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10 Easter Candies You Can Grab at Dollar Tree for $1.25

Published March 6, 2026•Updated April 3, 2026

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Colorful foil-wrapped chocolate eggs, like those found in Dollar Tree Easter candy aisles, are closely packed together, creating a vibrant and festive arrangement with shiny wrappers in green, gold, purple, pink, blue, orange, and red.
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The Easter Bunny isn’t immune to this economy. Go figure. Candy prices have become unhinged enough that filling a basket can add up fast. Instead of risking empty baskets and disappointed kids, Dollar Tree still has plenty of perfectly good candy for $1.25. Here are 10 ideas that work just fine for baskets, egg hunts, or candy bowls.

Sour Patch Kids Soft And Chewy Candy Bunnies

A box of Sour Patch Kids Bunnies candy with colorful images of bunny-shaped gummies and Easter decorations on a yellow and purple background.
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Sour Patch Kids candy bunnies are a no-brainer pick for an Easter basket filler or egg-hunt stash that adds a little tang to all that Easter sugar. The $1.25 box comes with 12 sweet and sour bunnies.

Palmer Easter Eggs Milk Chocolate-Flavored Candies

A pink bag of Palmer brand Easter Eggs, featuring foil-wrapped milk chocolate eggs in various colors, with “Easter Eggs” and “Milk Chocolate Flavored Rich Chocolaty Candy” written on the packaging. Net weight: 4.5 oz (128g).
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You can’t really do Easter without chocolate eggs. These foil-wrapped Palmer milk chocolate candies are a classic basket filler and easy egg-hunt stash. At $1.25 a bag, you can stock up and let the Easter Bunny handle the rest.

Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies

A purple box labeled "Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Bunnies" features three chocolate bunny candies with pink bellies and ears, surrounded by colorful carrots, eggs, and flowers. The box contains five packs and has Easter decorations.
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Marshmallow and chocolate is another Easter combo that never really goes away. Dollar Tree sells this five-pack of chocolate-covered marshmallow bunnies for $1.25, an easy way to bulk up a basket without spending much.

Peanut Butter Easter Egg Candies

A green bag of Palmer Peanut Butter Eggs, featuring colorful foil-wrapped chocolate eggs with a label showing chocolate eggs filled with creamy peanut butter. The net weight is 4.5 oz.
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Peanut butter eggs have a loyal following every Easter for that creamy center wrapped in chocolate. This $1.25 bag from Dollar Tree comes with individually wrapped eggs that work just as well in baskets as they do in candy bowls.

Haribo Happy Chicks Gummi Candy

A bag of Haribo Happy Chicks gummy candy with a purple background, featuring images of a yellow bear holding an egg and a brown rabbit, along with colorful chick-shaped gummies visible through a clear window.
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If peanut butter isn’t your thing, these Haribo Happy Chicks gummies are a solid backup plan. The $1.25 bag of chick-shaped candies is easy to toss into Easter baskets or scatter through plastic eggs during the hunt.

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Palmer Easter Bunny Shaped Chocolate

A hollow milk chocolate bunny with colorful details is displayed in a green box decorated with cartoon rabbits, flowers, and the word "HAPPY" at the top. The packaging is cheerful and spring-themed.
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The chocolate bunny still holds its spot in the Easter lineup. Dollar Tree sells this Palmer hollow milk chocolate bunny for $1.25, making it an easy, classic addition to any Easter basket.

Peeps Yellow Marshmallow Chicks

A yellow box of Peeps marshmallow candies with five chick-shaped treats visible through a clear window. The box is labeled "Peeps Marshmallow," "5 Chicks," and "Gluten Free & Fat Free.
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Love them, hate them, or debate them, Peeps always show up at Easter. Dollar Tree has the classic yellow marshmallow chicks for $1.25, an easy basket stuffer for anyone who likes their holiday candy soft and sugary.

Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

A package of Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, showing four snack-size milk chocolate and peanut butter eggs. The packaging is orange, yellow, and green, with an image of a chocolate egg and a bite revealing the peanut butter filling.
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Easter candy bowls tend to empty quickly when Reese’s peanut butter eggs are involved. A four-pack costs $1.25 at Dollar Tree, which makes them a pretty safe bet.

Double Crisp Chocolaty N’ Smooth Candies

Two yellow boxes of Palmer DoubleCrisp Bunny Crisp chocolates, each containing four foil-wrapped chocolate bunny figures in green, yellow, pink, and blue, with colorful Easter-themed packaging.

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For a little crunch in the mix, these bunny-shaped chocolates come with a crispy center. Dollar Tree sells the three-pack for $1.25, an easy way to add some texture to the Easter candy lineup.

Peeps Cotton Candy Flavored Marshmallows

A package of Peeps Marshmallow Cotton Candy flavored chicks, five pink marshmallow treats with blue speckles, in a blue and pink striped box with nutrition info and a cotton candy graphic.
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If the classic Peeps feel a little predictable, this cotton candy flavor switches things up. You can find the five-pack for $1.25 at Dollar Tree.

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