milk chocolate

noun

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

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The company’s gray salt caramels (dipped in dark chocolate) and smoked salt caramels (wrapped in milk chocolate) are like a better Milky Way, as one of my colleagues put it (without the nougat, though). Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2026 Make sure milk chocolate is firm in the crust before adding peanut butter filling. Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026 Couples will receive one six-pack of Insomnia’s signature warm cookies, three dipping sauces — milk chocolate, white chocolate and caramel — and two bottles of milk. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 The special edition Valentine’s assortment features milk chocolate coated in festive hues of red and light and dark pinks. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for milk chocolate

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 31 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

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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