Chocolate Candy Bars - A Top Ten Favorites

If you are a certified chocoholic, then you are fully aware which of your favorite chocolate bars are on the top list of the most preferred chocolate brands. As chocolate lovers in the United States have voted, the following are their top 10 chocolate bars: the Hershey bar, Oh Henry, M&Ms, Baby Ruth, 3 Musketeers, Milky Way, Butterfinger, Kit Kat, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and Snickers. These chocolate bars are not just favored today but have been popular as early as the 1900s when most of the companies that produced these chocolates started making them.

The top 10 chocolates in the United States have sustained their ranking for several years now. This is not only for their wonderful taste but also because of their producers' visions and missions to be the top-brass in the chocolate industry. Their positions have varied on the list for recent years due to the fact that chocolate lovers tend to change their tastes and look for new concoctions and varieties. This is why chocolate companies regularly come up with different ways and limited offerings to promote their chocolates just to hold onto their position as one of the top 10 chocolates in the United States.

# 10 The Hershey Bar, "The Great American Chocolate Bar," created by Milton S. Hershey of Lancaster, PA. Considered to be the great American chocolate bar because it is one of the oldest American chocolate bars that can still be bought and eaten today. Other chocolate products: Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses.

# 9 Oh Henry, created by Williamson Candy Company in 1921. A chocolate bar made with peanuts, caramel, fudge covered with chocolate. Trivia: Oh Henry is named after a boy that regularly visits the Williamson Candy Company store.

# 8 M&Ms, short for M&Ms Plain Chocolate introduced to the market by M&M Mars. This chocolate was made due to low sales during the summer of 1941. Famous tagline: "Melts in your mouth, not in your hands."

# 7 Baby Ruth, introduced in the market by the Curtiss Candy Company in 1920. A chocolate bar made with nougat and peanuts. Trivia: Named after the daughter of President Grover Cleveland (not the baseball player "Babe Ruth" as many believe).

# 6 3 Musketeers from M&Ms Mars which came in 1932. It is made of chocolate, vanilla and strawberry nougat. Famous tagline: "Big on chocolate, not on fat."

# 5 Milky Way, introduced in 1923 by the Mars family. This chocolate tastes like malted milk because it is made of chocolate, malt flavored nougat, caramel and covered with milk chocolate. Trivia: Called "Mars bar" outside of the USA.

# 4 The Butterfinger, introduced in 1923 by the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago. It is made of butter and peanut butter concoction covered with chocolate. Famous tagline: "Nothin' like a Butterfinger."

# 3 Kit Kat, introduced as Rowntree's Chocolate Crisp from the UK which came into the chocolate world in 1935. It is made of several thin bars of wafer covered with chocolate. Trivia: Got its name from the famous London Kit Kat Club which is an 18th century literary club.

# 2 Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, created by Harry Burnett Reese in 1923. This best-selling candy is made of peanut butter cups covered with chocolate. Famous tagline: "There's no wrong way to eat a Reese's."

# 1 Snickers, introduced by M&Ms Mars in 1930. It is made of nougat, caramel, roasted peanuts, and milk chocolate. This is the bestselling chocolate bar of all time. Trivia: Named after the Mars family's much loved horse.

The chocolate bars above are just a few of the best chocolates around the world. However, the top 10 chocolates in the United States have proven their worth to snag their place on the list. They are well-loved not only in the US but also around the world, crossing all cultural barriers and tastes. Chocoholics worldwide agree that the top 10 chocolates in the United States are the best chocolates ever!