The Sugar Baby is a 1935 spin-off from the success of the Sugar Daddy made by the Welch Company. In the 1930s, Sugar Babies were young women on whom middle-aged “Sugar Daddies” spent bundles of money. The candy company also featured Sugar Mama’s – a version of the sugar baby, but coated in chocolate. This was discontinued in the late 1980’s. Now, all that remains are the Sugar Daddy’s and the Sugar babies. Today the Sugar Baby is made by the Charms company.

Sugar Babies are essentially like a miniature version of the Sugar Daddy. They are small bite sized sugary caramels. They taste great – like creamy, milk-caramel treats. Each one has a sugary coating that is not gritty, but smooth. They are fun to eat but are very sweet. A few of these go a long way. Be careful while eating these, they have been known to pull out fillings! This is another long-lasting treat, making it great for people with little money to spend on sweets or the perfect treat to take to a long movie!