten-containing ingredients. The following contains no gluten-containing ingredients unless otherwise states.
- LIFE SAVERS 5 Flavors Gummies Bag
- LIFE SAVERS 5 Flavors Hard Candy Bag
- LIFE SAVERS Butter Rum Hard Candy
- LIFE SAVERS Collisions Gummies Bag
- LIFE SAVERS Exotics Gummies
- LIFE SAVERS Fruit Variety Hard Candy
- Life Savers Gummies Valentine’s Day Candy Heart Box
- LIFE SAVERS Neons Gummies Candy Bag
- LIFE SAVERS Orange Mints Bag
- LIFE SAVERS Pep-O-Mint Mints Bag
- LIFE SAVERS Wild Berries Gummies
- LIFE SAVERS Wild Cherry Hard Candy
- LIFE SAVERS Wint-O-Green Mints
- SKITTLES Flavor Mash-Ups Wild Berry and Tropical
- Skittles Fun-Size Valentine’s Day Exchange Bulk Box
- Skittles Original and Wild Berry Valentine’s Day Classroom Exchange Kit, Individual Bags of Candy and Teacher’s Card
- SKITTLES Original Candy
- SKITTLES Original Gummies Candy
- Skittles Original Gummy Candy Valentines Day Heart Box
- SKITTLES Smoothies Candy
- SKITTLES Sour Candy
- SKITTLES Tropical Candy
- Skittles Valentines Day Candy Heart Gift
- SKITTLES Wild Berry Candy
- Skittles Wild Berry Chewy Candy Valentines Candy Box
- SKITTLES Wild Berry Gummies Candy Bag
- STARBURST Airs Original Gummies
- STARBURST Airs Sour Tropical Gummies Candy Bag
- STARBURST All Pink Chewy Candy
- STARBURST Duos Fruit Chews Candy
- STARBURST Fave Reds Fruit Chews Candy
- STARBURST Fave Reds Mini Fruit Chews Candy
- Starburst FaveReds Valentines Fruit Chews Candy, Sharing Size – 8.11 oz Box
- STARBURST Minis All Pink Fruit Chews Candy
- Starburst Original Chewy Candy
- STARBURST Original Gummies Candy Bag
- STARBURST Original Mini Fruit Chews Candy
- Starburst Pops
- STARBURST Sour Berries Candy Gummies
- STARBURST Sours Gummies Candy
- STARBURST Swirlers Chewy Sticks Candy
Maud Borup
Maynard’s
The ingredients do not contain gluten
- Maynards Fuzzy Peach Candy
- Maynards Sour Cherry Blasters Candy
- Maynards Sour Patch Kids
- Maynards Sour Patch Kids Tropical Candy
- Maynards Swedish Berries
- Maynards Swedish Berries & Crème Candy
- Maynards Swedish Fish Candy
- Maynards Wine Gums Candy
- SOUR PATCH KIDS BIG KIDS SOFT & CHEWY CANDY
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Black Raspberry Sour Hearts Soft & Chewy Valentines
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Hearts, Soft & Chewy Valentine Candy Hearts
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Original & Watermelon Valentine Candy Variety Pack
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Soft & Chewy Valentine’s Day Candy, 6.8 oz Heart Box
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Valentine Candy Hearts
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Xploderz
- SOUR PATCH KIDS Xtreme
- SOUR PATCH WATERMELON SOFT & CHEWY CANDY
- SWEDISH FISH Soft & Chewy Candy, Valentine’s Day Candy
- SWEDISH FISH Soft & Chewy Valentine’s Day Candy, 6.8 oz Heart Box
Mike And Ike
- MIKE AND IKE BERRY BLAST – labelled Gluten Free
- MIKE AND IKE Mega Mix – labelled Gluten Free
- MIKE AND IKE Mega Mix Sour – labelled Gluten Free
- MIKE AND IKE Original Fruits – labelled Gluten Free
- MIKE AND IKE RED RAGEOUS – labelled Gluten Free
- MIKE AND IKE TROPICAL TYPHOON – labelled Gluten Free
Necco Wafers
Nerds
Do not contain gluten in the ingredients, but are not labelled gluten-free
- Big Chewy Nerds Valentine’s Day Filled Tube with Character Topper,
- Nerds Big Chewy
- Nerds Grape And Strawberry
- Nerds Gummy Clusters
- Nerds Rainbow Rope
- NERDS Rope Valentine Candy
- Nerds Sour Big Chewy
- Nerds Tropical Rope
- Nerds Valentine’s Day Candy Heart Gift
- Nerds Valentine’s Day Friendship Exchange Gummy Clusters, 24 Individual Packs
- Nerds Very Berry Rope
- Nerds Watermelon And Strawberry Nerds Valentine’s Day Candy, Strawberry and Punch, Friend Exchange
Nestle
- BIG TURK – BIG TURK doesn’t contain any gluten, but it’s not certified gluten free
- BIG TURK Minis– BIG TURK doesn’t contain any gluten, but it’s not certified gluten free
Pearson’s Candy
- Salted nut roll– gluten-free
Pez
Pixy Stix
Pop Rocks
Quality Candy
Red Hots Candy
- Chewy Red Hots Hearts– no gluten in the ingredients
- Red Hots Cinnamon Candy– no gluten in the ingredients
Regal Power Poppers Exploding Candy
Ring Pop
Ring Pop products do not contain gluten but are not labelled gluten-free
- Ring Pop Gummies Chains Candy
- Ring Pop Gummies Gems
- Ring Pop Gummies Rings
- Ring Pop Individually Wrapped 3 Count
- Ring Pop Individually Wrapped Blue Raspberry Lollipops
- Ring Pop Individually Wrapped Green Watermelon
- Ring Pop Individually Wrapped Pink Strawberry
- Ring Pop Individually Wrapped Purple Very Berry Punch
- Ring Pop Individually Wrapped Red Cherry
- Ring Pop Tongue Painters; Valentine Classroom Exchange Cupid Packs; Strawberry Cherry Flavors; Individually wrapped
Rockets Candy
See’s Candies
“Candies produced in See’s Candies’ facilities do not contain gluten, and these products are the vast majority of those we sell. We sell a small number of specialty candies that we purchase from other partner confectioners. Although these don’t contain gluten, they are manufactured in shared facilities or in shared equipment with gluten-containing products. These products are candy canes, peanut butter bites, lemon drops, apple pie bites, Hanukkah hard candy, hot cocoa, chocolate covered coffee beans, sold in our retail shops and online at Sees.com.”
- Cinnamon Little Pops
- Cinnamon Lollypops
- Owl You Need Is Love Box
- Red Licorice Medallions
- Sour Hearts
- Strawberry Medallions
- Valentine’s Day Assorted Lollypops
- Valentine’s Day Peanut Brittle
SmartSweets
Sour Jacks Candies
Spangler Candy
Surf Sweets
Sweetarts
The original variety contains no gluten in the ingredients
- SweeTARTS Valentine’s Day Conversation Hearts Candy – contains no gluten in the ingredients, but it is made in a facility that produces products with wheat
Swizzels Matlow
- Butterscotch – labelled gluten free
- Candy Whistles – labelled gluten free
- Crystal Fruits – labelled gluten free
- Crystal Mints – labelled gluten free
- Double Dip – labelled gluten free
- Double Lollies – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Chew Bar Bubblegum – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Chew Bar Original – labelled gluten-free
- Drumstick Chew Bar Rhubarb & Custard – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Choos – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Lollies Bubblegum – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Lollies Bubblegum Mega – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Lollies Original -labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Lollies Original Mega -labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Originals Bag – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Squashies – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Squashies Bubblegum – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Squashies Original – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Squashies Rhubarb & Custard – labelled gluten free
- Drumstick Squasnd Apple – labelled gluten free
- Fizzers – labelled gluten free
- Flic n Lic – labelled gluten free
- Fruity Pops – labelled gluten free
- Giant Fizzers – labelled gluten free
- Giant Love Hearts – labelled gluten free
- Giant Love Hearts Multipack – labelled gluten free
- Giant Parma Violets – labelled gluten free
- Great British PUDs – labelled gluten free
- Love Hearts Candy Lipsticks – labelled gluten free
- Love Hearts Candy Sticks – labelled gluten free
- Love Hearts Dip – labelled gluten free
- Love Hearts Gift Tin – labelled gluten free
- Love Hearts Mini Rolls – labelled gluten free
- Love Hearts Originals – labelled gluten free
- Marvellous Mallows – labelled gluten free
- Mega Double Lollies – labelled gluten free
- Mini Love Hearts Rolls – labelled gluten free
- Mini Me – labelled gluten free
- Minions Squashies Banana & Blueberry – labelled gluten free
- Minions Tropical Chews Bag – labelled gluten free
- Minions Tropical Fizz Chew Bar – labelled gluten free
- Originals Fizzers – labelled gluten free
- Originals Parma Violets – labelled gluten free
- Refreshers Chew Bar Lemon – labelled gluten free
- Refreshers Chew Bar Sour Apple – labelled gluten free
- Refreshers Chew Bar Strawberry – labelled gluten free
- Refreshers Chews Lemon – labelled gluten free
- Refreshers Chews Strawberry -labelled gluten-free
- Refreshers Choos – labelled gluten free
- Stinger Chew Bar – labelled gluten free
- Super Baby Bottles – labelled gluten free
- Sweet Shop Favourites Gift Box – labelled gluten free
- Swizzels Curious Chews – labelled gluten free
- Swizzels Luscious Lollies – labelled gluten free
- Swizzels Pigs Mugs Sweet Tub – labelled gluten free
- Swizzels Scrumptious Sweets – labelled gluten free
Taffy Town
- All Taffy Town products – “Our factory is free of tree nuts, peanuts, and gluten.”
Tangy Zangy
- MILK CHOCOLATE SOUR FRUIT SLICES – labelled Gluten-Free
- SOUR BEARS – labelled Gluten-Free
- SOUR FRUIT SLICES – labelled Gluten-Free
TicTac
Tootsie Roll Industries
Trolli
Products do not contain gluten, but are not labelled gluten free
- BIG BOLD BEARS
- CLASSIC BEARS
- FRUIT PUNCH
- PEACHIE O’S
- SOUR BRITE ALL-STAR MIX
- SOUR BRITE BEARS
- SOUR BRITE CRAWLERS
- SOUR BRITE CRAWLERS VERY BERRY
- SOUR BRITE CRAWLERS WATERMELON
- SOUR BRITE LLAMAS
- SOUR BRITE OCTOPUS
- SOUR BRITE SNEAKS
- Sour Bursting Crawlers
- SOUR WATERMELON SHARKS
- SQUIGGLES
- STRAWBERRY PUFFS
- Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers Minis Gummy Candy, Valentine’s Day Exchange, 20ct
YumEarth
Hopefully, with the help of the ultimate gluten-free Valentine’s Day candy list, you can have a fun and safe holiday. These are great treats to put in gifts for kids, or for that special someone.
Are there any other brands or varieties of candy that you would add to our ultimate gluten free Valentine’s Day candy list?
Please let us know in the comments.
In sharing information, we can help educate each other, so we can all still enjoy safe gluten-free occasions.
“All you need is love. But a little (candy) now and then doesn’t hurt.”
Happy Valentine’s Day