46 reviews for Trader Joe’s Simply Lite Dark Chocolate Bars Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Doris Hall –
It has been months without a chocolate bar that was memorable from the ability to savor and melt in your mouth with almonds driving your taste buds into chocolate heaven.
Upon my first bar devoured to the very last bite, I read the packaging and yelled “Bravo Trader Joe’s”! Yes, these morsels of chocolate will please everyone who wants to enjoy a pleasurable chocolate retreat without the guilt of calorie overdrive. Thank you Trader Joe’s Simply is simply delicious!
Rated 5 out of 5
Robert –
your dark chocolate bars are great,but are they going to be back in stock soon,it seems they’re never on the shelves anymore?Are they seasonal or something?
Rated 5 out of 5
Norman –
This IS the best chocolate bar I have ever had but found out today when trying to buy some more that it has been DISCONTINUED. WHY?
Rated 5 out of 5
DaveI –
Why has this chocolate bar been discontinued? I’m a Type 1 Diabetic person and this was
one thing that I could eat and enjoy. Everything that I purchased at TRADER JOE’s has eventually
been discontinued. I’m now down to buying one item as over the years you discontinued everything
else that I purchased. Now you discontinue this as well…As far as I can see TRADER JOE’s is nothing more
now than a place to purchase BOOZE and Sugary cr#p!
Rated 5 out of 5
chris –
Another fantastic product that sells well being discontinued. Very disappointed in Trader Joes yet again. Bad enough this product was always out of stock and you had to grab a bunch when they came back in. No reason was given why Simply Lite is gone nor is there a similar product taking its place. Kind of over Trader Joes at this point. Happened to many times.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jane –
my husband is diabetic and loves these. Amazon wants $23 for 2 bars…… that’s right — $10 a bar. What has happened????
Rated 5 out of 5
Susan Bernard –
Please, please, please reverse the discontinuation of this fabulous chocolate! This has been my dessert for 10 years. Why stop a good thing? And without warning to diehard fans? Please reconsider! There is no comparable sugar-free chocolate bar to be found anywhere. We’d love to see TJ’s bring back this product. Thank you!
Rated 1 out of 5
Emmanuela Raquelle –
PLEASE bring back the simply light confectionery chocolate bars!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jennifer C. –
PLEASE BRING BACK THE SIMPLY LITE DARK CHOCOLATE BARS!!!!!!!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Dan Rich –
I’ve been enjoying this candy bar for over 10 years years now. 2 squares a day with coffee. I am diabetic and this is one of the few treats that taste just like the real thing. Why would you discontinue it without even an explanation. It doesn’t make sense. I tried to speak to the manufacturer in NY but they don’t even have a customer service number. Please try to bring this back or at least something similar.
Rated 5 out of 5
TERRY KLINE –
THE 5 STARS REPRESENT MY ANGER! WHY WOULD YOU DISCONTINUE, WITHOUT EXPLANATION OR ADVANCE NOTICE, A PRODUCT WHICH MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DIABETES, RELY UPON? FIRST YOU TOOK OUR COFFEE (JOE’S WHOLE BEAN DECAF), NOW YOU CAME FOR OUR CHOCOLATE! WHAT’S NEXT, KOSHER CHICKEN? OY!
Rated 5 out of 5
Laura S –
I too love this product and was very sadden when I was at Trader Joe’s to pick up some more bars and was told that they discontinued it. I join the others asking to have this product brought back.
Rated 1 out of 5
Roxanne Henry –
Please bring back the Simply Lite chocolate bars! Just found out today by the store manager, after a month of waiting to restock that TJ’s has discontinued this awesome product! My husband is diabetic and there is nothing else out there for him that compares to this! Please ! Please!! Amazon is selling 10 bars for $109.00! Someone on Ebay is selling these also for an outrageous price!
Rated 1 out of 5
Lynn M –
It is sad that Trader Joes has stopped carrying this product over a price dispute from what I have heard. Please bring it back and let your customers decide if the price is to high! You have made many of your customers unhappy with your decision. Please reconsider!!!!
Rated 1 out of 5
Florie Matthews –
I am with all of the above. I have been eating a couple of squares of Simply Lite with my morning coffee for years.I have only 2 bars left. I too was told it was discontinued by a clerk. When I have time to spend there I would like to get an explanation.
Rated 1 out of 5
David –
I agree with all the outrage about the Simply Light chocolate. I have 4 squares after lunch while I do the crossword. It’s my favorite time of day. After being told they were discontinued, I went to 2 other TJs and found a trove at the third store. I apologize to my fellow chocolate lovers but I bought 50 bars and put them in the fridge. Desperate times call for desperate measures! BRING BACK SIMPLY LIGHT!
Rated 1 out of 5
Vicki Simmons –
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring back the Simply Lite 50% dark sugar free chocolate. So upset they are gone!
Rated 5 out of 5
Chere Cordaro –
I just don’t get it! You have a real winner that people love and you discontinue it. First it was the breadsticks and now the Simply Lite chocolate bars. Who knows how many more favorites will be disappearing. It’s obvious from the other reviews that these bars are a popular item loved by people who just like the flavor as well as those of us who need to watch our sugar intake.
Come on Trader Joe’s you can do better!!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Stacy Tuohy –
Please bring back simply lite chocolate with almonds!
Rated 5 out of 5
Anonymous –
Please bring these back! Have tried other brands thinking it was a temporary supply issue at your warehouses but they aren’t anywhere near as good. These were popular at my store as they did sell out frequently. You carry plenty of sugar-rich chocolate bars already, please keep the sugar-free options which took up very little shelf space.
Rated 5 out of 5
Carolyn –
Please, please, please bring these back! There’s nothing that comes close as a substitute. I admit, I have stopped at T.J.’s just for these… and always end up with a cart-full of everything else to fill my bags.
Rated 5 out of 5
s –
I am fructose intolerant and these are the only chocolates that I can eat. Please bring them back.
Rated 1 out of 5
Sonia –
Please reconsider and bring back this chocolate. It is my only sugar-free dessert option due to health issues. Please, please
Rated 5 out of 5
KTinKC –
BRING THE BAR BACK!!
Rated 5 out of 5
CVale –
Another disgruntled customer for whom this might be the last straw. You’ve really taken away all of the foods that made my happy.
Rated 5 out of 5
Florie –
In my research I found that the FDA pulled Simply Lite (simply because it did not list the ingredient “milk protein” which some people may be allergic to. ” Simple fix”. List it in the ingredients and give us our bar back please.
Rated 1 out of 5
Carolyn –
Now I know why I can’t find Simply Lite chocolate bars at Trader Joe’s anymore :/
Rated 5 out of 5
Susan –
Ditto what Florie said. Yes, please stock again. A Simple Pleasure in life!
Rated 5 out of 5
Kerena –
These candy bars are what brings us into Trader Joe’s. I just found out they are discontinued. Why? Please reconsider.
Rated 5 out of 5
Tim –
These are excellent chocolate bars with no sugar added, but TJ’s has recently discontinued them. I was told it was because of slow sales. However, I see a lot of different chocolate items sold in the closest TJ’s and I find it hard to believe these were not selling well enough to keep in stock. If anything the stores seem to be overloaded with chocolate options, some of which are new and apparently being tested for response. These Simply Lite bars are obviously getting many positive reviews here and urging from customers to restore them to the stores. I hope TJ’s will bring these back. I’ve discovered they are very hard to find elsewhere, and in online sales platforms I’ve seen the price is two or three times what TJ’s price had been.
Rated 5 out of 5
Gerda –
I’m missing this chocolate BIG TIME. Please bring it back.
Rated 5 out of 5
Lori –
As a pre-diabetic, this was the best sugar-free dark chocolate bar I’ve ever had. Please bring it back!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jacqui –
Love these chocolate bars and Trader Joe’s is making visit every store in Miami to find them! Please don’t stop buying them, they’re great.
Rated 1 out of 5
Julie Cauthron –
Please bring back the Simply Lite chocolate bars, I have enjoyed them for 10 years! Nothing else like it. Please reconsider.
Thank you
Julie C
Rated 5 out of 5
Holly Foster –
We travel all over the country. These bars are always in demand. The topic comes up with every cashier because of the quantity we purchase. This product brings us into the store when on the road. I can purchase most of the other items we buy from a store closer to our hotel but I will drive across town for the simply lite chocolate bars. Then while I’m in the store I will do the rest of my shopping. Please bring back the bars. People are being ripped off by Amazon scalpers. HELP US!!!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Michele –
Please let us know why these have been discontinued! By all the responses they are obviously a favorite to those of us trying to avoid sugar!
Rated 5 out of 5
Thomas Joseph –
Simply the best sugar free dark chocolate. Being a diabetic, this was a guilt free pleasure for which I used to frequent TJ’s. Very disappointed that TJ’s has discontinued the chocolate. Please bring it back.
Rated 1 out of 5
Margaret Cummings –
Please bring back the Simply Lite no sugar chocolate bars. I am so sad that you discontinued them. Sugar makes my whole body hurt plus being diabetic they were the one yummy pleasure that didn’t hurt me. Please please please bring them back!
Rated 1 out of 5
Deborah S –
Very disappointed that these have been discontinued. I know they were a hit as they frequently sold out! They cannot be found anywhere else! Please bring them back!
Rated 5 out of 5
Michael Havel –
Please bring this product. As a Type 2 diabetic and a square or two of the Simply Lite chocolate bar is a great desert option after dinner. Please bring it back!
Rated 5 out of 5
CW –
Please bring this back!!
Rated 5 out of 5
Brett –
Please bring it back. It was one of our staples. 🙁
Rated 5 out of 5
KABR –
Mr. Trader Joe – listen to your shoppers. Please bring this item back. It was one of the main reasons I shopped at your store. We’d stock up for several households. And I have recommended it and given it as gifts to friends and family for many years. And then they would shop at your store = more sales! I’ll have to ask another small grocer if they’ll stock it but would rather give my business to you.
Rated 2 out of 5
lalym –
HELP!! Please bring back the Simply Lite chocolate bars. My brother (80) and I (77) are both diabetic and this chocolate bar has provided us with a very rare treat. The Dark Chocolate bar is as good as, if not better than, any other of its type I have encountered. Thanks for having carried them. Now, please bring them back!
Rated 1 out of 5
Rick –
Has there been any response or intent to bring back the Simply Lite Chocolate? Was it discontinued by TJ’s or the Supplier? Trader Joe’s could at least provide the companies contact so it can be purchased from them if still in business. Getting overcharged on line is unreasonable.
Doris Hall –
It has been months without a chocolate bar that was memorable from the ability to savor and melt in your mouth with almonds driving your taste buds into chocolate heaven.
Upon my first bar devoured to the very last bite, I read the packaging and yelled “Bravo Trader Joe’s”! Yes, these morsels of chocolate will please everyone who wants to enjoy a pleasurable chocolate retreat without the guilt of calorie overdrive. Thank you Trader Joe’s Simply is simply delicious!
Robert –
your dark chocolate bars are great,but are they going to be back in stock soon,it seems they’re never on the shelves anymore?Are they seasonal or something?
Norman –
This IS the best chocolate bar I have ever had but found out today when trying to buy some more that it has been DISCONTINUED. WHY?
DaveI –
Why has this chocolate bar been discontinued? I’m a Type 1 Diabetic person and this was
one thing that I could eat and enjoy. Everything that I purchased at TRADER JOE’s has eventually
been discontinued. I’m now down to buying one item as over the years you discontinued everything
else that I purchased. Now you discontinue this as well…As far as I can see TRADER JOE’s is nothing more
now than a place to purchase BOOZE and Sugary cr#p!
chris –
Another fantastic product that sells well being discontinued. Very disappointed in Trader Joes yet again. Bad enough this product was always out of stock and you had to grab a bunch when they came back in. No reason was given why Simply Lite is gone nor is there a similar product taking its place. Kind of over Trader Joes at this point. Happened to many times.
Jane –
my husband is diabetic and loves these. Amazon wants $23 for 2 bars…… that’s right — $10 a bar. What has happened????
Susan Bernard –
Please, please, please reverse the discontinuation of this fabulous chocolate! This has been my dessert for 10 years. Why stop a good thing? And without warning to diehard fans? Please reconsider! There is no comparable sugar-free chocolate bar to be found anywhere. We’d love to see TJ’s bring back this product. Thank you!
Emmanuela Raquelle –
PLEASE bring back the simply light confectionery chocolate bars!!
Jennifer C. –
PLEASE BRING BACK THE SIMPLY LITE DARK CHOCOLATE BARS!!!!!!!!
Dan Rich –
I’ve been enjoying this candy bar for over 10 years years now. 2 squares a day with coffee. I am diabetic and this is one of the few treats that taste just like the real thing. Why would you discontinue it without even an explanation. It doesn’t make sense. I tried to speak to the manufacturer in NY but they don’t even have a customer service number. Please try to bring this back or at least something similar.
TERRY KLINE –
THE 5 STARS REPRESENT MY ANGER! WHY WOULD YOU DISCONTINUE, WITHOUT EXPLANATION OR ADVANCE NOTICE, A PRODUCT WHICH MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY DIABETES, RELY UPON? FIRST YOU TOOK OUR COFFEE (JOE’S WHOLE BEAN DECAF), NOW YOU CAME FOR OUR CHOCOLATE! WHAT’S NEXT, KOSHER CHICKEN? OY!
Laura S –
I too love this product and was very sadden when I was at Trader Joe’s to pick up some more bars and was told that they discontinued it. I join the others asking to have this product brought back.
Roxanne Henry –
Please bring back the Simply Lite chocolate bars! Just found out today by the store manager, after a month of waiting to restock that TJ’s has discontinued this awesome product! My husband is diabetic and there is nothing else out there for him that compares to this! Please ! Please!! Amazon is selling 10 bars for $109.00! Someone on Ebay is selling these also for an outrageous price!
Lynn M –
It is sad that Trader Joes has stopped carrying this product over a price dispute from what I have heard. Please bring it back and let your customers decide if the price is to high! You have made many of your customers unhappy with your decision. Please reconsider!!!!
Florie Matthews –
I am with all of the above. I have been eating a couple of squares of Simply Lite with my morning coffee for years.I have only 2 bars left. I too was told it was discontinued by a clerk. When I have time to spend there I would like to get an explanation.
David –
I agree with all the outrage about the Simply Light chocolate. I have 4 squares after lunch while I do the crossword. It’s my favorite time of day. After being told they were discontinued, I went to 2 other TJs and found a trove at the third store. I apologize to my fellow chocolate lovers but I bought 50 bars and put them in the fridge. Desperate times call for desperate measures! BRING BACK SIMPLY LIGHT!
Vicki Simmons –
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE bring back the Simply Lite 50% dark sugar free chocolate. So upset they are gone!
Chere Cordaro –
I just don’t get it! You have a real winner that people love and you discontinue it. First it was the breadsticks and now the Simply Lite chocolate bars. Who knows how many more favorites will be disappearing. It’s obvious from the other reviews that these bars are a popular item loved by people who just like the flavor as well as those of us who need to watch our sugar intake.
Come on Trader Joe’s you can do better!!!
Stacy Tuohy –
Please bring back simply lite chocolate with almonds!
Anonymous –
Please bring these back! Have tried other brands thinking it was a temporary supply issue at your warehouses but they aren’t anywhere near as good. These were popular at my store as they did sell out frequently. You carry plenty of sugar-rich chocolate bars already, please keep the sugar-free options which took up very little shelf space.
Carolyn –
Please, please, please bring these back! There’s nothing that comes close as a substitute. I admit, I have stopped at T.J.’s just for these… and always end up with a cart-full of everything else to fill my bags.
s –
I am fructose intolerant and these are the only chocolates that I can eat. Please bring them back.
Sonia –
Please reconsider and bring back this chocolate. It is my only sugar-free dessert option due to health issues. Please, please
KTinKC –
BRING THE BAR BACK!!
CVale –
Another disgruntled customer for whom this might be the last straw. You’ve really taken away all of the foods that made my happy.
Florie –
In my research I found that the FDA pulled Simply Lite (simply because it did not list the ingredient “milk protein” which some people may be allergic to. ” Simple fix”. List it in the ingredients and give us our bar back please.
Carolyn –
Now I know why I can’t find Simply Lite chocolate bars at Trader Joe’s anymore :/
Susan –
Ditto what Florie said. Yes, please stock again. A Simple Pleasure in life!
Kerena –
These candy bars are what brings us into Trader Joe’s. I just found out they are discontinued. Why? Please reconsider.
Tim –
These are excellent chocolate bars with no sugar added, but TJ’s has recently discontinued them. I was told it was because of slow sales. However, I see a lot of different chocolate items sold in the closest TJ’s and I find it hard to believe these were not selling well enough to keep in stock. If anything the stores seem to be overloaded with chocolate options, some of which are new and apparently being tested for response. These Simply Lite bars are obviously getting many positive reviews here and urging from customers to restore them to the stores. I hope TJ’s will bring these back. I’ve discovered they are very hard to find elsewhere, and in online sales platforms I’ve seen the price is two or three times what TJ’s price had been.
Gerda –
I’m missing this chocolate BIG TIME. Please bring it back.
Lori –
As a pre-diabetic, this was the best sugar-free dark chocolate bar I’ve ever had. Please bring it back!
Jacqui –
Love these chocolate bars and Trader Joe’s is making visit every store in Miami to find them! Please don’t stop buying them, they’re great.
Julie Cauthron –
Please bring back the Simply Lite chocolate bars, I have enjoyed them for 10 years! Nothing else like it. Please reconsider.
Thank you
Julie C
Holly Foster –
We travel all over the country. These bars are always in demand. The topic comes up with every cashier because of the quantity we purchase. This product brings us into the store when on the road. I can purchase most of the other items we buy from a store closer to our hotel but I will drive across town for the simply lite chocolate bars. Then while I’m in the store I will do the rest of my shopping. Please bring back the bars. People are being ripped off by Amazon scalpers. HELP US!!!!
Michele –
Please let us know why these have been discontinued! By all the responses they are obviously a favorite to those of us trying to avoid sugar!
Thomas Joseph –
Simply the best sugar free dark chocolate. Being a diabetic, this was a guilt free pleasure for which I used to frequent TJ’s. Very disappointed that TJ’s has discontinued the chocolate. Please bring it back.
Margaret Cummings –
Please bring back the Simply Lite no sugar chocolate bars. I am so sad that you discontinued them. Sugar makes my whole body hurt plus being diabetic they were the one yummy pleasure that didn’t hurt me. Please please please bring them back!
Deborah S –
Very disappointed that these have been discontinued. I know they were a hit as they frequently sold out! They cannot be found anywhere else! Please bring them back!
Michael Havel –
Please bring this product. As a Type 2 diabetic and a square or two of the Simply Lite chocolate bar is a great desert option after dinner. Please bring it back!
CW –
Please bring this back!!
Brett –
Please bring it back. It was one of our staples. 🙁
KABR –
Mr. Trader Joe – listen to your shoppers. Please bring this item back. It was one of the main reasons I shopped at your store. We’d stock up for several households. And I have recommended it and given it as gifts to friends and family for many years. And then they would shop at your store = more sales! I’ll have to ask another small grocer if they’ll stock it but would rather give my business to you.
lalym –
HELP!! Please bring back the Simply Lite chocolate bars. My brother (80) and I (77) are both diabetic and this chocolate bar has provided us with a very rare treat. The Dark Chocolate bar is as good as, if not better than, any other of its type I have encountered. Thanks for having carried them. Now, please bring them back!
Rick –
Has there been any response or intent to bring back the Simply Lite Chocolate? Was it discontinued by TJ’s or the Supplier? Trader Joe’s could at least provide the companies contact so it can be purchased from them if still in business. Getting overcharged on line is unreasonable.
joe –
Bring the damn dark chocolate bars BACK