Discover the Chocolate Bars That Outsmart Your Favorite Classics—Ranked from Unexpected to Unforgettable!

Worst: Aero Chocolate Is Too Light

Aero often finds itself among the worst chocolate bars due to its lackluster taste and unimpressive texture. The aerated structure, while intended to provide a light and airy experience, can feel insubstantial and lacking in richness.

The overall flavor can be underwhelming, leaving a forgettable impression compared to more satisfying and indulgent chocolate bar options.

Best: Côte D’Or satisfies your sweet tooth

Practically every chocolate bar out there is sweet to some degree, ranging from subtle sweetness in dark chocolate to cloyingly sweet in cheaper offerings. Côte D’Or’s high-end milk chocolate bars are some of the best in terms of balance.

The combination of Belgian milk with Belgian cocoa makes these bars luxurious and smooth, with a satisfyingly sweet kick that doesn’t overwhelm.

Worst: Big Turk fails on multiple fronts

This Canadian exclusive bar consists of Turkish delight covered in a thin chocolate coating. While it sounds intriguing, the Turkish delight is low quality and there’s barely enough chocolate to classify this as a chocolate bar.

Turkish delight and milk chocolate are both delicious, but for enthusiasts of either treat, there are far better ways to satiate those cravings.

Best: Ritter is great for sharing

Ritter Sport (we’re not sure where the ‘Sport’ moniker comes from) makes a wide range of square chocolate bars, all of which break conveniently into individual segments.

This means that Ritter not only offers a wide variety (the cornflake and milk chocolate bar is incredible), it also offers an easy way to divvy bars up between multiple people.

Worst: Charleston Chew has way too much chew

Charleston Chew certainly is chewy — some would argue that it’s too chewy. It’s kind of like an extra-large Tootsie roll that’s been enrobed in low-grade, shiny milk chocolate. Take one bite and the chewy innards will stretch and just keep stretching.

On the flip side, Charleston Chew is one of the better bars to freeze and then eat. But any bar that needs to be frozen in order to be good isn’t really doing its job.

Best: Take 5 has it all

When you think of the ultimate chocolate bar, one that has all of the best fillings, you’re probably thinking of a Take 5 bar. These crunchy, chewy bars contain pretzels, caramel, peanut butter, peanuts, and of course chocolate.

Other bars do peanut butter or caramel really well, or have some sort of satisfying crunch. But Take 5 is the one bar that really does it all, and does so really well.

Worst: Oh Henry! has too much filler

Oh Henry! bars have some ingredients that go together well, but are let down by the fact that the middle of the bar is mostly filler. The combination of caramel and peanuts sounds promising, but the over-reliance on nougat really brings them down.

There’s nothing wrong with nougat, but this sweet, flavorless slab in the middle of an Oh Henry! would be better if it was replaced with peanut butter or something with more flavor.

Best: Cadbury Flake lives up to its name

The second Cadbury product on this list, the Flake bar is just more evidence that the English chocolatier really knows their stuff. The Flake bar is literally just milk chocolate, but comes in a unique form factor.

The raw, flaky chocolate lives up to its name, and is truly unique when it comes to other milk chocolate bars, most of which are basically slabs. Where they zig, the Flake bar zags.

Worst: Mounds is more coconutty garbage

If you don’t like Almond Joy, you probably won’t like Mounds. This Hershey product is very similar to Almond Joy — with its sweetened coconut filling and dark chocolate coating — but doesn’t have almonds on top.

This might make it a hit for coconut enthusiasts who don’t like almonds, but it’s a tough sell for anyone who doesn’t absolutely love coconut. A little bit of coconut goes a long way, and there’s more than a little bit in these bars.

Best: Skor/Heath brings the toffee crunch

We’re grouping these two together because they’re essentially the same thing. Skor was once Hershey’s answer to Heath, but Hershey now owns both brands. The simplicity of these bars is their strength: A crunchy, buttery slab of toffee covered in a rich helping of milk chocolate.

While they’re very similar bars, it’s worth doing a taste test to suss out their subtle differences. Skor is slightly more smooth and buttery, while Heath has more of a salty bite.

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