Updated for 2023! You’ve probably seen my big list of Dairy-free Chocolate Bunnies for various tastes and diets, including vegans and food allergic consumers. We also have a guide to Dairy-Free Cadbury Creme Egg Alternatives. But what would that basket of goodies be without some colorful candy and other fun sweets? This collection of treats goes beyond chocolate bunnies, and focuses on dairy-free Easter candy that can all be found at grocers, drugstores, or specialty shops throughout the U.S.
The Best Dairy-Free Easter Candy You Can Buy at the Store
If you want bunnies, jelly beans, and spring colors, look no further than this list of dairy-free, natural and organic candies.
Allergen Notes: All items listed below were dairy-free by ingredients at the time of our review, but ingredients are subject to change at any time. And all products are at some degree of risk for allergen cross contamination. If you are concerned about potential cross contamination of an allergen, always contact the company to discuss their ingredient sourcing and allergen protocols before purchasing. Only you can decide what is safe for your needs.
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Galerie Jelly Bean Eggs
These plastic Easter eggs house jelly beans or jelly beans and sitckers, and carry the company’s “allergen safe” seal. That means they’re made in a factory that does not handle milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, or wheat. They also have cute Easter candy dispensers (bunnies and llamas) with dairy-free candy, but the candy for those doesn’t seem to have their “allergen safe” seal, as a heads up!
- Where to Buy: Target, Kroger family of stores, Walgreens, Walmart
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Enjoy Life Easter Chocolate Minis
These cheerful bags come in three dairy-free varieties: Dark Chocolate (Lamb), Ricemilk Crunch (Chick), and a variety of Dark, Ricemilk, and Ricemilk Crunch Chocolate (Bunny). They’re made allergen-safe, without dairy, eggs, gluten, nuts, soy, sesame, and more. The individually wrapped chocolates inside each package also fit in plastic eggs.
- Where to Buy: Kroger family of stores, Earth Fare, Giant Carlisle, Harris Teeter, Hy-Vee, Natural Grocers, United Supermarkets in Texas, or on enjoylifefoods.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, and Multiple Food Allergies
YumEarth Organic Easter Candies
Founded by two kid (and sugar) loving fathers, YumEarth proudly manufactures a wide range of organic, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly candies. For Easter, they have vegan Bunny Gummies, Sour Beans, Jelly Beans, and an Easter Variety Pack. They come in fun fruit-sweetened flavors like pomegranate pucker, perfectly peach, and mango tango.
- Where to Buy: Target, Whole Foods, Rite-Aid, yumearth.com or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Strawberry Hill Lollipops
This whimsical candy company makes lollipops for all occasions with adorable designs. And they’re labeled as corn syrup free, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and made in a nut free facility. Some of their Easter-themed lollipops include bunnies, Easter eggs, duckies, and frosted cupcakes. But the lollipop designs can change from year to year. Look for them in lollipop displays at stores.
- Where to Buy: Candy shops, fine retailers, and www.strawberryhillcandy.comÂ
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Favorite Day Cookie Kits
Some, but not all, of the Favorite Day Easter Cookie Kits are made without milk. We love these for fun Easter day projects that you can put in baskets (they’re shelf stable!). At last check, the Tie Dye Easter Egg Sugar Cookie Kit, Easter Bunny House Cookie Kit, Easter Chicken Coop House with Chicks Cookie Kit, and Easter Pre-Built Bunny House Kit were all made without milk, nuts, or peanuts. And all but the Tie Dye one are egg-free and vegan-friendly.
- Where to Buy: Target
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan
Pez Easter Candy Dispensers
Yes, Pez is still around! And it’s made without top allergens on a dedicated line. Their Easter line includes chick, lamb, and various bunny dispensers. They come with candy in them, but you can buy refills in assorted flavors.
- Where to Buy: Target, Walmart, Albertsons/Safeway stores, drugstores, or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, and Multiple Food Allergies
Annie’s Bunnies
Bunnies are a year round thing for Annie’s Organic, but they are truly in their element on Easter. The company makes a range of Bunny Grahams, but the Neapolitan are particularly special in spring. They also make also make fruit snacks in sweet fruit flavors.
- Where to Buy: Target, Walmart, Stop & Shop, Kroger family of stores, or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan, select items for Gluten-Free and Food Allergies
Junior Mint Eggs
This surprisingly no dairy and no egg treat is all decorated for Easter! It’s one of the very few sweets you can buy on most convenience store chocolate racks. If you’re concerned about the “may contain” statement, make sure you contact the company to discuss their production protocols, if they use a dedicated line, etc.
- Where to Buy: Target, Walmart, Big Lots, or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, Peanut-Free, Vegan
Twizzlers Bunnies
They taste like red Twizzlers licorice, but these cute little bunny candies are bite-sized, and ready to jump into Easter baskets. They’re kosher parve, vegan-friendly, and made without milk, eggs, nuts, and soy, but these sweets do contain wheat.
- Where to Buy: Walmart or Amazon
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan
Jelly Belly Spring & Easter
Jelly Belly offers a fun range of spring flavors, Easter packaging, and “carrot” Jelly Bellies. They’re each certified kosher pareve, and made without gelatin, gluten, peanuts, or dairy. However, they are not considered vegan. You’ll find various Jelly Belly products at grocers, block stores, and convenience stores, but keep an eye out for the Easter range!
- Where to Buy: Meijer, specialty stores, Amazon
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, and Peanut-Free
Brach’s Jelly Bird Eggs
This classic candy company makes their own version of jelly beans in various flavors. They offer big bags and treat sized pouches. They’re great for a dairy-free Easter candy feature, decorating cupcakes or crispy treats, and stuffing in plastic eggs. As a heads up, these are made without gelatin and dairy, but they might not be vegan.
- Where to Buy: Target, Albertsons/Safeway stores, Giant, Stop & Shop, and on Amazon
- Dietary Notes: Made without Top Allergens
Create a Treat / Oreo Cookie Kits
Oreo has teamed up with Create a Treat to make a fun Easter Egg Cookie Kit for Oreo fans. And just like their classic cookies, it’s made without milk and eggs. Create a Treat also has some other fun cookie kits, like the cute Chicken Coop one shown. Oreo also has a cookie-filled Easter egg if you want a grab and eat treat!
- Where to Buy: Target, Walmart or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan
Black Forest Organic Easter Candies
Black Forest has a big range of Easter candies, but you might not see them on their website. However, they are readily available online and via major stores like Walmart. Keep your eyes open for their Spring Mix or Juicy Bunnies. This brand isn’t strictly vegan, because they do use gelatin and beeswax in their candies.
- Where to Buy:Â Target, Walmart or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Peeps
Yes, traditional Peeps, not chocolate-covered, are made without milk and other top allergens. This year, they’re also offering limited edition Peep Gummies, Peep Decorating Kits and Easter Lollipop Rings (which may be vegan-friendly). Many varieties of classic Peeps have a “may contain milk” just because the chocolate-covered varieties are made in the same factory. All Peeps and Peep Gummies are non-vegan, as they do contain gelatin, but the Lollipop Rings do not.
- Where to Buy: Nearly every store and on Amazon
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Life Savers Gummy Bunnies & Eggs
This sweet assortment of gummy candy features egg and bunny shapes in watermelon, orange, strawberry, cherry, and green apple fruit flavors. Make this big but affordable bag an Easter basket highlight, put the gummies in Easter eggs, or use them to decorate homemade Easter treats.
- Where to Buy:Â Target, Albertsons/Safeway stores, Kroger family of stores, or Amazon.com
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Ben’s Pure Maple Candy
These cute little Easter bunnies and spring shapes are made of 100% pure maple syrup with no other ingredients. They’re also kosher and made in a nut-free facility. Jed’s Maple also makes some pure maple bunnies, reportedly on a dedicated line.
- Where to Buy: bensmaplesyrup.com or jedsmaple.com or naturalcandystore.com; also sold in specialty nationwide stores, like Tractor Supply
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
Surf Sweets Organic Jelly Beans
Surf Sweets is now produced by Wholesome, the brand noted above. But they have retained their own candy style, and are reportedly still made in a facility free of the top 10 allergens. For Easter they have Spring Jelly Beans that come in bags of mini packages. And each serving contains 100% of the daily value for Vitamin C.
- Where to Buy: Kroger family of stores, Shaw’s, www.surfsweets.com or Amazon
- Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Multiple Food Allergies
18 Comments
Being a Grandma to a young grandchild who is dairy free, I appreciate your updated list. I wanted to do an egg hunt with all of my Grandchildren without singling out any specific eggs of color or type. This list gives me options for all of my grandchildren in the same egg hunt. It saved me a lot of time doing all this research on my own. Thank you.
Glad I can help!
Dairy free is so important now in time… more people including myself have had issues with dairy my whole life. My body is 100% more healthy now that I’m dairy-free. Nice list to choose from here.
This is an amazing list you have shared. I really liked it and my kids will also like so many of these Easter treats.
Thank you so much for putting this list together! It’s awesome to see so many tasty options 🙂 I need to check out those organic jelly beans
Yes, those jelly beans are pretty tasty. I’ve sampled them just to make sure 🙂
Love all these non-chocolate Easter candy options!
I LOVE how many options there are these days! (we may or may not have some of these on our kitchen counter right now… ha!) 🙂
What a great list! I’m loving all the options, who needs kids to enjoy all these fun Easter Candies!
I need to check Target for the Black Forest Easter Candies. I love that you found so many wonderful options so our baskets won’t be completely candy-less!
My daughter would love the Strawberry Hill bunny lollipops. You have found a great selection of yummies.
Aren’t those super cute? They make those for every occasion.
Man how candy has come a long way! I can’t wait to get to the USA to try some of these!
just saying, surf sweet jelly beans are not vegan, they are dairy free, but not vegan. They contain confectioners glaze which comes from beetles . so please dont spread false information
thank you,
mahoraner
I clarified to avoid any misunderstanding. As noted, they have both vegan and non-vegan selections. Still a lot to choose from among their gummies, which are sold by most of the vegan stores. Enjoy!
Very helpful post, especially for us who have children in our lives. I will be looking for these goodies to give out to my family during Easter. Thanks!
Great options for people with kids (though I must admit I wouldn’t mind trying some of those if I could!!). 🙂
Thanks for this great list! Looks like there’s lots of yummy vegan options! I’m definitely going to share it.