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.

Soor Plooms were a playtime favourite of yours truly - the boiled green sweets certainly were sour. Popping more than one in your mouth at a time was sure to see your cheeks sucked between your teeth

9. Soor Plooms

Soor Plooms were a playtime favourite of yours truly - the boiled green sweets certainly were sour. Popping more than one in your mouth at a time was sure to see your cheeks sucked between your teeth Photo: Third Party

The Bandit biscuit was a chocolate covered wafer also produced by the Hillington bakers, Macdonald & Sons, similar in essence to a Penguin - they were much different in style. These biscuits were for the bad boys, the Dennis the Menace type characters.

10. Bandit

The Bandit biscuit was a chocolate covered wafer also produced by the Hillington bakers, Macdonald & Sons, similar in essence to a Penguin - they were much different in style. These biscuits were for the bad boys, the Dennis the Menace type characters. | Contributed

The progenitor of the Kinder Egg - Lucky Tatties would hold a small surprise prize within the flat bumpy sweetie. If you were doing a Scottish version of Squid Game, the Lucky Tattie would need to make an appearance at some point.

11. Lucky Tatties

The progenitor of the Kinder Egg - Lucky Tatties would hold a small surprise prize within the flat bumpy sweetie. If you were doing a Scottish version of Squid Game, the Lucky Tattie would need to make an appearance at some point. | Contributed

Take one look at the sweets and you can see why they were called Ibrox Balls - the boiled sweets were well-loved by at least one half of Glasgow!

12. Ibrox Balls

Take one look at the sweets and you can see why they were called Ibrox Balls - the boiled sweets were well-loved by at least one half of Glasgow! | Saltire Candy

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