Candy Salad – A Beautiful Mess

If you’re on TikTok, you’ve likely seen the viral Candy Salad. Today, we’re going to share the recipe for Candy Salad as well as tips for customizing it. My children loved helping make our Candy Salad and we’ve been using it alongside homemade popcorn for family movie nights.

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What is Candy Salad?

Candy Salad is a fun way to served a mixed assortment of different types of candies. Our recipe is for gummy candy salad, combining all our favorite gummy candies into a large serving (salad) bowl. We store our candy salad with a scoop for easy serving. The airtight container keeps the candy fresh and we serve scoops in small bowls for family movie nights.

This recipe became viral on TikTok. Candy Salad videos have been sweeping the internet, creating a fun and very sweet candy salad trend. When I saw it, I knew it was an immediate yes for my family because we love gummy candy and I knew my children would enjoy the activity of creating this candy mix together. Try making this for your summer get-togethers.

Candy Salad Ingredients

• Gummy Bears – Choose your favorite flavors.
• Gummy Worms – Choose sour or sweet.
• Sour Punch Bites
• Watermelon Gummies
• Starmix – Or any variety pack gummies.
• Nerds Gummy Clusters
• Peach Rings – Or peach gummies.
• Gummy Sharks
• Happy Cola Gummies
• SweetTarts Chewy Fusions
• Sour Brite Crawlers
• Mini Starbursts

Important note: Substitute any favorite gummy candies of your own. Eyeballing the ingredients is sufficient and anything goes.

We mixed some bags of store-bought gummies such as Haribo with a big bag of mixed candy we purchased from a bulk candy store. We used a salad bowl with a wood lid as well as a metal scoop for serving the candy mix.

Instructions

In a large salad bowl, decant a variety of gummy candies. Mix together with a large wooden spoon.

If you have any long candies such as sour straws or nerds rope, cut them into smaller pieces before adding to the mixture.

Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Use a scoop to serve portions.

Tips for Making

• When stored in an airtight container, this candy salad will stay fresh for several months.
• This is a great recipe to bring for a road trip or a family vacation.
• Feel free to substitute your favorite candies. This is the key to making the perfect candy salad.
• Choose flavors that blend well together.

Variations

• Chocolate Candy Salad – Combine miniature candy bars, M&Ms and chocolate candies.
• Reeses Candy Salad – Mix various types of Reese’s candies along with peanuts and chocolate candies to create a peanut butter cup-themed candy salad.
• Sour Candy Salad – Use sour candies such as Sour Patch Kids and Warheads to create a mouth puckering sour candy mixture.
• Fruit Candy Salad – Use fruit flavored candies and Skittles, Starburst and Twizzlers or any fruity candy.
• Halloween Candy Salad – Choose candies in a yellow, lavender, black and white color scheme. Find themed candies such as gummy eyeballs or gummy fingers for a creepy vibe.
• Christmas Candy Salad – Choose candies in a color scheme of red, green and white. Incorporate stars, candy cane stripes and gumdrops into your mix.
• 4th of July Candy Salad – Choose candy in a color scheme of red, white and blue.
• Easter Candy Salad – Mix jelly beans, candy eggs and pastel gummy candies for a fun Easter-themed mix.

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