Remember These Nostalgic Candies From the Past You Can't Find Anymore?

Remembering Classic Candy from Your Childhood

Candy is a nostalgic treat that can bring back fond memories from childhood. Over the years, many iconic candies that were popular back in the day have been discontinued or are difficult to find in stores anymore.

Let's take a sweet trip down memory lane and remember some of the most nostalgic candy you can't easily find anymore that we all loved as kids.

PB Max

This peanut butter and oats candy bar coated in milk chocolate was a fan favorite when it debuted in 1989. The classic combo of chocolate, peanut butter and crisp rice made it a sought-after treat. It was discontinued in the U.S. by Hershey's in 1993.

Reggie! Bar

This chocolate covered wafer bar with caramel and peanuts became well-known in the late 1970s thanks to baseball legend Reggie Jackson promoting it. The "King of Candy" enjoyed five successful years before being pulled off shelves in 1982.

Life Savers Holes

Life Savers were already a classic candy, but their short-lived Holes line added a fun new twist. The little round Life Saver candies came in five fruit flavors and had a hole punched in the middle. They were sold from 1995-1997.

Summit Cookie Bars

These crunchy graham cracker treats coated with chocolate and a strip of fudge down the middle were a popular candy bar line during the 1980s and early 90s. They came in flavors like peanut butter, mint chocolate, and raspberry. Summit Cookie Bars met their demise in 1994.

Nestle Wonder Ball

Kids loved the surprise inside these hollow chocolate balls. The original contained small Disney themed toys, while later versions had candy inside separated into distinct chocolate ball segments. Wonder Balls were sold from 1997 to 2006 in the U.S.

Pepsi Blue

Released in 2002, this oddly colored blue fruity flavored cola drink was part of the "Pepsi Generation" soda line. It was only on the market until 2004, when it was replaced by Pepsi Holiday Spice for the holiday season.

Butterfinger BB's

These were essentially smaller, bite-sized versions of the classic Butterfinger candy bar. The tiny peanut butter candy nuggets inside a crisp sugar shell were a favorite lunchbox treat and after school snack. They were available from 1992 until 2006.

Swoops

Essentially chocolate covered Pringles, these chocolate wafer crisps came in unique curved chip shapes. Swoops came in flavors like Almond Joy and Reese's Peanut Butter and were sold from 2003 to 2006 before being discontinued.

3D Doritos

Doritos went through a short-lived puffed up phase with these airy, crunchy 3D Doritos. The popular triangle chips were reimagined into little spheres that melted in your mouth. 3D Doritos were sold from 1998 to 2001.

Oreo O's Cereal

This Oreo-themed breakfast cereal featured O-shaped rings flavored with signature Oreo cookie creme. Marshmallow bits were later added to the recipe. Kids loved it, but Post discontinued Oreo O's in 2007 everywhere but South Korea.

Discontinued Candy from the 1990s and Early 2000s

The 1990s and early 2000s were a great time for wildly creative candy innovations and fun marketing tactics aimed at kids. Sadly, many of these novel candies got pulled from shelves not long after debuting.

Skittles Bubble Gum

This gum came as little pellets that resembled Skittles candy and were even flavored the same. The pieces started out hard, but became soft and easy to chew after a minute in your mouth. Skittles gum was sold for a short run starting in 1994.

Jell-O 1-2-3 Gelatin

This fun spinoff of classic Jell-O let you make three distinct textured layers of gelatin in one dessert. The bottom layer was firm, the middle soft and fluffy, and the top light and creamy. It was on shelves from 1969 until 1996.

PB Crisps

Planters' answer to Reese's Crispies was this puffed rice cereal smothered in peanut butter. PB Crisps came in chocolate and peanut butter varieties. They lasted from 1992 to 1998 before being pulled.

SodaLicious Fruit Snacks

Betty Crocker teamed up with Fanta in the early 2000s to make these soda flavored gummy snacks. They came in unique shapes and flavors like Orange Fanta Swirls and Grape Fanta Stars. This fruity candy only lasted a couple years.

Sprinkle Spangles

These colorful candy sprinkles came in unique flavors like sour lemon, tropical punch, and cotton candy. The shiny, sparkly sprinkles could make any dessert more exciting. They were available from 1992 up until the early 2000s.

Mr. Melon Candy

You couldn't find a more literal candy than this melon-headed mascot. Mr. Melon soft and chewy candy came in several fruit flavors like strawberry, banana, and watermelon. He was sadly only sold from 1993 to 1994.

Soda Pop Shoppe Fizzy Pops

Wonka launched these ramune-style plastic bottle candies that contained fizzy edible tablets reminiscent of classic sodas. Flavors included grape, orange cream, cola and root beer. They popped off shelves by 1993.

Discovering Discontinued Candy from Past Decades

Looking back even further, the mid-1900s to 1980s in particular ushered in many cherished candies that have since been taken off the market after their heyday.

PB Max

This fan favorite candy bar from the 1980s combined chocolate-peanut butter layers and oats. The Mars-made treat only lasted until 1993, but still remains popular among Gen Xers.

Reggie Jackson Bar

Hoping to hit it out of the park, this 1970s chocolate bar had a regal baseball player as its mascot. This crispy wafer, peanuts and caramel treat was a home run for five years.

Bonkers Fruit Chews

These soft, chewy candies in unique fruit flavors like banana and strawberry were packaged to look like circus clowns. Nabisco sold them from the late 70s into the 80s before discontinuing Bonkers.

Burry's Fudgy

Nestle created this log-shaped fudge creme bar covered in chocolate. Burry's Fudgy bars came with candy sprinkles on top and were sold in the 1960s and 70s before vanishing.

Buc Wheats Cereal

Before Cap'n Crunch, there was Buc Wheats. This nautically-named cereal featured crunchy honeycombed wheat squares that sliced apart the roof of your mouth. It sailed off in the 1950s.

Seven Up Candy Bars

Long before soda brand candy bars became trendy, Seven Up tried it first. Their chocolate bar with fizzy candies flopped after a brief stint in the late 1970s.

Freakies Cereal

This groovy cereal featured creative monster-shaped marshmallows in groovy colors. It captured the spirit of the 1970s perfectly until being pulled from shelves later that decade.

Hunting for Discontinued Candy Online

Thanks to the nostalgia trend, many entertainers and stores specialize in bringing back old time candy. Here are some places you may be able to find discontinued candy relics from the past:

• eBay - search for vintage candy lots
• Etsy - some sellers offer retro candy
• Candy Warehouse - stocks hard-to-find old school candy
• Old Time Candy - specializes in nostalgic candy
• Vintage Candy Co. - carries candy from the 1920s to 1990s
• Candy Favorites - large selection of retro candy

You can also search for websites and stores selling nostalgic candy care packages, variety packs, and gift baskets to enjoy a blast from the past.

While not every iconic candy can ever make a comeback, these sweet treats from past decades will remain delicious memories.

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