If you're the person who has been quietly waiting since August for maple, cinnamon, and candy corn to come back around, this one is for you.
Some people mark the start of fall with the first pumpkin on the porch. Our taffy people mark it with a flavor. They know exactly which one, and they've been counting.
Key Takeaways
- The best fall taffy flavors are the warm ones: Cinnamon, Maple, Cinnamon Bun, Candy Corn, Butterscotch, and the apple flavors.
- Cinnamon, maple, and caramel are leading fall flavor lists this year, ahead of pumpkin spice.
- Fall flavors show off creamy taffy best. Warm, buttery notes need a soft piece to carry them.
- Some of these are seasonal. When they're gone, they're gone until next fall.
Why Fall Flavors Taste Better in a Creamy Piece
Warm flavors are buttery flavors. Maple, butterscotch, cinnamon roll, caramel. They're the flavors of a fall kitchen, and they all depend on softness to come through.
That's where a lot of taffy lets people down. The cellophane bag at the big-box store, forty pieces for three dollars, gives you a stiff piece with a faint idea of maple. The open-air bins at the old-fashioned candy store have pieces that have been sitting out until they turn waxy, and a waxy piece can't carry anything warm.
Our taffy is whipped in large bowls with paddles for 24 hours. That's what makes it so soft. And with fall flavors, that softness is everything. The warmth melts in slowly instead of sitting on top.
Every bag gets hand-selected. Every piece gets checked. Creamy, not sticky.
Here are the fall flavors our taffy people ask for by name.
1. Cinnamon
Medium pink with a white swirl. It looks like the gentle one on the plate. It isn't.
Cinnamon is our number one selling flavor all year long, but October is when it feels most at home. Warm first, then the heat, then the sweetness that holds it together. A piece with your morning coffee on a cool day is hard to beat.
And here's my confession: cinnamon is the one flavor I can't taste the way you can. To me, it tastes like soap now. I don't have to love it to know it's exactly right.
Is cinnamon your kind of thing? Yes or no.
2. Maple
Golden tan and warm brown, the color of leaves just past their peak.
Maple is the flavor that only makes sense in fall. When the leaves are changing and the air has that specific chill and everyone is talking about their maple coffee order. Rich, round, and deep. It doesn't shout. It settles in.
The maple people have been waiting for this one since August. If that's you, you already know.
Is Maple taffy your kind of thing? Yes or no.
3. Cinnamon Bun
Golden tan with a warm brown swirl. It looks like the inside of a cinnamon roll, and that's exactly the point.
This one surprises people because it changes as you chew. It starts warm and sweet, a little cinnamony and buttery. Then the longer you chew, the deeper it gets. More cinnamon. More butter. More of that warm, doughy sweetness, like a cinnamon roll right out of the oven.
That "the more you chew it" moment is something only taffy can do. A cookie gives you everything in the first bite. A piece of Cinnamon Bun taffy keeps going.
Is Cinnamon Bun taffy your kind of thing? Yes or no.
4. Candy Corn
Yellow and orange, the colors everybody recognizes from the Halloween candy bowl.
Here's the assumption to drop: candy corn doesn't have to be waxy. Ours tastes just like the candy corn you know, only creamier, without the waxy coating. All the flavor, none of the wax.
Candy corn has been around since the 1880s. It was first sold under the name "Chicken Feed," which is my favorite piece of candy trivia. People have been arguing about whether they love it or hate it for almost as long.
My suggestion: pair it with chocolate taffy and peanut butter taffy. That's the classic fall mix from every Halloween candy bowl, and you can build it yourself right in your bag.
Is Candy Corn taffy your kind of thing? Yes or no.
5. Butterscotch
Warm golden yellow with cream.
Butterscotch tastes like the topping on your favorite ice cream sundae. That warm, buttery brown sugar flavor that's different from caramel in a way that's hard to explain and impossible to miss. The butterscotch people always chose the butterscotch topping when everyone else chose hot fudge. They still would.
Is Butterscotch taffy your kind of thing? Yes or no.
6. Maple Bacon
Brown and pink ribbons that look exactly like the real thing.
I'll admit it: I'm a bacon snob. This one is for the bacon people who like their bacon with a little sweetness. The right amount of maple meeting the right amount of smoky, savory bacon, like the perfect diner breakfast where the syrup runs just slightly onto your bacon and you don't stop it.
Is Maple Bacon taffy your kind of thing? Yes or no.
7. The Apple Flavors: Candy Apple, Green Apple, and Apple Pie
Fall is apple season, and our taffy people each have their own apple.
Candy Apple is bright red with a green swirl. Tart green apple underneath, sweet red candy coating on the outside. A little tart, a little sweet. Pure fall, pure fair, pure childhood.
Green Apple is my daughter's favorite, and nine out of ten people at market say "mine too." Sweet and tart, like a Granny Smith straight from the refrigerator or a caramel apple sucker.
Apple Pie is golden brown with a green center. The smell of cinnamon and warm apples before you even see it. The filling sweet and tart and spiced just right.
Which apple are you? Tell me in the comments.
The Harvest Mix: Three Fall Flavors in One Bag
Can't pick just one? Our Harvest Mix puts Maple, Butterscotch, and Cinnamon Bun together in one bag. The flavors of a fall kitchen, wrapped up and ready.
We also carry a seasonal Autumn Taffy bag. Our seasonal bags are limited, and when they sell out, they're gone until next year.
Who the Fall Flavor Person Is
The fall flavor person doesn't need a calendar. They know the season has changed because they start thinking about maple.
They have a fall flavor and a rest-of-the-year flavor, and they don't mix them up. They keep a few pieces in their coat pocket for the drive. They know exactly how many are left in the bag. And when a seasonal flavor comes back, they don't wait to see if it lasts.
If that sounds like you, you already know which person you are.
A Few Things Worth Knowing
Are these fall flavors gluten-free? Yes. All of our taffy is certified gluten-free and tree-nut-free, so you can share it without a second thought.
Can I get just one fall flavor? Yes. If you love one flavor, you should get that flavor. Every time. Our single flavor bags exist for exactly that. And with more than 90 flavors, if you don't see your fall favorite, just ask.
How do I keep it soft through the season? Keep it sealed and at room temperature, out of direct sun and away from heat. Skip the refrigerator. Cold can turn a soft, creamy piece brittle.
So, What's Your Fall Flavor?
Cinnamon, Maple, Cinnamon Bun, Candy Corn, Butterscotch, Maple Bacon, or one of the apples.
You probably answered before you finished reading the list. Tell me which one.
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