milk chocolate

noun

: chocolate made with milk solids compare dark chocolate, white chocolate

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The bourbon is creamy on the palate with an oily, viscous texture and a pronounced mouth weight, featuring flavors of blackberry jam, vanilla laced-crème brûlée, caramel, candied orange zest, and milk chocolate notes. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Each order includes three flavors: original hazelnut milk chocolate, layered Raffaello with white almond and coconut, as well as dark chocolate. Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 More akin to milk chocolate than dark chocolate, Mocha Mousse blends well with unexpected combinations like hot pinks, Eiseman said. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024 Swiss chocolatier Daniel Peter is credited with first combining cocoa powder and powdered milk to make milk chocolate in 1875. Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milk chocolate

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of milk chocolate was in 1900

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“Milk chocolate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/milk%20chocolate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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milk chocolate

noun
: chocolate containing ground cacao beans, cocoa butter, and milk from which no solids (as of sugar or fat) have been removed

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