Get Your Sugar Fix with Nostalgic Candy from Doc Sweets

Gum balls, rock candy, Whoppers and chocolate-covered graham crackers… oh my!

Take one step inside and the old saying about “feeling like a big kid in a candy store” literally comes to life.

Whether you were born 90 years ago and grew up as a fan of Mary Janes and Turkish Taffy, or just a kid of the 1990s when Warheads and Caramel Apple Pops reigned supreme, you’ll find something that triggers your childhood nostalgia.

With thousands of different candy types lining all walls and aisles of Doc Sweets', Michigan's largest retail candy store, the options are limitless.

Individually-wrapped items and whole boxes are for sale with treats like Moon Pies, Pop Rocks, Junior Mints and Cow Tales. Customers also have the choice to create their own mix-it bags by the pound with items such as sour gummy worms, sugar peaches, Swedish Fish and orange peanuts.

One of the most unique attributes, though, is the large wall in the front of the store dedicated to every flavor of Jelly Belly jelly beans imaginable from Cappucino, Cantaloupe and Tutti-Fruitti to even chocolate-covered Jelly Bellies. Similarly, there's also a section in the back of the store for picking out one-of-a-kind colorful M&M pieces.

If you’ve got a sweet tooth like me, Doc Sweets' has got you covered.

On the day I ventured into Doc Sweets', I was feeling a little chocolate crazy. Needless to say, in my own personal goody bag, I hand-selected a candy mix of chocolate graham wafers, chocolate-covered peanut clusters, chocolate-covered gummy bears (really good, actually!), yogurt-covered cranberries and chocolate-covered almonds, all of which cost me just $4.

Perhaps those excellent prices combined with the wide selection is why Doc Sweets' has won many local awards and recognitions over the years by The Best of Detroit by Hour Magazine, WDIV’s Vote 4 the Best and The Daily Tribune Reader’s Choice.

So, the next time you’re craving a sugar fix or just want to relive your childhood days, visit Doc Sweets' and live by the shop's motto that a visit there is like "being a kid again... only sweeter".

Doc Sweets’ Candy is located at 120 S. Rochester Road and is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. To find out more information, call 248-597-1051 or visit their website.