WHICH MILK CHOCOLATE BARS ARE CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE?
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
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:
Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list
Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list
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