Here you’ll find 19 Candies that start with P, organized from “PEZ” to “Pulparindo”. They include mints, gum, chocolates, and regional tamarind sweets, often used as gifts and party treats.
Candies that start with P are branded or regional sweets with names beginning with the letter P. PEZ began as a medicinal mint in Austria before becoming an iconic dispenser.
Below you’ll find the table with Name, Main ingredients, Company, Country of origin.
Name: The candy’s brand or common name, helping you locate familiar sweets and check entries at a glance.
Main ingredients: Short list of key components, so you can see flavor base and dietary concerns quickly.
Company: The manufacturer or brand owner, useful if you want to track availability and search for official product info.
Country of origin: The country where the candy launched or the brand is headquartered, useful for regional context and sourcing.
Candies that start with P
| Name | Main ingredients | Company | Country of origin | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocky | Biscuit sticks, chocolate coating | Glico | Japan | Thin crunchy biscuit sticks dipped in chocolate (and many flavors); launched 1966, hugely popular across Asia and worldwide as a snack-and-candy hybrid. |
| PEZ | Compressed sugar tablets, flavoring | PEZ | Austria | Small flavored sugar tablets dispensed from collectible dispensers; invented 1927 in Austria, iconic for themed dispensers and collectors. |
| Pixy Stix | Flavored powdered sugar | Ferrara Candy Company | United States | Paper straws filled with tangy, flavored powdered sugar; 1950s candy classic favored at parties and trick-or-treating. |
| Pop Rocks | Carbonated sugar crystals, flavoring | Pop Rocks | United States | Popping, crackling candy that fizzes in the mouth; invented 1950s for General Foods and known for its novelty popping sensation. |
| PayDay | Peanuts, caramel | Hershey | United States | Salted peanut cluster bar with a chewy caramel interior and no chocolate coating; introduced 1932, known for its crunchy-sweet texture. |
| Polo | Sugar, mint oil | Nestlé | United Kingdom | Ring-shaped mint with a distinctive hole, created by Rowntree; long-standing British mint with classic peppermint flavor. |
| Prince Polo | Wafer, chocolate coating | Mondelez Polska | Poland | Chocolate-covered wafer bar introduced 1955 in Poland; a Central European favorite with crunchy layers and chocolate coating. |
| Pepero | Biscuit sticks, chocolate coating | Lotte | South Korea | Chocolate-dipped biscuit sticks similar to Pocky; launched 1983 and celebrated on Pepero Day (Nov 11) in Korea. |
| Pulparindo | Tamarind pulp, sugar, chili | De La Rosa | Mexico | Chewy, sweet-sour-spicy tamarind candy often dusted with chili-salt; iconic Mexican treat with bold flavors. |
| Pastillas | Milk, sugar, flavoring | Traditional makers | Philippines | Soft milk-based candies commonly made regionally in the Philippines; popular as homemade or small-batch sweets—regional specialty. |
| Ptasie Mleczko | Marshmallow, chocolate coating | E. Wedel | Poland | Polish “bird’s milk” confection: soft marshmallow-like center enrobed in chocolate; created 1930s by Wedel, a national classic. |
| Picnic | Chocolate, peanuts, caramel, wafer | Cadbury (Mondelez) | United Kingdom | Chunky chocolate bar combining nuts, caramel and wafer for a chewy-crunchy mix; regionally popular where Cadbury markets it. |
| Popin’ Cookin’ | Sugar, starch, flavoring | Kracie | Japan | DIY Japanese candy kits that let you make tiny edible “foods”; playful textures and molds, popular with collectors and kids. |
| Plopp | Milk chocolate, caramel | Cloetta | Sweden | Soft caramel-centered chocolate bar from Sweden; introduced mid-20th century and commonly sold in Scandinavian markets. |
| Polkagris | Sugar, peppermint oil | Traditional makers | Sweden | Classic striped peppermint stick candy from Gränna, Sweden (invented 1859); a historic and touristic Swedish confection. |
| Polly Waffle | Wafer, marshmallow, chocolate | Nestlé (originally) | Australia | Wafer tube filled with marshmallow and coated in chocolate; iconic Australian bar discontinued then occasionally revived—legacy/obscure. |
| Penguin | Biscuit, chocolate coating | McVitie’s / Pladis | United Kingdom | Chocolate-covered biscuit bars with a cream center; introduced mid-20th century in the UK and favored as a tea-time treat. |
| Pear Drops | Sugar, fruit flavoring | Various UK makers | United Kingdom | Traditional British boiled sweets with pear-and-banana notes; Victorian-era classic still sold by several makers today. |
| Pashmak | Sugar, sesame or flavoring | Traditional makers | Iran | Persian “cotton candy” or pulled sweet with delicate, threadlike texture and floral or nutty notes; regional specialty often handmade. |