As the parent of a boy about to celebrate his bar mitzvah, you have a lot of details to think about. Not the least of these is what Bar Mitzvah candy to provide. Candy has become an integral part of the Bar Mitzvah celebration. From favors for the guests to treats for the table to candy throwing after the Haftarah reading, you can’t host a Bar Mitzvah without plenty of candy.
Not just any candy will do. It has to be festive, kosher and of course tasty. It helps if you can also buy bulk candy and save some extra cash for the Bar Mitzvah gift. You’ve got a lot of other things to think about when planning a Bar Mitzvah. That’s why we’ve compiled the authoritative list of Bar Mitzvah candy to make your job a little bit easier.
Throwing Candy
Candy is traditionally thrown at the feet of the young man after the Haftarah reading. The most important consideration for choosing throwing candy is that it be soft. The last thing you want is an accidental injury on the big day. Here are some great options:
Sunkist Fruit Gems are soft and sweet. Made with all natural ingredients they’re Kosher Parve Certified and come in five fruit flavors including Orange, Lemon, Pink Grapefruit, Raspberry, and Blueberry. With 46 individually wrapped pieces per pound, our 2 lb bulk candy bag will offer more than enough candy to throw and eat.
Taffy Town Assorted Taffy is so soft it melts in your mouth. With 17 great flavors including banana, grape, orange crème, peppermint, raspberry, watermelon, caramel swirls, cherry, chocolate, green apple, licorice swirls, Neapolitan, cinnamon, root beer float and vanilla, you’re sure to make every guest happy.
Primrose Assorted Toffee is the perfect sweet reward for a job well done. Whether you like Vanilla, Raspberry, Chocolate, Buttered Rum or Maple flavors, they all come wrapped in bright foil wrappers.
Candy Table
A well-designed candy buffet is the perfect combination of party favor and conversation piece. Choose an assortment of bulk candy to ensure that every guest finds something they’ll love while you stay on budget. Here are some of our top picks in Kosher candy for your candy table.
Mixed Berry Buttons these hard candy buttons in berry flavors are OU Kosher Certified.
Cran-Blueberry Tootsie Roll Frootie are an unexpected mix of cranberry and blueberry flavor in the classic tootsie roll style. Kosher OU-Dairy Certified
Foil Chocolate Balls in blue, orange, green, red, silver or gold foil wrappers will match your party decor perfectly and the milk chocolate will satisfy your sweet tooth.
Sixlets are a perfectly scoopable snack. They come in gold, yellow, blue, or white but whatever color you choose they all have milk chocolate inside.
Light Blue Foil Hard Candy in blue raspberry flavor adds the perfect shimmer to your candy buffet.
Fort Knox US Dollar Chocolate Gold Coins are 3 inches of milk chocolate in the shape of a US Dollar. Kosher Dairy Certified, these sweet treats are made in Holland for the Gerrit Verburg Company. If you’d prefer a smaller candy coin go for the bulk candy option with Fort Knox Assorted Mini Chocolate Coins in a 5 lb pack. They come in an assortment of gold, silver, red and blue.
Jelly Belly Dutch Chocolate Mints are peppermints in chocolate shells finished with pastel colors. Like all Jelly Belly candy it’s OU Kosher certified by the Orthodox Union.
Classic milk chocolate M&M’s are always Kosher OU certified. Order them in any of 21 different colors to match your party theme.
If you want to discover more candy options for your son’s Bar Mitzvah , check out our Ultimate Guide to Kosher Candy.
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