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Local sweets and Halloween treats

Trick-or-treat yourself to these candies made in the Boston area. 🍬

Storefront of L.A. Burdick chocolate shop.

Don’t forget the chocolate treats available at LA Burdick.

Photo via @thebostonlens

Have you stocked up on sweet treats to pass out, or keep for yourself, on Halloween? Satisfy your sweet tooth with these local candy favorites made in the Boston area.

Saltwater Taffy
This chewy treat features unique flavors and can be found at Phillips Chocolates in Dorchester, It’s Sugar in Faneuil Hall, or Cabot’s Candy in Cambridge.

Charleston Chew
Launched in 1922, the nougat and chocolate candy has ties to the Fox Cross Company and is produced in Cambridge.

NECCO Waffers
This was the signature product of the New England Confectionery Company Factory that dates back to 1847 and today remains a New England classic.

Sky Bar
Sky Bar was invented by NECCO + has four separate milk chocolate chambers, each filled with the sugary goodness of caramel, vanilla, fudge, or peanut flavor.

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