Relaunched as caramel freddo’s in the 90’s - they’re somehow still not the same as the old Taz bars - if you’re halloween haul was missing these delicious wee chocolate numbers, regardless of how much other sweeties you blagged, you’d feel a severe twinge of disappointment.placeholder image
Relaunched as caramel freddo’s in the 90’s - they’re somehow still not the same as the old Taz bars - if you’re halloween haul was missing these delicious wee chocolate numbers, regardless of how much other sweeties you blagged, you’d feel a severe twinge of disappointment. | Cadbury’s

Glasgow Sweets: 20 old-school classic sweeties Glaswegians loved to find in their bags on Halloween

Callum McCormack
By Callum McCormack

News Features Writer

Published 30th Oct 2026, 11:43 GMT

Glaswegians love their sweets and they’re more than happy to induldge around Halloween time - here are 20 favourites.

Halloween is just around the corner and Glaswegian children will be looking forward to guising like the generations before them. Their parents and grandparents will no doubt be reminiscing about their hauls of years gone by.

We took a look back at some of the great sweeties that Glaswegians have enjoyed over the years and picked out 20 of the best and most loved sweets.

READ MORE: Glasgow's Glickman's Sweets: A family legacy in confectionery at Glasgow's oldest sweet shop

It’s no wonder that a city with such a great heritage for sweetie shops like Glickman’s has such an affinity for the sweeter things in life.

Keep reading to seee the 20 sweets that made our best of list.

Kola Cubes were everywhere, if we used them for construction instead of consumption, we probably could have built a scale-model Kola Glasgow - they were the quintessential sweet of the 60’s all over the UK, so it was no surprise to see so many of them around the city.

5. Kola Cubes

Kola Cubes were everywhere, if we used them for construction instead of consumption, we probably could have built a scale-model Kola Glasgow - they were the quintessential sweet of the 60’s all over the UK, so it was no surprise to see so many of them around the city. Photo: Third Party

Two of Scotland's favourite things combined. Irn Bru bars were a childhood favourite and the root cause of many a tooth filling.

6. Irn Bru bar

Two of Scotland's favourite things combined. Irn Bru bars were a childhood favourite and the root cause of many a tooth filling. Photo: Third Party

Getting a Curly Wurly instantly made you the envy of all your pals - such was the sheer length of the thing. They’d be begging for a bit, even as you tried to explain the science behind it, it’s not a solid bar there’s gaps in between - it’s no use, it’s already been broken up and divvied amongst your pals and somehow you’ve ended up with the worst crumbly bit of it. Such is Glasgow at halloween.

7. Curly Wurly

Getting a Curly Wurly instantly made you the envy of all your pals - such was the sheer length of the thing. They’d be begging for a bit, even as you tried to explain the science behind it, it’s not a solid bar there’s gaps in between - it’s no use, it’s already been broken up and divvied amongst your pals and somehow you’ve ended up with the worst crumbly bit of it. Such is Glasgow at halloween. | Cadbury

Scottish Macaroons were the business - not to be confused with French macarons which are made from almonds. If you can believe this the fondant centre of a macaroon contains mashed potato, which we were surprised to find out.

8. Macaroons

Scottish Macaroons were the business - not to be confused with French macarons which are made from almonds. If you can believe this the fondant centre of a macaroon contains mashed potato, which we were surprised to find out. | Contributed

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