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1. Carrie’s Crispies
7133 W. BECHER ST., WEST ALLIS
These aren’t your average Rice Krispie treats – Carrie makes scrumptious, sticky sweets of all flavors. We’re partial to the peanut butter cup treat.
2. Half Nuts
9617 W. GREENFIELD AVE., WEST ALLIS
This store is packed to the rafters with candy of all kinds – and you can buy it by the pound! You’ll find rare and weird candies, like a Ziegler Giant Bar, gummy hot dogs and Freeze Dried Atomic Bites.
3. Freese’s Candy Shoppe
7312 W. GREENFIELD AVE.M WEST ALLIS | 400 N. WATER ST.
This shop’s main location is in West Allis, but they just opened a new spot in the Milwaukee Public Market. They make their own delicious treats like chocolate- covered pretzels and caramels.
4. Amy’s Candy Kitchen
W62 N579 WASHINGTON AVE., CEDARBURG
This Cedarburg spot specializes in gour- met caramel apples – try the “Kowabunga Crunch” one.
5. Lolli and Pops
2500 N. MAYFAIR RD., WAUWATOSA
Next time you’re at Mayfair Mall, stop at this candy shop to find gummies, chocolate, and of course, many, many types of sweet lollipops!
6. Candyman on Main
121 N. MAIN ST., WEST BEND
The Candyman has popcorn, candy, bear claws, truffles and more, and in the summer, the store adds an ice cream shop, too!
Last year, this awesome new ice cream shop opened in Wauwatosa. Joy Ice Cream Social has everything you’d want – delicious scoops in awesome flavors, snacks, a fun outdoor space to run around – but it also hosts cool events for kids all summer long. One of our favorites was the “ice cream detective,” where you get to taste-test dozens of different flavors and have to figure out which is which. 8334 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa.
Sprecher Soda Taste Test
Root Beer
Root beer is Sprecher’s most popular soda, but it was a bit “spicy” for our team of kid tasters. But if you like a tingly soda, this one might be for you!
Puma Kola
The kids thought this one was a little “weird.” Better than Pepsi, but not quite as good as Coke.
Orange Dream
Do you like Fanta? Our panel thought this was an even better orange soda that tasted like a Dreamsicle.
Grape Soda
The kids thought this one was sour-sweet and had a really strong, grape flavor that would be great to drink on a hot summer day.
Cream Soda
Sprecher’s classic, good old fashioned cream soda was a hit. Our judges said it tasted like honey and smelled like cheesecake.
THE WINNER! Cherry Cola
This sweet, reddish- brown soda got the most votes from our panel, who thought it was better than Cherry Coke and smelled like a lollipop.
