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MILK CHOCOLATE BARS — CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE

Updated May 2026

If we were making Milk Chocolate Bars at home, we would include these possible ingredients >> the chocolate may contain added Vanilla Extract and/or Lecithin which is commonly used in chocolate as an emulsifying agent:

HERSHEY’S: Here’s a look at what’s inside the #1 Milk Chocolate Bar in the U.S. >> it is not Closest To Homemade because it contains ingredients we would never use at home to make Milk Chocolate including PGPR (a.k.a. Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate) and commercial Natural Flavor. (Sources for ingredients: Hershey’s Store and Hersheyland Web sites 5/26)

Below is a comparison of Hershey’s to a Closest To Homemade Milk Chocolate Bar from Lake Champlain Chocolates.

Seen below, similar to Hershey’s, some Milk Chocolate Bars contain added Flavor:

CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE: Following are several Milk Chocolate Bars which are Closest To Homemade with no PGPR, TBHQ, Soy, Colors, Flavors or Oils.

*Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list*

Here are some Milk Chocolate Bars which are Closest To Homemade and do contain Soy Lecithin:

And below are some additional Closest To Homemade Chocolate Bars:

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