Hershey Introduces Vegan Chocolate Bars And Reese's Cups

People who eat a plant-based diet will soon have another reason to rejoice. While many foods designed to please those who opt to avoid animal-based products are geared toward main dishes, like plant-based chicken or beef, life without dessert just might not be worth living.

While you might assume chocolate is vegan since it's made primarily from the cocoa bean, many forms of chocolate include dairy-based milk powder. There are alternatives to dairy milk that can be used to make chocolate, like oat, soy, or nut-based milk, and as more consumers look to add plant-based foods to their diets, it's becoming increasingly common to find vegan chocolate. 

If you're craving it, you'll be thrilled about the news from Hershey. According to a press release, the company states that in an effort to "create more moments of goodness for consumers," it has created a nationwide release of Reese's Plant-Based Peanut Butter Cups, scheduled to launch in March, as well as Hershey's Plant-Based Extra Creamy with Almonds and Sea Salt, slated for an April release.