![]() ![]() Though they don’t have the candy coating of the version that was discontinued, there are blue candies in there. They were expensive when I picked them up, at Dylan’s Candy Bar, for $3.49 for a 1.5 ounce package. The new Tart n Tinys are similar to the original packaging for the candy a simple cellophane bag. (Leaf brought back Astro Pops in 2012 and is also promising a return of Wacky Wafers this year.) Then Leaf Brands started to buy up the old trademarks and research the recipes in order to revive the candies. There was a chewy version, which again, might have been confusing for the existing Wonka brand which also included SweeTarts, Spree and Mini Chewy SweeTarts at that time.ĭevoted fans bought up the last few cases of Tart n Tinys, I even held onto a few boxes (I have two or three, still). ![]() They sported candy shells, like mini Spree candies, though they came in a larger box now and with the addition of a blue raspberry flavor. Tart n Tinys were then discontinued around 2007, and even then, they were different from the original candy. ![]() But still, they were never headliner candies, they were never the centerpiece of the Wonka brand, and rarely included in other formats for the candies sold for Trick or Treat or in large lay-down bags. Later they were added into the Wonka brand in the 1980s, which Breaker licensed around the time of the movie premiere. The innovation for the candy came around 1977 when they added a re-closable top that acted as a dispenser for the maddeningly small pieces. They were one of the early confections introduced by Breaker Confections, which also made other compressed dextrose candies like Wacky Wafers (more history on Collecting Candy). Tart n Tinys was a fringe candy to begin with back in the early 1970s. It’s rare that I get to chronicle the demise of a candy on this blog, it’s even rarer to then be able to report of its return. ![]()
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