In the spring of 2022, we introduced a three-pack of vegan Oat Chocolate Bars. A dairy-defying feat of deliciousness, the oat-based Chocolate is impossibly smooth and creamy, just like milk chocolate—but without milk! Building upon that bodacious base, our buyer worked with the same bean-to-bar supplier in Colombia to develop a crispy counterpart, in the form of Trader Joe’s Oat Chocolate Bars with Crispy Rice & Cocoa Nibs. Made with cane sugar, cocoa butter, and 42% cocoa mass (which is more than the 25%-35% typically found in milk chocolate), the addition of ground oats and rice syrup (think oat “milk”) makes these Bars lusciously—dare we say, ludicrously—creamy. Bite into one of these Bars, however, and you’ll experience a terrific textural transition from magnificently smooth, “I-can’t-believe-it’s-not-milk” chocolate to the delightful crunch of the included Crispy Rice and Cocoa Nibs, along with a touch of sea salt. Like their forebears, these Bars are vegan, soy free, gluten free, and kosher (pareve). They’re also presented as a three-pack of individually wrapped bars for easy, on-the-go enjoyment. In short, they’re some of the best non-dairy chocolate bars we’ve tasted, bar none!