What is Swedish candy?
Swedish candy brings together chewy gummies, airy foams, sweet flavors, and sour bites. It is often enjoyed as pick-and-mix: different pieces chosen together for one bag.
More than one kind of candy
“Swedish candy” covers an assortment of recipes and brands. Chocolate and licorice belong in the picture, too. The fun is in finding the combination you like.
The pick-and-mix tradition includes candy from different places. Our candy catalog lists each product’s maker, ingredients, and available origin information.
Pick a flavor. Find your texture.
Sweet and sour describe the taste. Gummy and foam describe the bite. Mix the two choices to find what you enjoy.
Gummy
A chewy, springy texture. Some pieces are firmer than others.
Foam
A lighter, airy bite. Softness varies by recipe.
Sweet
A taste profile without a pronounced sour bite.
Sour
A tart taste, sometimes with a sour coating.
The pick-and-mix tradition
A bagful of favorites
Lördagsgodis means “Saturday candy.”
In Sweden, choosing candy is part of a Saturday tradition. Pick-and-mix lets you choose a little of several sweets for the same bag.
Start with a favorite, add something new, and make the combination your own. The tradition is about the mix, not one particular candy.
Swedish candy vs. American candy
There is plenty of overlap, from fruit flavors and gummies to chocolate and licorice. Compare the piece in your hand: its recipe, texture, and taste.
Compare the bite
Try a foam beside a familiar gummy. Is it airy, springy, firm, or soft?
Compare the flavor
Notice how sweet or tart each piece tastes. Country of origin alone cannot tell you.
Check the actual product
Ingredients vary. “Swedish” is not a guarantee of less sugar, particular ingredients, or a dietary fit.
Choose your first mix
Start with what you like. Add a new texture. Leave room for a surprise. Ask what is in the selection that day.
Start with something familiar
Choose a sweet gummy or a flavor you already enjoy.
Change the texture
Try a foam beside the gummy. Notice the difference in the bite.
Add contrast
If you like tart flavors, try something sour. Keep the mix shaped around what you enjoy.
Browse our candy by flavor and texture to make a shortlist. The selection rotates, so ask what’s at the cart that day.
Try Swedish candy in Houston
Find Haus Candy Co. at a Houston pop-up. Pick up a bag and get to know the candy at the cart.
