The best replacement for taffy is toffee.

The best alternatives to taffy are rated as following:
★★★★★  toffee
★★  taffy
★★  saltwater taffy
★  regular taffy
★  laffy taffy
★  tangy taffy
  salt water taffy
  nougat
  airheads
  fudge

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