[2026] Candy and sweets songs: sugary tunes that make you crave dessert when you listen
We’re introducing songs themed around sweets and desserts.
Sweets and desserts that everyone loves, regardless of age or gender.
Don’t you have at least one favorite too?
Even if you’re not into sugary treats, you probably ate them at least once as a child.
In this article, we’ve gathered songs themed around familiar sweets and desserts—like cakes, donuts, and candy—as well as titles that sound sweet.
Try exploring the meanings packed into those titles.
We’re featuring everything from popular J‑POP to Vocaloid songs, so take this chance to give them a listen!
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[2026] Candy & Sweets Songs: Sweet tunes that make you crave dessert (21–30)
biscuitYU-KI
A number by YUKI featuring biscuits that are loved by everyone from kids to adults.
Released via streaming, this song sings of a love that’s sweet and tart, yet fragile—like a biscuit that crumbles with the slightest touch.
The lyrics convey a desire to share life together, just like sharing biscuits, and they even feel a bit like a proposal! YUKI’s vocals are captivating—expansive yet delicate where the lyrics reveal that hint of fragility.
Listen to this cute song about a love as sweet as biscuits, and you’ll find yourself wanting to see your partner or your crush right away!
Lemon piemakaroni enpitsu
There’s a saying that “a kiss tastes like lemon,” but for them it must be “lemon pie.” It’s a song by the rock band Macaroni Empitsu, also known for hits like “Nandemonai yo,” released as their second single in 2018.
With a light rhythm and pleasing guitar phrases, it’s a breezy, refreshing pop number.
It has a charm that makes you want to close your eyes and really listen.
If you’re in love right now, it might just heighten that romantic mood.
I want to eat manju.Kyou inu (Jamu Ojisan P)
“I Want to Eat Manjū” is a song about someone who simply can’t stop craving manjū.
It was produced by the Vocaloid producer Kyouinu, also known as Jam Ojisan-P, and sung by Hatsune Miku.
This unique track poignantly portrays the desperate feeling of wanting manjū so badly that the thought won’t leave you all night.
Not just with manjū—sometimes when you really want to eat something, you can’t think about anything else, right? For you, what candy or sweet would be the equivalent of “manjū” in this song?
Old-fashionedback number
A partner who understands what you want to do without you saying it, or who knows what you’re going to say before you say it—people like that are rare, aren’t they? This is a poignant love song filled with feelings for someone precious who’s gone.
It’s a track by the three-piece rock band back number, released in 2018 as their 19th single.
It was used as the theme song for the drama “A Life to Love—With You Who Will Forget Me.” Memories like being asked by a lover to “buy some donuts”…
From the lyrics, you can see the special happiness hidden in ordinary everyday life.
The Kinoko–Takenoko WarUchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai
A three-piece rock band, Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai, whose songs about domestically produced agricultural, forestry, and fishery products have been praised, even leading the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to appoint them to the special post of “FANbassador Rock.” Their music increases addicts with messaging far removed from their loud sound.
This track, included on their seventh album, “Yangotonaki Sekai,” is themed around the internet meme debating Meiji’s “Kinoko no Yama” versus “Takenoko no Sato.” The contrast between a topic that any sweets lover has likely pondered at least once and the heavy rock sound is comical.
It’s a modern rock tune with an excellent, aggressive yet pop-leaning arrangement.
Strawberry shortcakeKisaragi Maron
Kamitii from the comedy trio Jyaradon plays Maron Kisaragi in their sketches.
In the bit, “he”—or rather “she”—is a junior-high/high-school-girl-style underground idol, and the song Strawberry Shortcake is a poppy, cute number that clearly channels idol vibes.
The lyrics are packed with onomatopoeia that feel very idol-like, while sprinkling in odd phrases that reveal the comedian’s touch.
The call-and-response ad-libs by Attack Nishimoto, also from Jyaradon, are unique and funny.
It’s a track brimming with entertaining, novelty-song charm.
CaneléCHiCO with HoneyWorks
“Canele,” by CHiCO with HoneyWorks, is included on the single “Canele to Wolf.” This single is also a collaboration song with the manga “Awa Koi.” Canelé, a traditional French pastry, is characterized by its ridged shape on top.
The lyrics, told from a woman’s perspective, cutely depict her making various sweets to gift to the boy she likes.
Many kinds of sweets appear in the lyrics besides canelé, but the title highlights only “Canele.” Perhaps it’s because the boy—who’s a bit cool and hard to read—is like a canelé himself: crisp on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside!