Whether you love them or hate them, candy canes are a tradition around the holidays: hang them on the tree, stir them in hot chocolate, crunch them over cookies. But peppermint is so last year. Improve upon this tradition with one of these new exciting tastes in town.
Here are 10 usual candy can flavors you can start nibbling on now.
Gravy
They taste like they were just poured out of Grandma’s gravy boat. They might not make your breath smell minty-fresh, but you’ll probably enjoy them a lot more.
Pickle
Be careful before biting into these candy canes. If you’re expecting the green color to mean spearmint or apple, you’ll be in for a savory surprise. These pickle candy canes taste like the real dill.
Rotisserie Chicken
Some might say that meat and candy don’t mix, but you can be the judge of that.
Bacon
Not to be outdone by chicken, bacon candy canes are here for the holidays. Just be sure to suck on a breath mint before heading for that mistletoe.
Wasabi
Now you have a candy can accompaniment to that holiday sushi platter. You definitely needed this.
Coffee
Jingle all the way with these java candy canes.
Dr. Pepper, Orange Crush and A&W
No holiday gag gift here. It’s no stretch to think that sugar-laden sodas would make for delicious sugar-laden candies. Swirl these into your favorite hot drink for some wintertime fun.
PixyStix
A blast from the past. These hollow candy canes are filled PixyStix powder for two treat in one.
Smarties
These sweet and tart Smarties candy canes will bring pure pastel joy to any retro candy fan.
Sriracha
Don’t let the tame red and green swirls fool you. These canes have plenty of kick.
Cookies and Crème
Is there a product out there that doesn’t taste great as cookies and crème? The black and white canes are a nice break in a holiday world otherwise exploding with colors.
