Best (mass produced)chocolate bar for hiking?

[Papa Bear]

My choice (when I shop ahead) is Bakers semi-sweet chocolate. Found in the baking section of the super market, not the candy section. I guess it's like chocolate chips but less sweet. Learned about them decades ago when I was in Scouts.

When I'm on the road, it's Snickers bars. Jumbo size when I can find them.

 

[Jason Berard]

Take 5. The best ever! although, the chocolate covered espresso beans are a close second. I usually bring one or the other.

 

[Stan]

I'll eat any of those chocolates though I prefer dark chocolate. Trouble with all except the M&Ms is that they can melt into an awful mess. M&Ms now have a dark chocolate candy, too.

 

[TomD]

I'm a big Snickers fan, but the Cadbury Fruit & Nut bar also goes with me.

 

[wardsgirl]

Milky Way all the way! Overhead and in your tummy. It's the same thing as a Snickers without those horrible, nasty, poisonous nuts.

-sorry, but I really hate peanuts!

 

[Danielle]

Reese's Fastbreak-- Yum! Although we eat Snickers on the trail too.

 

[Rivet]

Instead, on the trail in winter, you can find me popping dark chocolate covered espresso beans...

wait ... oh popping ... on first glance I thought this was ... umm... never mind

 

[Head]

Snickers....hands down!

 

[Neil]

None of the above.

They all have too much fat.

These are the best.

That said, I prefer Snickers.

 

[Adventurous]

I don't eat them at any other time but on the trail...snickers gets my vote.

 

[forestgnome]

mmmmm...Lindt Truffles

 

[brianW]

Snickers by far is my favorite. If I recall it has about the same amount of calories/carbs as a power bar, costs less and tastes a lot better evan when all melted in a glob.

On a more serious note, Guiness is a light beer because it floats on top of Bass! mmmmmm.........

 

[Orsonab]

I'm a Snickers (use to be called "Marathon" in the UK which should tell you of something of its beneficial properties) man myself but if you ever find yourself hiking in the UK you have to try a Kendal Mint Cake (http://www.kendalcorner.co.uk/?gclid=CPu54ay9sI8CFQeSHgodZSfMJw). I believe it's illegal to hike in the UK with anything else....

 

[MissionsMan]

Bite Size Snickers all the way!

If they are good enough for Reinhold Messner, well then they're good enough for me!

All kidding aside, i've taken these little yummies all over the world and they stand uncontested as my favorite pick-me-up food.

 

[deanmacg]

 

[Zimmer]

I prefer semi-sweet chocolate chips*. Plain or mixed in my gorp.

* The same as the chips used in chocolate chip cookies.

These were a pregnancy/nursing staple for me. ALWAYS had a bag of them in the cupboard. Without the gorp.

My vote goes to Snickers for hiking, though I usually don't bring candy and instead bring some sort of non-virtuous granola bar (e.g. Quaker chewy Smores).

 

[Slider]

I enjoy coffee crisp, they hold up-next snickers

 

[nazdarovye]

Definitely Ritter Sport bars (Alpine Chocolate is my fave, with several others nipping at its heels).

 

[Fisher Cat]

I enjoy coffee crisp, they hold up-next snickers

What is coffee crisp? I don't think I've heard of it.

 

[SherpaKroto]

The bite size Kit Kat bits are great in the winter. They don't freeze as solid as others.

I was raised on Toblerone!