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    The best chocolate bars

    By Lygeia Grace and Dawn Perry

    Willy Wonka, eat your heart out: Real Simple staffers selflessly tasted more than 180 luxe bars to determine which ones deserve a golden ticket.

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    Best 70 Percent Cocoa and Up (Extra-Extra Dark)

    Scharffen Berger Bittersweet: Don't be daunted by the high cocoa content. This winner is bright and fruity, with a smooth finish.

    To buy: $5 for 3 ounces.

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    Best 60 to 69 Percent Cocoa (Extra Dark)

    Chocolove Rich Dark: Get ready for a flavor explosion: chocolate goodness spiked with roasted coffee, chilies, and cinnamon.

    To buy: $3 for 3.2 ounces.

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    Best 50 to 59 Percent Cocoa (Dark)

    Ritter Sport Dark: Rich and glossy, this semisweet pick is better than anything you'd find in a bag of morsels. Serve it with an after-dinner liqueur for a grown-up dessert.

    To buy: $2.50 for 3.5 ounces.

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    Best Milk

    Dove Silky Smooth Milk: The pure cream and cocoa flavors are so delicious, even dark-chocolate snobs will see the light.

    To buy: $2 for 3.3 ounces.

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    Best White

    Perugina: The white stuff may not technically be chocolate (it doesn't contain cocoa solids), but who cares? Rife with lemony notes, this is buttery and sweet.

    To buy: $3 for 3.5 ounces.

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    Best Almond

    Scharffen Berger Milk Almond: A sprinkling of coarse sea salt intensifies the sweetness, and chopped roasted almonds accompany Every. Decadent. Bite.

    To buy: $5 for 3 ounces.

    Best Hazelnut

    Trader Joe's Swiss Dark With Whole Hazelnuts: This monster slab is so loaded with protein-packed hazelnuts, you could almost consider it an energy bar. (Almost.)

    To buy: $4 for 7 ounces.

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    822 comments

    • Cher  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I havent tried the Scarffen Berger chocolate....and I certainly will if I can find out where to buy them.
      I do thou love the Dove dark and the Ghiradelli dark....so far they are the best...:)
    • Dr, Kline  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Nestles
      Makes the very best.
    • Serenity  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Cadbury is owned by Mars now.. So it is not English anymore.
    • STORM  •  1 year 1 month ago
      none of these people have obviously had sees candies.
      they have the best by far.
      or may they have yet to try the real best.
    • Mahesh S  •  1 year 1 month ago
      As for me, I love all chocolates, may it be white, brown or dark. I have not seen any wonka bars here in Malaysia so far. Anyone any idea??
    • michelle  •  1 year 1 month ago
      The tasters have obviously never tasted chocolate in Europe - I am sorry - Ritters? come on ....
      The Belgians, the Swiss and French make fabulous chocolate just to name a few ....
    • Vme  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I wish the authors of the article had included the fact that most chocolate bars, not labeled Fair Exchange or Equal Exchange use cocoa from the Ivory Coast which uses child slave laborers to harvest the cocoa beans. The Ivory Coast produces 40% of the world's cocoa so as the biggest consumer of chocolate in the world, the candy from USA companies use a lot of this cocoa. It's cheap so M&M and Mars, just to name a few, use it. I love chocolate but I am willing to pay more for Equal Exchange.
    • Sherry  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Dove chocolate is not bad, but there are waaaay better chocolates out there. I still find Dove chocolates to be very processed tasting. Lindt is pretty good, considering that it's hard to find Galaxy bars in the US.
    • katie  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Ritter Sport is the best Chocolate :)
    • singer4  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Russel Stovers coconut covered with dark chocolate is to die for.
    • TommyCanUHearMe  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I won't buy Hershey's any more since they've started making candy in Mexico. I cannot believe the extent of their corporate greed. They have a city in Pennsylvania named after them for goodness sake!
    • singer4  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I prefer Hershey it has a clean taste with waxy after taste like lots of other chocolates.
    • Kathrin  •  1 year 1 month ago
      best chocolate bars are any made in switzerland like gailler, lindt sprÜngli, you name it just visit any supermarket and you see ailes of chocolate bars. it's a dream.
    • Misty  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I'm sorry but a 50 cent plain Hershey bar is the best to me any day!
    • ENRIQUE  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Chocolate: from Mexico with love to the world.
    • Me  •  1 year 1 month ago
      I was shocked to learn that Easter is the highest chocolate selling holiday.. I thought it'd be Christmas or Valentine's day for sure.
    • tom  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Whitaker's chocolate from New Zealand is by far the best chocolate in the world!!
    • Fast and Furious  •  1 year 1 month ago
      What the heck happened to Hershey?
    • Jeff Y  •  1 year 1 month ago
      These chocolates suck compared to the swiss chocolates!!!!!!!!!!!
    • Vaughn  •  1 year 1 month ago
      Trader Joes? Really?

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