Hotlix Candy

07/05/2026

The sweetest crew in town is bringing the fireworks 🎇🍭🇺🇸
Happy 4th of July from our candy family — thank you for making every day a little sweeter ❤️🤍💙

03/03/2026

Now Hiring at Hotlix 🍭🍫

Got a sweet tooth and good vibes? We’re looking for fun, reliable team members to join our candy crew! 🍬☕️

Come work where chocolate is always flowing and the energy is just as sweet. Drop by with a résumé!

01/13/2026

We work at Hotlix.. of course we eat bugs!

12/20/2025

🎉 NEW DROP! 🎉
Our Beachball Freeze-Dried Taffy is here—lighter, crunchier, and bursting with flavor 🌈🍬
Which flavor are you grabbing first?

10/24/2025

As summer winds down, we’re just getting started! Come visit us at 179 Pomeroy in Pismo Beach for all your sweet tooth cravings. 🍬🍬

10/24/2025

Looking for the perfect insect gift? We have both! Gift cards and insects make the perfect gift! 🎁 Make sure to come and visit us and grab yours! 🦂🍭🍬

10/24/2025

New Flavors. Same Fearless Fun.
Green = Mint🍀
Red = Cinnamon 🔥

Which one are you brave enough to try first? 👀🍬

05/10/2022

Cool article!

Don’t be alarmed, but the candy found for sale at Hotlix in Pismo Beach is teeming with insects. These bugs are no longer on the move because they’re actually encapsulated in various suckers and chocolates. This buggy boutique all started decades ago because of the owner’s interest in entomophagy — the practice of eating insects — and has since grown into an international phenomenon.

Larry Peterman bought the candy store in 1986 and about three years later began purposefully adding bugs to candy to create his signature insect suckers. Today, the 82-year-old still oversees the entire operation, which dates back to its origins as the senior project of Cal Poly business students. Larry says his shop got its start crafting lollipops from leftover candy apple syrup in more traditional flavors like butter rum, whiskey and tequila. He eventually decided to add a worm to the tequila pop, which is how the original tequila sucker began. The scorpion sucker reigns as the top seller, with the seasoned crickets coming in at a close second. “The worms and the crickets are great for snacking,” says Larry. “You can even put them on salads.”

*Featured in our current Spring 2022 Issue, on stands now. Pick up your copy to read this article in its entirety and check out our website for so much more: edibleSLO.com

Words by Molly O’Brien
📸by Jennifer Olson

11/27/2021

It's small business Saturday!

Come down to our retail store in Pismo and check out what we're all about.

If you're not local visit our website at Hotlix.com

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone has an amazing day!