The Top 16 Gluten-Free Candy Bars

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By Scott Adams

April 21, 2020
By Scott Adams • April 21, 2020

The Top 16 Gluten-Free Candy Bars

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These major brands of candy bars are widely available, are gluten-free by ingredient and allergen disclosures, and deliver good bang for the buck.
Caption: Snickers candy bars are gluten-free. Image: CC BY-ND 2.0--jon_a_ross

Celiac.com 04/21/2020 (Updated on 03/05/2021) - We've had more than a few requests for a handy list of top candy bars that are gluten-free. Note that although some of these bars do not use "gluten-free" on their labels, they do list all ingredients and disclose whether they contain any of the top 8 allergens. If you're a candy bar lover looking for a reliable source of gluten-free candy bars, it's always best to look for bars that specifically marked "gluten-free," however, many of the bars in this list have been consumed for years by celiacs without issues, and don't contain any gluten ingredients. These major brands of candy bars are widely available, are gluten-free by ingredient and allergen disclosures, and deliver good bang for the buck.

Major Brands of Gluten-Free by Ingredient Candy Bars

Snickers Candy Bar

3 Musketeers Candy Bar

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar with Almonds (1.45oz only)

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bar (1.55oz only)

Payday

Almond Joy

Butterfinger Candy Bar

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Oh Henry Candy Bars

Bit O Honey Candy Bar

Heath Bar

Cadbury Caramello

Clark Bars Original

Rolo Candies

Skor

York Peppermint Patties

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4/23/2020 - Correction notice: We removed Mr. Goodbar from this list as it may no longer be safe!

10/27/2021 - Correction notice: We removed Baby Ruth Candy Bar from this list as it may no longer be safe!
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Guest Veach

Posted July 15, 2021

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Does anyone know of any gluten free candy melts? If so what brand?

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cindym 1

Posted March 29, 2023

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I thought Rolos contained gluten. Is this true??

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Scott Adams 1,866

Posted March 29, 2023

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The manufacturer has tagged it gluten-free on their web site:

https://www.hersheyland.com/products/rolo-creamy-caramels-in-rich-chocolate-candy-1-7-oz-roll.html

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