How has your taste in candy changed over the years?

Oh yes, my tastes have changed for sure! The only "candy" I really indulge in now is dark chocolate (up to 70% or more, if I can find it). I find regular candy bars never taste as good as I imagine they will -- I like a Skor bar (which I think is like Heath in the US?), a dark Mars bar or a Three Musketeers once in a long while... but most candy bars end up tasting "waxy" to me now. I like filled chocolates but prefer a smooth, coffee filling or something of that nature versus caramel or anything very hard. I rarely eat hard candy but I do like Werther's if they are around. As I've gotten older, I've tended to prefer salty treats rather than sweet.

I quit eating milk chocolate and started eating dark chocolate since they say its better for your health. For about the last 6 months I have not had any kind of chocolate with the exception of some white bark covered pretzels that I make. I made some in milk chocolate with the pretzels and could not stand the strong chocolate taste. So I really don't care for chocolate anymore. I would rather have a cup of homemade hot chocolate (and I am not talking about those little instant packets) I make my hot chocolate from scratch. Such a different taste from the packets you add water too. I can only drink the packets if I have lots of marshmallow in it. If I make the homemade hot chocolate I don't need anything with it it tastes so good.

I like dark chocolate but not chocolate generally speaking. I am not quite sure if I ever was that crazy about candies. I like sour taste more. If it comes to other food my taste did change so I quess it's the same with candies. But also a fact is many candies are new nowadays. I seldom see the candies I ate as I was a kid. I always loved 3 musketeers (there is something like that now called: curly wurly), I also liked: bonitos (not there anymore perhaps it's kind of m&m now?) and treets (perhaps also m&m's now?). I liked milky way (not anymore) and if it comes to mars or snickers only once in a while.

I've had a sweet tooth ever since I was young. Until now, I still like sweets but the types I like have changed. Back then, I'd prefer white chocolate or the sweeter variety. Now, I find them too sweet and would rather settle with dark chocolate. But since I'm older, I have more freedom with what I eat. As a child, my parents would limit me to 1 chocolate bar per weekend or if I do well in a test or something. But now, I can have as many as I like :D But now, I avoid hard candies and just stick with plain ol' chocolate.