The Best Stocking Stuffers at the Grocery Store

I get it. It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it also happens to be the most busy time of the year and you and your loved ones are all on a desperate hunt to find the best stocking stuffers at the last minute. The solution? Offer to do the grocery shopping and then while you are at the store getting carrots or whatever else your dad needs to make his famous holiday soup, run on over to the holiday desserts section and pick up some of the treats on our list of the best grocery store stocking stuffers.

Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses

Want all the minty flavor of a candy cane but none of the work of having to suck on a bent stick of sugar? Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses are one of the best stocking stuffers for you. Candy Cane is one of the most underrated Hershey’s Kiss flavors. These Kisses are pepperminty but not toothpaste-y, and they have little candy cane pieces in them that add a satisfying crunch. Pick up a bag of these, sprinkle some into everyone’s stockings this year, and they shall rejoice and be merry.

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Doscher’s Peppermint Candy Canes

What can I say, some people like the slobbery puzzle that is eating a candy cane as an adult. So if your Christmas crew doesn’t mind having a red tongue for the rest of the hour or experiencing sugar overload, then you may as well get them the best candy canes on the market. Doscher’s candy canes are not only thicker than most candy canes, they also have an interesting coarse texture and a minty flavor that’s “on point,” according to our tasting team. If you are going to put candy canes in the stockings this year, use these.

Related: 5 Best Candy Canes to Stuff Your Stockings

Lindt Holiday Snickerdoodle White Chocolate Truffles

The best stocking stuffers when you want to make people on your list feel fancy as heck? Get them some Lindor Truffles. More specifically, get them the white chocolate Snickerdoodle, holiday-specific truffles. These are “smooth, decadent, sweet, and almost buttery,” with “wonderfully spiced, rich, white chocolate” that simply melts in your mouth. Don’t believe us? Buy these for yourself as a test run and we’ll betcha none of them make it all the way into the stockings. 

Related: Best Christmas Candy: The Most Delicious Candy for Your Stockings This Year

Trader Joe’s English Toffee Bites

My roommate SWEARS by these. They are like cute, snazzy little Heath bars in a tin and they are positively delightful, especially when it comes to the best grocery store stocking stuffers. This buttery, crunchy, nutty, bite-sized treat is made up of “a crunchy, buttery center enrobed in milk chocolate that’s been sprinkled with chopped nuts.” All these flavors come together in one harmonious little bite that is certainly one of the best stocking stuffers if you shop at Trader Joe’s

Related: Best Christmas Candy: The Most Delicious Candy for Your Stockings This Year

Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s

Yes, more peppermint. When else do we get to consume this much festive mint food?! And these Joe-Joe’s are absolutely worth dropping into a Christmas stocking. Sporked senior writer Jordan Myrick loves these things so much they stock up on them every year, and described them as “crunchy, pepperminty, and sweet,” and a great affordable replacement for the now discontinued peppermint Oreo. 

Related: Trader Joe’s Holiday Items: The 10 Best Seasonal Treats at Trader Joe’s

Dunkin’ Original Hot Chocolate Bomb

Lastly, what are the holidays without some comforting cocoa by the fire? Jazz up your stocking-ee’s holiday hot chocolate experience with a chocolate bomb this year. These things have the tasty nostalgia of normal hot chocolate, plus the theatrics and entertainment value of a bath bomb. Best of both worlds, truly. And if you are looking for the best hot chocolate bomb, we like this one from Dunkin’ because it has “way more marshmallows than any of the other hot chocolate bombs we tried,” along with a rich, deep, chocolatey flavor. Believe us, it’s da bomb—and one of the best stocking stuffers you can buy.

Related: 4 Best Hot Chocolate Bombs for the Holiday Season


About the Author

Jessica Block

Jessica Block is a freelance contributor to Sporked, a comedian, a baker, a food writer, and a firm believer that Trader Joe's may just be the happiest place on earth. She loves spicy snacks, Oreos, baking bread, teeny tiny avocados, and trying new foods whenever she can. Also, if you give her a bag of Takis she will be your best friend.

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