A Gluten-Free Halloween

Gluten-Free Halloween Candy List

Enjoy a safe gluten-free Halloween this year, using the Celiac Canada’s Gluten-Free Halloween Candy List 2025. This list was created by the CCA on September 25, 2025. As always, please check the packages’ ingredient lists before consuming any candies. Please note that permission must be obtained from Celiac Canada before sharing this Halloween Candy Guide publicly.

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Reading ingredient lists and understanding food labels is essential, especially as we bring new candies into the home. Get additional help by visit our Food Labelling Page: Label Reading

Parent Tips for a Happier Halloween

Your child may be disappointed that they cannot eat all the candies they gather while trick or treating. Therefore, it is important to take some time to talk to your child and manage their expectations this Halloween. Below are some strategies and tips for a successful gluten-free Halloween:

1. Chat Before Halloween. Take time to communicate to your child that they may not be able to keep all the candy they receive. This conversation will help manage their expectations at Halloween. During this time, please go through our gluten-free Halloween candy list with your child, and find their favourite allowed candies.
2. Household or Neighbourhood Candy Trade. This strategy involves your children trading gluten-free candies for gluten-containing ones. This option is ideal for families with multiple children, some of whom have celiac disease (CD) and some who do not. For example, your daughter with CD could trade her Kit Kat bar (gluten-containing) to your son without CD in exchange for one of his gluten-free candies, such as Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Does your child want to trade candy, but there are not any children in your household without celiac disease? No problem – expand the candy trade. See if any neighbourhood children would like to participate or perhaps some of your child’s school friends are interested.
3. Donating gluten-containing candy to your local food bank is a wonderful opportunity to teach your child the importance of helping others. Remind your child that many Canadian children are not fortunate enough to go trick or treating, and their actions will bring joy to other children. Your child may feel inspired to donate some of their gluten-free candy as well for other children with CD who will not get to go trick or treating.
4. Find Support in the CCA Facebook Group. Our group has over 16,000 members, each with unique and helpful insight into living a gluten-free life. Connect with your peers by asking questions or by commenting on other’s posts. Check out the Facebook group here. You can also reach out to Celiac Canada with additional questions or concerns.
5. Keep Back-Ups. Before Halloween, take some time to bake some of your child’s favourite GF cookies, or get them something small to make up for some of their lost candy. Some ideas include a new pack of crayons, a book they would like, a world map, a skipping rope, or a new stuffed animal.