Chocolate has a long and surprising history. The Aztecs drank it bitter and even used cocoa beans as money. These riddles cover everyday sweets, real chocolate science and a few treats from around the world.
Every riddle has a different answer, from lollipops and fudge to theobromine, tempering and the dentist who helped invent cotton candy.
Easy Candy Riddles for Kids
- I come wrapped in foil, I snap into squares and I melt in your mouth. What am I? 👉 A chocolate bar
- I grow in pods on a tropical tree, and chocolate is made from me. What am I? 👉 A cocoa bean
- I am hard candy on a stick that you lick for a long time. What am I? 👉 A lollipop
- I am chewy, fruity and shaped like a little animal. What am I? 👉 A gummy bear
- I am striped red and white and shaped like a hook for Christmas. What am I? 👉 A candy cane
- I am soft and puffy, and people toast me over a campfire. What am I? 👉 A marshmallow
- I am small and bean-shaped, with a shiny shell in every color. What am I? 👉 A jelly bean
- I am a warm chocolate drink with marshmallows floating on top. What am I? 👉 Hot chocolate
- I am a cookie dotted with little pieces of chocolate. What am I? 👉 A chocolate chip cookie
- I keep candy clean until you tear me open. What am I? 👉 A wrapper
- I am golden and gooey, made by heating sugar until it turns brown. What am I? 👉 Caramel
- I am a soft, rich chocolate square that is easy to cut. What am I? 👉 Fudge
- I am a strawberry dipped in melted chocolate. What am I? 👉 A chocolate-dipped strawberry
- I am a holiday when kids dress up and collect candy door to door. What am I? 👉 Halloween
Chocolate Fact Riddles
These riddles are based on real food history and science. The note after each answer explains it.
- Cacao trees first grew in this part of the world. Where? 👉 The tropical Americas
- The Aztecs drank a bitter chocolate drink with this name, which gave us the word “chocolate.” What is it? 👉 Xocolatl
- I am the country that grows more cocoa than any other. What am I? 👉 Côte d’Ivoire
- White chocolate contains cocoa butter but none of this. What is it? 👉 Cocoa solids
- Chocolate is dangerous for dogs because of this substance. What is it? 👉 Theobromine
- I am the process of heating and cooling chocolate so it turns shiny and snaps cleanly. What am I? 👉 Tempering
- In 1875 I made the first milk chocolate in Switzerland. Who am I? 👉 Daniel Peter
- The Aztecs used cocoa beans as this. What was it? 👉 Money
- Cotton candy machines were co-invented in 1897 by someone with this surprising job. What was it? 👉 A dentist
- Rock candy is made of large crystals of this. What is it? 👉 Sugar
Funny Candy Riddles
- Why did the cookie go to the doctor? 👉 It felt crummy
- What do you call a chocolate bar that was stolen? 👉 Hot chocolate
Candy Brain Teasers
- A chocolate bar has 12 squares, and 3 friends share it equally. How many squares does each get? 👉 4
- One candy costs 25 cents. How many can you buy with $2? 👉 8
- A jar holds 50 candies. You take 20 and eat 5 of them. How many candies do you have now? 👉 15
- One chocolate bar weighs 100 g. How much do 7 bars weigh? 👉 700 g
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