What is the best milk chocolate?

[AprilBaby]

Hershey’s is awful. Dove used to be good. Cadbury is ok. I tried Tony’s and it was better than the others. I’m not a dark chocolate person. What is the best? Supermarket or gourmet welcome.

 

[missy]

I'm a dark chocolate fan (also love milk chocolate) but since I cannot have dairy my choices wouldn't appeal to you anyway. Here's a link that may prove helpful though.

The Best Milk Chocolate Treats for Grown-Ups

Milk chocolate isn't just for uninformed children — it's for adults with refined palates, too.

www.thekitchn.com

 

[Vera W]

Hershey’s is awful. Dove used to be good. Cadbury is ok. I tried Tony’s and it was better than the others. I’m not a dark chocolate person. What is the best? Supermarket or gourmet welcome.

MMuummmm I love Promised Land Chocolate Milk. Chocolately smoothness.

 

[dk168]

I like white or dark chocolate (50% ish) to eat on their own, not keen on milk chocolate as I find them too sweet (yup, even when compared with white chocolate).

Lindt and Green and Black are ok for milk chocolate to eat on their own, and the Belgian hazelnut praline seashells are ok too.

I would get mini Cadbury's Creme Eggs when they are available, and prefer them as I find a full size one just too sweet and sickly in one go.

DK

 

[Matata]

@missy, Arrrrrrgh, why did you have to go and be so darn helpful with the chocolate link. Now I'm out $115 and my hips will not be grateful to you.

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Avalon Dairy. http://www.avalondairy.com/

OOPS I though you said chocolate milk!

cheers--Sharon

 

[OdetteOdile]

Lindt and the Trader Joe's Belgian milk chocolate bars are very good.

 

[missy]

@missy, Arrrrrrgh, why did you have to go and be so darn helpful with the chocolate link. Now I'm out $115 and my hips will not be grateful to you.

Happy to help



As for your hips remember curvy and voluptuous rocks. Just sayin.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Warnng !
Anti cadbury rant to follow


I grew up in a cadbury town to the smell of milk chocolate
made with real milk from my friend's farm - cadbury had a purple milk tanker that went out to the otago peninsula to collect their milk
we had no non melting additives
Back in the days before horrible immoral palm oil
it was smooth and not grainy
it tasted lovelly, better than cadbury from other countries
ive read its a combination of things but also that we use cane sugar here

but the rot set in with palm oil then they got brought out by the Americans - who im sorry to say and i love peeces peanut butter chocolate - but the American chocolate we get here is not generally very nice
its grainy

I don't like dark chocolate so most Euro chocolate although i understand its very good quality doesn't gel with my milk chocolate taste buds

anyway i despise cadbury now for closing the factory - a modern inovative profitable factory - and an important long standing and respected enployer in my town
you cross my town your dead to me now Cadbury, you hurt my town, you killed off iconic NZ brands of lollies from my childhod, you destroy rainforrests with your disgusting tasting palm oil and your chocolate is now just revolting


Anyway ive always quite partical to these in milk chocolate but they are only plentiful at Christmas here

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I used to really like these when i was a kid and we could buy them unwrapped but they don't taste the same anymore
Fry did used to be part of Cadbury here years ago

 

[meely]

I have an addiction to these literally just ate a whole box
If we are just talking plain milk chocolate I am partial to one of these

Oh and I looooove these though personally I don’t abide any of that sharing bar rubbish

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

@meely i love the mint aero

 

[Asscherhalo_lover]

I love the Trader Joe's bars! They have great seasonal chocolates all year and I tend to always buy them

 

[meely]

Yep me too @Daisys and Diamonds

 

[foxinsox]

Whittakers creamy milk or creamy milk with hazelnuts but I don't know if you can get it easily outside of NZ. As much as I despise Cadbury for their palm oil endeavours, they do have a dark milk range (no longer sold in NZ so I can go back to scorning them) which was delicious, especially the salted caramel.
Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy is always a favourite too.

 

[OreoRosies86]

Trader Joe’s chocolate is so yummy.

 

[marcy]

Lindt milk chocolate

 

[Rfisher]

Green and Blacks milk chocolate all the way

 

[AprilBaby]

Thanks all, I think a trip to Traders is in order!

 

[Miss Marple]

Lake Champlain Chocolates are really good across the board bit pricey.


@missy —their toffee chocolates are dairy free. We’re always looking for dairy free and as good as the dairy version. This one fits the bill

Premium Chocolate | Lake Champlain Chocolates

Shop Lake Champlain Chocolates wide-selection of premium chocolate. Truffles, bars, gift baskets, hot chocolate & more shipped nationwide from Vermont.

www.lakechamplainchocolates.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Whittakers creamy milk or creamy milk with hazelnuts but I don't know if you can get it easily outside of NZ. As much as I despise Cadbury for their palm oil endeavours, they do have a dark milk range (no longer sold in NZ so I can go back to scorning them) which was delicious, especially the salted caramel.
Lindt Excellence Extra Creamy is always a favourite too.

As much as i do love the old peanut slab i often feel like the only person around here who isnt in love with whittakers
I did use to work just up the road from them and i loved the smell because it reminded me of living in Dunedin
I do quite like the peanut butter one and we did like the macadamia but they stopped doing that
I don't know how to describe why im not as keen on it ?
Its just too sickly to me ? Too strong ?

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Lindt milk chocolate

There orange chocolate is yummy

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

We have any Canadians who like chocolate ?
When i went to Canada to see Bruce Springsteen they had really delicious maple syrup chocolate
It had a warm creamy coloured filling
Just devine

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

We used to adore these
Otherwise i don't really like Nestles chocolate
But ive stopped buying almond products in protest at the anount of water required to grow almonds in drought prone areas like California

 

[Dandi]

I'm not a huge fan of milk chocolate, but don't mind Lindt. But Lindt 90% is my absolute favourite

 

[Dandi]

There orange chocolate is yummy

My hubby loooooooves this! He adores orange chocolate.

 

[Cockatiel]

I'm not a huge fan of milk chocolate, but don't mind Lindt. But Lindt 90% is my absolute favourite

You are the only one I know who eats Lindt 90% other than myself. People tell me it tastes like cardboard. I think their 85% is too sour and not fatty like chocolate should be and 95% is like crayons. Or was it the other way around, I don't remember. The 90% is just right.

Sorry OP I haven't a recommendation for milk chocolate.

 

[Dandi]

You are the only one I know who eats Lindt 90% other than myself. People tell me it tastes like cardboard. I think their 85% is too sour and not fatty like chocolate should be and 95% is like crayons. Or was it the other way around, I don't remember. The 90% is just right.

Sorry OP I haven't a recommendation for milk chocolate.

Yes! I was trying to think what the 95% reminded me of, and it did take me back to my childhood crayon eating days

90 is perfect...rich and decadent, but not sweet, I hate sweet stuff. On that note, I'm now making a cup of tea and cracking into a fresh block!

 

[pearlsngems]

I stick to very dark chocolate these days-- 85% or darker-- but of milk chocolates I most enjoy(ed) Godiva bars, and Toblerone.

 

[Polabowla]

I used to like lindt but lately they feel almost plasticky to me.
I love the godiva seashell filled with praline... have not had any in ages.
Not even gonna look at missy's link... way too much weight to lose!