# Fiery Chocolate Bars Hot Monkey Nuts' Monkey Bars are Infused with Spicy Peppers By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2022-06-24 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monkey-bars References: [foodbusinessnews.net](https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/media/photos/4386-hot-new-products-from-the-summer-fancy-food-show) & [hotmonkeynuts](https://www.hotmonkeynuts.com/)  At the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show, [spicy snack company](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snak-club-x-hot-ones) Hot Monkey Nuts introduced Monkey Bars as its latest product, and these fiery chocolate bars disrupt the comforting taste of chocolate with some of the spiciest kinds of peppers in the world. There are a trio of bars that are being introduced to start, including the Manic Monkey Bar, made with the hottest pepper in the world, the Carolina Reaper. This Monkey Bar blends [dark chocolate, caramel, peanuts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/milk-chocolate-pecan-caramel-crunch) and espresso beans with [ghost pepper](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-burrito) and the famed (and feared) Carolina Reaper pepper. To suit fans of spice, no matter their level of tolerance, the line also includes options for adventurous eaters like the Twisted Moneky Bar, made with a blend of milk chocolate, pretzels, peanut butter chips and habanero pepper. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 45% | Freshness: 12% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Spicy Snacks:** Companies can innovate by incorporating spicy flavors into their product offerings. - **Flavor Blends:** Blending unexpected flavors can create a unique and disruptive taste experience. - **Alternative Ingredients:** Exploring new and unusual ingredients can make for creative and unexpected product offerings. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** Companies in this industry can explore new flavor combinations to entice customers, and create new product offerings that cater to spice lovers. - **Chocolate:** Chocolate companies can expand their offerings by adding unique and spicy flavors to their products. - **Snack Foods:** Snack companies can create a new segment of spicy snack foods to capture market share and appeal to adventurous eaters. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tropical Banana Chip Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fatso-drunkn-monkey.md) - [Incredibly Spicy Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/worlds-hottest-chocolate-bar.md) - [THC-Infused Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incredibles-monkey-bar.md) - [Peppery Chocolate Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-chocolate-bars.md) - [Spicy Umami Chocolates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/momofuku-chili-chocolate-crunch.md) - [Super-Spicy Snack Mixes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spicy-snack-mix.md) - [Spicy Savory Cannabis Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fiery-hot-crunch-bar.md) - [Fiery Peanut Butters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flavourmingle-spicy-peanut-butter.md) - [Ultra-Fiery Jerky Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/death-reaper-beef-jerky.md)