Hopefully, you’ve been able to find the advent calendar that best meets your needs this Christmas. If not, do try my guide to the best reusable advent calendars, so that you can fill them with your own favourite vegan treats. Or you could skip the advent calendar, and go straight to the best vegan Christmas chocolates! Founded 20 years ago, this certified B-Corp – a company which has been independently verified by B Lab meeting high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability – has a unique business model. Jelly bellies and Harry Potter – need I say more? We’ve also spotted these dairy-free advent calendars at World Market. The grocer Marks & Spencer has their own “free from” advent calendar, filled with vegan ricemilk chocolates. Look for it in store. If you like your chocolate organic chocolate, then the Organic Advent Calendar is just the thing for you. Filled with Moo Free’s multi award-winning, organic, gluten free, soya free, dairy free "milk" chocolate, it only contains 39% sugar (compared with the 55-60% in their regular milk chocolate). The organic chocolate is made using high-quality, ethically sourced, ingredients including the finest, single origin organic cocoa from plantations in the Dominican Republic. It’s then combined with unrefined, organic cane sugar and organic rice powder to produce a velvety smooth, milk chocolate flavour that melts in the mouth.

This delicious vegan Salted Caramel Advent Calendar from Plamil uses sustainably sourced cocoa and rice to achieve the irresistibly smooth taste and texture. Made from only plant-based ingredients, this advent calendar has been deliberately produced without milk and is gluten free making it suitable for everyone to enjoy! With 24 chocolates behind the windows, it will be hard to resist eating them all at once! In terms of ethics, Montezuma’s works with its suppliers to ensure that all its chocolate meets stringent ethical criteria and certifications. This includes Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Soil Association and Cocoa Horizons.Sugar, Cocoa [37%] (cocoa butter*, cocoa mass*), Rice Powder (rice syrup, rice starch, rice flour), Inulin, Emulsifier (sunflower lecithin). *Rainforest Alliance Certified No worries, not your fault! I only found out because I happened upon a comment on one of their Facebook posts about the calendar.

Free from dairy, gluten, soya, palm oil, GMOs, artificial flavours, artificial colours and artificial preservatives. Suitable for vegans and vegetarians.We use Rainforest Alliance cocoa beans which is the world’s largest scale initiative to drive more sustainable cocoa farming. Key priorities of the cocoa strategy are assurance, shared responsibility, supply chain transparency & profitability and resilience. Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?” READ MORE What’s to love about Moo-Free is that it is a palm oil-free chocolate company. Plus all of its chocolate is dairy-free, gluten-free and vegetarian and vegan-friendly. High-quality advent calendar with 3 different flavours of luxury truffles that are individually wrapped and dusted with vegan chocolate. Featuring a beautiful and colourful design to please children and adults alike. Truffles: Cocoa Nib Nights (Vegan truffle with Cocoa Nibs), Cocoberry Blush (A Vegan raspberry and coconut truffle), and Caramel Haze (A Vegan caramel and hazelnut truffle).