milk chocolate

noun

1. chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
2. a piece or bar of candy made of or coated with such chocolate.

milk chocolate

noun

1. chocolate that has been made with milk, having a creamy taste Compare plain chocolate

Word History and Origins

Origin of milk chocolate¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Each bar includes toasted kataifi — thin strands of shredded phyllo dough pastry — pistachio and tahini paste that’s all mixed together and encased in milk chocolate.

From Salon

In general milk chocolate has far fewer of these solids while dark chocolate contains more, as evidenced by its bitter taste.

From National Geographic

The review found that Swiss Miss milk chocolate flavor hot cocoa mix and Ghirardelli premium hot cocoa mix were safer to drink than the others.

From Los Angeles Times

All 48 products contained detectable amounts of the metals, and milk chocolate bars, which have fewer cocoa solids, was the only category that did not contain excess amounts, the report found.

From Reuters

It’s simple but contains his trademarks — a knit pattern made of oblique triangles in variations of milk chocolate brown and white to produce an Escher-like effect.

From Los Angeles Times