Three Musketeers has always been a favorite of mine. The candy bar is so simple and so light, that you almost feel like you are not being “bad??? when you eat it. In fact, a whole advertising campaign has been built around the fact that it is not an overly-sweet, “heavy??? chocolate bar. The secret is the whipped nougat center. Originally, the bar had three centers: chocolate, vanilla and strawberry when it was introduced in 1932. Hence the name “Three Musketeers???. Since then, the centers have dwindled down to just the whipped chocolate nougat, but the name was so popular the Mars Candy Company decided to keep it.
With 45% less fat than the leading candy bar, it’s easy to see why Three Musketeers is so popular. The whipped chocolate nougat center is light and fluffy. It tastes like a chocolate cloud…mmmmmm…chocolate clouds. The whipped nougat is enrobed in rich milk chocolate that is melt-in-your-mouth yummy. It is light but chocolaty and it is sweetly satisfying. I like to get a package of mini Three Musketeers and eat them one at a time – they’re like little, fluffy chocolate pillows. It’s a very simple candy bar, but a delicious one at that.