THE PRESENT INVENTION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE CHOCOLATE BEING LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO A CHANGE IN PROCESS CONDITIONS AND HAVING REMARKABLY EXCELLENT HEAT RESISTANCE AND THE METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH CHOCOLATE. THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO CHOCOLATE HAVING A SUGAR SKELETON AND CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING (A) TO (D): (A) 28 TO 44 MASS% OF FATS AND OILS (B) 30 TO 58 MASS% OF SUCROSE (C) 1 TO 20 MASS% OF LACTOSE AND (D) 4 TO 32 MASS% OF POWDERED MILK.