Candy Bars

Candy bars are one of the world's favorite sweet treats. They are usually made with chocolate and can contain nuts, caramel, nougat, cookies, or other yummy fillings. Candy bars come in all shapes and sizes, from small bite-sized pieces to full-sized bars. There are hundreds of different candy bars to choose from.

How Candy Bars Are Made

Candy bars are made in factories using big machines. First, the fillings like caramel, nougat, or peanuts are prepared and shaped into bars. Then the bars pass through a machine that covers them in a thin layer of melted chocolate. This process is called enrobing. The chocolate cools and hardens, creating a smooth, shiny coating. Finally, the candy bars are wrapped and packaged.

Famous Candy Bars

Some candy bars have been favorites for over a hundred years. Hershey's milk chocolate bar has been made since 1900. Snickers, which has peanuts, caramel, and nougat, is the best-selling candy bar in the world. Kit Kat is known for its crunchy wafer layers. Milky Way has a fluffy nougat center. M&M's are candy-coated chocolate pieces that were created so soldiers could carry chocolate without it melting.

Fun Facts

• Snickers is the best-selling candy bar in the world.
• The Hershey company makes about 70 million Kisses every single day.
• M&M's were invented so soldiers in World War II could carry chocolate without it melting.

Did You Know?

The Snickers candy bar was named after a horse owned by the Mars family, who created it in 1930!