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11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)

A cookie-dough KitKat recently landed on Canadian shelves, and chocolate lovers near and far are clamouring to break off a piece.
Kit Kat Chunky Cookie Dough Bar Photo courtesy of Nestlé Canada.

A pair of gonzo treats from Canadian shelves is stirring up envy in the U.S.: Nestlé’s new KitKat Chunky Cookie Dough Bar, only available in Canada and Europe, has been called "quite possibly the greatest candy ever conceived by mortal minds."  Then there are Cadbury's Oreo creme eggs, a cookies-and-cream take on the ultra-sweet Easter treat released in Canada last year and now — due to intense demand — set to hit U.S. shelves later this month.

But Canadians have a long history of diverging from the U.S. when it comes to chocolate. We have more in common with the U.K. and other Commonwealth countries: In North America, only Canadians can delight in a Coffee Crisp, an Aero, or that childhood favourite, Smarties. (Ask for them south of the border, and you’ll be handed something similar to an old-school packet of rocket candies.) Even milk chocolate tastes different in the U.S., according to this interview with Hershey’s senior chocolate expert. It seems "Americans prefer a cheesier flavour to their chocolate, similar to the way a Hershey’s kiss tastes, [while] Canadians prefer a smoother and sweeter taste.”

Below, get a righteously patriotic sugar rush with our short history of Canadian confectionery. (We'll keep the Coffee Crisps, thank you.)

Chocolate bars you can’t get in the USA

Coffee Crisp

Launched in 1939, this coffee-laced bar is a Canadian original.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Nestlé.

Mirage

A milk-chocolate bar filled with bubbles, this cousin to the Aero bar is also famously popular in Canada.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Nestlé.

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Big Turk

What is it? A chocolate-covered turkish delight.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Nestlé.

Smarties

These candy-coated chocolates aren’t distributed in the U.S., as another company holds the brand rights to Smarties, selling them as multi-coloured, tablet-sized candies (what we like to call Rockets).

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Nestlé.

Mars Bar

Modeled after the Milky Way Bar, the Mars Bar was developed in the U.K., and has been distributed worldwide — minus the U.S. — ever since. Flavour variations and limited edition releases are common, like the Canada-only Mars Maple bar.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Mars Inc.

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Aero

Launched in 1935 in England, the bars are now produced both in the U.K. and Canada, and their amazing melt-in-your-mouth texture makes them popular in many countries worldwide.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Nestlé.

Eat-More

Chewy dark toffee, peanut and chocolate. Delicious.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Hershey.

Crispy Crunch

An iconic, old-school chocolate bar with flaky peanut-butter filling. Did you know it was developed in Toronto in the early part of the 20th century? Neither did we.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Cadbury.

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Crunchie

Widely available in Canada, the U.K. — where it launched in 1929 — and internationally (except the U.S.), this sponge-toffee-filled chocolate is a famous favourite on Canadian shelves.

11 chocolate bars you can’t get in the States (and the bar they’re really jealous of)Cadbury.

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