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Best: Zero is more like a ten out of ten
Naming a candy bar after something that signifies nothing is a bold move, but Zero bars punch above their weight. White chocolate lovers will enjoy the fudgey white coating, while the fillings offer something for everyone.
Inside a Zero bar, you’ll find delicious layers of almond nougat, peanuts, and caramel. These three components are well balanced — offering a blend of salty and sweet — and the white coating is just the cherry on the proverbial sundae.
Worst: Hershey’s Cookies ‘n’ Creme is too cloying
White chocolate has its fans, but a little tends to go a long way — and the bits of crunchy chocolate cookie embedded in these bars don’t do enough to cut the waxy, overly sweet nature of the white chocolate.
It’s hard to make white chocolate that isn’t overwhelmingly sweet, so this bar might be better served by keeping the white chocolate recipe but upping the quantity of cookie pieces.
Best: Hershey’s Gold is worth its weight in gold
Hershey struck gold, pun intended, with this relatively new addition to its lineup. Launched to coincide with the 2018 Winter Olympics, Hershey’s Gold offers a fantastically unique flavor experience, with a brown butter-infused white chocolate as its base.
While the base might be overly sweet on its own, it’s balanced perfectly by the other ingredients — peanuts and pretzels — which give the bar a salty finish. It’s an altogether refined bar.
