Every day feels like Christmas Day with Kakoa’s exceptional vegan chocolate advent calendar! Filled with a stunning selection of 24 vegan truffles and chocolates, I was blown away by the quality of the chocolates, the fabulous variety and selection of flavours, and its impressive eco-credentials. Do you love Hotel Chocolat’s superbly creamy 45% nutmilk chocolate as much as I do? If so then you’ll be excited to hear that you can enjoy a piece every day in December with their Up To Snow Good Advent Calendar! What: Tony’s Chocolonely’s not only tastes great, but the business is also trying to make the world a better place. With Fairtrade sourcing and a mission to make 100% slave free the norm in chocolate, we think it’s safe to say these are some pretty good guys. The chocolate is chunky and addictive, and this countdown calendar offers ten different flavours of chocolate so you can sample all that they offer before settling on your favourites to buy in bulk throughout the year. Favourites of ours include the dark milk chocolate with pretzel and toffee pieces as well as the salted caramel. However, for the price, it offers 24 days of high-quality milk chocolate that’s allergy-friendly and Rainforest Alliance certified – making it one of the better vegan advent calendars out there in terms of value for money. What: We’ve included quite a few Hotel Chocolat advent calendars in our round-up this year, but then that is what these guys do best. Deep and smooth, with rich cacao notes, this 70% advent calendar contains 24 dark chocolate reindeer, snowmen, penguins and enchanted spruces.

The cover also gives HAPPi plenty of space to shout about their Kids for Nature project, along with other ethical accolades like being palm oil-free, slave-free, and using no single-use plastics. I found some of the characters a little fiddly to build, and thought one or two could do with instructions for the less mechanically-minded builders! (No? Just me?) But overall, I found each window filled with a lot of fun and whimsy. My 18 month old daughter is a little too young to properly enjoy the toys and trivia, but she is already a very discerning chocolate fan and these were a hit! Along with HAPPi’s plain milk chocolate squares, you also get salted caramel, which has a slightly sweeter edge than the plain, balanced with a smidge of salt. What:Made with oat milk and 100% Colombian chocolate, H!P's advent calendar is vegan-friendly, and it's plastic free so entirely recyclable when you get to Christmas Day! Plus, the calendar mixes things up with four different chocolate flavours - plain, salted caramel, gingerbread and white chocolate - so you're not getting the same old same old every day.For that reason, we’ve rounded up the best chocolate advent calendars for 2023, to help make your decision on which one to get that much easier. So go on, leave the kids to their Kinnerton abominations and treat yourself - we've rounded up the best chocolate advent calendars for 2023 so you can start planning your countdown to Christmas, from hot chocolate samplers to incredible luxury creations. Best dark chocolate advent calendars Each day, you’ll open the doors to discover sweet notes to build your excitement for the big day, as well as tasty chocolates in a range of festive shapes. Gluten-free: Moo Free makes its chocolates in a dedicated free-from chocolate production facility making their chocolate free from soya, gluten, and dairy. Do you prefer your chocolate to be richly flavoured and deliciously dark? If that’s the case then Divine’s luxurious dark chocolate calendar should be on your wishlist this Christmas. The chocolates are quite small in size but because white chocolate is so sweet it’s just the right amount. The chocolate itself is nice and smooth and has a lovely vanilla flavour that lingers delightfully on the palate.

Chocolate fans will find brightly-wrapped mini squares of H!P’s oat milk chocolate, in classic, salted caramel, gingerbread, and festive orange flavours.

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It’s the high cacao content that gives it this delicious taste. This means less sugar is required to get the desired taste. In fact, Happi says they use 35% less sugar compared to other leading brands. It’s also a brilliant option for those with allergies as NOMO’s products have no cross-contamination warnings for any major allergens, making this advent calendar suitable for almost all dietary needs. With the dairy-free chocolate calendars, we wanted to see whether the chocolates have a rich chocolate flavour and a melt-in-the-mouth texture. After all, no one likes waxy calendar chocolates!

Finally, no one should have to miss out at Christmas. So we’ve always given extra points to vegan advent calendars that accommodate dietary allergies. The chocolate is utterly divine and the miniature bars are cute as a button! Although they may be small, they’re mighty in flavour and just enough to leave you feeling fully satisfied. As the rich outer layer dissolves on your tongue, it gives way to a soft centre that melts on the tongue beautifully. But the good news is that Candy Kitten’s have confirmed that they are currently exploring other materials for next year’s calendar. I was stunned by this seriously impressive vegan advent calendar. It’s got a real premium feel and comes looking ready to gift, wrapped in a bow. It’s a beautifully-presented calendar that would make a wonderful gift for a chocolate connoisseur, or someone you’re looking to impress!H!P’s Oat Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar has had an update for 2023, and we have to say it is looking good! Unlike some vegan beauty calendars which can often feature products you simple don’t end up using, we guarantee that you will love (and most importantly use) all of the products in this calendar. All of the chocolate bars are indulgent and fragrant and are sure to delight anyone who loves their chocolate, although I wouldn’t recommend it to those who like their chocolate sweet and creamy.

The cream and gold calendar is beautifully designed to look like a leather-bound book. Inside, the 12 boxes that house the 45g vegan dark chocolate bars are delightfully illustrated with scenes from the 12 Days of Christmas song. Last year, the brand released its first-ever advent calendar with a selection of its Oat M’lk chocolate bars. But fans of the OG soft-centred bars will be thrilled to hear that for 2023 they’re offering a calendar filled with miniature versions of their organic chocolate bars with their popular coconut, raspberry, hazelnut and pistachio fillings. In fact, the truffles are some of the finest quality I’ve tried in a very long time, with the most incredible melt-in-the-mouth texture and a pleasing crunch from the cocoa nibs and nuts. It was very hard to stop myself from opening up the next day’s door to pop another in my mouth!

The dairy-free calendar features four different flavours of vegan milk chocolate, so it’s the perfect choice for those who like a little variety to spice up the festive season. Each window contains a delicious piece of Happi’s oat milk chocolate. This plant-based chocolate is made from single-origin Colombian cocoa that is sure to be a hit with both kids and grown-ups.