From pumpkin-shaped Reese’s® Peanut Butter Cups to Hershey®’s Kisses® Brand Chocolates disguised in Halloween colors of silver, black and orange, Hershey treats are spook-tacularly festive this Halloween season. With more than 60 percent of consumers planning to pass out candy for Halloween 2010, Hershey has ‘dressed up’ classic favorites for the season and introduced new, frightfully delicious Halloween candy assortments to enchant trick-or-treaters and sweeten seasonal parties. More than 50 percent of adults enjoy dressing up for the holiday as well, and a national survey has revealed that Hershey’s lovers are most likely to celebrate Halloween as a vampire, witch or monster.

The most popular Hershey’s candies given to trick-or-treaters are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (43%), Kit Kat® Wafer Bars (40%), Hershey®’s Milk Chocolate Bars (37%) and Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates (27%). During the Halloween time of year, Hershey adds a costume-like twist to these classic favorites with Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins, Halloween Kit Kat Orange Snack Size Bars, Hershey®’s Miniatures (Hershey®’s Krackel® Bar, Hershey®’s Special Dark® Dark Chocolate, Hershey®’s Mr. Goodbar® Candy Bar and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate) wrapped in orange, black, purple and lime-green foils and Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates wrapped in orange, black and silver foils.

Hershey’s “treated” us (see what I did there? no tricks, just treats! lol) to some of their Halloween-themed bags of treats, and my kids were so happy to be getting Halloween candy without having to trick-or-treat for it!  Here’s what we received:

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Pumpkins – the traditional Peanut Butter Cup, just shaped like a pumpkin.

Orange-colored Kit Kats – I couldn’.t get a good picture of the candy itself, the coating is orange and more like white chocolate than milk chocolate.

Variety Pack – Reese’s Pieces, Whoppers, Milk Duds, and Jolly Ranchers Lollipops, which I didn’t get a photo of, sorry about that!

Hershey offers a wide array of new candy assortments perfect for trick-or-treaters, including:

• NEW – Twizzlers® Assortment 120 Snack Size Pieces (Mini Bars Candy Strawberry, Pull n’ Peel Candy Wildberry and Pull n’ Peel Candy Green Apple)
• NEW – Hershey’s Cookies ‘N’ Crème Jumbo Bag Snack Size Treats
• NEW – Hershey’s Chocolate Assortment with 100 Snack Size Pieces (Kit Kat Crisp Wafers, York Peppermint Patties, Hershey’s Mr. Goodbar® Candy Bars, Reese’s Pieces® Candy, Hershey’s Chocolate Lollipops, Milk Duds® Candy, Jolly Rancher® Doubles Candy and Whoppers® Malted Milk Balls)
• NEW – Hershey’s Candy Assortment with 100 Snack Size Packages (Reese’s Pieces Candy, Whoppers Malted Milk Balls, Milk Duds Candy and Jolly Rancher Lollipops)

Additional classic favorites for the season include:

• Reese’s Lovers 50 Snack Size Pieces (Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Reese’s Pieces Candy and Reese’s Fast Break® Candy Bar)
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins Jumbo Snack Size
• Hershey’s Seasonal Shapes Assortment with 50 Snack Size Packages (Hershey’s Tombstone-shaped Molded Bars in Milk Chocolate and Cookies ‘N’ Crème flavors, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins)
• Harvest Hershey®’s Kisses® Brand Candy Corn Flavored Candy
• Harvest York® Peppermint Patties Pumpkin Shapes
• York® Peppermint Batty

So, whether you’re heading out this weekend to buy candy for trick or treaters or just like having chocolate around the house, Hershey’s seasonal offerings can be found at retailers nationwide. For more information on Hershey’s Halloween products, as well as costume ideas, pumpkin stencils, Halloween recipes, craft activities and party invitations, visit www.CelebrateWithHersheys.com.

disclosure: Hershey’s sent me products as a gift to facilitate this review. All opinions are, as always, 100% mine.