Variety: Whether you love milk, dark or white chocolate (or a mix of all three), I've chosen a variety of options, including some unique flavours, too.

By the way, if you’re getting ready for Christmas, you may want to read our guides to the best Christmas hampers and the best artificial Christmas trees next.) Ferrero Rondnoir Ingredients: fine dark chocolate 40.5% (sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, emulsifier: lecithins ( SOYA), vanillin), sugar, palm oil, WHEAT flour, fat- reduced cocoa powder, whey powder ( MILK), skimmed MILK powder, WHEAT starch, sunflower oil, MILK chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, MILK powder, cocoa mass, emulsifier: lecithins ( SOYA), vanillin), cocoa butter, emulsifier: lecithins ( SOYA), whey proteins ( MILK), glazing agent (gum arabic), cocoa mass, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate), salt,vanillin. May contain ALMONDS and HAZELNUTS. Not that long ago, there would have been no point drawing up a guide to the best chocolate advent calendars, since that was the only kind. But these days there are beauty advent calendars, beer and wine advent calendars, book, toy and candle advent calendars and food advent calendars of every kind imaginable, from cheese to marshmallows. It’s almost too much choice. What if next door are opening a far better advent calendar than you? Ferrero Rocher: Milk Chocolate 30% (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Skimmed Milk Powder, Concentrated Butter, Emulsifier: Lecithins ( Soya), Vanillin), Hazelnuts (28.5%), Sugar, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Whey Powder ( Milk), Fat - Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier: Lecithins (Soya), Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Vanillin Ferrero Rondnoir: Desiccated Coconut 25.5%, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Sugar, Almond (8%), Skimmed Milk Powder, Whey Powder ( Milk), Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Emulsifier: Lecithins ( Soya), Flavourings, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), SaltPersonal experience: Like most people, I have a chocolate advent calendar every year, so I've tried and loved several of the products in the list. Raffaello Ingredients: desiccated coconut 25.5%, vegetable fats (palm, shea), sugar, ALMOND (8%), skimmed MILK powder, whey powder ( MILK), WHEAT flour, tapioca starch,flavourings,emulsifier: lecithins ( SOYA), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt. Ferrero Rocher Ingredients: MILK chocolate 30% (sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, skimmed MILK powder, concentrated BUTTER, emulsifier: lecithins ( SOYA), vanillin), HAZELNUTS (28.5%), sugar, palm oil, WHEAT flour, whey powder ( MILK), fat-reduced cocoa, emulsifier: lecithins ( SOYA), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), salt, vanillin. Overall, Christmas confectionery grew +4.3% with almost every segment in growth ( Nielsen). The lead up to Christmas presents a great opportunity for retailers as shoppers continue to look to premium brands to mark the festive season, claims the company.

Admittedly we’ve broken the law by opening them before December, but how else were we going to do it? Our waistlines are proof of how seriously we take the job. Whether you’re a mature cheese connoisseur or helpless marshmallow addict, you’re sure to find something here to see you through December in delicious style. Confetteria Raffaello :Desiccated Coconut 25.5%, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Sugar, Almond (8%), Skimmed Milk Powder, Whey Powder ( Milk), Wheat Flour, Tapioca Starch, Emulsifier: Lecithins ( Soya), Flavourings, Raising Agent (Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt