--- description: Schweddy Balls candy coming out for Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary. title: Soon You'll Be Able to Eat "Schweddy Balls" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Soon You'll Be Able to Eat "Schweddy Balls" by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 8, 2014 11:00 AM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 8, 2014 11:00 AM CUT The “Salty Peanut Butter Malt Ball” candy made famous in the iconic _Saturday Night Live_ sketch starring Alec Baldwin, Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon, will jump from the TV screen to the candy aisle. On the heels of a successful [collaboration with Ben & Jerry’s](http://time.com/2902315/ben-jerrys-introduces-two-new-snl-themed-ice-cream-flavors/ "undefined"), _SNL_ has partnered with the candy company It’Sugar to make Schweddy Balls in honor of the late night show’s [upcoming](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/nbc-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-snl-with-3-hour-special-1201159568/ "undefined") 40th anniversary next year, [_USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2014/08/04/snl-itsugar/13588065/?AID=10709313&PID=6151680&SID=vcgs7fck7m2l "undefined")and[_Eater_](http://eater.com/archives/2014/08/06/schweddy-balls-have-gone-from-onenote-joke-to-real-food-item.php "undefined")report. More than 50 other fictional snacks and novelty gifts culled from _SNL_ sketches and digital shorts will also become a tasty reality, according [to _USA Today_](http://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2014/08/04/snl-itsugar/13588065/?AID=10709313&PID=6151680&SID=vcgs7fck7m2l "undefined"). In addition to the balls you “can’t wait to get your mouth around” the product line will also include high-fiber Colon Blow Cereal, Stefon’s Pop n’ Rock Party Bars, Debbie Downer mints, Night at the Roxbury-themed chocolate bars and Schmitts Gay Beer. The items will be available at It’Sugar locations, as well as [online](http://www.itsugar.com "undefined") starting September 13, so you can stock up and give all the trick-or-treaters Schweddy Balls for Halloween. **MORE**: [Home Movies: The Unreleased 1984 Oddball Nothing Lasts Forever Can Now Be Seen!!!](http://time.com/3019464/nothing-lasts-forever-movie-review/ "undefined") **MORE**: [Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch’s Second City Show Dratch & Fey Is Now Online](http://time.com/3030325/tina-fey-rachel-dratch-second-city/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3089194/soon-youll-be-able-to-eat-schweddy-balls/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3089194/soon-youll-be-able-to-eat-schweddy-balls/"},"headline":"Soon You'll Be Able to Eat \"Schweddy Balls\"","datePublished":"2014-08-08T11:00:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:15.040Z","description":"In honor of SNL's historic 40th season next year","url":"https://time.com/3089194/soon-youll-be-able-to-eat-schweddy-balls/","keywords":["Newsfeed","SNL","Saturday Night Live","Alec Baldwin","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3089194/soon-youll-be-able-to-eat-schweddy-balls/","name":"Soon You'll Be Able to Eat \"Schweddy Balls\""}}]}] ```